Maryland

Review: Bach’s ‘Mass in B Minor’ with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Baltimore Choral Arts Society

Here’s an idea: Let’s change the name of Bach’s Mass in B Minor to the Mass in D Major. Just because convention calls for a piece to be named after its beginning key doesn’t mean that the ending key...

Review: ‘Garbage Kids’ at Venus Theatre Company

The new play Garbage Kids by Baltimore-based playwright Jayme Kilburn, now receiving its world premiere at Venus Theatre Company, is a cleverly plotted emotional booby trap. The first act is a series...

Here Are The 2016 Helen Hayes Award Recipients

Here are the 2016 Helen Hayes Award Recipients. We are updating the list of winners as they are being announced, starting tonight at 7:30 PM. The Winners Are In RED. ____ Outstanding Supporting...

Review: ‘Gutenberg! The Musical!’ at Epic Productions, Inc.

David Jennings and his talented actress wife Jamie are the co-founders of Epic Productions, Inc. and their first production in their new home at St. Mark’s on the Hill Church in Pikesville is the...

Review: ‘Sultans of String’ at AMP at Strathmore

The Sultans of String delight and excite. This is World Music as you’ve never heard it before. The music is, quite simply, a soul satisfying mash-up of European gypsy, classical, punjabi, jazz, and...

Review: ‘kinK’ at Greenbelt Arts Center

‘kinK’ explores murder, revenge and justice Director\Writer William Dean Leary produces unsettling, lapel-grabbing work that addresses topical issues. In his previously written and directed, Forsaken...

Film Review: ‘Love & Friendship’

Love & Friendship opens with a sigh of regret from an unknown and unnamed narrator as one Lady Susan Vernon takes her leave of the Manwarings (pronounced as if that “w” was a boorish dinner guest one...

Review: ‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company

Annapolis Shakespeare Company has done an excellent job with their production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged, written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield. Directed...

The 2016 Helen Hayes Awards To Be Awarded Tonight

The 2016 Helen Hayes Award recipients will be announced TONIGHT at The Lincoln Theatre beginning at 7:30 PM. There are nominations in 47 categories for Excellence in Theatre, and there will also be...

An Interview with Pianist Simone Dinnerstein on Performing at Washington Performing Arts at Strathmore on May 22nd

American pianist Simone Dinnerstein (pronounced See-MOHN-uh DIN-ner-steen), based in New York, gained an international following the remarkable success of her recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations,...

Review: ‘Sleeping Beauty’ at Children’s Theatre of Annapolis

This musical production of Sleeping Beauty by the Children’s Theatre of Annapolis shows just how many talented young people are in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. With music and lyrics by David...

Review: ‘The Foreigner’ at Sandy Spring Theatre Group and Arts on the Green

‘The Foreigner’ Lampoons British\Southern Culture Clash Thank God for actors. They make us feel emotions, make us think, make us identify with their characters, and make us laugh. There was plenty of...

Review: ‘Bakersfield Mist’ at Olney Theatre Center

Class and culture clash and collide to comedic heights in Stephen Sachs’ two-hander show, Bakersfield Mist, which opened this weekend at Olney Theatre Center. Dexterously directed by DC veteran John...

Review: Patina Miller at Strathmore’s Annual Spring Gala

Patina Miller’s luminous stage presence added snap, sizzle and pop from the best of American musical theater to Strathmore’s annual spring gala, now in its eleventh year. With “Magic To Do” in support...

Review: ‘Miss Witherspoon’ at Silver Spring Stage

Christopher Durang’s outrageous Miss Witherspoon opened last night at Silver Spring Stage. The show is directed by Kevin O’Connell and produced by Devon Seybert. Durang’s black comedy is a perfect...

In the Moment: Better Said Than Done’s 5th Anniversary Celebration and Story-telling Contest

Story telling has been part of human history for–well–forever. In recent days story-telling has had a resurgence with digital media, pod casting and, of course, radio. Think This American Life, The...

Meet the Cast of Adventure Theatre MTC’s ‘The Emperor’s Nightingale’: Part 4: José María Pineda-Fernández

In Part Three of a series of interviews with the cast of Adventure Theatre MTC’s The Emperor’s Nightingale meet José María Pineda-Fernández. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where...

Encore Chorale Gets Ready to Take Another Bow at ‘With a Song in My Heart’

There are always community gems we rarely hear about, but Encore Chorale, which was founded in 2001, has become a treasure chest of talent. They began as a study to see what the impact of...

Review: ‘Wyrd Sisters’ at MAD at Goddard Space Flight Center

In 1999, living in Denmark, I happened upon Terry Pratchett’s novel Wyrd Sisters on a friend’s bookshelf. I opened it up and saw “the night was as black as the inside of a cat” – a line that...

Review: ‘The Tempest’ at Lumina Studio Theatre

The Tempest which played at The Silver Spring Black Box Theatre through May 8th was a delightful tour-de-force of sound, fury, fanfare and color. Directed and adapted by David Minton for Lumina Studio...

Review: ‘The Roar of the Greaspaint, The Smell of the Crowd’ at Compass Rose Theater

The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd – A Musical is complex, surreal, and yet a whimsical production currently on stage at Compass Rose Theater in Annapolis. With music, lyrics, and...

Review: ‘Perfect Wedding’ at the Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater and Children’s Theater

Perfect Wedding at the Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater and Children’s Theater is a laugh-out-loud riot. Written by Robin Hawdon and directed by Shawn R. Martin, Perfect Wedding is the story...

Meet the Cast of Adventure Theatre MTC’s “The Emperor’s Nightingale’: Part 4: Andrew Quilpa

In Part four of a series of interviews with the cast of Adventure Theatre MTC’s The Emperor’s Nightingale meet Andrew Quilpa. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have...

Meet the Cast of Rockville Little Theatre’s ‘Our Town’: Part 5: Sandra Cox True

In Part Five of a series of interviews with the cast of Rockville Little Theatre’s Our Town, meet Sandra Cox True. Please introduce yourself and tell where local theatre goers have seen you before on...

Meet the Cast of Sandy Spring Theatre Group’s ‘The Foreigner’ Part 7: Becky Batt

In Part Seven of a series of interviews with the cast of The Foreigner at the Sandy Spring Theatre Group, performing at The Gaithersburg Arts Barn, meet Becky Batt. Joel: Please introduce yourself and...

Meet the Cast of Adventure Theatre MTC’s ‘The Emperor’s Nightingale’: Part 3: Jonathan Frye

In Part Three of a series of interviews with the cast of Adventure Theatre MTC’s The Emperor’s Nightingale meet Jonathan Frye. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have...

Meet the Cast of Rockville Little Theatre’s ‘Our Town’: Part 4: Tracy Husted

In Part Four of a series of interviews with the cast of Rockville Little Theatre’s Our Town, meet Tracy Husted. Please introduce yourself and tell where local theatre goers have seen you before on the...

Meet the Cast of Rockville Little Theatre’s ‘Our Town’: Part 3: Tristan Poje

In Part Three of a series of interviews with the cast of Rockville Little Theatre’s Our Town, meet Tristan Poje. Please introduce yourself and tell where local theatre goers have seen you before on...

Meet the Cast of Adventure Theatre MTC’s “The Emperor’s Nightingale’: Part 2: Sue Jin Song

In Part two of a series of interviews with the cast of Adventure Theatre MTC’s The Emperor’s Nightingale meet Su Jin Song. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have seen...

Meet The Cast of Sandy Spring Theatre Group’s ‘The Foreigner’ Part 6: John Van Eck

In Part Six of a series of interviews with the cast of The Foreigner at Sandy Spring Theatre Group, performing at The Gaithersburg Arts Barn, meet John Van Eck. Joel: Please introduce yourself and...

Meet The Cast of Sandy Spring Theatre Group’s ‘The Foreigner’: Part 5: Dave Scheele

In Part Five of a series of interviews with the cast of The Foreigner at Sandy Spring Theatre Group, performing at The Gaithersburg Arts Barn meet Dave Scheele. Joel: Please introduce yourself and...

Meet the Cast of Sandy Spring Theatre Group’s ‘The Foreigner’: Part 4: Becca Sears

In Part 4 of a series of interviews with the cast of The Foreigner at Sandy Spring Theatre Group, performing at The Gaithersburg Arts Barn, meet Becca Sears. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell...

Meet the Cast of Adventure Theatre MTC’s ‘The Emperor’s Nightingale’: Part 1: Nadine Rousseau

In Part one of a series of interviews with the cast of Adventure Theatre MTC’s The Emperor’s Nightingale meet Nadine Rousseau. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have...

Meet the Cast of Sandy Spring Theatre Group’s ‘The Foreigner’ Part 3: Marc Rehr

Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have seen you perform before on our local stages. Marc: My name is Marc Rehr. Why did you want to become a member of the cast of The...

Review: ‘The Conference of the Birds’ at Montgomery College

Lots of ‘fowl’ play was displayed at Montgomery College during their stunning intimate production of The Conference of the Birds, passionately directed by KenYatta Rogers, during the weekend of April...

Review: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company

Romeo and Juliet, set in Italy circa 1948, proves William Shakespeare’s story of star-crossed lovers is timeless. Sally Boyett, Founding Artistic Director of Annapolis Shakespeare Company, has...

Review: ‘Our Town’ at Rockville Little Theatre

“The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises,” so it says in the Bible’s Book of Ecclesiastes, Chapter One, Verse 5. People, live, people die, life goes on. That...

Review: ‘A Lesson from Aloes’ at Quotidian Theatre Company

Globally, it’s 1963 in South Africa, in the midst of the Apartheid, and also the same year as the Rivonia Trial. This is the event in which ten leaders of the African National Congress (including...

Meet the Cast of Sandy Spring Theatre Group’s ‘The Foreigner’ Part 2: Paul Noga

In Part Two of a series the cast of The Foreigner at the Sandy Spring Theatre Group, performing at The Gaithersburg Arts Barn, meet Paul Noga. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers...

Meet the Cast of Silhouette Stages’ ‘Next to Normal’: Part 1: Jeremy Goldman

In Part 1 of a series of interviews with the cast of Silhouette Stages Next to Normal, meet Jeremy Goldman. Joel: Please introduce yourself to our readers. Jeremy: I live in Howard County, MD with my...

Magic Time! ‘Lord of the Flies’ at Imagination Stage

When Randy Baker told me he had directed a production of Lord of the Flies with a cast of mostly teenage girls, I knew I had to see it. William Golding’s classic about British schoolboys whose...

Review: ‘Assassins’ at the Laurel Mill Playhouse

Assassins, comes to Laurel Mill Playhouse for a murderously fun evening of theatre. This quirky little musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, is based on an idea...

Meet the Cast of Rockville Little Theatre’s ‘Our Town’: Part 2: Allison Howlett

In part two of a series of interviews with the cast of Rockville Little Theatre’s Our Town, meet Allison Howlett. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have seen you...

Meet The Cast of Sandy Spring Theatre Group’s ‘The Foreigner’ Part 1: Rob Milanich

In Part One of a series of interviews with the cast of The Foreigner at the Sandy Spring Theatre Group, performing at The Gaithersburg Arts Barn, meet Rob Milanich. Joel: Please introduce yourself and...

Review: ‘As You Like It’ at Howard County Community College

“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players” is among Shakespeare’s most famous lines. When it was penned, the Bard probably did not imagine it delivered by a girl dressed like...

Review: ‘Cabaret’ at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre

Randy Harrison is raising a bit of hell as the Emcee for Cabaret in midtown Baltimore. I mean, just take a look at that demented, Chucky doll leer. He knows the Devil has his back, and before doing a...

Meet the Cast of Rockville Little Theatre’s ‘Our Town’: Part 1: Zoe Bulitt

In Part One of a series of interviews with the cast of Rockville Little Theatre’s Our Town, meet Zoe Bulitt. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have seen you perform...

Arts Collective @HCC Presents ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ May 19 – June 5, 2016

HCC’s Arts Collective presents the Tony Award-Winning Musical: THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE May 19 – June 5, 2016 Howard Community College’s Arts Collective proudly wraps up its 21st...

Review: ‘The Emperor’s Nightingale’ at Adventure Theatre MTC

Adventure Theatre MTC’s latest project is based on Hans Christian Anderson’s tale, The Emperor’s Nightingale. Playwright Damon Chua has created a new adaptation, set in China in the eighteenth...

Review: ‘Sleeping Beauty’ at The Puppet Co.

The fairytale of Sleeping Beauty is a beloved classic, and what better way to tell the ancient story then through the timeless art of puppetry? The Puppet Co. Playhouse in Glen Echo Park is well-known...