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A Report on a Dramatic Reading of ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Dignity Players by Amanda Gunther

Endeavoring to raise the ghost of an idea, in true Dickens’ spirit, Dignity Players presents a dramatic reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol just in time for the holidays. Adapted by Lois...

‘Shall We Schmooze?’ Paolo Montalban on Playing The King in ‘The King and I’ at Olney Theatre Center by Joel Markowitz

I love Olney Theatre Center’s production of The King and I and I am thrilled to have a royal schmooze with the King . Here is my interview with Paolo Montalban. Joel: How did you get cast in Olney’s...

This Sunday-December 8th at 7:30 PM-’Sandy Bainum & Friends’ Concert Benefits Adventure Theatre MTC’s Recovery from the Gov’t Shutdown

This Sunday, December 8th at 7:30 PM Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC) singer Sandy Bainum is presenting a one-night-only to benefit Adventure Theatre MTC’s recovery from the government shutdown. Sandy...

Meet the Director and Cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: Part 3: Amanda Forstrom (Hermia) by Joel Markowitz

This is the Part 3 in a series of interviews with the director and cast members of Annapolis Shakespeare Company‘s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Meet Amanda Forstrom (Hermia). Joel: How did you become...

‘White Christmas’ at The Hippodrome Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Season’s greetings! And happy holidays! The one thing that could make this festive time of year even more perfect would be wonderful, glimmering, beautiful, shimmering snow! And there’s a healthy dose...

‘The Lyons’ at Round House Theatre by David Friscic

Like a pride of carnivorous lions, the Lyons family is aggressively on the prowl for laughs (underneath the pain) In playwright Nicky Silver’s The Lyons now playing at Bethesda’s Round House Theatre....

Olney Theatre Company’s ‘The King and I’ Extends Through January 5, 2014 by Heather Latiri

Olney Theatre Center Announces Extension of THE KING AND I Due to the positive response it has garnered from audiences and the multitude of almost sold-out shows, Olney Theatre Center announces the...

‘A Civil War Christmas’ at CENTERSTAGE by Amanda Gunther

For a truly inspiring and uniquely heartwarming approach to the holidays CENTERSTAGE is offering up what is sure to become a touching musical classic in Paula Vogel’s A Civil War Christmas. Perfectly...

‘The Nutcracker’ at The Puppet Company by Julia L. Exline

The Puppet Co. presents Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, a holiday classic beautifully re-imagined through puppetry. The multi-talented Christopher Piper, who holds the titles of performer,...

Michael McDonald ‘This Christmas: An Evening of Holiday & Hits’
 at Strathmore by Derek Mong

Michael McDonald joyously kicked off an array of vibrant holiday programming at The Music Center at Strathmore with a Christmas concert that blended some of his timeless classics with modern...

‘A Labor of Love’ Silver Anniversary Cabaret Tomorrow Night-December 2nd at 7:30 PM at Howard Community College to Raise Money for the Emergency Fund of AIDS Alliance of Howard County by Carolyn Kelemen

Tomorrow night at 7:30 PM at Howard Community College’s Smith Theatre A Labor of Love’s A Silver Anniversary Cabaret will star local and Broadway stars who are there to raise money for the Emergency...

‘Classic Albums Live: The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ at the Music Center at Strathmore by Justin Schneider

I have good news for the music lovers out there. Classic Albums Live is exactly what it says on the tin: world-class musicians playing classic rock albums in their entirety, live. At the group’s...

Meet the Director and Cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: Part 1: Director Kristin Clippard by Joel Markowitz

This is the first interview in a series of interviews with the director and cast members of Annapolis Shakespeare Company‘s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Meet Director Kristin Clippard. Joel: How did you...

Synesthesia: Accessible Shows Galore This Winter-November 2013 Through February 2014 by Yvonne French

NOVEMBER 2013 ASL Interpreted: Friday, November 29, 2013 at 8:00 pm; Saturday December 7 at 8:00 pm; Sunday December 8 at 2:00 pm; and Saturday December 21 at 2:00 pm Open Captioning available all...

‘Shall We Schmooze?’ Eileen Ward on Playing Anna in ‘The King and I’ at Olney Theatre Center by Joel Markowitz

I love Olney Theatre Center’s production of The King and I and I am thrilled to have a chance to schmooze with the King and his School Teacher. Here is my interview with Eileen Ward who is playing...

Lee Mikeska Gardner Becomes the Artistic Director of The Nora Theatre Company

Lee Mikeska Gardner – a local triple threat: director, actor, and Arts Administrator – is becoming the Artistic Director of The Nora Theatre Company. Why did she take this amazing opportunity? In an...

‘Speech & Debate’ at Montgomery College’s Communication and Performing Arts Department by Leslie Weisman

Montgomery College Communications and Performing Arts Department’s production of Stephen Karam’s Speech & Debate, which closed on Sunday is whip-smart, sophisticated, and incisive. First, there’s...

‘Into the Woods’ at Spotlighters Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Every moment is a moment in the woods; a brief and fleeting moment of magical mystery and fairytale wonder. Stephen Sondheim’s classic Into The Woods takes to the stage to defy holiday traditions of...

‘Lyle the Crocodile’ at Imagination Stage by Julia L. Exline

Imagination Stage presents Lyle the Crocodile, an upbeat musical based on the book by Bernard Waber and adapted for the stage by Kevin Kling. Directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer and with Musical Direction...

‘Miracle on 34th Street’ by Meredith Wilson at Toby’s The Dinner Theatre of Columbia by Amanda Gunther

The age old question that hangs around the holiday season that has been debated, discussed, commercialized, and caused quite the stir over the years: Is there a Santa Claus? Doubt no more, for Toby’s...

‘Show Boat’ at Young Artists of America-With Video Highlights by Jessica Vaughan

Young Artists of America wowed the sold-out crowd with classics from Show Boat for their annual fundraising gala at the beautiful Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club. The 85 high-school aged...

TrueTheatregoer’s TheaterThoughts, and Rate The Shows You Have Seen-You Can Win $100 of Tickets by John and Stephen Hauge

Every Friday we will be sharing John and Stephen Hauge’s TheaterThoughts from their popular site TrueTheatergoer. “From John Hauge: “My brother Stephen and I created the TrueTheatergoer.com website in...

‘Barbarellesque’ at The Windup Space by Lucrezia Borzia

Love! If you’ve never seen Barbarella – the 1968 trippy, outer space sex romp starring Jane Fonda or if it’s been a while, then (ONE) watch it! Watch it now! It’s on Netflix instant watch and it’s...

‘Show Boat In Concert’ at Young Artists of America by Jessica Vaughan

Young Artists of America wowed the sold-out crowd with classics from Show Boat for their annual fundraising gala at the beautiful Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club. The 85 high-school aged...

‘Seussical The Musical’ at Damascus Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

The show you must see, and I just tell you, you must! Is a musical featuring a small speck of dust! Well not the dust you see, but the planet that’s Who! That is trapped on this dust speck and knows...

‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ at The United States Naval Academy’s Masqueraders by Joel Markowitz

I had a wilde-ly good time watching the brilliant cast of the United States Naval Academy’s The Masqueraders perform Oscar Wilde‘s popular The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious...

‘Annie’ at Colonial Players by Amanda Gunther

Leapin’ lizards! Little orphan Annie has made her way to the stage just in time for Christmas at Colonial Players! The holiday classic brings a New Deal for Christmas to the stage and really brings...

‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ at Adventure Theatre MTC by Julia Exline

Adventure Theatre MTC presents a world premiere comedy based on the classic holiday song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, written by Renee Calarco and directed by Michael Dove. When a “plucky” young...

‘The King and I’ at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther

A magical and enchanting production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I makes its way to the stage at Olney Theatre Center as the final production in their 75th Anniversary Season. The classic...

‘In the Heights’ at Act Two @ Levine by Bev Fleisher

Those voices! That dancing! The acting! I was among the audience members who leapt to their feet for a hearty standing ovation to the cast and all of the behind-the scene-workers who obviously had put...

Directing ‘The King and I’ At Olney Theatre Center By Mark Waldrop

Wow, what a big, exciting job it’s been mounting The King and I. This is a story that demands the most of every department – a massive, opulent set (big enough to do that polka around), sumptuous...

‘The Complete History of America (abridged)’ at St. George’s Players’ by Ramona Harper

Get ready for a wacky wild ride through our nation’s timeline with the St. George’s Players ‘wonderfully zany presentation of The Complete History of America (abridged) currently playing at St....

Unexpected Stage Company Presents: ‘A Wake for Jacob Marley: An Unexpected Fundraiser’ on December 14th by Karen Gross

Unexpected Stage Company A Wake for Jacob Marley: A Fundraiser for Unexpected Stage You are cordially invited to honor the life of Ebenezer Scrooge’s late colleague Jacob Marley in this original,...

‘Jersey Boys’ at The Hippodrome Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Oh what a night it was when Jersey Boys landed in Baltimore as a part of the Broadway Across America— CareFirst Hippodrome Broadway Series! Winner of the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical and written...

Auditons on November 21st and 23rd for Young Artists of America’s ‘Songs for a New World’

Young Artists of America is pleased to announce audition dates for its upcoming March 2014 production of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD The production will feature composer Jason Robert Brown, who will mentor...

‘Fallbeill’ at Glass Mind Theatre at Strand Theater by Amanda Gunther

Everything goes away at some point. The people we love die, the causes we fight for fade away, were are living in just one brief day that pales in comparison to the entire existence of time throughout...

Act Two @ Levine Presents ‘In the Heights’ This Friday-Sunday 11/15-11/17 at Georgetown Prep’s Figge Theater

Act Two @ Levine is proud to present In the Heights This Friday-Sunday In the Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood – a place where the...

‘731 DeGraw Street’ at Venus Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

Highly evocative, emotionally gripping, stunning new work with much artistic integrity behind it comes to the stage to close out the 13th season at Venus Theatre Company on C Street in Laurel. With...

‘Molière Impromptu’ at The University of Maryland School of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies by Jessica Vaughan

The University of Maryland School of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies invokes a mastery of comedy in their new production of Molière Impromptu. Molière was a 17th century satirist and...

‘The Cover of Life’ at Bowie Community Theatre by Ramona Harper

The year is 1943 and Rosie the Riveter is home alone trying to figure out what to do with her life while her man is off to war. The Cover of Life, written by R.T. Robinson, and directed by Bob Sams,...

‘White Rabbit, Red Rabbit’ at Theater Alliance by Jessica Vaughan

Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour breaks every expectation an audience might have for his innovative play White Rabbit, Red Rabbit. One actor comes onstage and is handed the script, which he has...

Mavis Staples at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center by Ramona Harper

The legacy of the Civil Rights Movement and its protest for peace and freedom are being kept alive by the legendary Mavis Staples. In concert at the Kay Theatre of the University of Maryland’s Clarice...

‘God’s Favorite’ at Montgomery Playhouse by Joel Markowitz

Neil Simon wrote God’s Favorite as a way of reacting and dealing with his wife’s untimely death from cancer, so he turned to The Book of Job as inspiration. God’s Favorite opened on Broadway in...

‘Red’ at Everyman Theatre by Amanda Gunther

The blood of angry men, the color of desire, a sunset; so many things that a simple color can represent. It pulsates and lives when being viewed, but is that life still within the art when it is alone...

Purchase Your Tickets for Young Artists of America’s ‘Show Boat in Concert’ Next Sunday, November 17th at 5 PM

Young Artists of America (YAA) presents Show Boat in Concert NEXT Sunday, November 17, 2013 at 5 PM. The performance will be performed by a 40-member orchestra and a cast of 41 singers from 30...

Act Two @ Levine Presents ‘In the Heights’ Friday-Sunday November 15-17th

Act Two @ Levine is proud to present In the Heights In the Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood – a place where the coffee from the...

‘The House of Yes’ at The Mobtown Players by Amanda Gunther

Define normal. It’s all relative until someone goes and sleeps with their twin sibling and then tries to marry outside of the loony family, right? Putting the fun, or maybe the frightening, in...

TrueTheatregoer’s TheaterThoughts, Play TheaterTrivia, and Rate The Shows You Have Seen by John and Stephen Hauge

Every Friday we will be sharing John and Stephen Hauge’s TheaterThoughts from their popular site TrueTheatergoer. “From John Hauge: “My brother Stephen and I created the TrueTheatergoer.com website in...

Who is Drama Queen? A Conversation With the Area’s Newest Queen

Need Theatre Posters, Programs, & Logos Designed for Your Show? Meet Jim Gallagher of Drama Queen Graphics I have had many of our readers ask me who designed our classy and colorful new logo, and the...

‘The Pillowman’ at Silver Spring Stage by Amanda Gunther

There are no happy endings in real life. Only the cold harsh slap of reality and how its disappointed you in the end. The dark and sinister black humor of Martin McDonagh comes to life in a twisted...