When one is in town one amuses oneself, when one is in the country one amuses other people, and whether you be from the town or the country you’ll be amusing and amused as The Maryland…
Their memories will be in your eyes. It's a fickle thing, memory; the way it flits in and out of our minds, sometimes so clear it cuts like a knife and other times just a wisp of blurred ima…
A play to die for. Or maybe to kill for, so you be the judge as The Heritage Players continue the autumn leg of their season with their production of Ira Levin's Deathtrap: A Thriller in Two…
The title says it all"We Will Rock You, and rock us they do! Broadway Across America in conjunction with the CareFirst Hippodrome Broadway Series is proud to present We Will Rock You: The Mu…
Permit me…if I may, to tell you a tale of witchcraft and mayhem. Where the devil lies in wait and ordinary farm objects spring to life to capture the affections of young lady’s h…
Every epic musical has a broad range of characters, including the love-struck ingénue type. Les Misèrables at Toby's Dinner Theatre of Columbia is no exception. Continuing on as the 7th…
The internet is really, really great for"well for buying tickets to Greenbelt Arts Center‘s production of Avenue Q. The multiple Tony Award-winning musical, with music and lyrics by Ro…
Annapolis is alive with the sound of singing nuns and cheerful children as Compass Rose Theater starts their 2013/2014 season with Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music. Directed by L…
Think Kill Bill meets Dogma and you might just be in the ballpark for Single Carrot Theatre's first production of their seventh season. Presenting, in all its blasphemous hilarity, the regio…
Through the darkened mists of October out at the haunted historic ruins of the Patapsco Female Institute, the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company proudly presents the classic thriller of Bram Sto…
After seeing Iron Crow Theatre's grotesquely fascinating piece Apartment 213 about Jeffrey Dahmer and going back to familiarize myself with the Dahmer case, I was not satiated in my thirs…
“You need to do your best to say it correctly.” That is the quote that comes to mind when formulating words to describe this evocative, moving piece of theatre that reaches out a…
Everybody raise a glass! Now, raise it up the master's ass! The cheers go around for the comic relief" the master of the house! Or in this case…masters. Continuing on in my "Behind the Bar…
Whatever you do…don’t feed the plants! The advice could not be more crystal clear and once you head down to the playhouse in the woods for 2nd Star Productions’ production …
A stunning piece of theatrical thriller takes to the stage at Iron Crow Theatre Company to kick start their 2013/2014 season: Myths, Monsters, and Legends. Conceived and written by co…
Oh what tangled webs we weave when we practice to deceive. Is it truth or is it illusion and can you really tell the difference when it comes to your closest friends? As Olney Theatre Center…
Groucho. Harpo. Chico. They are best known together as The Marx Brothers and for their madcap comedy, setting the standard by which modern comedy is now compared. This 2013/2014 season at CE…
I wouldn't go through that door if I were you! It's not simply a case of ending up in an adjoining room or storage closet, not at Colonial Players as they open their 65th season with Alan…
It's certainly one for the books. Six books in fact, well six plays, anyhow. Fells Point Corner Theatre kicks off the 2013/2014 season with Christopher Durang's Durang Durang, six of his sho…
It is a common misconception that there are five stages of grief that a person can cycle through when coming to terms with something as severe as a terminal illness. Denial, anger, bargainin…
Continuing on in the ‘Behind the Barricade at Toby’s’ interview series, I sat down with veteran actor Jeffrey Shankle to discuss the role of Marius. Find out what it’…
True to the company’s namesake, Being Revived is presenting a musical that you definitely may have missed. Having just one run in 1989 and  critically acclaimed revival Off-Broadway…
All it takes is one kiss; a moment that can forever change your life for better or for worse. Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions starts off their season with a very poignant and movi…
A difference in opinion is nothing to stake a friendship on, and certainly nothing to lose one over, though it would seem that three long-time friends find themselves in exactly such a predi…
"A party. I came here for a party. And what happened? Nothing. Not even ice cream." A calamitous catastrophe of comedy rolls its way into CENTERSTAGE to start off their 2013/2014 season with…