Taylor-made moves still thrill! You couldn't miss the thrill of live dance Thursday night in the Eisenhower Theater where the Paul Taylor Dance Company kicked off the Kennedy Center Performi…
A lively reprise of the first show on its stage 41 years ago with the parables updated to the minute.
Bruce Randolph Nelson, resident company member of Everyman Theatre, recently gave another tour-de-force performance in the streaming production of Everyman Theatre's "An Almost Holy Picture"…
As hope is the theme of "Songs of a New World," then gratitude can be attributed to the Chamber Dance Project (CDP) in an exciting return to live performance after 24 months. Known for bring…
 Welcome to the dog days of summer as we all could use some respite from the heat, humidity, and ongoing COVID restrictions. Two unique programs, Monumental Theatre Company's "Songs for …
Among the many celebratory Juneteenth events held this past weekend, Step Afrika! ranks high on my list. There were prayers, parades, music, the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, and…
The singing, dancing, and songs are all highpoints. The filming, editing, and lighting are all superb.
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Earth, wind, fire and water…all the elements were there in the Ballet Theatre of Maryland's online debut of "Momentum" from Prince George's Community College's tech-savvy performance cente…
One of the benefits of online reviews is that you can go back to YouTube streaming and catch what you missed. This was the case last Saturday night when a late Seder dinner kept me from tuni…
Patrick Page could read the telephone book and we would swoon. And when he speaks Shakespeare, his whispers and bellows send shivers up your spine. His lush bass voice resonates long after h…
The sad news came early on Wednesday, January 13. Delores King Williamshad died during the night from an aggressive cancer (she kept secretfrom her friends). No longer will see her brilliant…
 For nearly five decades, December has been devoted to " The Nutcracker" newspaper reviews and finalizing the end-of-the-year "Best 10" lists for theater and dance performances. I won't …
Looking for something really cool to do this Halloween weekend? Check out The Next Ice Age (NIA), an amazing ice dancing troupe that will provide both tricks and treats. The company performs…
Somebody should bottle the boundless energy of Simon Godwin, the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Artistic Director, who hosted a fabulous fundraiser on YouTube on October 3. His enthusiasm is …
Jason Odell Williams is an award-winning playwright, a novelist, and Emmy-nominated television producer with wit and humor and intelligence that has come to the attention of international cr…
Four vocalists, three instrumentalists, and two dancers. That's the field competing this year for the title of Howard County's Rising Star, an honor bestowed annually at the Celebration of t…
 It's no secret that Toby Orenstein has a direct pipeline to Broadway and Hollywood. This is especially true for the Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts (CCTA) where it all started for s…
In this difficult time of social unrest Razzle Dazzle Radio explored the history of Gay Pride in Howard County and the world of cross-dressing in theater in Howard County and beyond. Larry M…
Tony Shalhoub is a man of many talents. He sings, dances, and portrays unparalleled characters. Think Monk on TV who brought awareness to OCD; the sensitive Egyptian Captain in the award-win…
During the summer of 1984, young Edward Norton interviewed Columbia's founder James W. Rouse for a teenage television program called "The Graffiti Show." Jim Rouse looked directly into the c…
What better way to celebrate President John F. Kennedy's 103rd birthday than by watching an original taping of "Revelations," performed by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre at the Kenne…
Here are a few tantalizing tidbits about our country's premiere dance company, American Ballet Theatre, celebrating its 80th anniversary online, and its long history of fabulous galas, both …
Years ago we critics often crashed parties after a show at the Kennedy Center or the long-gone Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in Baltimore. Those were the days of unabashed fun, following the to…
Looking for a respite from the political chaos that surrounds us? Care to leave your troubles behind? How about an escape to the world of energizing, uplifting dance? Catch America's favorit…