At first glance, Adam Gwon's debut musical, 'Ordinary Days,' is about exactly what is described in the title " a series of day-to-day interactions between a cast of seemingly normal characte…
"Loserville," directed at The Fredericktowne Players by Matthew Bannister, is a lesser-known West End musical based on a 2005 pop-punk album. It follows a plot fit for a young adult novel: h…
One of the most impressive things you can do with a show like "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" " that is to say, a show in which adult actors play children " is play those characters compl…
There are certain conventions I often follow when writing a typical review of a typical show. When I started writing this review, however, I immediately had to put those conventions aside, b…
Iron Crow Theatre is starting Pride Month right with a production of "A New Brain," a lesser known (but fantastic) one-act musical (though Iron Crow added an intermission) by composer Willia…
"Once," based on a 2007 John Carney film of the same name, is not a typical musical. But it's atypicality cannot be attributed to the fact that the orchestra, which consists of around a doze…
Arthur Laurents, Stephen Sondheim, and Jule Styne's “Gypsy” has long captivated audiences not only because of its beloved score but also because of its main character, Rose, who …
In a theatrical landscape largely dominated by musicals and plays focused on LGBT tragedies, Stand Up For… Theatre's production of "La Cage Aux Folles," directed by Ed Higgins and Josh And…
"Chess" is a musical notorious for its many varied adaptations and revivals, including a recent West End revival; the Tidewater Players' production, directed by Mark Briner, was the Maryland…
"Little Women," like it's literary counterpart, is a show that had always existed in my periphery. I'd heard a song or two at cabarets and auditions over the years, and I basically knew the …
For fans of the Charles Schulz's classic Peanuts cartoons and comics, Imagination Stage's production of “You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” directed by Aaron Posner, is sure t…
It's not every day that you see a show of the quality of the Tantallon Community Players' production of “Hairspray,” directed by Jonathan Jackson. It's not every month or every y…
It's not rare to see a musical that matches the grandiose scale of "Big Fish," directed by TJ Lukacsina. But shows like that are usually set in Neverland and Oz, not rural Alabama. Based on …
“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” may not be Sondheim's most well-known musical, but it's certainly a classic. The story"which is a quirky, lighthearted comedy, as…
Based on the 1967 cult film of the same name, Dundalk Community Theatre's "The Graduate" tells the story of a young man named Benjamin Braddock (Stephen Edwards) as he struggles to find purp…
“Aubergine” opens with a monologue delivered by a woman named Diane (Megan Anderson), who talks about her foodie husband and the delectable pastrami sandwiches her father used…
Watching "Seussical Jr." at Spotlight Musical Theatre sent me into the not-too-distant past to my own days of educational theatre programs. As a child, there's nothing more enriching and exh…
Baltimore Shakespeare Factory (BSF) is a theatre company like no other. As one of the cast members, Sian Edwards, announced before the show, BSF follows a few conventions in their performanc…
“The Reluctant Dragon” isn't a new story"in fact, it dates back to the late 1800s"but the Montgomery Playhouse's production of the same name certainly adds a modern twist to the …
Walking into Venus Theatre, I was immediately struck by the theatre's small size. Settling into my seat"which was in the back row of the 20-something-seat house"I couldn't help but wonder wh…
As Maryland trudges its way through an uncomfortably warm October, "White Christmas" at Rockville Musical Theatre was a well-needed reminder that Christmastime is just around the corner. Ada…