Bless ji Jaja's new play "The Window King," a Live Garra Theatre production closed its run thi spast weekend at the Silver Spring Black Box Theatre. It seems to take its cue from a number of…
"Chicago" is now playing at National Theatre in the 25th Anniversary Tour of the 1996 Broadway revival. While I was deeply impressed with the phenomenal dancers and vocalists, I was left lon…
Ah! The French Riviera, Monte Carlo, and we are reminded of private yachts in the harbor, European race cars on mountainous roads, a famous gambling casino, and Princess Grace with her Royal…
Shakespeare Theatre Company's new production of "Much Ado About Nothing," delayed from its intended season in 2020, is worth the wait. This fizzy romp, confidently directed by Artistic Direc…
In an era where it feels like a new biopic is released every month, bio-musicals are a little harder to come by. While it might be the first bio-musical for many audience members, the Broadw…
"Mister Roberts," the Pulitzer Prize-winning play written by Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan (and adapted from Heggen's book) is currently playing at Salem Players. It is produced by Anita La…
A new translation of "Antigone" is currently being presented at Anne Arundel Community College. Originally written by Sophocles in 441 B.C., it warns of the dangers of tyranny and, amazingly…
What happens when an intelligent, wonderful little girl is born into a family who learns everything they need to know from the telly? Something entirely magical. "Matilda the Musical," the T…
"Four white people can't do a Thanksgiving play that doesn't p*ss off the funders, or the parents, or the universe." In a minefield, no movement is safe. When movement is the stated priority…
The actor playing Nina in a production of "The Seagull" trips over one line and forgets another. Her scene partner tries to cover for her. She stumbles through another line or two, then goes…
This is sad news to report for our local theatre community. Rep Stage, the professional regional theatre at Howard Community College, will present its final season with a world premiere by l…
"People try to label you. Put you in a box. Try to make you one way, even if you're not." It began thirteen months ago, with a conversation. Multi-hyphenate artist Nate Couser called directo…
 Verdi's 'Un Ballo in Maschera" ("A Masked Ball") is the Maryland Lyric Opera's second production in an all-Verdi season featuring some of the composer's best-loved works. In true Verdi …
What's a fringe festival? As a newbie, I had absolutely no idea. What I saw at the newly renovated Peale, Baltimore's Community Museum (and the oldest museum in the United States), was a tas…
"The Lifespan of a Fact," written by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell is loosely based on a book by the two male leads, John D'Agata and Jim Fingal about their relationship.…
Silver Spring Stage is currently presenting a delightful, absurdist gem, "An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf," written by Michael Hollinger and directed by Karen Fleming. Featuring a…
 One of the more adventurous theatre companies working in Maryland is Rogue Swan Theatre Company. Their latest production was the B-horror movie, musical homage, "Silver Scream," created…
"The Shakespeare Wagon" to Visit Baltimore Neighborhoods and Counties in Maryland Baltimore's CHESAPEAKE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY"one of the fastest-growing classical theater companies in the…
In the fifteen years since its founding, the Baltimore Rock Opera Society has been responsible for some incredibly ambitious productions of original material. The latest of these is "Love &a…
To me, a concert program full of the best of Broadway is like an extensive dessert menu that is ever so satisfying, but somehow never fills you up, making you want for more. If I'm being hon…
What does assimilation into U.S. culture mean for immigrants from different Latin American countries and economic classes? The points made in "Fade" by Tanya Saracho may break no new ground …
Dorrance Dance, under the artistic direction of Michelle Dorrance, began their "SOUNDspace" performance at the Strathmore by inviting the audience to quiet our mouths, bodies, minds, and hea…
Bemoaning the fact that I haven't been able to travel anywhere fun, I requested to cover the opening of a play at Baltimore's renowned professional theatre, Baltimore Center Stage. Little di…
 "It is so terrifying that my soul wants to be extinguished." So sings Klytämnestra on stage. The same might be said of Richard Strauss' ability to bring the "pity and fear" (catharsis)…
Directed by artistic director Simon Godwin, Shakespeare Theatre Company will be presenting the Bard's "Much Ado About Nothing" beginning on November 10. This play is probably one of the most…