42 stories by "Malcolm Lewis Barnes"
Baltimore native Tanea Renee delivers a riveting performance as Billie Holiday in a production extended by popular demand. By MALCOLM LEWIS BARNES
With a "One Night Only" opportunity to shine, DC native and Duke Ellington graduate YahZarah showcased her five-octave range as she teamed with a four-member ensemble to cover 30 of Aretha F…
The musical tribute to Whitney Houston included poignant personal stories of how her spirit touched young LGBTQ lives.
The visionary executive producer goes behind the scenes and reveals his dreams for 'Live on Stage' Black content.
What raises the rafters is the show's rousing gospel standards, and what makes it work like a charm is the authentic cast of vibrant church ladies.
Playwright and Director Iyona Blake offers a vibrant, unvarnished view of the Black feminist experience with mental health.
And this earnest performance by one of the country's oldest community theater groups begs for a post-show conversation about it.
A raw and authentic stage adaptation of the 1991 indie movie mega-hit.
The production brought full circle the theater department's power to groom and produce world-class talent.
Spot-on dance choreography and compelling vocals keep the musical moving at a breakneck pace.
A popular triumph in London, Natasha Gordon's beautiful debut play centers on a Jamaican funerary tradition of celebration and reverence.
GALA Hispanic Theatre's groundbreaking new season was topped off November 5, 2021, by a full-house opening of Salvador performed by Flamenco Aparicio Dance Company as part one of the two…
At the newly renovated venue on the campus of Montgomery Community College, the audience was demanding an encore and dancing in the aisles.
Pearl Cleage's groundbreaking play features pioneering Black women overcoming daunting odds.
The prominent community theater takes a swing at August Wilson's big-league drama.
Her High Priestess of the Sax persona with a Miles Davis sense of cool riveted the pumped-up crowd.
September 4 and 5, an eclectic multi-musician lineup from mid-day to midnight.
But the flow was not there.
The Baltimore native was special guest vocalist with Pieces of a Dream on opening weekend and brought down the house.
The lyrical legend shared the stage with an international cast of magical musicians.
A perfectly cool evening of Broadway hits backed by the National Symphony Orchestra.
On the 50th anniversary of the landmark National Park Service music-and-entertainment center, DC's Official Music takes center stage.
GALA Hispanic Theatre's Ella es tango (She Is Tango) is the tale of two centuries of music, dance, and female liberation from the origins of Tango as a macho form of entertainment, for th…
Director Psalmayene 24 and actor-poet Justin Weaks join forces again in Flow, bridging the gap between Old Skool rappers and new age Flowetry performers to trace the tragic footsteps of seve…
José Torres-Tama's genre-bending sci-fi Latino noir satirizes the absurd status of immigrants as "extraterrestrials."
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