550 stories by "Susan Brall"
Did you ever want to know how to get to "Sesame Street?" Just head on down to Kennedy Center to catch Rockefeller Studios' production of "Sesame Street The Musical" and see all your favorite…
Director Stephen Foreman and Music Director David Foley are at the helm of "Seussical," a wonderful musical, not just for the young ones, but for people of all ages. It is a fantastic produc…
An exciting event for theatre-goers has been happening in West Virginia every summer"the Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.…
If you have ever attended a production at Laurel Mill Playhouse, you probably saw Lori Bruun's name in the program. Although she occasionally did perform onstage, she primarily worked behind…
It is plain to see that Jacqueline Youm's adaption and direction of Shakespeare's play which she calls "Romeo and Juliette" is a labor of love. Youm not only is the adaptor and director, but…
"Kinky Boots" is a joyous musical about how acceptance of others and ourselves is the way to find happiness in your life. It is based on the 2005 British film of the same name, written by Ge…
With the increase of power and wealth of "the one percent" more interest is being paid to a similar time in our country's history known as The Gilded Age. The term, first used by Mark Twain …
Coming February 28, Round House Theatre will begin Teen Takeover Weekend, showcasing students from their teen ensembles in various performances. This will include the 23rd Annual Sarah Metze…
"for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf" by Ntozake Shange opened in the 1970s, first in California. It then moved to off-Broadway and finally Broadway in 1…
The bright and inventive comedienne, Sarah Silverman, has given us the hilarious autobiographical musical "The Bedwetter" soon to open at Arena Stage. It centers on Sarah at age 10 as she be…
The great Irish playwright, John Millington Synge, wrote the original dark comedy "The Playboy of the Western World" in 1907. The play was so controversial it caused riots both in Dublin…
Theatre people love to do plays that look at own their profession. Laurel Mill Playhouse is currently presenting one such play. "The Wisdom of Eve" is a comedy/drama written in the early 196…
Now playing at Arena Stage is Agatha Christie's "Death on the Nile." This production of Ken Ludwig's stage adaption of the thriller is directed by Hana S. Sharif. "The play features the c…
 Looking for something a little different on stage this holiday season? If you have seen all the typical holiday shows more times than you can count, you might want to head to Silver…
As the holiday season draws near, and shows and concert start coming our way, one favorite tradition is to attend a performance of Handel's "Messiah." Howard County is fortunate that every y…
Maryland Ensemble Theatre will be premiering an original play, "A Very Jewish Christmas," written by Sarah Schulman and directed by Sache Satta, opening November 22, 2024. The play is both "…
Many of Agatha Christie's novels have been turned into plays. In this Laurel Mill Playhouse production, the crime solver is none other than Miss Marple (Sam David), one of the most intriguin…
A great treat for this Halloween will be the Maryland Ensemble Theatre's production of "The Rocky Horror Show" at Frederick Community College. If you have never gone to a production of this …
Evita Peron was one of the most charismatic women of the 20th century. An illegitimate child of a rancher who left her and her mother in poverty in a small village in Argentina, she was on h…