The Greater Baltimore-Washington Area is fortunate to have several top-notch Shakespearean companies. Probably one of the most well-known of these, not just locally but internationally, is t…
Dwight D. Eisenhower was president when I first became old enough to realize there was a president, so I grew up in his era. "Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground," now running at the Olney Thea…
The Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) launched it 27th season with Kate Hamill's humorous adaptation of the classical Jane Austen novel, "Sense and Sensibility." This production is directed by…
Lately, I have heard pundits complain that movies and television producers are timid about doing political drama. Early Greek playwrights, Shakespeare, writers like Arthur Miller, and those …
 When you attend a performance at Toby's Dinner Theatre, you never are disappointed. The musical,"The Addams Family," directed and choreographed by Mark Minnick, lives up to expectations…
A Tony Award nominee for Best Play, "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" by Jocelyn Bioh opened September 6, 2024 at Arena Stage. It is a very funny comedy that gives insight into one of our count…
For their 50th Anniversary, September Song Musical Theatre presented the recent Broadway musical "Anastasia:The Musical," directed by Debbie Mobley. With a book by the late, great Terrence M…
For this writer, I have many personal connections to Silhouette Stages. Almost forty years ago, when I was living in Columbia and a member of the now defunct Columbia Community Players, I ad…
 If you are a theatre-buff and want to plan a fun trip this month, you might want to head out to Shepherdstown, West Virginia for the Contemporary American Theater Festival this July. The…
"Winter" is an original play by Mark Scharf and it is currently being presented at Laurel Mill Playhouse. The two-character play is Lori Bruun's directorial debut of a full-length play. The …
Howard County Summer Theatre's productions are always something joyfully anticipated. This year proves to be no disappointment with their sparkling production of "Guys and Dolls." From the c…
Beginning July 14, 2024, the Young Victorian Theatre Company will be performing "Ruddigore" by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. J. Ernest Green will be the musical director and conductor. T…
"The Merry Wives of Windsor" may not be one of Shakespeare's classics comedies, but it is fit for a queen. Many scholars feel the Bard wrote this farce on the "suggestion" of Queen Elizabeth…
Iron Crow Theatre's production of "Everybody's Talking About Jamie," is opening this Friday at Theatre Project. It is a show based on the true-life story of a 16-year-old British schoolboy, …
The wonderful and world-renowned Step Afrika! will be performing their production, "The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence," at Arena Stage's Kreeger Theatre beginning on June 7, 2024.…
If you have never seen "Jesus Christ Superstar," you are in luck. The 50th Anniversary Tour will be opening this weekend at The National Theatre in Washington, D.C. for a short run. I had th…
On May 4, 2024 Columbia Pro Cantare took us on an entertaining musical trip down the Great White Way under the new leadership of conductor, Laura Lee Fischer. Appropriately, the night began …
Imani Winds has been playing for the world for over twenty-five years, and on Sunday, May 12, 2024 they will be gracing the stage for Candlelight Concert Society at the Smith Theatre at Howa…
On March 29, 2024 Arena Stage will be begin the run of the "heartfelt" musical, "Unknown Soldier," co-written by Daniel Goldstein and the late Michael Friedman. It is directed by Trip Cullma…
This youthful foursome of extremely talented musicians appeared at the Smith Theatre at Howard Community College straight from their debut at Carnegie Hall. They made the strings of their in…
"Little Shop of Horrors" was a small off-Broadway show that became American classic. It is reflective of the latter half of the 20th century with its weird monster, reminiscent of "The Invas…
Now playing at Silver Spring Stage, "Dance Nation" by Clare Barron is a coming of age play about several young teenage girls and one boy who are students at a small-town dance studio. (It wa…
Frank Rich, the New York Times drama critic for many years, wrote that Michael Frayn's "Noises Off!" was the funniest play of his lifetime. I'm not sure I would go as far as Mr. Rich, but it…
On March 22 and 23, 2024, Authentic Community Theatre (ACT) will be presenting a production of Green Day's "ground-breaking" musical, "American Idiot" at The Maryland Theatre. This is the sh…