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Review: ‘Promises, Promises’ at the Ritz Theatre Company
Promises, Promises opened on Broadway in 1968, and while the world it depicts seemed relevant back then, today that world has largely vanished. It’s...
Review: ‘Guards at the Taj’ at Theatre Exile
Guards at the Taj is the story of two young friends, Humayun (“Huma”) and Babur. The two are a sort of Indian vaudeville duo:...
Review: Laura Benanti’s ‘Tales from Soprano Isle’ at The Barns at Wolf Trap
From the moment Laura Benanti stepped onto the stage at The Barns at Wolf Trap to perform Tales from Soprano Isle she set the buoyant...
Review: ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre
It’s hard to believe The Rocky Horror Picture Show is now over 40, and still going strong. This Halloween, there are several productions of the...
HCC’s Arts Collective Holds Auditions on 11/5 & 6, 2016 @5-7:30 PM for an...
Howard Community College’s (HCC) Arts Collective (AC) announces open auditions for its 7th original, devised play on November 5 and 6, 2016.
Chaos is where...
Review: ‘Mauritius’ at Act II Playhouse in Ambler, PA
It’s much ado about two small slips of paper in Act II Playhouse’s astute production of Mauritius, Theresa Rebeck’s thriller based on the intense...
Review: ‘Mozart’s Requiem’ with The Annapolis Chorale and Annapolis Chamber Orchestra at St. Anne’s...
The Annapolis Chorale and Annapolis Chamber Orchestra’s performance of Mozart’s Requiem, presented by Live Arts Maryland, was a well-performed clever combination of old and...
Review: ‘The Wizard of Oz in Concert’ by Young Artists of America at Strathmore
For as long as I can remember, it was a movie I looked forward to watching on television each year. It scared me to...
Review: ‘The Night Alive’ at Quotidian Theatre Company
Conor McPherson spins an intricate web of interdependence, horror, and hope among the five damaged, yet intensely human characters in his masterful play, The...
Meet the Cast of ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’ at 2nd Star Productions: Part 1: Brian Binney
In part 1 of a series of interviews with the cast of 2nd Star Productions’ H.M.S. Pinafore, meet Brian Binney
Joel: Where have local theatergoers...
Review: ‘An Evening with Garrison Keillor’ at Strathmore
The Music Center at Strathmore was filled with nary an empty seat.
The crowd was there to see – and listen to – their favorite...
Review: ‘Delirium’ at EgoPo Classic Theater
EgoPo Classic Theater is starting off their Russian Masters season with a mind bending production of Delirium, an adaptation of The Brothers Karamazov by...
Review: ‘The Complete History of America (abridged) Special Election Edition! by The Reduced Shakespeare...
Paul Revere may or may not have ridden through the countryside yelling, “The Redcoats are coming,” but given a quick horse and a heavily...
Review: ‘Cabaret’ at Kensington Arts Theatre
In Act One of Cabaret, Cliff Bradshaw tells Sally Bowles that he loves Berlin because it feels like a city full of children behaving...
Review: ‘City of Angels’ at The Catholic University of America
The 1989 musical City of Angels opened last night at Catholic University's Hartke Theatre, offering its appreciative audience a glimpse into the past through...
Review: ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ at Iron Crow Theatre
“Are you a virgin?” You may be asked this by one of the cast members as you enter the theatre at The Motor House to...
Review: ‘The Who’s Tommy’ by Open Circle Theatre
After a five-year hiatus Open Circle Theatre (OCT) makes a triumphant return with an incredible production of The Who’s Tommy at Silver Spring Black...
Review #2: ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ at American...
American University’s Greenberg Theatre performed a hilariously funny ancient Roman farce, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. With music and...
Review: ‘Proof’ at The University of Maryland Baltimore County’s Department of Theatre
Proof by David Auburn, directed by Nyalls Hartman is playing through Sunday at the Black Box Theatre in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building...
Meet the Cast of ‘Dinner with Friends’ at Greenbelt Arts Center: Part 1: Director...
In Part 1 of a series of interviews with the cast of Greenbelt Arts Center’s Dinner with Friends, meet Director Bob Kleinberg.
Joel: Please tell our readers...