Tag: Leonard Bernstein
National Symphony Orchestra Eighty-Fourth Season Opening Ball Concert at The Kennedy...
Last night the National Symphony Orchestra debuted its eighty-forth season in The Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall, one of the most anticipated musical events of...
‘The Secret Garden’ and ‘West Side Story + Roméo et Juliette’...
Last season was a dream for us at YAA! We opened the season with a gala performance of SHOW BOAT in Concert at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz...
‘West Side Story’ at Riverside Center Dinner Theater
Riverside Center Dinner Theater presents the musical classic West Side Story, based on a Conception of Jerome Robbins, with Book by Arthur Laurents, Music by...
‘Il Volo’ at Wolf Trap
Last night's Il Volo concert is THE best show/concert I've seen at Wolf Trap in a long time! After every song, the singers received standing ovations...
‘West Side Story’ at The National Theatre
“Boy, boy, crazy boy! Stay loose, boy! Breeze it, buzz it, easy does it. Turn off the juice, boy! Go man, go, But not...
The National Symphony Orchestra: ‘New Moves Symphony + Dance: From Schuman...
New Moves: symphony + dance delights both dance fans and music aficionados.
Give a MacArthur “Genius” award to the person who came up with the idea...
‘West Side Story’ at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
Sparkling dance numbers, controversial social issues, music, tragedy, romance, and humor combine to make Our Lady of Good Counsel High School’s production of West...
Baltimore Symphony at Strathmore: Marvin Hamlisch: One Singular Sensation by Jane...
It was an honor and privilege to be at the Music Center at Strathmore on Thursday evening as Jack Everly led the Baltimore Symphony...
‘NSO Pops: Cirque de la Symphonie’ at The Kennedy Center by...
One of my favorite things about attending shows at The Kennedy Center is how helpful the ushers are. In this case, they helped me...
Magic Time: Oscar Wilde’s Salomé at Scena Theatre by John Stoltenberg
There’s some wondrous strange stuff in the Bible, but for out and out bizarro it’s hard to top the tale of the king Herod’s...
Oscar Wilde’s Salomé at SCENA Theatre at Atlas Performing Arts Center...
Oscar Wilde's Salomé, directed by Robert McNamara, rounds out SCENA Theatre's 25th anniversary season with its second production of this controversial, yet classic, biblical...
‘Video Games Live: Bonus Round’ at Wolf Trap by Yvonne French
Don’t miss this show when it next comes to town. It is quite an aural and visual experience and the people are great!
The National...
‘West Side Story’ at The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at The Music...
In Kathleen Wheaton’s article in “Applause at Strathmore” magazine, she stated that Leonard Bernstein, composer of the West Side Story score, was unhappy with...
‘Midori’ at The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at The Music Center at...
In 1982, the young Japanese immigrant, Midori Goto, made her concert debut with the New York Philharmonic under the baton of the legendary Zubin...
Michael Mainwaring: Dancing up a Storm in Signature Theatre’s ‘Dreamgirls’
I have been watching Michael Mainwaring perform since I saw him 'steal the show' at Ford's Theatre in Shenandoah. I admire his talent, enthusiasm, and...