Tag: Maryland Metro Theater Guide
Review: The Second City’s ‘Black Side of the Moon’ at Woolly...
The Second City’s Black Side of the Moon— the Chicago-based comedy troupe’s first foray into post-Obama politics—launched the holiday season this week with an...
Chocolate City Burlesque and Cabaret Presents the Third Annual ‘Black Friday’...
Chocolate City Burlesque and Cabaret (CCBC) likes to do things a little differently. The troupe is known for its spectacular semiannual burlesque shows housed...
Interview: Tom Teasley on his Percussion Composition for ‘Metropolis’ playing at...
For five nights only, world renowned percussionist Tom Teasley is performing an original composition set to Fritz Lang's 1927 sci-fi film Metropolis. I saw...
Review: ‘An Iliad’ at Lantern Theater Company
A man sticks his head in through the door in the back wall. Broken down, dirty, dressed in old but modern clothes, he is...
Magic Time! ‘(Re)Acts: Where Do We Go From Here?’ at Forum...
“We certainly didn’t prepare ourselves for this,” said Forum Theatre Artistic Director Michael Dove Monday night at the Silver Spring Black Box Theatre. He was...
Review: ‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast’ at Charm City Players
Baltimore’s Charm City Players are back with their latest child-friendly production: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. With music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard...
Review #2: ‘Straight White Men’ at The Studio Theatre
If your empathy for straight white men was strained by last week’s elections, go see Young Jean Lee’s 2014 play at The Studio Theatre....
Review: ‘One Singular Sensation – A Celebration of the Music of...
One Singular Sensation, presented by Live Arts Maryland, was a loving tribute to the life and work of Broadway and film composer Marvin Hamlisch....
In the Moment: A Report on The Edge of the Universe...
The Edge of the Universe Players 2's workshop production of Young Jean Lee’s Pullman, WA was an evening that defies easy categorization. It was charming...
Review: ‘Let’s Misbehave! True Confessions of GMCW’ at The Gay Men’s...
I can't vouch for the truth of the confessions, at Let's Misbehave! True Confessions of GMCW (The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC), but having each...
Center Stage’s November ‘Wright Now Play Later’
Last month, after several seasons of success with their Wright-Right-Now (“WRN”) program – the micro-commissioning series in which playwrights produce patron-prompted short plays on...
Review: The Washington Chorus Presents Philip Glass’ Symphony No. 5
On Sunday, November 13, 2016, the pulsating, transcendent and visionary music of the modern musical giant of minimalist music, Philip Glass ---came to vivid...
Review: ‘Urinetown’ at Wilson Theater at Woodrow Wilson High School
Urinetown,The Musical, the totally odiferous sounding but truly entertaining musical, comes up smelling like a rose in its production by the students and faculty at...
Review: ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ at The US Naval Academy’s...
The Masqueraders’ production of Much Ado about Nothing at the United States Naval Academy, directed by Dr. Megan Geigner, is an inventive twist on...
Review: ‘The Waiting Room’ at Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center
Inside Montgomery College (MC) Online advertised The Waiting Room by Lisa Loomer as, “a dark comedy about the timeless quest for beauty--and its cost.”...
Review: ‘Disney’s The Little Mermaid’ at Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theatre
Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theatre opened their production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid this weekend, and I had the pleasure of seeing their show...
Review: ‘Dublin by Lamplight’ at Inis Nua Theatre Company
The founding of The Abbey Theatre in 1904 was one of the pivotal events in Irish history. The Abbey championed the perspective of Irish...
Review: ‘A Delicate Balance’ at Peace Mountain Theatre Company
Laurie T. Freed knows Edward Albee's work and has directed his plays several times. Her brilliant direction is evident in the exceptional moving and...
Spine: ‘Straight White Men’ by Young Jean Lee at The Studio...
Young Jean Lee's theatre, entitled Young Jean Lee's Theater Company (2003-2016), was dedicated to producing "shows written and directed by Young Jean Lee." The...
Meet the Cast of Peace Mountain Theatre Company’s ‘A Delicate Balance’:...
In part 6 of a series of interviews with Peace Mountain Theatre Company's A Delicate Balance, meet Devora Zack.
Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell...