Tag: Toby Orenstein
Humor, tears, and song combine in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ at...
This musical based on the beloved film is a cozy show for the greatest time of year.
Review: ‘The Bodyguard’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Suspense-thrillers used to make up a sizable portion of every dinner theater menu, but the days of Death Trap and Agatha Christie yarns have...
Review: ‘Gypsy’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
We can hold our breath but we’re never likely to get another musical as perfect as Gypsy. Sixty Broadway seasons ago it caught the...
Review: ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
“May I return to the beginning?” runs a beloved lyric to the song “Any Dream Will Do” from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,...
Preview: Toby Orenstein Tailors ‘Dreamcoat’ for a Dream Cast at Toby’s...
To help mark its 45th year in business, Toby’s — The Dinner Theatre of Columbia is serving up something special in its new revival of Joseph...
Review: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
In the new Beauty and the Beast at Toby’s Dinner Theatre, it’s not just the accursed Beast and his castle of talking knickknacks that...
‘Dancing for Divas: A Labor of Love’ Benefit at Howard Community...
The Bald Ballerina stages a dance in the name of Love
Her many Howard County supporters would probably be pleased if Maggie Kurdirka, The...
Come to KAT’s ‘Cabaret’: Part 2: Meet Chuck Dluhy
In Part 2 of a series of interviews with the cast of Kensington Arts Theatre’s (KAT) Cabaret, meet Chuck Dluhy.
Joel: Where have local theatergoers seen...
Review: ‘Sister Act’ at Toby’s The Dinner Theatre of Columbia
Nuns are more fun in the round. That’s a catechism we learned at Toby’s Dinner Theatre via Nunsense and other shows so many times...
Come to KAT’s ‘Cabaret’: Part 1: Meet Sarah Jane Bookter
In Part 1 of a series of interviews with the cast of Kensington Arts Theatre's (KAT) Cabaret, meet Sarah Jane Bookter.
Joel: Please introduce yourself to...
Review: ‘Peter Pan’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Toby's Dinner Theatre has every right to crow about its new staging of Peter Pan. The classic Broadway musical based on James M. Barrie’s...
DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2015 #15: Best Directors of Musicals in Professional...
The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts is honored to announce that their 2015 Best Directors of Musicals in Professional Theatres honors go to:
Patrick A'Hearn for The Music...
‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
It is normally difficult to translate classic Christmas movies to the stage because comparisons with the beloved films are inevitable. However, It's A Wonderful...
‘Ragtime: The Musical’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
The emotionally stirring historical patchwork known as Ragtime: The Musical is back at Toby’s Dinner Theatre in a wonderful new professional mounting. It was...
‘Into the Woods’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Are you ready to veer from the path and take another tumultuous journey Into the Woods? Go ahead, throw caution to the wind. You’ll...
Here Are The Recipients of This Year’s 2015 Helen Hayes Awards...
Here are the recipients of the 2015 Helen Hayes Awards in the order they were announced tonight at The Lincoln Theatre.
THE RECIPIENTS ARE IN...
‘The Addams Family’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
If there is any theater role that Lawrence B. Munsey cannot master, he certainly keeps it hidden. The musical star drew huge laughs playing...
‘Mary Poppins’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Have yourself a little “Mary” Christmas this year, courtesy of Toby’s Dinner Theatre in Columbia. Mary Poppins—The Broadway Musical borrows a “little” here, a...
‘Memphis-The Musical’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Memphis—The Musical may have won the 2010 Tony on Broadway but it seems made-to-order for Toby’s Dinner Theatre. Here is a show that dazzles...
Here are the 2014 Helen Hayes Awards Recipients
Here are the 2014 Helen Hayes Awards Recipients (in BOLD).
2014 Helen Hayes Awards Recipients
Outstanding Choreography, Resident Musical
Karma Camp Hello, Dolly! Ford’s Theatre and Signature Theatre
Rachel Leigh Dolan,...