Review: ‘Motown: The Musical’ at Hippodrome Theatre at The France-Merrick...
The music of Motown is a gift that keeps on giving. In 2013, Motown: The Musical wrapped up big chunks of that songbook and armfuls of personal charisma in rainbows of light tied with wide swaths of...
View ArticleReview: BSO: All-Beethoven at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Showcasing Beethoven’s pioneering range and imaginative ingenuity, Conductor Markus Stenz led the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in the Romantic and triumphant incidental music to Egmont last night,...
View ArticleReview: ‘Venus in Fur’ at Fells Point Corner Theatre
Fells Point Corner Theatre’s Venus in Fur will knock you over. Whew! It is amazing! The dynamic talents of actors Andrew Porter and Anne Shoemaker fill the Fells Point Corner Theatre with their...
View ArticleReview: ‘Look Through My Eyes’ at Baltimore Theatre Project
Mervin Primeaux-O’Bryant, who conceived Look Through My Eyes, is the Assistant Director for Quest Visual Theatre, a group of deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing performers/teaching artists and educators...
View ArticleReview: “Seussical the Musical’ at Charm City Players
“Now, imagine a curtain and what lies behind; the kind of a place you might see in your mind… From the page to the stage, come along and enjoy — this tale of an elephant, a bird, a Cat in the Hat, and...
View ArticleReview: ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill’ at Spotlighters Theatre
Picture yourself sitting in a dive bar in south Philadelphia in March of 1959. You’re spending an evening listening to Billie Holiday’s soulful voice as she sings her music and regales us with stories...
View ArticleInside the Numbers: Behind the Scenes Of Bethesda Little Theatre’s ‘Broadway...
The Bethesda Little Theatre Presents: Broadway Bios, an Original Musical Revue! Celebrating its 36th year, the Bethesda Little Theatre will perform the original musical revue, Broadway Bios at The...
View ArticleReview: ‘The Illusionists’ at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre
Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre has reassurance for anyone out there asking where the magic went. Its “direct from Broadway” engagement of The Illusionists is packed full of caped conjurers,...
View ArticleReview #1: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: ‘Broadway Divas’
What does one call a group of Broadway divas? After tonight’s performance of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Jack Everly, “Dreamgirls” seems like perhaps the...
View ArticleReview #2: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: ‘Broadway Divas’
Maybe you could not dance all night, but on Thursday, March 31, 2016, when the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performed Broadway Divas at the Music Center at Strathmore, I could not stop tapping my feet...
View ArticleReview: ‘Aphorisms on Gender’ by Alice Stanley Presented by Cohesion Theatre...
Literally, an “aphorism” is a short phrase that expresses a truth or astute observation. In Alice Stanley’s brief, but powerful, meditation on gender, they [1] have structured the piece itself as a...
View ArticleReview: ‘The Winter’s Tale’ at Baltimore Shakespeare Factory
Shakespeare presents a language barrier for actors and audience alike. Typically, companies affect British accents (“received pronunciation” – not everyone is a fan), though many companies choose not...
View ArticleReview: ‘Harry and the Thief’ at Strand Theater Company
It’s admirable when a playwright takes on depicting a public figure when creating a show that questions history. Putting words in the mouth of a real person, such as the heroic Harriet Tubman, can be a...
View ArticleReview: ‘The Good Person of Setzuan’ at The Towson University Department of...
Bertolt Brecht’s tale of the struggle to be good under the weight of capitalism is brought to the streets of Baltimore in Director Stephen Nunns’ lively and profound production of Bertolt Brecht’s The...
View Article‘The Naked Magic Show’ Magicians Christopher Wayne and Mike Tyler Bare it All...
Sometimes I hear a concept and I find it hard to envision – Shakespeare with no words for example. Having seen it, I’m now a huge fan and never miss a show. On the other hand, buff Australian dudes...
View ArticleReview: The Great American Rep: ‘Death of a Salesman’ at Everyman Theatre
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of its founding, Everyman Theatre is closing out its 2015-2016 season by doing something really special. After an already-impressive season of weighty pieces like...
View ArticleReview: ‘Into the Woods’ at Reisterstown Theatre Project
Back in November of 1987, Into the Woods twinkled onto the Broadway stage for the first time. With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and book and direction by James Lapine, it would run for 765...
View ArticleReview: ‘The Lion in Winter’ at Vagabond Players
The Lion in Winter’ reaches the pinnacle of high entertainment Vagabond Players’ The Lion in Winter, expertly directed by Steve Goldklang is a show any theater lover, nay any lover of art must see. The...
View ArticleReview: ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ at The Heritage Players
Thoroughly Modern Millie, a tale of a “modern” gal from small-town America who takes on the business and social world of big-city New York, is a popular choice for community theatre seasons. The score...
View ArticleReview: ‘Seussical the Musical’ at Charm City Players
Seussical The Musical opened on March 12, 2016, in the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Auditorium at Mercy High School for 6 performances only. If you are not kicking yourself for not finding the time to...
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