CHARM CITY STAGE DOOR – 11/01/2006

LOCAL THEATRES OFFERS EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS TO READERS!

The following theatres are offering discounts to readers of BroadwayWorld.com! UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, YOU MUST MENTION "BROADWAYWORLD.COM" AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. All discounts subject to change.

• Chesapeake Shakespeare Company: Opening Weekend of Love's Labor's Lost! $15.00 tickets for November 3 -5.  Order online at www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com, and use "BWW" as the discount code or bring a copy of the article which posted on 10/30/2006 to the box office in person.
• Toby's Dinner Theatre of Baltimore: BUY 1, GET 1 FREE!  Buy one dinner and show, get the second free at Ragtime!  Offer good Friday, November 3 and 10 only!
• Spotlighters: $20.00 tickets for just $15.00! 25% off tickets to their production of Angels in America/>/>: Millennium Approaches through November 12. RESERVATIONS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. (Not available for special November 2 performance.)
• Fells Point Corner Theatre: $15.00 tickets for just $12.00 (that's 20% off!) to their new production of Sight Unseen.

Thank you to these great theatres, and thank you readers for making BroadwayWorld.com a viable tool for local theater!

CONTEST: WIN Altar Boyz/> OPENING NIGHT TICKETS!

It is not too late to enter the contest for a pair of tickets to the opening night of the Altar Boyz/> tour at the Hippodrome on Tuesday, November 7^th.  See the article that was posted yesterday for details. 

BEST BET OF THE WEEK: Tintypes at RepStage

RepStage presents the Tony-nominated musical, Tintypes, at its Howard/> Community College/>/> venue in the new Black Box Theatre beginning through November 19, 2006.  Show times are Fridays at 8:00pm, Saturdays at 2:30pm and 8:00pm, and Sundays at 2:30pm and 7:30pm.  Tickets may be purchased by calling the box office at 410-772-4900 or on-line at www.repstage.org.  Ticket prices are Fridays $22, Saturday matinees $16, Saturday evenings $24, Sunday matinees $20 and Sunday evenings $18.  Tickets for students are $12 for any performance.  Special group rates are available for groups of 6 or more.  There is a post-show discussion following the Friday, November 3 performance.  Directed and choreographed by Carole Graham Lehan, the production features the talents of Kate Briante (Toby's Footloose), Shannon Wollman (Vagabonds' Drood), Evan Casey (Signature's Urinetown), and Gary Hiel (Blood Brothers).  (Review posted 10/30/2006)

NEWS & SPECIAL EVENTS

SPOTLIGHTERS Special "Angels" Performance, Special Price!

This Thursday - Nov 2, 2006 - at 8pm - SPOTLIGHTERS Theatre will present an additional performance of Angels in America/>/>.  The legendary epic of our time -- winner of Tony, Pulitzer, and Emmy Awards -- is boldly re-imagined on SPOTLIGHTERS' intimate and spare stage, in a mythical co-production by New York City/>/>'s MadShag Performance Group.

See the performance that the City Paper says, "…is a roller-coaster rush of comedy, anger, compassion, guilt, and survival, all tightly wound around a script riddled with abject humor and coiled linguistic camouflage to conceal "true" identities. Angels in America/>/> is admittedly not for everyone--only for Americans who have ever been in love and/or relationships or for those Americans who plan to. (CityPaper - Bret McCabe)

See below for additional information. 

NEW THIS WEEK: Catonsville Theatre Company, Chesapeake Theatre Company and Dundalk Community Theatre 

CATONSVILLE THEATRE COMPANY: Real Women Have Curves

Baltimore.BroadwayWorld.com welcomes a new addition to our growing family of participating theatres – Catonsville Theatre Company!

Catonsville Theatre Company, a committee of the CCBC-Catonsville Alumni Association and Curves of Catonsville, is proud to present Real Women Have Curves, a comedy by Josefina Lopez. Performance dates are November 10, 11,17,18,24, & 25, 2006 at 8 PM and November 19, 2006 at 3PM.  Ticket prices are $15 for General admission, $12 for Students, Seniors, and Alumni, and $10 for Children under 12.  Special group rates are available.  All performances will be in the Barn Theatre on the CCBC-Catonsville Campus.  Proceeds benefit CCBC Catonsville Alumni Association scholarships, programs, and activities. For information and reservations please call 410/455- 4400 or email at catheatrecompany@aol.com.  (Review to be posted 11/18/2006)

CHESAPEAKE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: Love's Labor's Lost

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company presents its 2006 Shakespeare Workshop production of Shakespeare's witty comedy Love's Labor's Lost, weekends November 3-19, 2006 at the Howard/> County/> Center/> for the Arts in Ellicott City/>.

The Shakespeare Workshops focus on the play, the actors and taking risks; technical aspects are secondary.  This production of Love's Labor's Lost will be set on a Western ranch resort, where the men play hard, and the women get pampered and tells the story of King Ferdinand and his men who have sworn to focus solely on academics for three years without the comforts of wine, good food and women.  Unfortunately, the Princess of France and her staff have arrived on a diplomatic mission.  How do you negotiate when you can't talk to the other side?  And what happens when diplomacy turns to love?  Mischief and hilarity ensue as the battle of the sexes finds a witty and poignant end.

 "It's a nice piece for our Shakespeare Workshop slot. It's a play with a lot of charm, but it doesn't often get produced. Jenny Leopold and the cast are infusing the play with a tremendous amount of energy," comments Ian Gallanar, Artistic Director of the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. 

Directed by CSC Artistic Associate Jenny Leopold, the production will feature both CSC company members and newcomers.  Leopold has been a presence on the Howard/> County/> arts scene for several years, serving on the faculty of Howard/> Community College/>/> and as the current president of the Howard County Arts Council.  This will be Leopold's first time directing in the Center on whose board she has served for many years.  CSC company members Jacob Rothermel, Bob Alleman, Ashly Ruth Fishell, Steve Beall, Rebecca Ellis and Lorraine Imwold will all be taking part.

Love's Labor's Lost will be presented at the Howard/> County/> Center/> for the Arts, in Ellicott City/>.  Performances will be Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm, November 3-19, 2006.  Tickets are $20 for the general public, $18 for seniors, and $15 for children under 18.  All children under 18 are free on all Sunday matinees.  For tickets can be purchased online at www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com, by calling 866.811.4111 or prior to the performance. 

Don't forget the BroadwayWorld.com discount on opening weekend!  See above or the November Calendar for details! (Review to be posted 11/06/2006) 

DUNDALK COMMUNITY THEATRE: Jane Eyre: The Musical

Baltimore.BroadwayWorld.com welcomes a new addition to our growing family of participating theatres – Dundalk Community Theatre!

Dundalk Community Theatre opens its season with a Baltimore Premiere of the musical adaptation of Jane Eyre.  DCT, in cooperation with the Fine, Performing and Communication Arts Department of the Liberal Arts Division, CCBC, presents this limited engagement from November 3rd through November 12th, with performances Friday & Sat. at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm. 

Jane Eyre: The Musical a Tony-nominated show from 2000 features a score by Paul Gordon, who has previously composed hit music recorded by artists such as Bette Midler, Amy Grant, Smokey Robinson/>, Quincy Jones/>, and Patti LaBelle; as well as two number one pop hits, "Next Time I Fall in Love" and "Friends and Lovers".  The show is filled with soaring melodies and a romantic lyricism uncommon in the modern Broadway musical… a sweeping love story, breath-taking in its scope and beauty.

Jane Eyre is a haunting retelling of the Charlotte Bronte classic about an orphan girl who grows up to become the governess of Thornfield Hall. There she meets and falls in love with the enigmatic Edward Rochester, an Earl with a dark secret. Having overcome the obstacles brought on by an abusive childhood, the death of a childhood friend and the prejudice inherent in a relationship between two people socially worlds apart, Jane marries Rochester/>/>. Her wedding day is marred when she discovers his secret: he already has a wife, a half-crazed lunatic hidden in the attic…

Director Nancy Powichroski has gathered a wonderful cast including:  Ken Ewing as Rochester, Andrea Smith as Jane, Kathryn Smith as Mrs. Fairfax, Julia Unitas as Young Jane and Kim Willes as Blanche Ingram.  Set Designer Marc Smith continues working his magic with a set allowing the show to flow from scene to scene as the show calls.

For Reservations or information, please call the box office at 410-780-6369.  Ticket prices are as follows:  General $21 and Discount $18.  Performances are Friday/Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm, Nov 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12.

(Review to be posted 11/04/2006) 

CONTINUING THIS WEEK:

BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA/>/>:  The First National Tour of Twelve Angry Men 

Through November 5.  The tour based on the award-winning Roundabout Theatre Company production, features Richard Thomas/> (The Waltons, Democracy) and George Wendt/> (Cheers, Art).  Showtimes are Tues – Sat at 8PM, Sat at 2PM and Sun at 1PM and 6:30PM.  (Review posted 10/25/2006)

CENTERSTAGE: Death and the Maiden

CenterStage will be presenting the Tony-Award winning thriller, Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman/> at its Pearlstone Theatre in their Mount Vernon/>/> complex from October 26 - November 26.  Tickets range in price from $10 -$60.  The play, directed by Lillian Groag, features Stephen Rowe, Mhari Sandoval and Triney Sandoval. (Review to be posted 11/02/2006)

FELLS POINT CORNER THEATRE: Sight Unseen

In its second offering this season, FPCT is presenting Donald Margulies' Sight Unseen, directed by Barry Feinstein. The cast includes: Claire Bowerman, Mark Poremba, Laura Rose and Mark Steckbeck. Performances are October 20 – November 19, Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 2PM. Tickets are $15.00, but readers of this column can get this discount: $15.00 tickets for just $12.00 (that's 20% off!) just by mentioning "BroadwayWorld.com" at the time of reservation or at the box office! (Review posted 10/24/2006)

SPOTLIGHTERS: Angels in America/>/>

This first of a two-part epic play about AIDS in America/>/> is a major award winner, both onstage (both parts won the Tony for Best Play) and on television (it won MANY Emmy Awards a few years ago). And now, Baltimore/>'s very own Spotlighters Theatre is presenting Angels in America/>/>: The Millennium Approaches through Saturday, November 11th. And boy, is it a winner! Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8PM, Sunday at 2PM. Tickets are $20, $18 for BTA members, students and seniors, and just $15.00 for BroadwayWorld.com readers who mention "BroadwayWorld.com" at the time of purchase either by phone or at the box office. RESERVATIONS ARE STONGLY RECOMMENDED. (Review posted 10/16/2006) 

** Parental Advisory: This production contains nudity, adult language and adult content. No one under the age of 16 will be admitted without an accompanying adult.

TOBY'S DINNER THEATRES: Ragtime in Baltimore/>; Kiss Me, Kate in Columbia

Two fantastic shows, two great venues.  You can't lose with what Toby's has to offer.  Ragtime continues at the Baltimore/>/> location through November 12.  See the special offer above for tickets to the remaining Friday evening performances.  (Review posted 09/12/2006)

Kiss Me, Kate continues at the Columbia/>/> location through November 19.  (Review posted 09/18/2006)

For more information about both shows, see the November Charm City Calendar.

CLOSING THIS WEEK:

Twelve Angry Men at the Hippodrome, November 5.

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COMING UP AT BROADWAYWORLD.COM!

Look for the following soon:

• News and reviews from RepStage, Spotlighters, the Hippodrome and the local theatre scene.
• Winners of Altar Boyz/> Contest announced, their reviews posted!
• And of course, more exclusive discounts, a monthly events calendar and Charm City Stage Door!

Thanks so much for your continued support! James

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