Charm City Call Board - August 2007August 28, 2007This week: Best Bet: Rep Stage's Mrs. Farnsworth! Spotlighters goes dark! BPF to perform at the Kennedy Center! News of The Wedding Singer and My Fair Lady tours!
Cockpit's "Foreigner": Homespun HilarityJuly 30, 2007WHO: Cockpit-in-Court WHAT: Larry Shue's The Foreigner WHEN: Through August 5. Fri and Sat at 8PM, Sun at 3PM. HOW MUCH: $15 General/$13 Seniors. INFORMATION: 410-780-6369 or www.ccbcmd.edu/cockpit
TU's "Tommy": Deaf, Dumb and BlindJuly 27, 2007WHO: Towson University WHAT: The Who's Tommy WHEN: Through August 4; Fri-Sat at 8PM. HOW MUCH: $10 General/ $5 Students. All proceeds go to the Theatre Department Scholarship Fund INFORMATION: www.towson.edu
Spotlighters' "Perestroika": Powerful FantasyJuly 24, 2007WHO: Spotlighters WHAT: Angels in America: Perestroika WHEN: Through August 12; Fri - Sat at 8PM, Sun at 2 PM. HOW MUCH: $20.00 general/$17.00 students, BTA Members/$15.00/$12.00 BroadwayWorld.com readers! ADVISORY: Mature themes, sexuality and language.
Cockpit-in-Court's "AIDA": Ancient Meets ModernJuly 23, 2007WHO: Cockpit-in-Court WHAT: Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA WHEN: Through August 5. Fri and Sat at 8PM, Sun at 3PM HOW MUCH: $18.00 Adults, $16.00 Seniors (60+), $12.00 Children (12 and under) INFORMATION: 410-780-6369
It's Ladies' Night at "Menopause: The Musical"July 20, 2007WHO: The Baltimore Company WHAT: Menopause: The Musical WHEN: Open run. Weds - Sat at 7:30 PM; Sat at 4PM; Sun at 2PM and 5:30PM WHERE: M & T Pavilion at The France-Merrick Performing Arts Center HOW MUCH: $45.00. $65.00 VIP includes cocktail table seating and dinner. Dinners start 90 minutes before curtain. INFORMATION: www.france-merrickpac.com TICKETS: www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com or charge by phone at 410-547-SEAT.
Theatre on the Hill's "Oliver!"July 16, 2007WHO: Theatre on the Hill WHAT: Oliver! WHEN: Through August 4. Production dates and times vary. WHERE: The WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College in Westminster. HOW MUCH: $14 - $20. INFORMATION: Call 410-857-2448 or go to www.theatreonthehill.com
TU's "Mr. Marmalade": Dangerously Funny Child's PlayJuly 13, 2007WHO: Towson University Theatre Department Summer Series WHAT: Mr. Marmalade WHEN: Through July 21. Thurs - Sat at 8PM WHERE: TU's Center for the Arts Studio Theatre HOW MUCH: $12.00 Students and seniors/ $15.00 Adults. For the benefit of the Towson University Department of Theatre Arts Scholarship Fund INFORMATION: 410-704-2787.
Being On Stage is the Life of RileyJuly 12, 2007Erin Riley, recent star of Neil LaBute's Fat Pig at Spotlighters Theatre talks about life as an actress in Baltimore and beyond.
BPF: Troubling "Blessed Mothers of War"July 10, 2007WHO: Baltimore Playwrights Festival WHAT: Ty DeMartino's The Blessed Mothers of War WHEN: Through July 22. Fri - Sat at 8PM, Sun at 7PM. WHERE: Theatrical Mining Company at The College of Notre Dame, LeClerc Hall HOW MUCH: $12 General INFORMATION: tmc.originalplays.com or 410-982-6979
BPF: "A Touch of Spring": Marriage of ClichésJuly 10, 2007WHO: Baltimore Playwrights Festival WHAT: Ben Logan's A Touch of Spring WHEN: Through July 22. Thurs - Sat at 8PM, Sun at 7PM. WHERE: Fells Point Corner Theatre HOW MUCH: $14 General/$12 Seniors & Students INFORMATION: www.fpct.org or 410-276-7837
BSF's "MacBeth": Creepy, Cool and ExhilaratingJuly 9, 2007WHO: Baltimore Shakespeare Festival WHAT: The Tragedy of MacBeth WHEN: Through July 22. Thurs - Sat at 7:30PM, Sun at 5PM WHERE: Outdoors in the Meadow at the Evergreen House HOW MUCH: $25.00 regular, $20.00 students, teachers, seniors (62+) or BTA members; $15.00 all tickets on Thursdays. INFO: Call 410-366-8596 or go to www.baltimoreshakespearefestival.org
ArtsCentric's AIDA: Moving Musical ArtJuly 5, 2007WHO: ArtsCentric WHAT: Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA WHEN: Through July 8; Thursday at 11AM, Friday - Saturday at 8PM, Sunday at 5PM INFORMATION: www.artscentric.org or call 443-870-3669
"Little Shop" at Toby's Columbia a Monster HitJuly 2, 2007WHO: Toby's Dinner Theatre of Columbia WHAT: Little Shop of Horrors WHEN: Through August 19. SCHEDULE AND PRICES: www.tobysdinnertheatre.com or 1-800-888-6297. BWW DISCOUNT! BUY 1, GET 1 7/6 and 7/13!!!
CSC's "Henry V": Once More into the Breach (Review Pt. 2)July 2, 2007WHO: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company WHAT: William Shakespeare's Henry V WHEN: 07/05 & 07/06 at 8PM (Gates open at 6:30 for picnicking) WHERE: The Ruins at the Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park, Ellicott City HOW MUCH: $25; Kids under 18 FREE GO TO: www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com or call 866-811-4111. JUST IN! SPECIAL BWW DISCOUNT! See review for details!
James was first bitten by the theatre bug at the tender young age of 11, when, at the last minute, he was called upon to replace a classmate who, 42nd STREET-like, broke his leg, in a play, of all things, about the skeletal system! It was a trip to New York with his high school drama teacher to see Angela Lansbury in MAME that sealed his fate. As an actor, favorite roles include Sheridan Whiteside in THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, Potiphar in JOSEPH..., Col. Pickering in MY FAIR LADY, and Sancho Panza?s ass in MAN OF LA MANCHA. After spending a summer feeling very conflicted playing both an apostle AND a high priest in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, James' theatre career took a turn toward direction and design, including such varied productions as THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, LOST IN YONKERS, GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER and GRAND HOTEL, SIDE SHOW, THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD and SWEENEY TODD. James holds a Bachelor's degree in English from Towson University, with additional course work in journalism, dramaturgy, scenic design and stage direction. He is living proof that you can be a devout Sondheim fan AND love MAMMA MIA!