BWW Review: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS at Artistic Synergy Of Baltimore is a Royally Fun Romp
A musical comedy starring a very funny leading lady winning her prince simply by being herself, is the perfect anecdote for these stressful times.
Baltimore Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Baltimore.
BWW Review: IF I FORGET at Studio Theatre - Truly an Unforgettable Theatrical Event
When I read that Studio Theatre would be presenting playwright Steven Levenson's IF I FORGET I was very excited.
Judith Ivey Enjoyably Gives Us CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF As A Love Story at Center Stage
Because Williams has so successfully gotten us cheering for Maggie, we in the audience would very much like to see Maggie triumphantly dragging Brick into bed in the final frame, and an interpretation like director Judith Ivey's, which all but promises that, is bound to be a crowd-pleaser.
BWW Review: DANCING AT LUGHNASA at The Everyman
Your sense of home lives in the boundaries of childhood memory.
Mocking a Personality Cult: PUTIN ON ICE at Single Carrot
In a short 2016 profile in American Theatre, Russian emigre director Yury Ornov expounded on the freedoms of theater: 'You can hate people; you can do a hate show about Putin, for example, or about your ex-wife.
Literary Lovers, or Just Canny Operators?: SEX WITH STRANGERS at FPCT Makes You Decide
The play will certainly keep challenging you the way a puzzle does.
SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at Rep Stage - This is SWEENEY like you have never seen it before!!
Rep Stage Producing Artistic Director Joseph W.
PASSION at Signature Theatre - A Musical About Obsession and Romance
Signature's 29th season begins with record-breaking 29th Sondheim production!
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! How Can You Resist This??
Many of my readers know my connection with MAMMA MIA! on Broadway (see my bio below).
BWW Review: DAVE, A World Premiere Musical at Arena Stage - Looks Like It is Destined for Broadway
Wonderful cast directed by Tina Landau is a nice diversion from presidential politics.
BWW Review: H.M.S. PINAFORE at Olney Theatre Center - Bring the Kids and Enjoy This Spoof of the Famous Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta
I do not believe I have ever seen a more 'kid-friendly' theatrical event than the Olney Theatre Company's H.
A Work Song Becomes A Play: BERTA, BERTA at Contemporary American Theater Festival
Bianca Laverne Jones gives us a Berta a man would want to compose a song about.
BWW Review: Delicious Fun in THE CAKE at Contemporary American Theater Festival
It is plain that Della's resolution of the issue whether to bake a cake for Jen's same-sex wedding will call for a gingerly reassessment of her faith and her life.
BWW Review: THE HOUSE ON THE HILL Revisits a Trauma in Tears and Anger and Healing at the Contemporary American Theater Festival
Alexandra and Frankie are shown tacitly agreeing to steer clear of the secret not merely because such circumspection is calculated to heighten audience interest; once we understand what the secret is, we can see that the characters know that if they address it, a long-buried grievance between them w
Post-Apocalyptic, Classically-Imagined Tragedy: THIRST at Contemporary American Theater Festival
There is a thing Terrance can't let go of, like Lear, like Othello, like Richard II.
Great Recall During the Great Terror: MEMOIRS OF A FORGOTTEN MAN at Contemporary American Theater Festival
If you come to this show, do not expect to participate in a truly topical think piece about memory in a time of tyranny.
BWW Review: Resurrecting Teflon Ron: A LATE MORNING (IN AMERICA) at Contemporary American Theater Festival
A show about Reagan that does not explore how his personality gave rise to so much destructiveness is not going to satisfy any well-informed theatergoer.
AIN'T TOO PROUD - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS at the Kennedy Center - They Were Dancing in the Seats!!
Broadway - get ready for another homage to a great music group.
Venue Problems Aside, Stillpointe's URINETOWN Flush With Possibility
Not only was the premise intriguing, then, but the treatment, and particularly the talent Stillpointe brought to this performance, seemed quite promising.
BWW Review: THE QUICKENING at Fells Point Corner Theatre
A young woman and her baby are in danger as it becomes increasingly evident they are being haunted.
BWW Review: ON YOUR FEET! THE EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFAN BROADWAY MUSICAL at the Hippodrome Theatre - It Literally Has Audiences OFF Their Feet!
It's more like a party than a musical.
CAMELOT at the Shakespeare Theatre Company is Elegant, Charming, and Just Plain Entertaining.
Alan Paul directs a superb cast in Lerner and Lowe's classic musical.
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS at Signature Theatre - A Stunning Production
Signature Theatre presents another Kander and Ebb musical for the ages.
BWW Review: BAD JEWS at Vagabond Players
When a family deals with loss, how can they go about preserving their loved one's legacy with what was left behind? At the Vagabond Players, audiences can witness how Joshua Harmon's award-winning dark comedy BAD JEWS will immerse you on an emotional journey from beginning to end.
Wrestling with Authentic Inauthenticity: CHAD DEITY at Cohesion Theatre
The bad guy is supposed to proclaim how much he despises American values.
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Bocking Baltimore Center Stage (8/14-9/06) |
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Maybe Happy Ending Hippodrome at France-Merrick Performing Arts Center (9/13-9/19) |
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A Little Stephen Music: A Sondheim Cabaret Maryland Ensemble Theatre (9/05-9/05) |
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Little Shop of Horrors 40th Anniversary Tour with Ellen Greene (the Original Audrey) M&T Bank Exchange (9/26-9/26) |
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Appropriate Maryland Ensemble Theatre (4/02-4/25) |
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Our Town The Colonial Players of Annapolis (9/11-10/03) |
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Into the Woods Maryland Ensemble Theatre (9/11-10/04) |
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The Pigeon Gets a Big Time Holiday Extravaganza! Maryland Ensemble Theatre (11/28-12/20) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show (10/17-10/17) |
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MET Comedy Extravaganza Maryland Ensemble Theatre (9/05-9/06) |