BALTIMORE THEATER REVIEWS

Tony winning composer performs and conducts SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD with the Young Artists of America....

The vulnerability of Witt's recreated Illyria makes the joy in the show shine all the brighter. There will never be a definitive production of any Shakespeare play, but this is one of the truly special ones....

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch's life is given a humorous presentation...

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra previews next season with highlights....

Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer once again demonstrates his success with new musicals....

I don't believe I ever read Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and while it's certainly not a children's story, it's the type of classic almost-fable, featuring archetypical characters-much like Dorian Gray or Frankenstein-that permeates the imagination of youth. So I ...

A strong steers us through the tangled paths of family bonds despite cultural divides....

So, after trashing Mormonism, and by implication most other faiths (since most have foundational myths about as likely-sounding as the LDS ones, and taboos that are no less but also no more sensible than those which restrain the Mormons), there are two natural places to end up. One would be in some ...

Do not miss these theatrical icons who make an evening to remember....

Sometimes it takes a village, but here, it just takes two very talented actors to bring a village to life. Playwright Marie Jones and actors Clinton Brandhagen and Todd Lawson take an old story and make it new by presenting it as a two-man play. The results are a thoroughly entertaining acting tour-...

Something happened involving those two and Mrs. K's deceased husband. We may think we know, but I suspect most guesses will be wrong. We know the play is going in a dark direction, but we may well not guess how dark....

Oddball Elwood P. Dowd embarrasses his family with his insistent devotion to an unsuitable friend. Historical Vagabonds Theater in Fells Point delivers laughs with this Pulitzer Prize-winning drawing room comedy....

This musical features bluegrass, gospel, country, and rock music. It's like the tomato sauce Prego...'It's all in there.'...

Like WICKED was a prequel to the 'Wizard of Oz', PETER AND THE STARCATCHER is a prequel to J. M. Barrie's 'Peter Pan'....

Poignant Irish comedy deserved its standing ovation....

There's nonsense delivered in true Cantabridgian style, i.e. with insane argumentative rigor. There are dazzling scantily-clad showgirls and showboys. There are songs that are wonderfully self-referential and songs that push the limits of taste. And there are lots of tag-lines and tropes for Monty...

A heartfelt tribute to a great composer, one has to admire the musicianship on display at this concert....

Maestra Marin Alsop conducts a music appreciation evening for lovers of Dvoraks's 9th Symphony before a packed house....

Pulitzer Prize winning play by Beth Henley deserves your presenceWell, Everyman Theatre as done it again. This is the third play of the new season and every play has been extended. CRIMES OF THE HEART gets another week, now running until February 9, 2014....

Bernard, a dashing American living in Paris, chooses his fiancees carefully: They're all-yes, all three-air hostesses, as they were called in the bon vivant '60s, when Boeing-Boeing takes place, and their names all begin with G. The better to ensure no embarrassing mix-ups. But leave it French playw...

Historic adaptation of PORGY AND BESS returns to National Theater....

Sherrie Edelen shines in iconic role as Momma Rose in GYPSY which due to popular demand has been extended to January 26, 2014....

If you want to take your little ones to a rich, engaging theater experience this weekend, then Pumpkin Theater in Owings Mills is the place to go. Featuring the classic, The Princess & The Pea, the performance is engaging for children and adults. The first thing that captures your attention is the ...

NSO presents a wonderful holiday celebration....

It's fascinating, it's sometimes funny, it's eclectic, it's experimental theater, and it stars Mikhail Baryshnikov....