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Hal Holbrook to Bring MARK TWAIN TONIGHT! to National Theatre, 4/4-5
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2014
Hal Holbrook's legendary - and possibly longest running - one-man show, Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight!, brings the beloved author to life with irreverent humor and astonishing authenticity. Millions have enjoyed the show since its original Tony- and Emmy-winning performances on Broadway and on television, and Holbrook continues to perfect it, drawing upon his vast experience on the stage and screen. Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight! plays a limited engagement at the National Theatre April 4 and 5 at 8 p.m.
Pumpkin Theatre to Present SEUSSICAL JR, 2/8-16
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2014
Pumpkin Theatre continues our 46th Season 'Discovering New Friendships Through Familiar Tales' with Seussical Jr. Follow the musical adventure of Horton, an elephant who one day hears voices coming from a speck of dust and spends the rest of his days protecting his new friends from WhoVille. The Cat in the Hat, Mayzie, Getrude McFuzz, The Wickersham Brothers, Jo Jo and more all join in on this mash up of Dr Seuss' favorite tales. Part of our 'Kids for Kids' series, this show will feature younger actors working with Pumpkin Artists to present a professional Main Stage Production. Performances take place on February 8, 9, 15, & 16. All shows are at 1 and 3pm and take place at 2905 Walnut Ave, Owings Mills 21117. We still have our affordable 3 play subscription packages available. Individual tickets are $14 in advance, $16 at the door and available by calling the box office at 410 902 1814 or purchasing ONLINE by visiting our website at www.pumpkintheatre.org
Baltimore Symphony Associates to Host 38th Annual Decorators' Show House at Silo Point, 5/18
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2014
The Baltimore Symphony Associates (BSA) will host its 38th annual Decorators' Show House at the Silo Point luxury condominiums, located at 1200 Steuart Street in Baltimore City. From Sunday, April 27 through Sunday, May 18, visitors will have the opportunity to tour the 4,989 sq. ft., two-story penthouse, featuring sprawling views of the Baltimore skyline. The Decorators' Show House is an annual fundraiser produced by the Baltimore Symphony Associates, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's (BSO) volunteer organization. Proceeds benefit the BSO's growing education and community engagement initiatives, including the award-winning OrchKids program, Side-by-Side concerts and the Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras. See below for complete event information.
PIPPIN, WICKED, NEWSIES & More Set for 2014-15 Hippodrome Broadway Season
by BWW News Desk - January 27, 2014
Broadway Across America has announced the 2014/2015 Hippodrome Broadway Series. This upcoming season includes such Broadway blockbusters as PIPPIN, ONCE and NEWSIES. The series also features the hit productions of CHICAGO, DIRTY DANCING, ANNIE and I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE. In addition, WICKED will be flying back to Baltimore for a four week engagement. The 2014/2015 Season marks the 100 Year Anniversary of the historic Hippodrome Theatre. It promises to be a very exciting season.
BWW Reviews: And Now for Something Completely Hilarious: SPAMALOT at Toby's
by Jack L. B. Gohn - January 27, 2014
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 Python fans - and who isn't? Hard to quarrel with an assemblage of attractions like that.
Children's Theatre at Way Off Broadway PresentsTILLY THE TRICKSTER, Now thru 4/5
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2014
The Children's Theatre at Way Off Broadway has been a part of The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, a leader in the region's theater community and one of the area's premiere entertainment venues, since 1996 when it opened with an original production of Sleep Beauty. That was the beginning of what would become one of the most popular family entertainment spots in Frederick. To this day, the Children's Theatre at Way Off Broadway is the area's only children's lunch theater, offering a family-friendly meal before each show.
Fells Point Corner Theatre to Stage TALES OF ORDINARY MADNESS, 2/14-3/2
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2014
Fells Point Corner Theatre presents on its Sokal Stage TALES OF ORDINARY MADNESS by Petr Zelenka, directed by Barry Feinstein.
FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS Comes to Olney Theatre Center, 2/8-9
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2014
Olney Theatre Center presents Adventure Theatre-MTC's production of FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS February 8 and 9.
Maryland Citizens for the Arts to Honor Governor Martin O'Malley and Fred Lazarus IV on Maryland Arts Day, 2/12
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2014
Maryland Citizens for the Arts will present Governor Martin O'Malley and President of the Maryland Institute of Art Fred Lazarus IV with the Outstanding Leadership in the Arts Award and the Sue Hess Maryland Arts Advocate of the Year Award, respectively, at Maryland Arts Day, February 12, 2014.
Photo Flash: First Look at THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Drama Learning Center
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2014
Tickets are now on sale for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Drama Learning Center in Columbia. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee centers around a fictional spelling bee in Putnam Valley Middle School. Quirky adolescents compete in the Bee, run by equally quirky grown-ups. The 2005 Broadway production was nominated for six Tony Awards, and won two, including Best Book. As with the original Broadway production, this iteration will also involve audience participation. Select audience members will be brought up on stage to round out the cast as spellers each performance. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Ian McKellen to Lend Voice to Olney Theatre Center's HOW TO SUCCEEED
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2014
Olney Theatre Center proudly announces the return of legendary star of stage and screen Sir Ian McKellen, making his musical comedy debut in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying as the "Book Voice", narrating the action in the Tony-winning musical. Former Artistic Director Jim Petosa, who produced McKellen's first appearance at Olney, has signed on to voice the show's "TV Announcer". How to Succeed is known for having voiceover parts often recorded by recognizable voices including broadcast journalists Walter Cronkite (1995 Broadway revival) and Anderson Cooper (2011 Broadway revival).
Development Workshop Readings for the Baltimore Playwrights Festival Continue Today
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2014
The Baltimore Playwrights Festival has scheduled its second round of Play Development Workshop Readings. The readings will be held today, January 18, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Spotlighters Theatre, 817 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.
Children's Playhouse of Maryland Offers Encore Performances of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, JR. Today
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2014
The Children's Playhouse of MD, in residence at CCBC Essex, will perform encores of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Jr. at 1 pm today, Jan. 18 and 19, 2014 in the Administration Building Lecture Hall at CCCB Essex, 7201 Rossville Boulevard.
INSIDE OUT to Run 3/1-4/6 at Imagination Stage
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2014
Imagination Stage will collaborate with Natasha Holmes, director and cofounder of Tell Tale Hearts Children's Touring Theatre Company (U.K.), on the world premiere of Inside Out. This is the second collaboration with Tell Tale Hearts for the My First Imagination Stage season, and it builds on the free play aspect of live performance.
BWW Reviews: Baltimore Symphony's 'Off the Cuff': Dvorak's New World Symphony
by Charles Shubow - January 17, 2014
Maestra Marin Alsop conducts a music appreciation evening for lovers of Dvoraks's 9th Symphony before a packed house.
Milburn Stone Theatre Kicks Off 2014 with Ira Levin's DEATHTRAP! Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2014
The Milburn Stone Theatre begins 2014 with one of the longest running broadway plays of all time, Ira Levin's DEATHTRAP! Levin, author of such notable classic stories of horror and suspense as Rosemary's Baby, The Boys From Brazil and The Stepford Wives won his second Edgar award (an award presented to notable mystery and suspense writers, named after Edgar Allen Poe) with DEATHTRAP!
Neil Simon's 45 SECONDS FROM BROADWAY Opens Tonight at Laurel Mill Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2014
45 Seconds from Broadway by Neil Simon will run weekends from tonight, January 17, 2014 through February 8, 2014.
Teaching Young Actors Presents THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, Now thru 1/25
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2014
Tickets are now on sale for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Drama Learning Center in Columbia. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee centers around a fictional spelling bee in Putnam Valley Middle School. Quirky adolescents compete in the Bee, run by equally quirky grown-ups. The 2005 Broadway production was nominated for six Tony Awards, and won two, including Best Book. As with the original Broadway production, this iteration will also involve audience participation. Select audience members will be brought up on stage to round out the cast as spellers each performance.
Way Off Broadway Kicks Off 20th Year of Entertainment Today with THE SOUND OF MUSIC
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2014
The 2014 Season marks a landmark for one of the region's most established and respected theatre organizations. With the opening of Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic The Sound of Music today, January 17, 2014, The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre will kick off its Platinum Anniversary Season, celebrating 20 years of bringing live, first class entertainment to the stage.
Photo Flash: First Look at Beth Hylton, Megan Anderson and More in Everyman's CRIMES OF THE HEART
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2014
Everyman Theatre begins the new year with the Pulitzer Prize-winning, new American classic, Beth Henley's Crimes of the Heart. The production will run from January 8th through February 2nd.
MAMMA MIA! Tour to Play National Theatre, 3/4-9
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2014
Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to National Theatre for a limited engagement - March 4 to 9.
Submissions Now Being Accepted for 2014 Frostburg One Act Playwriting Festival
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2014
The Frostburg State University Center for Creative Writing announces its fifth annual One-Act Playwriting Competition to showcase new works.
Tickets Now Available for the Celebration of the Arts in Howard County
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2014
Tickets are now available for Howard County's signature arts event! Presented by Howard Bank, the Celebration of the Arts in Howard Countywill be held on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at the Peter and Elizabeth Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD.
Maryland Ensemble Theatre to Present WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, 2/14-3/9
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2014
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is proud to present Edward Albee's Tony Award winning masterpiece, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The hilariously dark martial war of words will run every Thursday through Sunday at Maryland Ensemble Theatre from February 14 through March 9.
Maryland Ensemble Theatre Announces New Schedule of Classes
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2014
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is proud to announce its schedule of classes for The Ensemble School's upcoming semester. Taught by working actors and directors, The Ensemble School is a training ground for professional and aspiring actors of all skill levels with classes for students from age seven to adult. All classes are 12-week sessions that begin on or after February 11, meet once a week and are limited to 12 students. All classes are held at Maryland Ensemble Theatre located in the historic FSK Hotel at 31 W Patrick Street in downtown Frederick.

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