Mouse on the Move Returns to Imagination Stage for Four Weekends Only in July
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2013
For only four weekends this summer, Imagination Stage brings back Mouse on the Move as part of its My First Imagination Stage program. This popular production offers opportunities for children to interact with the actors and help tell the story.
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2013
For only four weekends this summer, Imagination Stage brings back Mouse on the Move as part of its My First Imagination Stage program. This popular production offers opportunities for children to interact with the actors and help tell the story.
The Baltimore Shakespeare Factory Announces Summer Workshops
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2013
The Baltimore Shakespeare Factory has announced its "Summer with Shakespeare: Performance Workshops" Students entering grades 3 - 12 can experience what it might be like to travel back in time to the 1600s and be a part of the fun and excitement of Shakespeare's acting company-The King's Men. Summer with Shakespeare is a great way to develop acting skills, make friends, build confidence, and develop an appreciation and understanding of Shakespeare's work. Plus, it's a "malmsey-butt" of fun!
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2013
The Baltimore Shakespeare Factory has announced its "Summer with Shakespeare: Performance Workshops" Students entering grades 3 - 12 can experience what it might be like to travel back in time to the 1600s and be a part of the fun and excitement of Shakespeare's acting company-The King's Men. Summer with Shakespeare is a great way to develop acting skills, make friends, build confidence, and develop an appreciation and understanding of Shakespeare's work. Plus, it's a "malmsey-butt" of fun!
BWW Reviews: IN THE HEIGHTS at Toby's - Energetic But Inaudible
by Jack L. B. Gohn - May 12, 2013
In The Heights is not standard Maryland dinner theater fare, concerning, as it does, the residents of a largely Dominican and Puerto Rican barrio at the northern end (and highest part) of Manhattan. The lyrics are often in Spanish, often delivered in rap monologue, and largely assume a kind of cultural literacy not common among Maryland dinner theater patrons: knowing, for instance, what it means for someone to say she comes from La Vibora or from Vega Alta (things I had to look up after the fact) or what kind of comestible a mamey might be (ditto), or what it means to yell 'Wepa!' (ditto again). This is probably a good thing; all of us should constantly be looking to broaden our horizons, especially in our theatergoing. At the same time, as much help as possible should be extended to make the proceedings as comprehensible as possible for us Anglo newbies. And sadly, barring a half-page insert of explanation in the program, that kind of help was in scant evidence in Toby's new production.
by Jack L. B. Gohn - May 12, 2013
In The Heights is not standard Maryland dinner theater fare, concerning, as it does, the residents of a largely Dominican and Puerto Rican barrio at the northern end (and highest part) of Manhattan. The lyrics are often in Spanish, often delivered in rap monologue, and largely assume a kind of cultural literacy not common among Maryland dinner theater patrons: knowing, for instance, what it means for someone to say she comes from La Vibora or from Vega Alta (things I had to look up after the fact) or what kind of comestible a mamey might be (ditto), or what it means to yell 'Wepa!' (ditto again). This is probably a good thing; all of us should constantly be looking to broaden our horizons, especially in our theatergoing. At the same time, as much help as possible should be extended to make the proceedings as comprehensible as possible for us Anglo newbies. And sadly, barring a half-page insert of explanation in the program, that kind of help was in scant evidence in Toby's new production.
Spotlighters to Open A DELICATE BALANCE, 5/31
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2013
Spotlighters opens A DELICATE BALANCE by Edward Albee on Friday, May 31, 2013 at 8pm. Directed by Fuzz Roark, the show runs through June 30, 2013 (Fri & Sat - 8pm / Sun - 2pm).
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2013
Spotlighters opens A DELICATE BALANCE by Edward Albee on Friday, May 31, 2013 at 8pm. Directed by Fuzz Roark, the show runs through June 30, 2013 (Fri & Sat - 8pm / Sun - 2pm).
Mark Ryder Original Choreography Grant Applications Now Available
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2013
Howard County Arts Council (HCAC) has announced that applications for the FY2014 Mark Ryder Original Choreography Grant Program are now available. This program was established at the bequest of Mark Ryder's family, in honor of his life's work, to recognize individual creative expression, and to provide financial assistance to choreographers to create new original work. A fund has been established at the Columbia Foundation to enable monies to be awarded for this purpose in perpetuity. The grant award recipients will be announced at HCAC's Annual Meeting and Grant Awards Ceremony in September 2013. The minimum grant amount will be $500.
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2013
Howard County Arts Council (HCAC) has announced that applications for the FY2014 Mark Ryder Original Choreography Grant Program are now available. This program was established at the bequest of Mark Ryder's family, in honor of his life's work, to recognize individual creative expression, and to provide financial assistance to choreographers to create new original work. A fund has been established at the Columbia Foundation to enable monies to be awarded for this purpose in perpetuity. The grant award recipients will be announced at HCAC's Annual Meeting and Grant Awards Ceremony in September 2013. The minimum grant amount will be $500.
BWW Reviews: Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT Rocks the Hippodrome But Lacks Story
by Giordana Segneri - May 08, 2013
Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong, who wrote this rock opera's lyrics, and his punk rock band that created its unstoppably vibrant music weren't going for "comfortable." They were aiming, along with co-creator and director Michael Mayer (who picked up a Tony for his direction of Spring Awakening), to offer a musical production that breaks ground for its in-your-face punk rock approach to storytelling and its entirely unapologetic tale of sex, drugs and (punk) rock n' roll. And while there's lots of all of the above-and all very well done-there's not so much in the way of a plot with any depth.
by Giordana Segneri - May 08, 2013
Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong, who wrote this rock opera's lyrics, and his punk rock band that created its unstoppably vibrant music weren't going for "comfortable." They were aiming, along with co-creator and director Michael Mayer (who picked up a Tony for his direction of Spring Awakening), to offer a musical production that breaks ground for its in-your-face punk rock approach to storytelling and its entirely unapologetic tale of sex, drugs and (punk) rock n' roll. And while there's lots of all of the above-and all very well done-there's not so much in the way of a plot with any depth.
BSO Taps Parsons & Mannes College to Envision New Concepts for Orchestral Performance
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2013
To kick off its third annual Parsons Festival, last evening Parsons The New School for Design and its sister school, Mannes College The New School for Music, presented The Future of Orchestral Garments. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and its Music Director Marin Alsop challenged students to envision the future of orchestral performance, and the resulting event brought together fashion, music and technology in new and innovative ways. Maestra Alsop and the BSO are in New York City this weekend to perform in Carnegie Hall's Spring for Music Festival.
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2013
To kick off its third annual Parsons Festival, last evening Parsons The New School for Design and its sister school, Mannes College The New School for Music, presented The Future of Orchestral Garments. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and its Music Director Marin Alsop challenged students to envision the future of orchestral performance, and the resulting event brought together fashion, music and technology in new and innovative ways. Maestra Alsop and the BSO are in New York City this weekend to perform in Carnegie Hall's Spring for Music Festival.
Imagination Stage Student Ensemble Presents LITTLE MONSTERS, 5/31-6/2
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2013
Something's just not right at A.B. Stoker Preparatory Academy: the children are unusually mean, there are strange noises everywhere, and the statues in the hallway seem to move when no one's looking. It's up to the first-year students to get to the bottom of things...before it's too late!
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2013
Something's just not right at A.B. Stoker Preparatory Academy: the children are unusually mean, there are strange noises everywhere, and the statues in the hallway seem to move when no one's looking. It's up to the first-year students to get to the bottom of things...before it's too late!
DREAMGIRLS Dazzles Audiences in Baltimore, 5/4-5
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2013
The sparkling new high-tech production of the Tony and Academy Award winning musical DREAMGIRLS will electrify audiences in Baltimore as Big League Productions, Inc. brings this high-energy Broadway hit show to the Modell Performing Arts Center At The Lyric from today, May 4-5 for three performances only!
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2013
The sparkling new high-tech production of the Tony and Academy Award winning musical DREAMGIRLS will electrify audiences in Baltimore as Big League Productions, Inc. brings this high-energy Broadway hit show to the Modell Performing Arts Center At The Lyric from today, May 4-5 for three performances only!
Photo Flash: First Look at MET's PICKLE MY MONKEY
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2013
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is wrapping up its 2012-13, 15th anniversary mainstage season with a new World Premiere comedy Pickle My Monkey beginning May 16. Like David Mamet teaming up with the Marx Brothers to write their own apocalyptic version of The Comedy of Errors, Pickle My Monkey is a truly surreal farce. Sexy, madcap, odd, and modern, the show featuring a loaded gun, a briefcase full of cash and a talking chimp, promises to be inventive, original, and fun! Maryland Ensemble Theatre Artistic Director, Tad Janes, directs the script by MET company members Lisa Burl, Kevin Cole and Matt Lee. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2013
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is wrapping up its 2012-13, 15th anniversary mainstage season with a new World Premiere comedy Pickle My Monkey beginning May 16. Like David Mamet teaming up with the Marx Brothers to write their own apocalyptic version of The Comedy of Errors, Pickle My Monkey is a truly surreal farce. Sexy, madcap, odd, and modern, the show featuring a loaded gun, a briefcase full of cash and a talking chimp, promises to be inventive, original, and fun! Maryland Ensemble Theatre Artistic Director, Tad Janes, directs the script by MET company members Lisa Burl, Kevin Cole and Matt Lee. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
The Stoop Storytelling Series to Continue with EUREKA at Center Stage, 5/20
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2013
The Stoop Storytelling Series presents 'Eureka: Stories about discoveries, breakthroughs, and brave new worlds' on Monday, May 20 at Center Stage.
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2013
The Stoop Storytelling Series presents 'Eureka: Stories about discoveries, breakthroughs, and brave new worlds' on Monday, May 20 at Center Stage.
MET's PICKLE MY MONKEY Begins 5/16
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2013
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is wrapping up its 2012-13, 15th anniversary mainstage season with a new World Premiere comedy Pickle My Monkey beginning May 16. Like David Mamet teaming up with the Marx Brothers to write their own apocalyptic version of The Comedy of Errors, Pickle My Monkey is a truly surreal farce. Sexy, madcap, odd, and modern, the show featuring a loaded gun, a briefcase full of cash and a talking chimp, promises to be inventive, original, and fun! Maryland Ensemble Theatre Artistic Director, Tad Janes, directs the script by MET company members Lisa Burl, Kevin Cole and Matt Lee.
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2013
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is wrapping up its 2012-13, 15th anniversary mainstage season with a new World Premiere comedy Pickle My Monkey beginning May 16. Like David Mamet teaming up with the Marx Brothers to write their own apocalyptic version of The Comedy of Errors, Pickle My Monkey is a truly surreal farce. Sexy, madcap, odd, and modern, the show featuring a loaded gun, a briefcase full of cash and a talking chimp, promises to be inventive, original, and fun! Maryland Ensemble Theatre Artistic Director, Tad Janes, directs the script by MET company members Lisa Burl, Kevin Cole and Matt Lee.
STAGE TUBE: Behind-the-Scenes of Everyman's TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
by Christina Mancuso - May 03, 2013
Everyman Theatre continues its season of award-winning Baltimore Premieres with the 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks, now playing through May 19th, 2013. The production will feature Everyman Theatre Resident Company Eric Berryman and Everyman veteran KenYatta Rogers in the two-person cast. Well-known and respected DC director, Jennifer L. Nelson, will helm the production. BroadwayWorld has an exclusive behind-the-scenes look below!
by Christina Mancuso - May 03, 2013
Everyman Theatre continues its season of award-winning Baltimore Premieres with the 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks, now playing through May 19th, 2013. The production will feature Everyman Theatre Resident Company Eric Berryman and Everyman veteran KenYatta Rogers in the two-person cast. Well-known and respected DC director, Jennifer L. Nelson, will helm the production. BroadwayWorld has an exclusive behind-the-scenes look below!
Photo Flash: First Look at Eric Berryman and KenYatta Rogers in Everyman's TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2013
Everyman Theatre continues its season of award-winning Baltimore Premieres with the 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks, now playing through May 19th, 2013. The production will feature Everyman Theatre Resident Company Eric Berryman and Everyman veteran KenYatta Rogers in the two-person cast. Well-known and respected DC director, Jennifer L. Nelson, will helm the production. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below.
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2013
Everyman Theatre continues its season of award-winning Baltimore Premieres with the 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks, now playing through May 19th, 2013. The production will feature Everyman Theatre Resident Company Eric Berryman and Everyman veteran KenYatta Rogers in the two-person cast. Well-known and respected DC director, Jennifer L. Nelson, will helm the production. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below.
BENEATHA'S PLACE Begins May 8 in Baltimore
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2013
On Wednesday, May 8, CENTERSTAGE begins previews of the World Premiere production of Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah's new play, Beneatha's Place. The production, playing in rotating repertory with Clybourne Park, forms the second half of The Raisin Cycle. Opening Night for Beneatha's Place will be on Wednesday, May 15.
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2013
On Wednesday, May 8, CENTERSTAGE begins previews of the World Premiere production of Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah's new play, Beneatha's Place. The production, playing in rotating repertory with Clybourne Park, forms the second half of The Raisin Cycle. Opening Night for Beneatha's Place will be on Wednesday, May 15.
Stocking Productions Presents NEXT TO NORMAL, Beginning 5/23
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2013
For the last two years, the Memorial Day Weekend has seen special theatrical presentations from Stocking Productions. Last year's Frederick premiere of the smash hit musical RENT played to sold out houses. This year, Stocking Productions will once again produce a Frederick premiere with its presentation of the rock musical Next to Normal.
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2013
For the last two years, the Memorial Day Weekend has seen special theatrical presentations from Stocking Productions. Last year's Frederick premiere of the smash hit musical RENT played to sold out houses. This year, Stocking Productions will once again produce a Frederick premiere with its presentation of the rock musical Next to Normal.
Howard County Arts Council's Summer Camps Announced
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2013
Space is still available for visual and performing arts summer camps at the Howard County Arts Council (HCAC) in Ellicott City. Programs are open to the public, regardless of residency in Howard County, for students entering grades K-7. Campers must be a minimum of five years of age by September 1, 2013 to be eligible for summer camp.
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2013
Space is still available for visual and performing arts summer camps at the Howard County Arts Council (HCAC) in Ellicott City. Programs are open to the public, regardless of residency in Howard County, for students entering grades K-7. Campers must be a minimum of five years of age by September 1, 2013 to be eligible for summer camp.
Children's Playhouse of Maryland Opens GREASE: SCHOOL VERSION, 5/4
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2013
Children's Playhouse of Maryland, in residence at the Community College of Baltimore County, Essex, brings "Grease: School Version" to the stage at 1 p.m. weekends beginning Saturday, May 4 through Sunday, May 19. An additional performance at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 12 will be sign-language interpreted by students in the CCBC Interpreter Preparation program. All performances will be held in the J Building Lecture Hall (J-137) at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Blvd. in Rosedale, Md. The J-Building Lecture Hall at CCCB Essex is a wheelchair-accessible facility. Please request accommodations at the time of ticket purchase. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased from the CCBC Box Office at 443-840-ARTS (2787) or online at https://www.ticketreturn.com/prod2/team.asp?SponsorID=4917. Tickets are available at the door, space permitting. Advanced purchase is recommended.
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2013
Children's Playhouse of Maryland, in residence at the Community College of Baltimore County, Essex, brings "Grease: School Version" to the stage at 1 p.m. weekends beginning Saturday, May 4 through Sunday, May 19. An additional performance at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 12 will be sign-language interpreted by students in the CCBC Interpreter Preparation program. All performances will be held in the J Building Lecture Hall (J-137) at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Blvd. in Rosedale, Md. The J-Building Lecture Hall at CCCB Essex is a wheelchair-accessible facility. Please request accommodations at the time of ticket purchase. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased from the CCBC Box Office at 443-840-ARTS (2787) or online at https://www.ticketreturn.com/prod2/team.asp?SponsorID=4917. Tickets are available at the door, space permitting. Advanced purchase is recommended.
Spotlighters Seeks Immediate Replacement for 'Agnes' in A DELICATE BALANCE
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2013
Spotlighters seeks a replace actor for Agnes in A DELICATE BALANCE (Edward Albee) directed by Fuzz Roark.
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2013
Spotlighters seeks a replace actor for Agnes in A DELICATE BALANCE (Edward Albee) directed by Fuzz Roark.
BWW Reviews: Life's A Joke: TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at Everyman
by Daniel Collins - April 29, 2013
Two African-American brothers named Lincoln and Booth were left to live on their own with any parents, surviving as street hustlers. Now grown men, their names and histories haunt them in Suzan-Lori Parks' play, TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, now at the Everyman Theatre.
by Daniel Collins - April 29, 2013
Two African-American brothers named Lincoln and Booth were left to live on their own with any parents, surviving as street hustlers. Now grown men, their names and histories haunt them in Suzan-Lori Parks' play, TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, now at the Everyman Theatre.
The Comedy Pigs Return 5/3 & 4
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2013
The Comedy Pigs, Maryland Ensemble Theatre's (MET) sketch and improv troupe, is back in primetime with shows on May 3 and 4 at 9pm at MET.
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2013
The Comedy Pigs, Maryland Ensemble Theatre's (MET) sketch and improv troupe, is back in primetime with shows on May 3 and 4 at 9pm at MET.
Forum Theatre Presents CLEMENTINE IN THE LOWER 9, 5/23-6/15
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2013
Forum Theatre presents the area premiere of Clementine in the Lower 9, from playwright Dan Dietz, music composed by Justin Ellington, and directed by Derek Goldman May 23 - June 15, 2013. Dan Dietz will be in residence during the rehearsal process. Tickets are $25 for all performances ($20 for seniors, groups, and Round House subscribers; $15 for students and patrons under 30). To purchase, visit http://www.forum-theatre.org/buy-tickets or call the Round House box office at 240-644-1100.
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2013
Forum Theatre presents the area premiere of Clementine in the Lower 9, from playwright Dan Dietz, music composed by Justin Ellington, and directed by Derek Goldman May 23 - June 15, 2013. Dan Dietz will be in residence during the rehearsal process. Tickets are $25 for all performances ($20 for seniors, groups, and Round House subscribers; $15 for students and patrons under 30). To purchase, visit http://www.forum-theatre.org/buy-tickets or call the Round House box office at 240-644-1100.
BWW Reviews: An Actorly SPRING AWAKENING at Towson
by Jack L. B. Gohn - April 28, 2013
This was an undergraduate audience, clearly, and they were rapt and engaged. Yet it was a knowing engagement. By that, I do not mean that the kids came in knowing the tunes and humming along, in fact it was obvious from the laughs and the gasps when funny or shocking things occurred that a large part of the contingent on hand had no idea what was coming. What I mean is, the viewers got it, they understood it on both intellectual and instinctive levels, agreed and approved; the raucous curtain calls demonstrated this, and the audience's identification with what they were seeing.
by Jack L. B. Gohn - April 28, 2013
This was an undergraduate audience, clearly, and they were rapt and engaged. Yet it was a knowing engagement. By that, I do not mean that the kids came in knowing the tunes and humming along, in fact it was obvious from the laughs and the gasps when funny or shocking things occurred that a large part of the contingent on hand had no idea what was coming. What I mean is, the viewers got it, they understood it on both intellectual and instinctive levels, agreed and approved; the raucous curtain calls demonstrated this, and the audience's identification with what they were seeing.
CENTERSTAGE Announces Honorees for 27th Annual Young Playwrights Festival
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2013
CENTERSTAGE has announced the honorees for this years' Young Playwrights Festival, an annual competition that welcomes student playwrights around the state to submit their original works. This year, more than 400 Maryland students in grades K-12 submitted plays. The honored plays that were selected will be showcased with workshops, in-school performances, and select pieces will be staged at CENTERSTAGE at the annual Young Playwrights Festival performance at CENTERSTAGE on Monday, May 6, at 7 pm.
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2013
CENTERSTAGE has announced the honorees for this years' Young Playwrights Festival, an annual competition that welcomes student playwrights around the state to submit their original works. This year, more than 400 Maryland students in grades K-12 submitted plays. The honored plays that were selected will be showcased with workshops, in-school performances, and select pieces will be staged at CENTERSTAGE at the annual Young Playwrights Festival performance at CENTERSTAGE on Monday, May 6, at 7 pm.
Carlos Kalmar Leads the BSO in Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, May 23-25
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2013
Carlos Kalmar leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in selections of Prokofiev's passionate Romeo and Juliet on Thursday, May 23 and Friday, May 24 at 8 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and Saturday, May 25 at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore. The program also features Narong Prangcharoen's Phenomenon and Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto No. 3 performed by pianist Jean-Philippe Collard.
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2013
Carlos Kalmar leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in selections of Prokofiev's passionate Romeo and Juliet on Thursday, May 23 and Friday, May 24 at 8 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and Saturday, May 25 at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore. The program also features Narong Prangcharoen's Phenomenon and Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto No. 3 performed by pianist Jean-Philippe Collard.
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