Everyman Theatre Announces 2019/20 Season - New Theatre Space, New Plays, And Familiar Favorites
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2019
Everyman Theatre presents its lineup for the upcoming 2019- 2020 season with a slate of offerings sure to enthrall audiences. This season features revered big-name revivals-award-winning plays seen through a fresh lens-as well as new works from some of today's top playwriting talent.
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2019
Everyman Theatre presents its lineup for the upcoming 2019- 2020 season with a slate of offerings sure to enthrall audiences. This season features revered big-name revivals-award-winning plays seen through a fresh lens-as well as new works from some of today's top playwriting talent.
National Players Return To Olney Theatre Center To Conclude TOUR 70
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2019
National Players, America's longest-running touring company and the hallmark outreach program of the Olney Theatre Center, conclude their 70th tour with a homestand featuring repertory presentations an adaptation of Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days from May 22-May 26 and Shakespeare's Twelfth Night from May 29-June 2 in Olney's Historic Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2019
National Players, America's longest-running touring company and the hallmark outreach program of the Olney Theatre Center, conclude their 70th tour with a homestand featuring repertory presentations an adaptation of Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days from May 22-May 26 and Shakespeare's Twelfth Night from May 29-June 2 in Olney's Historic Theatre.
BWW Review: Trippingly On The Tongue: HAMLET In Original Pronunciation At Baltimore Shakespeare Factory
by Cybele Pomeroy - May 02, 2019
Is Hamlet mad or not?What is his moral duty? Is he always an ass, or just going through a rough patch? To be or not to be? Baltimore Shakespeare Factory delivers HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK in Original Pronunciation with verve and depth, while answering some important questions. BSF, dedicated to accuracy and education, presents one show a season in Original Pronunciation, a must-do experience for Shakespeare nerds. The pre-show festivities, finely done and recommended, are in Original Pronunciation to attune one's ear.
by Cybele Pomeroy - May 02, 2019
Is Hamlet mad or not?What is his moral duty? Is he always an ass, or just going through a rough patch? To be or not to be? Baltimore Shakespeare Factory delivers HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK in Original Pronunciation with verve and depth, while answering some important questions. BSF, dedicated to accuracy and education, presents one show a season in Original Pronunciation, a must-do experience for Shakespeare nerds. The pre-show festivities, finely done and recommended, are in Original Pronunciation to attune one's ear.
BWW Review: BLITHE SPIRIT at Vagabond Players - Community Theater at Its Best
by Charles Shubow - May 01, 2019
I do wish I could get to more community theater. It has been too long since my last review of shows that deserve moer attention. There are a plethera of local such productions in the Baltimore/Washington area which provide affordable and entertaining theater. I recently attend the Charm City Players and their wonderful production of MAMMA MIA!
by Charles Shubow - May 01, 2019
I do wish I could get to more community theater. It has been too long since my last review of shows that deserve moer attention. There are a plethera of local such productions in the Baltimore/Washington area which provide affordable and entertaining theater. I recently attend the Charm City Players and their wonderful production of MAMMA MIA!
Cohesion and BAPAC Introduce TORNKID, A World Premiere Play
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2019
Cohesion Theatre Company is excited to be partnering with the newly created Baltimore Asian Pasifika Arts Collective (BAPAC) on a world premiere play for the second production of Cohesion's 2019 Season. Devised with members of Cohesion and BAPAC, and written by playwright Katelynn Kenney, Tornkid draws on the power of Southeast Asian and Pacific Indigenous creation stories to explore identity and belonging and to unearth how ancient female narratives can provide guidance towards healing our broken world.
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2019
Cohesion Theatre Company is excited to be partnering with the newly created Baltimore Asian Pasifika Arts Collective (BAPAC) on a world premiere play for the second production of Cohesion's 2019 Season. Devised with members of Cohesion and BAPAC, and written by playwright Katelynn Kenney, Tornkid draws on the power of Southeast Asian and Pacific Indigenous creation stories to explore identity and belonging and to unearth how ancient female narratives can provide guidance towards healing our broken world.
TALE OF SERSE Comes To Baltimore, Blending Poetry Of Rumi And Music Of Handel
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2019
Timothy Nelson, a gradute of Peabody conservatory, forged his opera-directing career in Baltimore as founder and head of American Opera Theater (2001-2008). After pursuing a career overseas in London and Amsterdam, he returned to the Baltimore-Washington region in August of 2018 to become Artistic Director of the In Series, a DC based opera-theater company sharing his long-held commitment to innovating the art form and reaching new audiences. With this production, touring to the Baltimore Theatre Project for three performances, Nelson returns to the city he considers home and brings innovative staged opera-theater back as well.
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2019
Timothy Nelson, a gradute of Peabody conservatory, forged his opera-directing career in Baltimore as founder and head of American Opera Theater (2001-2008). After pursuing a career overseas in London and Amsterdam, he returned to the Baltimore-Washington region in August of 2018 to become Artistic Director of the In Series, a DC based opera-theater company sharing his long-held commitment to innovating the art form and reaching new audiences. With this production, touring to the Baltimore Theatre Project for three performances, Nelson returns to the city he considers home and brings innovative staged opera-theater back as well.
Rep Stage Closes Season With Fast-Paced Comedy THE 39 STEPS
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2019
Rep Stage, the professional regional theatre in residence at Howard Community College (HCC), closes its 26th season with "The 39 Steps," a comedy adapted by Patrick Barlow, from the novel by John Buchan. Based on the Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece, this fast-paced spoof of the classic 1935 film is a joy for anyone who loves the magic of theatre.
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2019
Rep Stage, the professional regional theatre in residence at Howard Community College (HCC), closes its 26th season with "The 39 Steps," a comedy adapted by Patrick Barlow, from the novel by John Buchan. Based on the Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece, this fast-paced spoof of the classic 1935 film is a joy for anyone who loves the magic of theatre.
Dundalk Community Theatre Presents MAMMA MIA!
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2019
Dundalk Community Theatre ends its season with a Broadway blockbuster musical. MAMMA MIA!, based on the music of ABBA, will be performed from May 10 - 19th. Adult tickets are $25, Senior tickets are $22 and Children tickets are $17.
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2019
Dundalk Community Theatre ends its season with a Broadway blockbuster musical. MAMMA MIA!, based on the music of ABBA, will be performed from May 10 - 19th. Adult tickets are $25, Senior tickets are $22 and Children tickets are $17.
Cast and Creatives Announced For HOW TO CATCH CREATION At Baltimore Center Stage
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2019
Baltimore Center Stage is pleased to announce the cast and artistic team for How to Catch Creation. This is bittersweet story of finding and following one's passions will wrap up our Mainstage programming of the 2018/19 season.
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2019
Baltimore Center Stage is pleased to announce the cast and artistic team for How to Catch Creation. This is bittersweet story of finding and following one's passions will wrap up our Mainstage programming of the 2018/19 season.
BWW Review: THE WHO'S TOMMY at the Kennedy Center
by Charles Shubow - April 26, 2019
From the beginning strumming of the electric guitars (Manny Moreira, Jim Roberts and Paul Henry) from the fabulous Kennedy Center Orchestra's 8-piece orchestra (Joe Mowart on Drums, Geoffrey Pilkington on Horn, and on Keyboards Michael Gacetta, Anthony Nalker, and Alex Tang) I was hooked. I had a perpetual smile on my face watching this spectacular production under the Direction of Josh Rhodes who also did the superb Choreography.
by Charles Shubow - April 26, 2019
From the beginning strumming of the electric guitars (Manny Moreira, Jim Roberts and Paul Henry) from the fabulous Kennedy Center Orchestra's 8-piece orchestra (Joe Mowart on Drums, Geoffrey Pilkington on Horn, and on Keyboards Michael Gacetta, Anthony Nalker, and Alex Tang) I was hooked. I had a perpetual smile on my face watching this spectacular production under the Direction of Josh Rhodes who also did the superb Choreography.
BWW Review: A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED at Artistic Synergy Of Baltimore is a Treat for Mystery Fans
by Kristen Price - April 25, 2019
As in most great mysteries, a murder has been committed. Yet in the case of Artistic Synergy of Baltimore's new show, a murder has also been announced. Their production of Agatha Christie's A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED is an enjoyable treat for any mystery-lover or fan of one of the great writers of all time. The play, adapted from the Christie novel of the same name, is set in a small village in England just after the war.
by Kristen Price - April 25, 2019
As in most great mysteries, a murder has been committed. Yet in the case of Artistic Synergy of Baltimore's new show, a murder has also been announced. Their production of Agatha Christie's A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED is an enjoyable treat for any mystery-lover or fan of one of the great writers of all time. The play, adapted from the Christie novel of the same name, is set in a small village in England just after the war.
BWW Review: GRAND HOTEL at Signature Theatre - A Lush Presentation
by Charles Shubow - April 25, 2019
I recall seeing GRAND HOTEL in its pre-Broadway incarnation at the Colonial Theatre in Boston in 1989. I took my mother and a niece. I do not have much recollection of whether I enjoyed it or not. But I do remember the late Michael Jeter's performance from the Tony Awards in 1990. He was terrific. Tommy Tune directed
by Charles Shubow - April 25, 2019
I recall seeing GRAND HOTEL in its pre-Broadway incarnation at the Colonial Theatre in Boston in 1989. I took my mother and a niece. I do not have much recollection of whether I enjoyed it or not. But I do remember the late Michael Jeter's performance from the Tony Awards in 1990. He was terrific. Tommy Tune directed
Mark Ryder Original Choreography Grant Applications Now Available
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2019
Howard County Arts Council (HCAC) is pleased to announce that applications for the FY2020 Mark Ryder Original Choreography Grant Program are now available. Established at the bequest of Mark Ryder's family in honor of his life's work, this program recognizes individual creative expression by providing 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 2019. The minimum grant amount will be $500.
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2019
Howard County Arts Council (HCAC) is pleased to announce that applications for the FY2020 Mark Ryder Original Choreography Grant Program are now available. Established at the bequest of Mark Ryder's family in honor of his life's work, this program recognizes individual creative expression by providing 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 2019. The minimum grant amount will be $500.
10x10x10 Announced At Fells Point Corner Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2019
Back for its SEVENTH installment, Fells Point Corner Theatre is delighted to bring you a fantastic lineup of hilarious and compelling 10-minute plays by local playwrights in our annual 10x10x10 Play Festival! In just two short hours, audiences will see 10 brand-new, fully-produced works presented by an ensemble of 10 of the area's finest actors. At the end of each performance, audiences vote on their favorites as the playwrights compete for cash prizes!
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2019
Back for its SEVENTH installment, Fells Point Corner Theatre is delighted to bring you a fantastic lineup of hilarious and compelling 10-minute plays by local playwrights in our annual 10x10x10 Play Festival! In just two short hours, audiences will see 10 brand-new, fully-produced works presented by an ensemble of 10 of the area's finest actors. At the end of each performance, audiences vote on their favorites as the playwrights compete for cash prizes!
Ally Theatre Company Announces Third Season
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2019
Today Ally Theatre Company announced its third season of production with a slate of three shows all of which will play at Joe's Movement Emporium in Mount Rainier, Maryland.
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2019
Today Ally Theatre Company announced its third season of production with a slate of three shows all of which will play at Joe's Movement Emporium in Mount Rainier, Maryland.
Olney Theatre Center Hosts A Conversation With Jennifer Wexton And Sarah Bloom Raskin
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2019
Freshman member of the 116th Congress, Jennifer Wexton (VA - 10th) and former Federal Reserve Governor and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Sarah Bloom Raskin sit down for a conversation about gender, politics, and the exercise of power prior to the opening night of Mary Stuart, a world premiere adaptation of Friedrich Schiller's play Maria Stuart adapted and directed by Jason Loewith on Saturday, May 11 at 5:00 pm at Olney Theatre Center.
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2019
Freshman member of the 116th Congress, Jennifer Wexton (VA - 10th) and former Federal Reserve Governor and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Sarah Bloom Raskin sit down for a conversation about gender, politics, and the exercise of power prior to the opening night of Mary Stuart, a world premiere adaptation of Friedrich Schiller's play Maria Stuart adapted and directed by Jason Loewith on Saturday, May 11 at 5:00 pm at Olney Theatre Center.
Update: Maryland Middle School Reverses Cancellation of SPELLING BEE
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2019
Following months of rehearsals, a production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has been cancelled at Hyattsville Middle School, ABC7 reports.
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2019
Following months of rehearsals, a production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has been cancelled at Hyattsville Middle School, ABC7 reports.
The Hippodrome Presents Terry Deary
by Sarah Hookey - April 24, 2019
Terry Deary - author of the acclaimed Horrible Histories series of books - is to appear in the stage shows of Awful Egyptians and Terrible Tudors at Darlington Hippodrome in June.
by Sarah Hookey - April 24, 2019
Terry Deary - author of the acclaimed Horrible Histories series of books - is to appear in the stage shows of Awful Egyptians and Terrible Tudors at Darlington Hippodrome in June.
Children's Playhouse Of Maryland's Young Adult Series Presents NEWSIES
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2019
Children's Playhouse of Maryland (CPM), in residence at CCBC Essex, proudly presents Disney's Newsies, The Musical as part of its Young Adult Series. Based on the movie Newsies, this production features 33 student actors from Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Harford County and Prince George's County.
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2019
Children's Playhouse of Maryland (CPM), in residence at CCBC Essex, proudly presents Disney's Newsies, The Musical as part of its Young Adult Series. Based on the movie Newsies, this production features 33 student actors from Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Harford County and Prince George's County.
BWW Review: Laugh 'Til You Cry- ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD At Fells Point Corner Theatre
by Cybele Pomeroy - April 23, 2019
Director Lance Bankerd and a top-notch cast deliver Tom Stoppard's ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD, an existential comedy favorite, at Fells Point Corner Theatre in a way that is familiar, fresh, hilarious, pathetic and inevitable. Lighting is well-timed, sound cues unflawed, and acoustics of the theater render whispers and mutterings indistinct yet audible, and you could even be chosen to become part of the show, if you so consent.
by Cybele Pomeroy - April 23, 2019
Director Lance Bankerd and a top-notch cast deliver Tom Stoppard's ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD, an existential comedy favorite, at Fells Point Corner Theatre in a way that is familiar, fresh, hilarious, pathetic and inevitable. Lighting is well-timed, sound cues unflawed, and acoustics of the theater render whispers and mutterings indistinct yet audible, and you could even be chosen to become part of the show, if you so consent.
Highwood's Youth Production Company Presents MACBETH
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2019
Double double toil and trouble is making its way from the pages of William Shakespeare to downtown Silver Spring: Shakespeare's epic tragedy MACBETH is on deck to make its Highwood premiere, running from May 16 - 19, 2019 in downtown Silver Spring. Continuing Highwood's annual tradition of presenting a Shakespeare play each Spring, this bold production will see the show reconceived in a contemporary, gender-blind world - entirely designed and performed by 4th-12th grade artists.
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2019
Double double toil and trouble is making its way from the pages of William Shakespeare to downtown Silver Spring: Shakespeare's epic tragedy MACBETH is on deck to make its Highwood premiere, running from May 16 - 19, 2019 in downtown Silver Spring. Continuing Highwood's annual tradition of presenting a Shakespeare play each Spring, this bold production will see the show reconceived in a contemporary, gender-blind world - entirely designed and performed by 4th-12th grade artists.
BWW Review: Hear The Bells In Toby's HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
by Cybele Pomeroy - April 19, 2019
Victor Hugo's 1833 love letter to an old cathedral is set in 1482, and it's curious to note that in the nearly six hundred intervening years, there is much that is unchanged regarding social injustice, racial persecution and sexual abuse by religious leaders. Production values are high, while fancy choreography steps aside in service to imaginative vertical and distance movement sequences. The whole production relies on human-centric theatrical artifices THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME plays at Toby's through May 19th, 2019
by Cybele Pomeroy - April 19, 2019
Victor Hugo's 1833 love letter to an old cathedral is set in 1482, and it's curious to note that in the nearly six hundred intervening years, there is much that is unchanged regarding social injustice, racial persecution and sexual abuse by religious leaders. Production values are high, while fancy choreography steps aside in service to imaginative vertical and distance movement sequences. The whole production relies on human-centric theatrical artifices THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME plays at Toby's through May 19th, 2019
Baltimore Center Stage Artistic Director Stephanie Ybarra Appoints Two to Senior Artistic Staff
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2019
Baltimore Center Stage is excited to announce two additions to its leadership team and artistic staff. Chiara Klein has been appointed Director of Artistic Producing and will join Center Stage from New York's Public Theater. Adena Varner has been promoted to Director of Learning and Social Accountability.
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2019
Baltimore Center Stage is excited to announce two additions to its leadership team and artistic staff. Chiara Klein has been appointed Director of Artistic Producing and will join Center Stage from New York's Public Theater. Adena Varner has been promoted to Director of Learning and Social Accountability.
World Premiere Repertory Of Celebrated Queens Girl Plays Rounds Out Everyman Theatre's Season
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2019
This spring, award-winning playwright Caleen Sinnette Jennings's Queens Girl in The World and Queens Girl in Africa are presented together for the first time at Everyman Theatre. Directed by Resident Company Member Paige Hernandez, both Helen Hayes Award-winning actresses Dawn Ursula and Erika Rose reprise their roles following the inaugural performances at DC's Women's Voices Festival in 2015 and 2018.
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2019
This spring, award-winning playwright Caleen Sinnette Jennings's Queens Girl in The World and Queens Girl in Africa are presented together for the first time at Everyman Theatre. Directed by Resident Company Member Paige Hernandez, both Helen Hayes Award-winning actresses Dawn Ursula and Erika Rose reprise their roles following the inaugural performances at DC's Women's Voices Festival in 2015 and 2018.
Maryland Ensemble Theatre Presents THE LIGHT PRINCESS
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2019
Maryland Ensemble Theatre's (MET) family theatre, The Fun Company is proud to present The Light Princess. In this adaptation of George MacDonald's classic, a mischievous and spirited troupe of performers tell the tale of a little girl who just happens to be a princess, who was put under a magic spell that left her weightless. The efforts of the baffled royal family to 'bring her back down to earth' are at times humorous and never quite successful until a wandering prince happens by. Could he be the one to break the spell of the evil Princess Makemnoit who has devilish plans to drain the lake, which is the only thing that brings the princess joy?
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2019
Maryland Ensemble Theatre's (MET) family theatre, The Fun Company is proud to present The Light Princess. In this adaptation of George MacDonald's classic, a mischievous and spirited troupe of performers tell the tale of a little girl who just happens to be a princess, who was put under a magic spell that left her weightless. The efforts of the baffled royal family to 'bring her back down to earth' are at times humorous and never quite successful until a wandering prince happens by. Could he be the one to break the spell of the evil Princess Makemnoit who has devilish plans to drain the lake, which is the only thing that brings the princess joy?
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