Theater

Laurel Mill Playhouse's 'Hair' is a '60s trip

2013-05-22 03:00:00

As the planets align over the little theater on Main Street, hippies of all ages can celebrate Laurel Mill Playhouse's trippy rendition of "Hair," where peace and love (and director Michael V. Hartsfield) steer the stars. With book and lyrics by...

Infinity Theatre making connections between Annapolis and Broadway

2013-05-21 15:58:00

From its start, Infinity Theatre Company has had a mission to bring New York City productions to Anne Arundel County. It was a goal fulfilled in the troupe's first full season in 2011 with the show, "My Way," that played in Annapolis after it had...

Annapolis offers a big 'Swing' for its 47th season opener

2013-05-16 14:47:00

Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre will begin its 47th season of theater under the stars May 23 with Paul Kelly's "Swing." The show, which debuted on Broadway in 1999, will open the troupe's season of three musicals at the outdoor theater at 143 Compromise...

Toby's scales new 'Heights' with a Latin sensation

2013-05-16 17:47:00

In offering the regional premier of the 2008 Tony award-winning musical "In the Heights," Toby's Dinner Theatre of Columbia has reached a new height of its own. Toby's production of "The Color Purple" last season garnered a record number of Helen...

'In the Heights' soars at Toby's Dinner Theatre

2013-05-15 08:50:00

As a Broadway musical with a Latin beat, "In the Heights" rises pretty high. Set in the Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights, it fuses the traditional sound of Latin music with contemporary hip-hop energy. The vibrant result makes for a lively...

Washington National Opera presents revelatory 'Show Boat'

2013-05-09 12:40:00

Time was when American opera companies considered musicals as suspect artifacts from another planet, hardly worthy of serious attention -- not even on a par with the operettas those companies would occasionally stage when they needed a box office lift....

When a dedicated director taps Cole Porter's genius, 'You Never Know'

2013-05-09 14:36:00

Thanks to the tenacity of a director and a talented cast, fans of Cole Porter can get to know the composer's 1937 musical, "You Never Know," currently getting first-rate treatment at Prince George's Little Theatre at the Bowie Playhouse. The legendary...

For 'American Idiot,' Md. native went behind the music with Green Day

2013-05-03 06:17:00

Michael Mayer knows a thing or two about coming of age. The Maryland-born director won a Tony Award for his work guiding the 2006 Broadway hit "Spring Awakening," which chronicles teens getting a grip on their budding sexuality. In 2010, he directed...

Barry Manilow has hits and awards, but he's focused on music class

2013-04-19 08:40:00

Eight years ago, Barry Manilow was shocked to hear that a friend's daughter was futilely searching for a saxophone. The student wanted to try something new, but her school didn't have the instrument. Manilow, the veteran singer and composer with more...

Tarzan on stage at Liberty High School beginning April 19

2013-04-13 12:33:00

Since taking on the lead role in Liberty High School's production of the Disney musical "Tarzan," Christfur White, 17, has cut his head, an injury that required four stitches, scraped his knees and arms, and bruised both ankles. "There's been a lot of...

'The True Story of the Three Little Pigs' takes the stage April 26

2013-04-08 07:15:30

"The True Story of The Three Little Pigs" will be performed by the Dallas Children's Theater on Friday, April 26, at 7 p.m. at the Amoss Center in Bel Air. Hear the wolf's side of the story in this hilarious musical courtroom dramedy: Alexander T. Wolf...

A stirring production of 'Les Miserables' at the Hippodrome

2013-04-12 16:21:00

There's something about "Les Miserables" that keeps me coming back. It's not that "Les Miz," running through Sunday at the Hippodrome Theatre, is my favorite musical. Far from it. It's all too easy to point out the technical flaws in Claude-Michel...

The Riviera Theatre along Broadway in Uptown, just down the street from the Uptown Theatre.

2013-05-21 21:30:00

Yes, the signature number is "Hey There," associated more with the Las Vegas Rat Pack than the Haymarket Riots, but this is still one of the very few Broadway musicals ever written about an industrial dispute.

2013-05-01 08:52:00

Pianist and composer Eubie Blake (1887-1983), the son of former slaves, was one of the most popular and prolific performers of the ragtime era, and a stage pioneer: His 1921 musical "Shuffle Along," written with partner Noble Sissle, was one of the first Broadway musicals to be written and directed

2013-04-16 00:00:00