Music Theater

Annapolis Summer Garden opens theater season with 'Anything Goes'

2012-05-21 05:36:29

Summer arrives early in the state capital with the opening of the Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre's 46th season of presenting "theater under the stars," which begins May 24 with Cole Porter's classic "Anything Goes." The musical, the updated, 2011 Tony...

You're in good 'Company' at Silhouette Stages

2012-05-16 14:35:00

Stephen Sondheim's Broadway musical "Company" has a title that refers to the companionship provided by the main character's friends, but it also essentially refers to the acting company that's called upon to do so much singing, dancing and acting. In...

Singing in the aisles at Wegmans

2012-05-11 12:37:00

Update:� In an email Friday, drama teacher Maura Morrison said Thursday night’s show was standing room only with people turned away from the 900-seat auditorium. “Wegmans’ executives were there and were wildly supportive of our show,&...

'Fela!' celebrates influential Nigerian musician, activist

2012-05-12 00:00:00

He pioneered one the most influential, far-reaching musical genres of the past 50 years. He became a galvanizing force, too, in the cause of human rights. When he died, more than a million people turned out to witness his funeral cortege. Among those...

Ellicott City: Burleigh Manor student wins first place in state contest

2012-05-08 10:35:00

Ellicott City resident Jisoo Choi won top honors in her category at the state level of the Letters About Literature contest — a national contest that encourages young readers to write a letter to an author expressing how the author and book...

Piano trio knows the romantic score

2012-05-09 07:49:00

The members of the Columbia Orchestra usually fill the stage for concerts, but a few times per season there also are chamber music concerts. Orchestra members get to shine in these smaller ensembles, and they also get to dip into the vast chamber music...

'Urinetown: The Musical' is flush with satire

2012-05-09 08:04:00

Audience members who managed to sit through the Howard Community College Arts Collective Production at the Smith Theatre last weekend without squirming in their seats (and even those that just couldn't help it) were privy to a delightful romp through...

'Glee' recap: Choke

2012-05-01 17:13:00

Whatever you do, don't choke...especially if it's during the biggest audition of your life. This week at William McKinley High, glee club's superstar standouts, Rachel and Kurt, audition in front of Carmen (played by guest star Whoopi Goldberg) for the...

Look up, it's 'Mary Poppins' at the Hippodrome

2012-05-02 06:26:00

In case you're wondering, the title character does fly above the stage of the Hippodrome Theatre in the 2006 Broadway musical "Mary Poppins." Just as there are rather obvious wires making her flight possible, the show itself tends to be obvious. It works...

North Laurel/Savage: State buildings to feature art from Hammond Middle School students

2012-04-29 00:00:00

Hammond Middle School students Nia Burton, Jeffrey Zhu and Dakirah Handy were selected to have their portrait paintings hung throughout Maryland state buildings, the school systems' offices and Howard County government buildings. You can see their art and...

Busy weekend for Havre de Grace

2012-05-02 16:10:00

Don't have any plans for this weekend? You must not live in Havre de Grace. Highlighted by the annual Decoy & Wildlife Festival, the city will be bustling with events Friday, Saturday and Sunday, enough to keep the entire family entertained. It all...

Small-theater performance of 'Oliver' is a winner in Annapolis

2012-05-05 05:41:40

Compass Rose Studio Theater will complete a successful inaugural season this spring, capped by Lionel Bart's classic musical "Oliver." Based on Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist," the story of an impoverished orphan sold to an undertaker before escaping to...

Logline: This musical murder mystery (yes, that's what we said) follows twentysomething documentary filmmaker Maya (Amber Stevens), who travels back in time and falls in love with her subject, rock star Joey Dakota, then lands back in the present day and tries to prevent his untimely death.

2012-05-02 15:36:33

"The Bikinis" plays at Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Aug. 9 to Sept. 2. Ray Roderick conceived, co-wrote, anddirects and choreographs this four-actor musical at Goodspeed�s second stage. The show is about a reunion of a '60s-'70s girl group from the Jersey Shore.

2012-05-01 13:08:00

Cast members from "Matilda the Musical," who play Matilda on different nights, pose for photographers after together winning the award for best actress in a musical.

2012-04-15 00:00:00