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‘Fires in the Mirror’ still burns at Baltimore Center Stage
Fires in the Mirror is an exploration of the Crown Heights riot, a period of civil unrest in the community of Crown Heights in Brooklyn, New York, which resulted after the death of a seven-year-old...
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Two deliciously maddening women in ‘Behold, A Negress’ at Everyman
Thanks to Everyman Theatre for the opportunity to share my experience of the play Behold, A Negress directed by Tatyana-Marie Carlo. First and foremost, I applaud Jacqueline E. Lawton, the playwright....
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Sitcom humor and family realness in ‘Folks at Home’ at Baltimore Center Stage
The Folks at Home is a great play with a lot to say and a worthwhile jaunt into what feels like a sitcom set in a Baltimore townhouse. R. Eric Thomas’s script features an interracial gay couple in...
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Moving family drama ‘Crumbs From the Table of Joy’ unfolds at Everyman Theatre
Bliss. Hope. Shock. Anger. Anguish. This is just a sprinkling of the emotions you may feel at Everyman Theatre while watching Crumbs From the Table of Joy, a beautifully crafted stage play set in 1950s...
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August Wilson’s ‘Gem of the Ocean’ resonates deeply at Arena Players
Just live. An astounding statement that resonated deeply for me. So often we get so lost in the forest of life we forget to do that one little thing. To live. To truly live. This brilliant play by...
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A dreamy good ‘Mamma Mia!’ on tour at the Hippodrome in Baltimore
Is this real? The lights, the music, the voices, and the set were so unbelievably well done, I just knew I had to be dreaming it all. Brava to Director Phyllida Lloyd for a wonderfully directed...
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Campy comedy in ‘Clue’ on tour at the Hippodrome in Baltimore
This show at the Hippodrome — based on the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn and written by Sandy Rustin — brings to life one of my favorite games I played as a child, the board game Clue. The game itself is...
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‘POTUS’ at Everyman Theatre is a hilarious break from today’s news cycle
From the first word — the C-word — you know this is a production that is going to “go there” in the most hilarious way possible. And it does not disappoint. Everyman Theatre is truly doing its part for...
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‘The Addams Family’ musical comedy enthralls at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
They’re creepy and they’re cooky, musical and loopy, death-defying spooky — they’re The Addams Family, a great family musical that enthralled and delighted everyone present. The best way to start off...
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‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ captivates at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
“May you find your song; may you find your journey.” —Sankina A. Ansari, August Wilson’s daughter. Here at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, the second installment of the...
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A thoroughly enjoyable ‘Pride & Prejudice’ at Baltimore Center Stage
Pride & Prejudice by playwright Kate Hamill, adapted from Jane Austen’s infamous novel, is the original Bridgerton. Cue the drama, the music, the laughs, the wit! A brilliant production by theater...
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Hope and courage in ‘Queens Girl: Black in the Green Mountains’ at Everyman
“Wherever you are, you belong.” The line reverberates through the space in my mind. How powerful, how demanding such a statement is. Queens Girl: Black in the Green Mountains is the final part of a...
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Happenstance Theater’s ‘Cabaret Noir’ delights at Baltimore Theatre Project
“Why didn’t you tell me about the other guy?” “But, Johnny, you’re the other guy!” Cabaret Noir, produced by Happenstance Theater, a resident company of Baltimore Theatre Project, is a glimpse of...
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Agatha Christie’s ‘And Then There Were None’ rivets at Everyman Theatre
Oh, the beauty of Soldier Island. The extravagance. The quiet. The solitude. The murder. That’s right, how else should you spend your quick trip to an isolated island than trying to escape the hands of...
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A future without humanity in ‘Honey Bee Baby’ from Rapid Lemon Productions
Humans without humanity is like fried chicken without seasoning, a complete waste. Is she a robot? No. She is what is considered an example of the quintessential human. Emotionless, Caucasian, no...
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