As the protagonist states in “The Drowsy Chaperone” (and I am paraphrasing) musicals are meant to entertain and help us forget the miseries of our lives for about two hours. This production... Read more
If you are looking for something the whole family can enjoy, then head on down to the Annapolis Mall to see Compass Rose’s “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Based on the witty,... Read more
Setting ambitious goals and making our mark on the world are regularly cited as the cornerstones of success and self-actualization. While these ideals can often pave the way for excep... Read more
There is a point fairly early in “Venus,” now playing at Woolly Mammoth Theatre, when you realize that whatever you thought this play was going to be, you were probably wrong. St... Read more
There is fertile ground for drama in the curious history of famous people who we knew once met but don’t know what they talked about. In recent years, I have seen such plays about Scott and... Read more
“The Wizard of Oz” isn’t inherently an immigrant’s tale, but a bit of digging uncovers a staggering plethora of parallels difficult to overlook. Like Oz, the United States held promise of ne... Read more
Many of us know the story of Bonnie and Clyde, the couple of bandits who wreaked havoc during the height of the Great Depression. Still, if you’re anything like me, you weren’t as familiar... Read more
When Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Our Town” opened on Broadway in 1938, the world was a very unsettled place. Still reeling from a horrific global war and confronted with i... Read more
There are moments in Step Afrika!’s “The Fruits of Our Labor” when the human body seems capable of becoming almost anything. Feet pound the floor, hands strike against bodies, pe... Read more
The Philadelphia Ballet’s evening program, “Stars and Stripes Forever,” danced at Wolf Trap on the eve of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remains a tribute to the patriots following that trage... Read more
