Live theatre is finally making its much anticipated return, though still cautiously and virtually in most cases. Personally, it’s been far too long of a hiatus, a sentiment that I am s... Read more
The Steve Cooper Orchestra offers a wonderful window into the American musical past, playing ballrooms in the Chicago area and also sharing their music on CD recordings. Mr. Cooper is especi... Read more
“Please, this way,” says Dr. Maillard, the rascally director of the mental institution in the latest National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre on the Air. “My next patient might seem quite… what is t... Read more
This play is based on a real serial killer and bigamist who was tried, convicted, and hanged in England in 1915. He was responsible for the murders of three of his brides — Bessie Mundy, Ali... Read more
“The Mountaintop” is written by Katori Hall and produced by Eric Henry and Jerry Callistein. The online production is presented by Rockville Little Theatre, in partnership with the City of G... Read more
S. Brent Morris is a mathematician, scholar of Freemasonry, and Sherlock Holmes aficionado who lectures on “The Adventure of the Dancing Men” and cryptology at the heart of the famous Sherlo... Read more
The musical comedy, “The Prom,” directed by Ryan Murphy and adapted to the screen by Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin, is now streaming on Netflix. The film is based on the 2018 Broadway musical... Read more
Back in 2015, Arlington’s Signature Theatre premiered their homegrown musical revue, “Simply Sondheim.” Signature’s former artistic director, Eric Schaeffer, and veteran musical... Read more
This one-man show, written and acted by Ryan J. Haddad, has some interesting twists. It’s a gutsy play that calls attention to something that many people find discomfiting — that people who... Read more
I have never seen anyone as infectiously delighted with science, specifically epidemiology, as the protagonist of “The Catastrophist” — not even Bill Nye. One of the joys of this... Read more
