The 1984 blockbuster film “Footloose” launched actor Kevin Bacon’s career into super-stardom and gave us the catchy title song that became a number one hit for singer/songwriter Kenny Loggin... Read more
“Mean Girls,” a Talent Machine Company summer production at Anne Arundel Community College, is the perfect vehicle for taking us back—some would say— to a terrible time in our lives. With mu... Read more
In rather vehemently discussing the stark differences between the cold, hard facts of science and the reassurance of belief, Mother Miriam exclaims, “I want the opportunity to believe. I wan... Read more
What happens when four has-been actors decide to take on a social cause in a small Indiana town? A lot of laughter, a lot of drama, and a dinner at Applebee’s. The Drama Desk Award-wi... Read more
This year marks the beginning of the Young Victorian Theatre Company’s (Young Vic) next half century presenting works of the legendary Gilbert & Sullivan. An annual summer favorite... Read more
American linguist Einar Haugen coined the term “code-switching” in 1954, to describe “the mixing of languages or dialects across different ethnic or racial demographics.” A later work by Wil... Read more
Maryland’s last historically recognized lynching happened on October 18, 1933. Playwright Jack L.B. Gohn used the date (but none of the other details) of George Armwood’s brutal torture and... Read more
Maryland playwright Bob Bartlett is fast making a name for himself in site-specific theatre. In 2018, he wrote the romantic and funny “The Accident Bear” and produced it in a laundromat. Dur... Read more
“First Date” is a delightful night of summer entertainment in downtown Annapolis. It was written by Austin Winsberg with lyrics and music by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, and directed by... Read more
“Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville” is a jukebox musical where the book by Greg Garcia and Mike O’Malley is secondary to the music and lyrics of the popular singer, Jimmy Buffett. Mos... Read more
