Arts & Theater

Plenty of laughs, camp in 'Mystery'

Plenty of laughs, camp in 'Mystery'

The only mystery in "The Mystery of Irma Vep" is how the two actors who dash, hop, limp and swirl through the Everyman Theatre staging of Charles Ludlam's inventive and amusing play are still standing at the end.

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz set for B'way's 'Chicago'

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is ready to show some razzle-dazzle on Broadway.

Anthony Daniels to narrate 'Star Wars in Concert'

Anthony Daniels admits that being a pop icon can get old. But the man who played the gleaming gold robot C-3PO in all six "Star Wars" movies is by no means complaining.

National Opera Week makes a noise in Baltimore

Baltimore Opera Theater makes debut with "The Barber of Seville"

BSO, Thibaudet play Gershwin with zestful authenticity

A big trend in classical music over the past several decades is historical authenticity, the attempt to re-create how works sounded when they were new. This usually involves repertoire from distant centuries, but pieces from relatively recent times can come in for the authentic treatment, too. A...

Everyman nears goal of raising money to renovate West Side theater

A long-awaited renovation of Baltimore's historic Town Theatre will finally move to the construction stage if a local theater company can raise the last $3.5 million it needs to pay for construction.

'Songspiel': A solid, often edgy evening woven out of 17 songs by Weill

Out of 17 distinctive songs by Kurt Weill, American Opera Theater artistic director Timothy Nelson has fashioned an engrossing, even edgy, piece called "Songspiel," getting its premiere at the Theatre Project.

Chip Weinman finds his voice

At 62, lobbyist finally makes his debut as a singer in a big way

Jean-Yves Thibaudet shows jazzy side in Gershwin

"He has such a flourish about him, doesn't he?"

Euan Morton rounds out his stage career with a supple tenor

Euan Morton always knew he'd been born with a voice that people wanted to listen to. But for years, he overlooked his gift, like an unwanted Christmas present buried in the back of the attic.

New restaurant at AVAM

The name is a little strange - a reader on my blog said it sounds like a place you'd tell your children to stay away from - but Mr. Rain's Fun House is a perfect fit for the not-so-ordinary American Visionary Art Museum. It's the restaurant...