Highlights
The Lyric Opera House is home to the Baltimore Opera Company, but it also hosts music acts, comedians, family programs and Broadway shows. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra played at the venue until 1982, when it moved to the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. The 2,564-seat theater in Mount Royal is on the National Register of Historic Places. It opened in 1894 as the Music Hall with a performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It was renamed the Lyric Theater in 1909 when it changed owners. The theater, known for its acoustics, has hosted such names as Charles Lindberg, Amelia Earhart, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn and Will Rogers. More recently, performances, including "The Nutcracker," "...
The Lyric Opera House is home to the Baltimore Opera Company, but it also hosts music acts, comedians, family programs and Broadway shows. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra played at the venue until 1982, when it moved to the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. The 2,564-seat theater in Mount Royal is on the National Register of Historic Places. It opened in 1894 as the Music Hall with a performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It was renamed the Lyric Theater in 1909 when it changed owners. The theater, known for its acoustics, has hosted such names as Charles Lindberg, Amelia Earhart, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn and Will Rogers. More recently, performances, including "The Nutcracker," "Evita," Jungle Jack Hanna, Bill Maher and Queen Latifah, have filled the schedule. The nonprofit Lyric Foundation purchased the theater and launched a $14 million renovation plan to cope with the loss of the BSO. In 1982, the renamed Lyric Opera House -- with a new entrance, lobby, seating arrangement and backstage facilities -- opened as a multipurpose venue. The Lyric has struggled with competing theaters such as the Hippodrome and Meyerhoff, changed hands several times and dealt with financial setbacks. But it continues to adapt to the changing arts scene in Baltimore.
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Gaffigan gives audiences food for thought
Baltimore Sun reporterWhen comedian Jim Gaffigan needs inspiration for his stand-up routine, he looks to the low end of American life. Gaffigan loves to romanticize about lying on the sofa, eating unhealthy food like Hot Pockets and piles of bacon, or making a late-night...Tags: Bacon, Mount Royal, Away We Go (movie), Music Theater, Comedy (genre)
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Amelia and Eleanor on night flight to Baltimore
Amelia Earhart's name is back in the news these days with the recent release of the Hollywood biopic "Amelia," starring Hilary Swank as the ill-fated flier, and Richard Gere as George Putnam, her husband, publisher and public relations executive. Critics...Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Air Transportation, Hilary Swank, National Government, Transportation Accidents
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Classic 'La Boheme' accompanied by organ
"La Boheme," MGM's 1926 silent epic of selfless love in the pursuit of high-quality playwriting, will be shown Sunday afternoon at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, with organ accompaniment by James Harp, director of opera and education for the Lyric Opera...Tags: Enoch Pratt Free Library, Showtime Networks, Inc., Opera (genre), Museum Dioramas, Music Theater
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They're going to Town
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.
Everyman Theatre, which operates out of leased space...Tags: National Aquarium Baltimore, Energy Saving, Cherry Hill, Maryland Science Center, Libraries and Museums
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Stephen Lynch: Not just for laughs
Stephen Lynch has always struggled to draw the line between music and stand-up.
Lynch doesn't think he'd make it as a singer/songwriter. He's not a big fan of comedy, either. By bringing together a little of both, he struck a chord with audiences...Tags: Poetry, Music Industry, Music Theater, Comedy (genre), Weddings
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Small actors, big stage
Pat-pat here, pat-pat there,
And a couple of brand-new straws;
That's how we keep you young and fair
In the Merry Old Land of Oz!
- E.Y. Harburg, lyricist
The notice for tryouts was like nothing Vicki Smith had seen, and she has been in the...Tags: Game Playing, Music Theater, Health and Safety at School, Severna Park, DVDs and Movies
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Buy one, get one free for 'Wizard of Oz' at Lyric
baltimoresun.comFollow the yellow brick road and save some gold on next week's performances of the 'Wizard of Oz" at the Lyric Opera House. The 2-for-1 offer means you can get orchestra seats for $27.50 each (half off the usual $55), front balcony/tier - $22.50,... -
Jewel and her 'lullabies for adults'
Jewel, who will be performing Tuesday night at the Lyric, became a pop superstar right out of the box; her first studio album, 1995's "Pieces of You," sold 12 million copies in the U.S. alone and spawned three hits, including the chart-topping "You Were...Tags: Poetry, Music Industry, Twitter, Inc., Acoustic (genre), Jewel
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4 shows, 1 night in Baltimore
For live music lovers, Tuesday night was a clash of the titans: Van Morrison, Jay-Z, Jewel and Snoop Dogg all performed at different Baltimore venues. It's rare to see such a diverse lineup of star musicians at once in Baltimore. Here are excerpts from...Tags: Snoop Dogg, Poetry, Music Industry, Van Morrison, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
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On tap: South suburban events
Ballroom Dance Seniors can dance to the foxtrot, waltz and cha-cha. The Jay Mau Orchestra plays at the Halloween Ballroom Dance. 1:30 p.m. Friday. Free. The Timbers of Shorewood, 1100 N. River Rd., Shorewood. Call 815-609-0669. Boo-Mobile Children...Tags: Dance, Dancing, Road Transportation, Halloween, Clubs and Associations
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