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• Opinion

The Baltimore Orioles of 2019: Tips on coping

Just because the Orioles are projected to finish dead-last in Major League Baseball doesn't mean Baltimore should despair (well, not completely anyway).

• Maryland

Imperfect comedy at Laurel Mill Playhouse

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents "You Can't Take It With You" through March 4. Cast and crew seem to be having a great time but play needs stronger direction, better set design and more.

• Entertainment

'Frozen' on Ice, Bob Marley, new plays at Everyman and the Hippodrome and more of the best on Baltimore's arts and entertainment scene this week

The top A&E events in Baltimore for the week of Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2018

By Chris Kaltenbach

Jan 28, 2018

• Entertainment

'The Lion King' returns to Baltimore with its uplifting story, catchy music and intricate puppets

As the national touring production of "The Lion King" returns to Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre for the third time, puppet master Michael Reilly and Baltimore-born actor Keith Bennett talk about the musical's mechanics and enduring popularity.

• Opinion

Take pride in African American veterans

February provides an opportunity to reflect on the proud, but often overlooked, history of African-American military service

• Entertainment

With 'Fences,' a timely revival for Everyman Theatre

Everyman Theatre's 25th anniversary season will continue with a revival of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Fences."

• Opinion

Stringer Bell, John Luther, Nelson Mandela -- Idris Elba is on a roll

Stringer Bell, John Luther, Nelson Mandela and maybe the next James Bond -- the career of Idris Elba is on the rise.

• Maryland

In The Arts: Politics as usual blurs fiction and reality

• TV

'The Real Housewives of Orange County' recap: Episode 4

Featuring the charm and depth of an after-school special

• Baltimore City Paper

Morgan State University brings August Wilson's Jitney back to Baltimore

• Carroll County Times

Carroll Movies

• Movies

Carroll movie times for Sept. 25

Dolphin Tale, Abduction and Killer Elite open at TownMall of Westminster

• Carroll County Times

Carroll movie times for Sept. 25

• Obituaries

Louis R. Mills Jr.

Louis R. Mills Jr., a nationally known and highly-regarded recording engineer who was called "Baltimore's Godfather of Sound," died of a heart attack

• Theater

'Book of Mormon' picks up 14 Tony nominations

• Fox Entertainment Group

Poe's 200th anniversary: S.J. Chambers

• Fox Entertainment Group

Poe's 200th anniversary: S.J. Chambers

• Jeremy Piven

PEOPLE AND ENTERTAINMENT

• Halle Berry

Cleopatra looks like a sista!

• Halle Berry

Cleopatra looks like a sista!

• James Earl Jones

Business teacher creates, sells ethnic trivia game

• Theater

Diversity takes the stage

• Theater

'Cat' luring large number of blacks to Broadway

• Barry Diller

Among its many pages, magazine takes a good, long look at China

• Mo'Nique

Improv a natural fit for actress Mo'Nique

• HIV - AIDS

Liz makes triumphant return to stage to raise money for AIDS

• HIV - AIDS

Kidman's various roles show she's not afraid to take chance

• Arts and Culture

Animation is in full swing

• Paris Hilton

The next big thing acted opposite Paris Hilton and George Clooney

• Theater

Critics' picks: New DVDs

• Peter O'Toole

'Solo Cinema' spotlights local directors

• Theater

Play series returns to Lyric

• Theater

Actors bloom in creaky plot

• Arts and Culture

Glimpse a Glen Burnie extra on TV in this week's 'Homicide'

• Homicide

Anger in the squad room TV: NBC's 'Homicide' returns, and a new face -- white, female -- is hogging the limelight. A rude welcome back for Pembleton. She and he don't mince words.

• Jeff Bridges

Supporting Roles Causes: As celebrities increasingly look for issues to champion, and charities seek exposure for their issues, a new public relations niche is born.

• Denver Broncos

100 years of making suits Haas: Now a century old, Haas Tailoring Co. is still looking to the future even as it recalls with pride some of the famous who have purchased its made-in-Baltimore suits.

• Coaches

New 'Blue' recollections of some golden oldies

• Billy Bob Thornton

Actor got good roles by writing them Nominee: Billy Bob Thornton created a movie that could win him a pair of Oscars.

• James Earl Jones

A Superior Force Movies: 'Star Wars' is being released again, 20 years after its first time around, and it's still a spectacularly gripping story.

• CBS

Programmed response TV: If it's holiday time, networks are ready to blanket viewers in warm, fuzzy programming, which families are ready to love and look for year after year.

• HBO

Hope shares last laughs in final NBC special

• Theater

Role Model Theater: For the first time, Robert Foxworth is acting in the same play as his son Bo. Only Bo is anxious about it.

• Bill Clinton

All hail the president of pop!

• WJZ-TV

WBAL wins the gold in TV games Television: The Olympics helped Channel 11 claim the area's top viewership for all three evening news slots during a normally low-key ratings period.

• Arts and Culture

LORD OF THE RINGS, Art: Playing off the five circles of the Olympic logo, art-world grandee J. Carter Brown has pulled together great works from around the world and presented them in five categories for a show in Atlanta.

• John Goodman

Old 'Lucy' is day's best sitcom

• Arts and Culture

Exhibit at Oakland Mills bank is on the money

• Theater

Mechanic takes musical turn New season: 'Smokey Joe's Cafe' and 'The King and I' are among shows announced for 1996-97.

• James Earl Jones

Getting under the Skin 'A Family Thing' tackles racial prejudice without preaching or glamour. It feels real and that feels good.