musical theater

Kurt Weill's "Street Scene," a blend of opera and musical, will be staged with a Baltimore twist by Peabody Opera Theatre at the Modell-Lyric Performing Arts Center.

Vocal artist Patti Austin will pay tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington and "a lost tradition" in a Baltimore Symphony Orchestra pops program.

The Howard County Historical Society will host a lecture, "The National Road," on Friday, March 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Society's museum, 8328 Court Ave., Ellicott City.

Tidewater Players, the community theatre of Havre de Grace, brightens the mid-winter mindset with its production of "Altar Boyz." The one-act musical comedy, a spoof of boy bands, stars five young lads—Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan… and Abraham.

For the first time on a Howard County high school stage, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical "Aida!" will be performed by the Centennial High School's theater department

A new, not entirely satisfying version of the Lerner and Loewe musical "Gigi" bows at the Kennedy Center before trying its luck on Broadway.

Touring production of "Chicago" will feature John O'Hurley of "Seinfeld" and "Dancing with the Stars" fame at Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre in March.

The Columbia Orchestra's first commissioned score provides new music for an old movie. It commissioned Washington, D.C.-based composer Andrew Earle Simpson to compose a score for Buster Keaton's 1920 silent film "One Week."

But while sitcom fame and money are wonderful things, the 55-year-old actor's heart has always been in the theater, specifically musical theater, he said.

By David Zurawik

Jan 21, 2015

You wouldn't know that Lt. Col. Lee Mitchell is a world-renowned singer by looking at him. Dressed sharply in his military uniform, it seems some what at odds with his musical talents.

Senior Briefs

When Angie Johnson and Angie Kennard were high school students at Mount de Sales Academy in Catonsville, they dreamt of someday meeting members of their favorite musical group 1980s boy band New Kids on the Block.

Senior Briefs

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Senior Briefs

The Cockeysville resident has spent "450 man hours," according to his website, connecting 75,000 holiday lights to the trees, bushes and eaves of his home.

New renewal process for subscribers means the same seats for all productions.

Sarah Catharine "Sally" Tarr, a retired Baltimore County teacher and musician who accompanied performers in numerous community theater musicals, died Dec. 5 at Carroll County General Hospital

By Jacques Kelly

Dec 11, 2014

While others hum and dream, the folks at Laurel Mill Playhouse are singing and dancing their way to a white Christmas in "Irving Berlin's White Christmas, the Musical." Delightful for all ages, "Irving Berlin's White Christmas" at Laurel Mill Playhouse looks good, sounds good and feels good — a dreamy show that pays much tribute to old-fashioned holiday sentiment.

Five Baltimore arts organizations received a total of $125,000 in National Endowment for the Arts grants

By Chris Kaltenbach

Dec 8, 2014

The North American touring edition of the musical "Newsies" is delivering hearty entertainment at Baltimore's Hippodrome.

After closing on Broadway, the musical based on 1992 Disney film ¿Newsies¿ has embarked on a national tour with a new cast and a new song. The show reaches Baltimore this week.

Elaine L. Thorpe, a longtime church organist and choir director at the Dundalk United Methodist Church, died Oct. 16 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson of Alzheimer's disease. She was 87.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Nov 24, 2014

You can return to Bedford Falls this season via a "live radio play" at Center Stage.

Two performers with local connections are lighting up the stage in Arena Stage's new production of "Fiddler on the Roof," the classic musical, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary and runs through Jan. 4.

A smooth performance by actors and vivid playing by the Baltimore Symphony showed off the virtues of Didi Balle's Symphony Play about Shostakovich's Fifth.

Dominic C. "Nick" Selvi, an elementary school instrumental music teacher and accomplished saxophonist who had taught in Harford county public schools, died Friday at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson of stage 4 rectal cancer. He was 36.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Nov 18, 2014

Ellicott City briefs

As a Howard County Volunteer Fire Department Emergency Medical Technician trainee, Kevin O'Brien, a high school senior, observed the elite Fifth District VFD's Dive and Rescue team members during training exercises.

Liberty High School students are bringing 'Footloose' to the school's Schnorr Auditorium, starting at 7 p.m. Nov. 7.

The fourth annual Coffeehouse for a Cause will feature musical talent from three counties taking the stage Nov. 15 in the fellowship hall of St. Paul's Independent Church, 5010 St. Paul's Road, Millers.