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Monday, April 25, 2022

Concert Review: 'Cuarteto Latinoamericano' at Candlelight Concert Society by Susan Brall

All of the people who attended the Candlelight Concert Society's presentation of the string quartet, Cuarteto Latinoamericano were privileged to hear this special treat. The quartet consists…

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Friday, April 22, 2022

Concert Review: 'Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín' at Strathmore Music Center by Susan Brall

The Defiant Requiem Foundation presented "Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín," created by conductor Murry Sidlin, at the Strathmore Music Center on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Theresienstad…

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Monday, April 18, 2022

'A Quick 5' with Elam Ray Sprenkle, Composer by Susan Brall

Fans of Bach in Baltimore will have a special treat at the upcoming April 24th concert. Local resident, Elam Ray Sprenkle's composition, "Go Down Death," with text by James Weldon Johnson, w…

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

'A Quick 5' with the Cuarteto Latinoamericano, String Quartet by Susan Brall

If you are like me, when you think of classical music, you think of all the European composers, Bach, Schubert, Beethoven, etc.  You may also think about some of the English-speaking Amer…

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Monday, April 11, 2022

Concert Review: Vocal Ensemble, Room Full of Teeth, presented by Candlelight Concert Society by Susan Brall

The Grammy-winning vocal ensemble, "Room Full of Teeth," presented by the Candlelight Concert Society, performed beautifully at the Smith Theatre in the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts C…

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Saturday, April 9, 2022

Theatre Review: 'OKLAHOMA!' at Kennedy Center by Susan Brall

The Bard Summerscape Production of "OKLAHOMA!" by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein is currently playing at the Kennedy Center. This is the re-imagined version by "visionary director, Dan…

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

A Quick 5: with Murry Sidlin, Conductor, 'Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín' at the Strathmore by Susan Brall

On April 20, 2022 The Defiant Requiem Foundation presents "Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín" at the Strathmore in honor of the musicians of the Terezín Concentration Camp. This will b…

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Monday, March 28, 2022

Theatre Review: 'The Merchant of Venice' at the Shakespeare Theatre Company by Susan Brall

When Shakespeare wrote "The Merchant of Venice," it was done as comedy and the hero and heroine did not die"that was the differentiation at the time between a comedy and tragedy. Comedies li…

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

'A Quick 5' with Actor and Playwright, Ingrid Griffith by Susan Brall

When a young playwright comes onto the theatre scene, their main goal is to get his/her play seen. Of course, who wouldn't appreciate earning some money as well, but a play without an audien…

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Monday, March 21, 2022

'A Quick 5' with Jeff Walker, Director of 'Noises Off' at Fauquier Community Theatre by Susan Brall

Fauquier Community Theatre is presenting the wonderful British comedy, "Noises Off" written by Michael Frayn and directed by Jeff Walker. "Noises Off" is a Tony Award-winning play that opene…

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Sunday, March 20, 2022

Theatre Review: 'The Vagina Monologues' at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Susan Brall

"The Vagina Monologues" was conceived and written by Eve Ensler in 1996. It is currently being presented by the Laurel Mill Playhouse, produced by Maureen Rogers and directed by Hillary Maze…

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Theatre Review: 'The Nurse Antigone' by Theatre of War Productions by Susan Brall

On March 17, 2022, Theater of War Productions premiered "The Nurse Antigone" via Zoom. The work was translated, directed, and conducted by Bryan Doerries and co-facilitated by Cynda Rushton,…

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Theatre Review: 'Calendar Girls' at Silhouette Stages by Susan Brall

After waiting two long years due to the pandemic, "Calendar Girls" by Tim Firth, produced and directed by Connie Ross, opened triumphantly on March 18 at Silhouette Stages in Slayton House. …

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

'A Quick 5' with Dénes Várjon, International Pianist, presented by the Candlelight Concert Society by Susan Brall

On March 27, 2022, the Candlelight Concert Society will be presenting Dénes Várjon, the "a most exciting and highly regarded pianist on the international stage." The program will include…

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

'A Quick 5' with Migguel Anggelo, Performer and Co-creator of 'English with an Accent' by Susan Brall

On April 1, 2022 Washington Performing Arts, one of our capital's foremost arts presenters, and GALA Hispanic Theatre, which since 1976 has been a vital supporter of Latino arts and culture …

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Saturday, March 12, 2022

Theatre Review: 'Back of the Throat' at Silver Spring Stage by Susan Brall

"Back of the Throat," written by Yussef El Guindi, produced by Jackie Williams, and directed by Nicholas Bashour, is now playing at Silver Spring Stage. It was first produced at Furious Thea…

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

'A Quick 5' with Conni Ross, Director of 'Calendar Girls' at Silhouette Stages by Susan Brall

Beginning March 18, 2022, Silhouette Stages will be presenting "Calendar Girls" by Tim Firth at Slayton House in Columbia, Maryland. It is based on the motion picture of the same name by Fir…

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Saturday, February 26, 2022

Theatre Review: 'Radio Golf' at Peace Mountain Theatre Company by Susan Brall

Peace Mountain Theatre Company is currently presenting the iconic August Wilson's "Radio Golf," produced by Hal Freed and directed by Eleanore Tapscott. This play was the last of Wilson's te…

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Monday, February 14, 2022

'A Quick 5' with Eleanore Tapscott, Director of 'Radio Golf' at Peace Mountain Theatre Company by Susan Brall

Beginning on February 17, 2022 Peace Mountain Theatre Company will be presenting August Wilson's "Radio Golf." This play was the last of Wilson's works highlighting African-American life in …

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Saturday, January 29, 2022

'A Quick 5' with Playwrights Bernie Gabin and Phoebe Roberts by Susan Brall

Breaking Light Productions is currently streaming the original play, "Mrs. Hawking," by Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin on YouTube. Breaking Light is a Boston-based film and stage company th…

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'A Quick 5' with Reggie Phoenix, Director of 'A Raisin in the Sun' at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company by Susan Brall

On February 4, 2022, "A Raisin in the Sun," the iconic play by Lorraine Hansberry, opens at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. It is directed by Reggie Phoenix. "A Raisin in the Sun" was the fi…

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Sunday, January 23, 2022

Online Theatre Review: 'Mrs. Hawking' by Breaking Light Productions, in Partnership with The Manchester Community Theatre by Susan Brall

Online theatrical programming can be anything from polished, professionally-crafted Shakespeare to an original script performed by a small local theatre group from their homes. This opens up…

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Saturday, January 22, 2022

'A Quick 5' with Michael Blum, Director of 'Much Ado About Nothing' at Spotlighters Theatre by Susan Brall

Shakespeare wrote "Much Ado About Nothing" in 1598, and it has become one of his most revered comedies.  "Nothing" in Elizabethan days meant "Noting" and refers to gossiping and eavesdrop…

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Thursday, January 20, 2022

'A Quick 5' with Taylor Bloom as Paul Simon in 'The Simon & Garfunkel Story' by Susan Brall

If you grew up in the 1960s, Simon & Garfunkel were part of your life. The duo recorded and performed together until the early 1970s when they went their separate ways, reuniting in Cent…

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

"A Quick 5" with T. Herbert Dimmock, Bach in Baltimore's Founder and Musical Director by Susan Brall

Bach in Baltimore's next performance is J. S. Bach's "B Minor Mass" on Sunday, February 6, 2022. Conducting will be T. Herbert Dimmock with featured soloists, Katherine Vetter Cain (Soprano)…

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Sunday, January 2, 2022

'A Quick 5' with Regan Linton, Actor in "Change Agent" at Arena Stage by Susan Brall

I clearly remember the Cuban Missile Crisis, the apex of the Cold War, and the Civil Rights Struggle in the early 1960s. The former indelibly etched in my brain due to the fear of nuclear wa…

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Monday, December 13, 2021

'A Quick 5' with Maureen Rogers, Artistic Director and Public Liaison of Laurel Mill Playhouse by Susan Brall

What a wonderful Holiday gift is coming on Friday, December 17, 2021 for not only the residents of Laurel, Maryland but for all of those in the DC-Baltimore Area. Laurel Mill Playhouse will …

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Theatre Review: August Wilson's 'Seven Guitars' at Arena Stage by Susan Brall

August Wilson's "Seven Guitars" is now playing at Arena Stage on the Fichlander Stage and directed by Tazewell Thompson. Wilson is one America's foremost playwrights and his plays have won m…

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Monday, November 29, 2021

News: The Passing of Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021) by Susan Brall

I was most fortunate to spend a good part of my childhood through my twenties not far from Broadway. From 1957 to the middle 1990s, if you lived in New York, you were acutely aware of the ar…

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Saturday, November 20, 2021

'A Quick 5' with Kristina Lambdin, Costume Designer for 'A Christmas Carol' at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company by Susan Brall

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company will be present the holiday classic "A Christmas Carol" based on the story by Charles Dickens. This version has a bit of twist CSC's annual version moves the a…

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Theatre Review: 'Disgraced' at Peace Mountain Theatre Company by Susan Brall

Ayad Akhtar's acclaimed play, "Disgraced," was first produced in 2013 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and an Obie Award for Playwriting that year. It received a Tony Award for Drama in …

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All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off