Kwei-Armah's Raisin Cycle Draws National Attention
CenterStage’s The Raisin Cycle is already getting national media attention, in today’s New York Times and on PBS. An ambitious undertaking by the theater’s artistic director Kwame Kwei-Armah, it nods...
Animal Collective's Geologist plays a DJ set tonight at the Hirshhorn in D.C. as part of a "happening" that incorporates musical performances into Doug Aitken's Song 1 piece (above), which wraps the...
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company has acquired the Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company building at 200 E. Redwood Street as a second venue for its performances. The Howard County-based company—which...
Seeing Mary Poppins (at the Hippodrome) and The Whipping Man (at Centerstage) in the span of a week was a peculiar, almost jarring, experience for me. These two productions couldn't be more...
Saturday is Record Store Day, which provides an excellent opportunity for patronizing local establishments that still sell vinyl. Among my faves are Normal's in Waverly, Trax on Wax in Catonsville,...
Tonight, saxophonist Carl Grubbs premieres the reinvention of his Inner Harbor Suite as a jazz/classical hybrid. He's added a string section led by BSO violist Peter Minkler, and the resulting band...
