Friday, March 12, 2010 - Saturday, March 20, 2010
is a brilliant show about other famous Broadway shows with amusingly naughty twists. In just ninety minutes, the four-member cast presents five musicals parodying five very different styles…that means Rodgers & Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Kander & Ebb. The focus is on these men's best-known shows, with others thrown into the mix. Each mini-musical is built around the same plot: a maiden named June is in distress because she can't pay her rent to the evil landlord…to the rescue comes a Dear Abby-style older woman and her beau, Bill. This outrageous evening is a whirlwind of jokes, as show after show is lambasted and skewered with unparalleled wit and wry humor. At Chesapeake Academy Black Box theatre, 1185 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd., Arnold. $15/18. Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. www.standingoproductions.org. 410-647-8412.
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Thursday, March 04, 2010 - Sunday, March 14, 2010
Kent Island High School drama department proudly presents "Annie" the musical sensation for "Tomorrow"! Travel back to FDR's new deal for a fun-filled evening of song. At Kent Island High School, 900 Love Point Rd., Stevensville. 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. $10. 410-604-2070.
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Friday, March 12, 2010
March 12, 2010Leapin’ lizards! The timeless tale of Little Orphan Annie is back giving a whole new generation the chance to experience this classic musical about never giving up hope. Boasting one of Broadway’s most memorable scores, including “It’s the Hard-Knock Life,” “Easy Street,” “N.Y.C.” and the ever-optimistic “Tomorrow,” Annie is a delightful theatrical experience for the entire family. Don’t miss this all-new production that Variety calls “a winner!”. At Wicomico Youth & Civic Center, Salisbury. 7:30 p.m. $33-68. 410-548-4911.
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Friday, March 05, 2010 - Sunday, March 14, 2010
This beloved musical follows a ten year old orphan as she tries to find her parents. At Chesapeake Theater, Harford Community College, Bel Air. Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 3 p.m. 443-412-2211.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 - Saturday, March 13, 2010
at South Dorchester High School, Dorchester.
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Thursday, March 04, 2010 - Sunday, March 14, 2010
Sandglass Theater in their newest work, Bad Weather Ballads, a visual theater piece incorporating original ballads by master puppeteer Eric Bass with music by Keith Murphy. The five-song cycle portrays the stages of life through metaphors of the northern rural experience, when we are stuck in the mud, lost in the aroma of harvest fruit, or reflected in the frozen membrane of an icy lake. It is about a sense of place and those moments when we look both forward and backward in time. BWB is a performance of dry humor, ironic poignancy, and elemental cursing. At Baltimore Theatre Project, Baltimore. 8 p.m.; Sun., 3 p.m. $10/15/20. 410-752-8558.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - Sunday, March 14, 2010
A small-town diner is in for quite a night when a blizzard strands a busload of unusual passengers on its doorstep. While the diner owner may finally have her chance to scratch a long-held itch for the macho bus driver, the other guests have their own agendas: a lovesick rodeo rider has kidnapped a nightclub singer, a pretentious Ph.D. who is looking for love in all the wrong places, and a Shakespeare-quoting teenage waitress might get her first crack at romance. In the course of a turbulent night, will it be love or mayhem that survives the storm?. At Olney Theatre Center, Olney. Tues., 7:30 p.m.; Wed.-Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2 & 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 & 7:30 p.m. $39-44. 301-924-3400.
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Thursday, February 18, 2010 - Saturday, March 13, 2010
There’s a thin, shaky line between love and hate… and it always seems the people we love most are the ones we hurt most often. In Closer, playwright Patrick Marber gives us a brilliant and painfully honest exploration of the brutal anatomy of modern romance. Modern day London hosts four strangers as they meet, fall in love, fall out of love and back again in this poignant, dark sketch of one or our favorite pop culture topics- The Relationship. At The Mobtown Theater at Meadow Hill, Baltimore. Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 3 p.m. $12/15. Tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com. info@mobtownplayers.com.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 - Thursday, March 25, 2010
is presented by the Resident Ensemble Players. One of the great plays of the American Theatre, this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic is extraordinarily relevant and powerful during this current economic climate. Exploring the struggle to define one's own identity in a world where a man's worth is defined by his ability to make money, Miller focuses on Willie Loman, an aging salesman haunted by missed opportunities and an uncertain future, turning his struggle to attain the American Dream into a poignant tragedy. At Roselle Center for the Arts, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. Fri., 7:30 p.m.; Sat., 2 & 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. 302-831-2204.
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Friday, March 12, 2010 - Saturday, March 13, 2010
will mesmerize those of all ages. At Saints Peter & Paul Middle School, Easton. 7 p.m. , 2 p.m. Sunday matinee. $5/7. 410-822-2251.
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Friday, March 12, 2010 - Sunday, April 11, 2010
probes into the subtle and often perilous relationship between three singularly remarkable women: the grandmother, Dorothea, who has sought to assert her independence through strong-willed eccentricity; her brilliant daughter, Artie, who has fled the stifling domination of her mother; and Artie’s daughter Echo, a child of exceptional intellect – and sensitivity – whom Artie has abandoned to an upbringing by Dorothea. At Fells Point Corner Theatre, Baltimore. $10-$17. 410-276-7837.
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Friday, March 12, 2010 - Saturday, April 24, 2010
follows the rise and demise of real life figure, low-born Eva Peron as seen through the eyes of a peasant, Che. Beginning at Eva's funeral, the story backtracks from her rise to power, her influence as an inspirational figurehead for the peasants of Argentina and her gradual weakening, illness and death through a variety of songs of different styles. Famous songs include: “A New Argentina”, “Another Suitcase in Another Hall” and “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina.”. At New Candlelight Theatre, Ardentown, Delaware. Wed. Matinee noon; Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun. Matinee 3 p.m. $32 for children ages 4-12; $50 per adult. Sat. & Sun. $55 per person. Buffet served 1-2 hours before performances. 302-475-2313.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - Friday, March 12, 2010
In the early twentieth century, the Western world indulged in romantic notions of the Middle Eastern desert, spawning such phenomena as Rudolph Valentino’s movie The Sheik and the public’s unquenchable fascination with Egyptian tombs and mummies. FarFar Oasis uses poetry, image and song to contrast the era’s charmed perceptions with the realities that popular culture glossed over. The evening’s companion piece, Low Tide Hotel, is a theatrical scrapbook that Washington Post writer Celia Wren called “an enchantingly whimsical montage of maritime-themed songs and literary excerpts.”. At Robert and Arlene Kogod Studio Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College Park. 8 p.m. $9/37. 301-405-ARTS.
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Friday, March 12, 2010 - Saturday, March 27, 2010
In 1957, blacks and whites living in the North theoretically enjoyed equality. August Wilson’s Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Fences explores how the reality for black people in America was far different. Part of Wilson’s acclaimed Pittsburgh Cycle, Fences tells the poignant and enormously entertaining story of a father and son in conflict over their identies as black men and hopes for the future. Wilson is ranked among the great American playwrights, and in telling the stories of black Americans, he reveals universal human truths about the struggle for love, dignity, and happiness. At Wilmington Drama League, Wilmington, Delaware. Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. $9-18. 302-764-1172.
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Friday, March 05, 2010 - Saturday, March 13, 2010
features a cast of talented Easton High School students, accompanied by an 11-piece orchestra. Heading the production is EHS Director of Choral Music Christine Noyes, and directing is renowned veteran of the theater Thomas Quimby. At Talbot County Auditorium at Easton High School, Easton. Fri. & Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. $5 students; $10 adults. 410-822-4180.
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