Spotlighters Theatre Present AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', 1/13-2/12
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 12 5:00 AM) - Spotlighters Theatre is proud to welcome the rowdy, raunchy, and humorous AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' for a limited run in Baltimore, MA. The show runs from January 13 - February 12, with shows on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. A talk-back with the cast and director is scheduled for immediately after the January 29 performance.

Maryland Ensemble Theater Presents THE COMEDY PIGS 2/4, 2/11
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 11 5:00 AM) - Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is set to present The Comedy Pigs, the improv comedy troupe in two brand new shows this February 4 & 11 at 10:30pm. The show will take place on the MET mainstage at 31 West Patrick Street Frederick MD 21701.

Baltimore Playwrights Festival Hosts Public Play-Reading Marathon 2/11
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 11 5:00 AM) - The Baltimore Playwrights Festival announces a public play-reading marathon to take place on Saturday, February 11th, at The Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theater, 817 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, (410) 752-1225.

Way Off Broadway Announces Summer 2012 Camps
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 9 6:32 PM) - Way Off Broadway’s Children’s Theatre Summer Camp is one of the most popular summer acting programs in the area. Since it first began 15 years ago, more and more young people have become interested in performing and learning about live theatre. While the Frederick area is lucky to have many theatre educational opportunities, it has become paramount for parents to find the right program that fits their child’s needs and interests.

Vagabond Theatre to Present CALIFORNIA SUITE, 2/24 - 3/25
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 9 12:35 PM) - Neil Simon’s hilarious comedy, CALIFORNIA SUITE, opens at the Vagabond Theatre in Fells Point on February 24 and runs through March 25.

Fells Point Corner Theatre to Present COASTAL DISTURBANCES, 2/17 - 3/4
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 9 11:38 AM) - Garnering a Tony Award Nomination for Best Play when it premiered in 1987, COASTAL DISTURBANCES follows a motley ensemble of vacationers on a private Massachusetts beach -- guided by the charged summer romance between a lifeguard and a young photographer. A slice of Chekhov with a healthy dash of Ionesco's absurdism, Howe's beloved tone shines in this sensuous comedy.

Adventure Theater Presents BUD, NOT BUDDY, 2/18 & 25
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 8 5:53 PM) - Adventure Theatre continues its 2011-2012 60th Anniversary Season with Bud, Not Buddy, February 18 at the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival and February 25 at the Intersections Arts Festival based on the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award Winning book by Christopher Paul Curtis.

RENT Comes To The Way Off Broadway Theatre 5/24-26
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 8 2:37 PM) - Following its limited engagement of Into the Woods and its co-production of The Rocky Horror Show in 2011, Stocking Productions has announced that it will bring RENT to Frederick for the first time for a special Memorial Day weekend presentation at The Way Off Broadway Theatre.

Baltimore Playwrights Festival Monthly Meeting Set for 2/21
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 7 8:39 PM) - The Baltimore Playwrights Festival (www.baltplayfest.org) announces its monthly public meeting to be held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, at Fells Point Corner Theatre, 251 South Ann Street, Baltimore, MD 21042, 410-276-7837. After the meeting, at 8:30 p.m., there will be a staged reading of Holler by George P. Tilson, directed by Patricia Woolsey. The reading will be followed by a discussion of the script with the playwright, director and actors. The event is free, and the general public is encouraged to attend.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre Presents PANCAKE ON PANCAKE, 3/9
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 7 5:57 PM) - Direct from the trenches of Hollywood, Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) today announced a one-night-only performance of Pancake on Pancake, the story of Sam Pancake's exploits in show business for the past twenty years.

Pumpkin Theatre Presents SONGS I'LL NEVER SING ON STAGE 3/10
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 7 3:17 PM) - Pumpkin Theatre hosts the cabaret event “Songs I’ll Never Sing on Stage”, a performance by the Producing Artistic Director Jimi Kinstle and the Friends of Pumpkin Theatre singing songs they were never meant to sing in performance on stage (either too old/young/wrong sex/ etc).

Way Off Broadway Hosts Spring Youth Musical Theatre Workshop, Begins 3/27
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 7 1:32 PM) - Started in 2003 as an extension of Way Off Broadway’s Children’s Theatre Summer Camp program, the Actors’ Studio picks up where the summer camp leaves off, offering workshops and classes during the spring and fall.

BWW Reviews: A SKULL IN CONNEMARA Digs Up Dark Humor at Centerstage
by Giordana Segneri

(Feb. 7 9:20 AM) - The far flung often breeds the bizarre, and Martin McDonagh’s deliciously dark A Skull in Connemara capitalizes on its setting in the wild west of Ireland to weave a contemporary tale that’s at once peculiar, touching and hilarious. Centerstage’s offering brings together a remarkably even cast of four top-notch, talented actors, all making their debut at the theater and bringing to life the strange story of a motley crew who keep each other company in their misery.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre Presents PANCAKE ON PANCAKE, 3/9
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 6 6:33 PM) - Direct from the trenches of Hollywood, Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) today announced a one-night-only performance ofPancake on Pancake, the hilarious story of Sam Pancake's exploits in show business for the past twenty years.

BWW Reviews: A Brilliantly Ugly PRETTY PRETTY at the Strand
by Jack L. B. Gohn

(Feb. 6 9:49 AM) - There is anger at the way men perceive women – and abuse, rape, belittle and objectify them. Owen’s woman-hating fantasy may not reflect reality, but that doesn’t make it harmless. That point can make the show hard to watch at moments, as it wends its way through scenes of imagined rape and murder. But it wouldn’t do to look away. There’s painful humor at every painful turn.

The Rrazz Room Announces Upcoming Performances
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 6 4:45 AM) - The RRazz Room, San Francisco's premier nightclub announces upcoming performances for January, February, and March.

The Strand Names Rain Pryor and Elena Kostakis Artistic and Managing Directors
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 5 10:22 AM) - The Strand's Board of Directors today announced that Rain Pryor and Elena Kostakis have been tapped to succeed Founding Artistic Director Jayme Kilburn.Rain

GLEAM Announced for Centerstage Season, 1/4-2/5
by BWW News Desk

(Feb. 5 5:00 AM) - CENTERSTAGE Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah announces this week that Gleam, an adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's beloved novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Bonnie Lee Moss Rattner, will fill the third slot of the 2011-12 Season, running Jan 4-Feb 5, 2012.