Archive for the ‘Interviews’ Category
Austen’s EMMA in fine fettle at Everyman
E.M. Forester, Edith Wharton, Patricia Highsmith: these and other noteworthy social satirists have each enjoyed their flurries of renewed interest and adaptation onto stage and screen. But for consistency and longevity of both fervent fandom and successful renewal, few if any can rival the matchless Jane Austen. Maybe only Dickens and Shakespeare, in the English-speaking […]
Song of Sakuntula echoes anew with IN Series
With a story drawn from one of India’s most famous dramas, Kalidasa’s 5th century play Sakuntala–itself a dramatic retelling of a tale from the first book of Mahabharata–this new opera by IN Series Artistic Director Timothy Nelson pairs Western Baroque with Indian classical instruments to create an original “dance-opera” exploring themes of love, loss, and […]
Enoch Arden gets new life at Theatre Project
May 15-17 brings the world premiere of Enoch Arden at Baltimore Theatre Project, with an original transcription for string trio by Molly von Gutzeit from a Strauss original with text from Tennyson, spoken in this instance by WBJC’s own Judith Krummeck. Alfred, Lord Tennyson published the narrative poem Enoch Arden in 1864 during his tenure […]
Lyric Baltimore Hosts Washington National Opera’s West Side Story
The Washington National Opera presents a new production of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story at the Lyric Baltimore conducted by Marin Alsop. Running from May 8-10, this production is directed by Francesca Zambello who spoke about it with WBJC’s Kati Harrison. More information is available at washnatopera.org
BookNotes celebrates the 30th anniversary of a groundbreaking memoir by Marion Winik
In 1996, Marion Winik published First Comes Love, a memoir about her marriage to a man who died of AIDS in 1994. Thirty years on, I invited Marion to look back on the trajectory of her memoir and her experience.
All of Austen in one bite at Manor Mill Playhouse
Wildly popular with audiences from its very first, immediately sold-out run in Philadelphia in 2019, The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged has gone on to become a favorite staple of regional theaters of all sizes and shapes across America, delighting audiences everywhere. Now that wave of enjoyment washes up at Manor Mill Playhouse for […]
Avila Home Care shares the power of music with senior citizens
Avila Music Makers offers a concert series of internationally acclaimed classical and jazz musicians to Senior Living Communities in the Baltimore-Annapolis areas. I invited Gretchen Maneval, Director of External Affairs at Avila Home Care, to tell me more. For more information about Avila Home Care and its Avila Music Makers programming, […]
Story Fest 26 puts community out front
With its third-annual festival landing at Theatre Project May 1-3, Baltimore Story Fest’s 2026 incarnation offers a new twist on their usual routine. Rather than simply showcase the finished work of accomplished local storytellers, Creative Director Phill Branch has decided to open up the process and the results directly to the community at large. The […]
Shriver Concerts’ 60th season draws to a close
I have so enjoyed meeting up with Shriver Hall Concert Series Executive Director, Catherine Cochran, from time to time this season to look back on the six decades that the series has been bringing great artists to Baltimore. You can hear our sixth and last episode here:
Ballet Theatre of Maryland revives rare Romantic treasure
When is a revival also a premiere? When the piece in question is a landmark classic of the Romantic ballet repertoire that has rarely been seen on European or American stages in more than a century. Such is the case with Ballet Theatre of Maryland’s current production of La Esmeralda, an action-packed but also sweetly […]
