CHARM CITY STAGE DOOR – 10/17/2006

LOCAL THEATRES OFFERS EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS TO READERS!

The following theatres are offering discounts to readers of BroadwayWorld.com! YOU MUST MENTION “BROADWAYWORLD.COM” AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. All discounts subject to change.

• Spotlighters: $20.00 tickets for just $15.00! 25% off tickets to their production of Angels in America: The Millennium Approaches through November 12. RESERVATIONS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
• Fells Point Corner Theatre: $15.00 tickets for just $12.00 (that’s 20% off!) to their new production of Sight Unseen.

Thank you to these great theatres, and thank you readers for making BroadwayWorld.com a viable tool for local theater!

BEST BET OF THE WEEK (Play): Angels in America at SPOTLIGHTERS

This first of a two-part epic play about AIDS in America is a major award winner, both onstage (both parts won the Tony for Best Play) and on television (it won MANY Emmy Awards a few years ago). And now, Baltimore’s very own Spotlighters Theatre is presenting Angels in America: The Millennium Approaches through Sunday, November 11th. And boy, is it a winner! Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8PM, Sunday at 2PM. Tickets are $20, $18 for BTA members, students and seniors, and just $15.00 for BroadwayWorld.com readers who mention “BroadwayWorld.com” at the time of purchase either by phone or at the box office. RESERVATIONS ARE STONGLY RECOMMENDED.

** Parental Advisory: This production contains nudity, adult language and adult content. No one under the age of 16 will be admitted without an accompanying adult.

See related article on the Baltimore page. (Review posted 10/16/2006)

BEST BET OF THE WEEK (Musical): Dreamgirls at CCBC CATONSVILLE

Winters Lane Productions is presenting the smash musical Dreamgirls through October 29th at CCBC Catonsville’s Q Theatre. Soon to be a major motion picture, this musical is sponsored by DreamWorks Pictures, producers of the upcoming film. Advance tickets are $18/$16 for Students, Children and Seniors; At the Door tickets are $20/$18 for Students, Children and Seniors.

For information, see the October Charm City Calendar. (Review posted 10/17/2006)

WELCOME UMBC THEATRE TO BROADWAYWORLD.COM!

The newest addition to the ever-growing Baltimore/BroadwayWorld.com family is the UMBC Department of Theatre! Welcome! Their first offering of the new season is Problem Child by Canadian playwright George F. Walker, directed by Colette Searls. The play concerns Denise and R.J., who want their baby back. Holed up in a cheap motel, they impatiently await a social worker's verdict while fending off the antics of a drunken innkeeper. With a wink to Jerry Springer, this strangely twisted comedy exposes the human desperation behind class prejudice and questions the reach of social control. The show offers the following schedule: Tuesday, October 17th – Preview, 8PM, all tickets just $3.00; Wednesday, October 18th – Opening Night, 8PM; Thursday, October 19th – UMBC Community Performance, 4PM, all UMBC students, faculty and staff free; Friday, October 20th, 5PM, Special Performance for UMBC Alumni; Saturday, October 21st, 8PM, and Sunday, October 22nd, 4PM. Tickets (except for tonight’s preview) are $10, $5 for students and seniors. The performance on October 19th is free to the UMBC Community only, regular prices apply to others.

See the October Charm City Calendar for contact information. (Review to be posted on 10/19/2006)

 SPLIT REMOUNTED AT TOWSON UNIVERSITY: BENEFIT FEATURES TONY-WINNING ACTOR, JOHN GLOVER

This summer’s award-winning smash hit at the Baltimore Playwright’s Festival, Split by local playwright Ira Gamerman is being remounted at Towson University this weekend for 3 performances only, Friday, October 20 at 8PM, Saturday, October 21 at 8PM and Sunday, October 22 at 2PM, in The Marder Studio Theatre at the Towson University Performing Arts Center. Tickets may be purchased at the Towson University Box Office at 410-704-ARTS. More information can be found at www.towson.edu/theatre. All proceeds from this event will become part of a new scholarship fund set up to help future theatre majors at Towson University. Hosting this special event is stage and screen star (and Tony Award winner – Love! Valour! Compassion!) John Glover/>, himself a Towson University Alumni, and frequent guest artist at the school. The remounting features direction by Ian Belknap and the original cast of the play.

An interview with Mr. Gamerman and Mr. Belknap will be posted tomorrow.

Original review posted 08/25/2006. http://baltimore.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=11763

NEW SERIES: “HELP OFFERED”

In what I hope will be a continuing series of Charm City Stage Door entries, I am providing information sent to me by local theatre artists and enthusiasts offering different theatre-related services to the community. If you would like to bee seen in this column, please contact me at jameshowardbww@yahoo.com.

OPENING THIS WEEK! SIGHT UNSEEN TO BE SEEN AT FELLS POINT CORNER THEATRE

In its second offering this season, FPCT is presenting Donald Margulie’s Sight Unseen, directed by Barry Feinstein. The cast includes: Claire Bowerman, Mark Poremba, Laura Rose and Mark Steckbeck. Performances are October 20 – November 19, Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 2PM. Tickets are $15.00, but readers of this column can get this discount: $15.00 tickets for just $12.00 (that’s 20% off!) just by mentioning “BroadwayWorld.com” at the time of reservation or at the box office!

See the October Charm City Calendar for contact details! (Review to post 10/23/2006)

COMING UP AT BROADWAYWORLD.COM!

Look for the following soon:

• An up close and personal interview with Toby Orenstein of Toby’s Dinner Theatres in Columbia and Baltimore. (Part Two to post on Thursday!)
• Split is about to resurface on another local stage. Look for an interview with its creator, local playwright Ira Gamerman, to post on Wednesday!
• News and reviews from RepStage, Spotlighters, Vagabonds, the Hippodrome and the local college scene.
• And of course, more exclusive discounts, a monthly events calendar and Charm City Stage Door!

Thanks so much for your continued support! James

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