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Rousuck's Review: "Captain Hook: My Story..." at Spotlighters Theatre

J. Wynn Rousuck

Our theater critic sizes up a new re-imagining of J.M. Barrie's classic one-handed nemesis of Peter Pan.

Nubia M. Monks and Rotimi Agbabiaka as queen and king of the fairies, in Folger Theatre's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," on stage at the National Building Museum. (photo credit: Brittany Diliberto)

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Rousuck's Review: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Folger Theatre

J. Wynn Rousuck

Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck spotlights the Folger's new production of Shakespeare's magical comedy, staged at the National Building Museum.

Cornelius Smith Jr. as Frederick Douglass in the Arena Stage production of "American Prophet." (Photo by Margot Schulman)

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Rousuck's Review: "American Prophet" at Arena Stage in DC

J. Wynn Rousuck

Midday's theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck spotlights the powerful bio-musical at Arena Stage about the life of renowned 19th-century civil rights activist Frederick Douglass.

Becca Vourvoulas and Alexander Conte in "Sweet Charity" at Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre, on the BCCC's Essex campus. (Photo © Trent Haines-Hopper, THsquared Photography)

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Rousuck's Review: "Sweet Charity" at CCBC Cockpit in Court Theatre

J. Wynn Rousuck

Our theater critic, J. Wynn Rousuck, spotlights the new production of the Tony Award-winning 60s musical comedy.

Jefferson Russell and Lenique Vincent in “The House of the Negro Insane” at the Contemporary American Theater Festival in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Photo credit: Seth Freeman

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Rousuck's Review: Contemporary American Theater Festival: 6 Plays

J. Wynn Rousuck

Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck sizes up the six new plays being showcased at this year's CAT festival in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

The cast of the musical "Do It Now" in rehearsal Wednesday at Fells Point Corner Theater. (photo by Jonathan Jensen)

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"Do It Now": A new musical about former Baltimore Mayor Schaefer

Tom Hall

Playwright Jonathan Jensen and composer Rich Espey talk about their musical salute to the city's colorful former mayor.

(left-right) English Bernhardt, Jasmine Rogers, Nadina Hassan and Morgan Ashley Bryant in the national touring company production of the musical, "Mean Girls" now on stage at Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre. (photo © 2022 Jenny Anderson)

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Rousuck's Review: The "Mean Girls" musical at the Hippodrome

J. Wynn Rousuck

Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck gives us the lowdown on the Broadway musical version of Mean Girls that's now touring the country.

James Caverly plays the title character in the new deaf-and-hearing production of “The Music Man” at Olney Theatre Center. (Photo credit: Teresa Castracane Photography)

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Rousuck's Review: "The Music Man" at Olney Theatre Center

J. Wynn Rousuck

Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck spotlights Olney Theatre's ambitious production of this classic musical — for deaf and hearing audiences.

Anna DiGiovanni (left) and Dylan Arredondo in Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's production of "Much Ado About Nothing" at PFI Historical Park in Ellicott City. (Photo by Kiirstn Pagan for Chesapeake Shakespeare Co.)

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Rousuck's Review: "Much Ado" from Chesapeake Shakespeare Co.

J. Wynn Rousuck

Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck sizes up CSC's updated production of the popular Bard comedy that's now on stage at the PFI Historical Park in Ellicott City.

Cheryl Campo (center, front) and the company of Cockpit in Court’s production of “Once On This Island,” on the campus of Community College of Baltimore County in Essex. (photo by THsquared Photography)

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Rousuck's Review: "Once on This Island" at CCBC's Cockpit in Court

J. Wynn Rousuck

Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews the new production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical at the popular summer theater venue in Essex.