Vilanch might be next Edna Turnblad
Mechanic Theatre Caitlin Bell acknowledges that the three historic Baltimore figures on whom she based on her one-act play Three Jewish Lives may have never been in the same place...
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Mayor calls 'Hairspray' a 'blast'
Baltimore's been the hottest ticket on Broadway for four months now. And on Thursday, Mayor Martin O'Malley and his family joined the throngs of true believers when they made a...
Arena Players, Center Stage deserve to take bows
The new theater season marks milestone anniversaries for two Baltimore theaters. Center Stage turns 40, and Arena Players, billed as "the nation's oldest continuously operating African-American theater," turns 50. The...
'Hairspray' is ready to hit the road
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'Hairspray' premiere tousles Broadway audience
NEW YORK - Welcome to Broadway, Hon. Baltimore came to the Big Apple in a big way last night with the premiere of Hairspray, John Waters' affectionate, $10.5 million tribute...
For Fierstein, the mother of all roles
Fourth in a series of occasional articles SEATTLE - Harvey Fierstein is shaving his eyebrows. This is a first for him. Oh sure, he's worn lipstick and eyeliner, dresses and...
Role brings actress to a new stage
Marissa Jaret Winokur's kindergarten and pre-school report cards hang on her dressing room wall. The teachers' comments describe her as a dominant leader and refer to her "distinct and husky"...
Culture shock
SEATTLE -- You might think John Waters has seen it all. But the Prince of Puke, the Pope of Trash -- or as he prefers to think of himself these...
'Hairspray' gets ready for Broadway
NEW YORK - If Margo Lion hadn't come down with a head cold three years ago, none of this would have happened. She was in bed, nursing the sniffles and...