By Frankie Kujawa
In “Dinner and Cake,” running through Sunday, October 2nd at Everyman Theatre, the character of Mỹlinh has the chance to boost her career and make important connections in her new home in Washington DC. All she has to do is translate a simple dinner meeting between her friends’ parents – American and Vietnamese in-laws. When the two couples clash over the course of the evening, Mỹlinh must navigate and defuse the awkward and complicated cultural, national, and social politics between the two countries that make up her own unique identity.  Actress Carolina Đỗ, who plays Mỹlinh, chats about her role and the lesson she hopes audience take away from the production. 

By Frankie Kujawa
Actor and Baltimore-native Lance Coadie Williams returns to Charm City in “Our Town” running through Sunday, October 9th at Baltimore Center Stage.  In celebration of their 60th anniversary, Center Stage kicks off it’s 2022-2023 season with the beloved Thornton Wilder classic – along with a Baltimore twist!  Williams, who plays the role of stage manager in the production, is thrilled to be performing for the first time in the theater that years earlier once nourished his creative drive as a youth in The Baltimore School for the Arts.

By Frankie Kujawa 
Honey, let's get one thing clear: Charm City's iconic Queen of Drag - Brooklyn Heights - is a legend! As both a fierce performer and host, Brooklyn dazzles audiences each week throughout the Baltimore area.   We recently chatted with Brooklyn regarding the upcoming final drag brunch of the 2022 season at Power Plant Live!, her biggest accomplishment, and what makes for the best drag experience!

By Frankie Kujawa
Proud, queer, Brazilian actor and musician Darwin Del Fabro shines in the newly released, spine-tingling "THEY/THEM" now streaming on Peacock. Written and directed by Oscar-nominated and Tony Award-winner John Logan, the horror film is a queer empowerment story set at a gay conversion camp. Along with Del Fabro, the stellar cast includes Kevin Bacon, Anna Chlumsky, and Carrie Preston.  Del Fabro recently chatted about the new film, his journey from Brazil to New York City and the importance of celebrating uniqueness in the world.

By Frankie Kujawa
The ferociously funny Mean Girls brings all things fetch to Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre.  Running through Sunday, July 17th, the musical is the iconic story of Cady Heron, who may have grown up on an African savanna but was completely unprepared for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George, Cady learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.  We sat down to chat with cast member Samuel Gerber regarding the upcoming performance. 

By Frankie Kujawa
​The gregarious laughter continues to fill the theatre at Toby’s this month as THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL runs through Sunday, July 31st in Columbia, MD. Adapted from the iconic Nickelodeon series and nominated for 12 Tony Awards, this dynamic stage musical finds SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom facing the total annihilation of their undersea world. Just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises and takes center stage. Kyle Dalsimer, who plays SpongeBob in the production, recently chatted about role.

By Frankie Kujawa
​HAIRSPRAY, Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, is back on tour! Running through Sunday, June 19th at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre, HAIRSPRAY is the story of 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad who sets out to dance her way onto the most popular TV’s show in 1960’s Baltimore - The Corny Collins Show. Performer Billy Dawson plays Corny Collins in the Charm City-set musical.  The Indiana-native, whose artistic talents catapulted them to perform as far as Japan, chatted about the upcoming performance.

By Frankie Kujawa
Creative Alliance's Gregory Smith is like a kid in a candy store!  Since becoming the third-ever Executive Director in the 26 year history of beloved arts organization back in January 2022, Smith follows in the footsteps of Creative Alliance founder Margaret Footner and Gina Caruso.  The North Carolina-native arrived in Charm City from Minneapolis-St. Paul, where he worked at the Minnesota Public Radio and the Fitzgerald Theater.  Smith recently chatted with us about the Creative Alliance's new Creativity Center (opening Fall 2022), upcoming events celebrating Pride, and the role of the arts in the community. 

By Frankie Kujawa
Local playwright and author R. Eric Thomas helps to close out Everyman Theatre’s 2021-2022 season with his world premiere comedy CRYING ON TELEVISION. Running through June 26th, the performance wrestles with one of life’s great mysteries – how do you make friends as an adult in today’s modern, often dystopian, world? The Baltimore-based Thomas, who was named in the May/June issue of The Advocate as one of 50 LGBTQ+ Champions of Pride, recently chatted about his hilarious new play, his newly-released young adult novel KINGS OF B’MORE and his fascination with Charm City.

By Frankie Kujawa
Actor Christopher Sears returns to Baltimore Center Stage this month as Pentheus in Anne Carson’s BAKKHAI (running Wednesday, June 1st – Sunday, June 19th). Based on the Greek tragedy from Euripides, this new version is a cautionary tale about the consequences of a civilization’s fear of the unknown. Fresh from his phenomenal performance at Baltimore Center Stage in THE FOLKS AT HOME by R. Eric Thomas earlier this spring, Sears is excited to be back in Charm City to share this new role and production with Baltimore audiences.