Third time still charms with Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s game-changing, blood-drumming 2015 musical about Alexander Hamilton, whom he describes in his syncopated, ear-worm lyrics as a “$10 bill Founding Father without a father.” Having had the privilege of seeing the original Broadway cast of Hamilton twice, there was some curiosity about how the touring company would […]
Hamilton tickets at the Hippodrome. How to beat the bots
When tickets go on sale May 9 for Hamilton at the Hippodrome ( June 25 – July 21) expect the usual crush for tickets. (Remember how Hamilton‘s first visit to our area crashed the box office system at The Kennedy Center?) None of that for the Hippodrome. Ticketmaster has just unveiled a new service that […]
“Heil Hitler” shouter reveals he’s a Trump critic
The man who shouted “Heil Hitler! Heil Trump!” in Baltimore’s Hippodrome during the intermission of Fiddler on the Roof on November 14 actually meant his outburst to be a gesture of solidarity with oppressed people and a challenge to the Trump Administration’s immigration policies, CNN reported today. Anthony M. Derlunas, 58, told CNN’s Baltimore affiliate […]
Assumed Trump supporter disrupts Fiddler on the Roof
An unidentified man gave a Nazi salute and shouted “Heil Hitler! Heil Trump!” as the audience returned from intermission for act two of Fiddler on the Roof at the Hippodrome yesterday, the Baltimore Sun reported today. Ushers quickly surrounded the man as audience members left the theater for the lobby, many afraid that the outburst […]
Newsies kicks off national tour in Baltimore: review
Kids, gather ‘round the glow of your smartphone screens and listen to a story. Once upon a time, there was a thing called newspapers—thick stacks of paper with words printed on them, words that formed news stories that were reported, well-written and fact-checked. Most of the stories were accompanied by photos—no, not selfies—or illustrations that […]
Once at Baltimore’s Hippodrome
Sometimes, a break from Broadway brass and bombast is a good thing. No one savors glitz and a Merman-esque belt more than this critic, but the still power and poise of Once may make you re-think the idea that a musical must either be runaway high-energy or a spectacle of some sort.
The Book of Mormon
Donny and Marie would not approve. But South Park lovers and fans of filth will no doubt herniate themselves chortling at The Book of Mormon, the shibboleth-shattering Tony and multi-award-winning musical about the Mormon faith and the chowder-headed attempts of missionaries to sell religion to third-world villagers.
Queen musical We Will Rock You set for the Hippodrome
While Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre is more accustomed to hosting repeat visits from tours such as Jersey Boys and The Book of Mormon (both scheduled for this season), on October 15th, Charm City audiences will be the first in the U. S to see the British musical We Will Rock You, the West End phenomenon featuring […]
Green Day’s American Idiot makes brief stop at the Hippodrome
More than 30 years after Sid Vicious snarled “My Way,” punk is busting out all over once again. There is a punk couture show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, spikes adorn clothes and bags and even the likes of Miley Cyrus are sporting Mohawk ‘dos.
Wicked
The Wicked Witch of the West was more than just green skin and cackle. Similarly, there’s more to Glinda the Good Witch than a simpering smile and a twinkly wand. The backstories of these two iconic spell-casters from the Land of Oz (pre-Dorothy) forms the crux of the blinged out and bountiful of heart musical […]
Mary Poppins
True story: My mother took my sister and my seven year-old self to see “Mary Poppins” in 1964 at a downtown Baltimore movie palace—who knows, it could have been the Hippodrome. The gilded theater was filled with mothers in suits and white gloves toting their daughters in crinolined party dresses.
The Addams Family
They’re creepy. They’re kooky. They’re currently infesting Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre. The Addam’s Family. (And holy Gomez, can they sing.)
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