6-11-12: Variations on a Familar Theme

Baltimore native Philip Glass has been commissioned to write a new version of 1812 Overture in honor of the bicentennial of the War of 1812. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conductor Marin Alsop will be directing it. Tom Hall talks with her about the premiere.

6-11-12: “Well”

A review of the play by Lisa Kron, directed by Rain Pryor, now at the Strand Theater Company.

6-6-12: Maryland Morning Culture Calendar

Treats for aesthetes.

6-5-12: My Station North

Neighborhood students explore the sights and sounds of Station North.

6-4-12: A Fierce Longing

A review of the play “A Fierce Longing,” now at the Theatre Project in Baltimore.

5-30-12: When Symphonic Music Meets Soul

Tom Hall talks with Darin Atwater, the founder of the Soulful Symphony, which is wrapping up its season this Friday with a tribute to Whitney Houston.

5-28-12: Where Would You Put It?

Theater Critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews “You Can’t Take It With You,” now playing at the Everyman Theatre in Baltimore.

5-23-12: Remembering Chuck Brown

The “Godfather of Go-Go” died last Wednesday at age 75 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We revisit Tom Hall’s conversation with Chuck Brown from last June, when he brought his homegrown dance sound to the Roots Fest in West Baltimore.

5-21-12: Ruined

Maryland Morning theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews Ruined, now running at the Fells Point Corner Theatre.

5-21-12: A Retrospective of Amalie Rothschild

Amalie Rothschild (1916 — 2001) was one of Baltimore’s most prolific visual artists during the 20th century. Tom tours a retrospective of her work at Towson University’s Center for the Arts Gallery.