Theater

Familiar portrayals of traumatic and tragic elements of Billie Holiday’s life can miss the point of her story: Eleanora Fagan from Baltimore had a singular voice and a lasting musical and cultural impact.

It’s the first of two boat show weekends in Annapolis, but there’s more to do than just tour that trawler you’ve dreamed of piloting into the sunset. You could take in a musical comedy, catch some blues music, see a burlesque or support local police. Here are seven of the best things on the calendar through Oct. 12.

The film will kick off this weekend’s International Edgar Allan Poe Festival, which takes place 174 years after the famed author’s death.

You could listen to great progressive bluegrass this weekend or hear a stirring symphonic requiem for Holocaust victims, You could buy a book to support literacy, get info on home improvement or catch an artists’ roundtable. Here are some of the best things to do in Annapolis through Oct. 5.

Despite a rainy and windy weekend, people came out to Artscape after a four-year hiatus.

Nearly 50 years later, “The Wiz” is returning home, ready to inspire a whole new generation.

From Irish traditional music to a classical music concert and the 33rd annual Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival, there’s plenty to do in Annapolis this coming week.

Baltimore director John Waters’ star was unveiled Monday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Back home in Baltimore, friends and fans gathered for a livestream of the event at the Charles and Senator theatres.

The Annapolis Songwriters Festival dominates the list of things to do in Annapolis, but there's also good food, good causes, history and fair fun.

You can watch the Naval Academy Midshipmen try to change their fortunes in a home opener against Wagner College, catch some legendary Irish music or give blood in memory of a local hero. Here are seven great ideas for things to do in Annapolis.

“What’s most important is programming things that people get really jazzed, really turned up, really excited about,” said Stevie Walker-Webb, who will start at Baltimore Center Stage on Oct. 1.

You could join the cinematic chase for a great white shark, help open the Maryland Renaissance Festival or mark the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. It’s a crazy busy week in Annapolis, here are some tips on the best events through Aug. 30.

Spend the coming week in Annapolis and you could judge crab soup at the Maryland Seafood Festival, take in the Annapolis Chamber Music Festival, or get your dog wet to support the SPCA at the annual Puppy Plunge. There’s something fun every day.

Fluid Movement, the aquatic-based performing arts group, used sinkholes, the Stool Fairy, Mr. Bottle, Mr. Trash Wheel and more in their performance explaining how the water in our city works.

You could see a one-woman show by a new Annapolis theater company, play some serious pickleball at the mall, or snag one of the few remaining seats for the final performance of Melissa Ethridge’s summer concert tour. There's lots to do in the week ahead.

Charlie Vascellaro, a lifelong fan of Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman, recalls that he wasn't about to let a historic blizzard keep him from making the trip from Baltimore to see "The Pee-wee Herman Show" on Broadway.

Crabs, music, art and more. What’s not to love about the first week of August in Annapolis?

There’s lots of music in Annapolis over the next week, from Los Lobos to a cabaret performance of the American songbook and marching bands at Navy stadium. Go listen to something.

Looking for something to do in Annapolis? We’ve got you covered, whether it’s an exhibit of the works of José Guadalupe Posada, free concerts or a living history display in the Historic District.

The bulk of the city’s smaller theater companies are tasked with a constant search for suitable, affordable space as they are priced or kicked out of the ones they’ve occupied.