HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Text by John Cameron Mitchell Music and Lyrics by Stephen Trask

Description: The Tony Award®-winning rock musical sensation comes to M&T Bank Exchange for three nights only. Through soaring rock anthems and raw confessions, join internationally ignored song stylist Hedwig Schmidt in an intimate venue where theatre and rock concert collide. With innovative table seating and service throughout the performance, audiences aren't just watching the journey - they're part of the revolution.

Event Details: Dates: March 14-16, 2025

Maryland Opera is delighted to honor Susie & Sam Macfarlane with a concert of arias, duets, and scenes performed by singers of international acclaim with chamber orchestra. Mrs. Macfarlane was an anti-war activist and an advocate for older adults. Mr. Macfarlane was the CFO of Williams & Wilkins and Waverly Press as well as the Treasurer and a Trustee of the Baltimore Opera Company Board. The program, which includes selections from Aïda, Tosca, West Side Story, and more, will feature soprano Tasha Hokuao Koontz, mezzo-soprano Kate Jackman, and tenor Dane Suarez.

Columbia Pro Cantare will present “A Celebration of John Rutter,” Sunday, March 16, 2025, 4 pm, in the beautiful sanctuary of First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3604 Chatham Road, Ellicott City. The concert will feature the Gloria of renowned English composer, conductor and arranger Sir John Rutter, who recently celebrated his 80th birthday. In addition to the dynamic Gloria, and Rutter’s “The Lord Bless You,” the program will include works by Z. Randall Stroope, Ralph Vaughn Williams, Andre J. Thomas, Thomas Tallis and others.

Join pianist Adam Makowicz and saxophonist Krystof Medyna for an evening of jazz at An die Musik Live!

Krystof Medyna and Adam Makowicz have been performing together since 2012. In August 2024, they recorded their first album “New York Flavors” under the label FOR TUNE, and in October they performed at the Kennedy Center. Their repertoire contains mainly American jazz standards and their own compositions.

Get ready for the 70s Soul Jam Tribute Concert featuring 4 The Road along with a full production of the best singers and musicians in the DMV. It’s going to be a Funky Good Time as we travel through one of the best decades of music.

PostClassical Ensemble conducted by Angel Gil-Ordóñez

Brazilian arts presenter EducArte welcomes Brazil’s most important samba band of all time: Grupo Fundo de Quintal (Backyard Group). Performing for the first time in the DC region, Fundo de Quintal is the most awarded and respected group in the history of samba pagode. They have defined the genre and created instruments that are now essential to the samba pagode, creating their signature sound that includes cavaco-banjo, tantã, and repique de mão.

These pioneers of the modern jamgrass movement blend bluegrass with elements of rock, alternative, psychedelic and improvisational music into an innovative high-energy acoustic sound and light show.

Date: March 21 & 22, 2025
Location: Baltimore War Memorial
Time: 6:00 – 10:00 PM both nights
Featuring: 60+ visual artists from all walks of life, 20 performing musicians and poets
Expected Attendance: 500+ people

Join Highwire Improv for a high-energy night of comedy with some of the city's best comedians.

Never been to an improv show? It's spontaneous theater, off-the-cuff laughs, and a real good time! You'll get to see some of Baltimore's best improv comedy troupes do what they do best!

This show is a special event, capping off the Highwire Improv Greenhouse program, where we incubate new, inventive, and boundary-pushing improv concepts with the support of Highwire coaches and facilities.

Our lineup - show starts at 7pm ET:

Join us for a soulful and swingin’ evening at An die Musik Live celebrating the legendary Duke Ellington, one of the greatest composers and bandleaders in jazz history. This special tribute features pianist Aaron Hill and renowned vocalist Irene Jalenti, bringing Ellington’s timeless melodies to life with elegance, passion, and improvisational brilliance.

Enjoy classics like “Take the ‘A’ Train,” “In a Sentimental Mood,” “Sophisticated Lady,” “Caravan” and many more—performed with the energy and artistry that made Ellington’s music immortal.

From IN Series

POPPEA

by Claudio Monteverdi

March 21 – 23

The final part of IN Series’ Monteverdi trilogy, POPPEA brings the composer’s most famous and audacious final opera of love, power, sex, and betrayal to life inspired by the performance tradition of South India, and specifically Bharatanatyam dance. This landmark production is of one of opera’s undisputed masterpieces. Monteverdi's baroque score is blended with new dance music by composers Ami Dang and Rajna Swaminathan.

Garden State Radio has been one of New Jersey’s most popular cover bands over the past decade. Known for their unique live show that feels more like a stadium concert than a local cover band, they have performed thousands of shows for huge crowds all over the East Coast.

Their seasoned, professional musicians (including multiple lead vocalists) perform an eclectic variety of music spanning everything from the ’50s to today, and they specialize in creating an interactive entertainment experience that will keep you on the dance floor and having an incredible time.

Pushing Boundaries - In Resonance: J.S. Bach's Toccatas and Franz Schubert's last three Sonatas over a year

Following her performances of Bach’s complete Clavier-Übung over a year, pianist Hélène Papadopoulos returns to An die Musik Live with a new concert series: Pushing Boundaries - In Resonance.

For this concert at An die Musik Live, Max Johnson presents his incredible trio, celebrating their 2024 album, "I'll see you again" on Adhyropa Records. This group explores Johnson’s more traditional jazz compositions inspired by innovators Charles Mingus, Mal Waldron, and Thelonious Monk, while featuring Johnson's unique energetic and chaotic soundworld.

Neta Raanan - tenor saxophone
Max Johnson - double bass
Connor Parks - drums

Highwire Improv welcomes Neal Leaheey from Providence, RI, for Whatever Fate Decides, a show bringing together tarot and theatre.

Together, we use the power of improvisation and theatre to delve deeper into the messages revealed during a special Tarot reading for an invited guest. As we explore, the show grants our invited guest insight into their past and present as well as the mystical power to change their future in front of the audience.