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Toby’s A Christmas Carol is definitely a top-notch production that will thrill and delight both young and old.

This production had many good details combined with some overlooked details that made for a decent, but not spectacular, production.

Co-directors Shawn Kettering and Tina Marie DeSimone, who also served as choreographer, and musical director Douglass Lawler once again put a professional and unique spin on an all-time classic.

Whether Grease is an old memory you’d like to reminisce with one more time or it’s something you’ve always heard about but have never seen, go to Toby’s in Baltimore and enjoy what’s left of these “Summer Nights.”

Hairspray is good; it is solid. There are some top-notch performances and some WOW moments, but it is not quite the same home run that the theatre nailed in their last several shows.

There could be a novel written about every element that works beautiful and seamlessly in Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Baltimore’s production of Smokey Joe’s Café.

In this busy holiday season, January 8th might come faster than you know, and you do not want to miss this production. It is a perfectly delightful reminder of everything wonderful about this time of the year and an absolute must-see.

This production was certainly a valiant experiment that seemed to be embraced by everyone involved; unfortunately, it was just not a successful one.

The Strand Theater Company has several management opportunities available. They are looking for an Artistic Director, Management Director, Technical Director and board members. For full information visit the STC web site.

If you are looking for an over-the-top, parody-like, tribute to the great shows of musical theatre, then this is the production for you. If you are looking for the heart of the Gospel that is the story of Godspell, it is better to look elsewhere.