One of several cultural gems of Baltimore! Enjoyed Conductor Moon Doh's program of my favorite…read moreAmerican composer George Gershwin! Last one I saw was Scheherazade, also great! Keep supporting the BSO!

Really missed the mark with the July 3rd concert at Oregon Ridge. Baffling selection of music. Why…read morenot celebrate the uplifting songs of of country? Why not play all the patriotic songs? No need to try to be so clever and "different". Really bad. And please stop with the Wordsmith.

We've been to several shows recently at The Hippodrome. In April (2026), we saw Kimberly Akimbo, a…read moremultiple-Tony-award-winning 2.5-hour musical. It's about teenage angst, and about aging, too, "akimbo" referring somewhat to an awkward posture. It's not easy to explain the story without giving a lot away. It's funny and also personal. This performance was quite good, by a national troupe on a nation-wide tour. The staging is casual-looking, the acting perfectly real, the dance and singing quite good. We came in large part for the wonderful music: a variety of jazz, folk, and rock, plus more, in a cabaret style. The Hippodrome was easy to drive to on a weekday evening, coming as we did a few blocks east of MLK on Baltimore Ave, or you could drive west from Light Street on Fayette. We love the classic vertical sign and broadway-like marquee, especially when it's glowing at night! The attached garage was super convenient, with elevators direct to the theater lobby, but note: cash isn't accepted for parking. The inside 1914 theater-space is gorgeous! Ornate walls and ceiling, and plush seats. Our seats were pretty comfortable with enough legroom. The Hippodrome presents broadway shows performed by national companies, right here in a lovely theater. In fact, we've seen three so far this year! Who needs New York :-)

I was back to see another production for Wicked. The show was overall well done and entertaining…read more I arrived without issue, got in quickly and was seated. I contemplated snacks, but decided against in when the line was too long during intermission. I had to choose between snacks and bathroom. GLOWS: The bathroom line is extremely long during intermission. I do feel like it was attempted to solve with making the restrooms unisex, but most ladies still gathered to use the bathroom labeled "women."

Recently visited for a one person play. Luh you hear?…read moreWritten and performed by Robert Lee Harvey. The venue itself was very quaint. Seating was tight but was comfortable. View from the seats gave very intimate. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable. They do sell select drinks and snacks at this venue. Beers, wines, chips and etc. They accept tap pay and card. Would visit again to take in a show.

Saw Iron Crow's RENT here last night, and it was incredible! Absolutely charming little venue,…read morelocated right near the Lyric and the Myerhoff. Found handicap parking immediately outside on the street. The staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful, the refreshments were well priced. And the show itself was just INCREDIBLE! So much talent and amazing staging. Would see it again in a heartbeat! My one complaint would be the elevators in the building. I get it - these were added to make a historic inaccessible building much more accessible, and that's wonderful. But having two handicap people with our party, those elevators were SLOW and slightly terrifying. I worried we might get stuck at one point, haha. Otherwise, the evening was amazing!

This is a painful review for me to write because I am a Cirque du Soleil fanatic. I have seen 13…read moredifferent shows, some of them multiple times. I normally can't get enough of them but we were all disappointed with this show. With the exception of Ka, all of the shows I've seen have a general theme but don't have a rigid story they are following. It's just one amazing act after another. Before the show started they were playing audio that constantly encouraged you to download the smartphone app so that you could interact with the show. As I write this it currently has 46 reviews with an average rating of 1.5 stars on iTunes. I think 1.5 stars might be a little generous. It's such a cool idea but the execution is terrible. Supposedly I could interact with the fireflies that were buzzing around the stage before the show, but I didn't notice any difference when I did it on my phone. Even worse, the app makes your phone notify you during the show to use it. How completely distracting. I hated the app. This is usually what my thought process is during a Cirque du Soleil show: "That was incredible!" "How are they doing that???" "WHAT!" This was my thought process during Toruk: "I can't understand what the storyteller is saying." "That was nice I guess. I wonder when they're going to do some acrobatics?" "The lights on that tree look pretty." I think that my biggest frustration was that I kept waiting for the Cirque du Soleil acrobatics that always blow my mind and they never showed up. Because the show had to follow a set storyline there wasn't really a way to incorporate them apparently. During one part of the show a giant net got raised towards the ceiling and I got excited thinking it was finally time for some high-flying. Unfortunately the net was just part of the storyline. It took the place of a mountain that the characters were climbing. Sigh. Another part of the show had multiple people swinging kites in circles from the end of long poles that went on for far too long. I'm not paying this much money for tickets to see something I can do myself! I'm giving the show three stars because there were some interesting set pieces that looked good. They had giant cloth flowers that would "grow" out of ground and some water effects simulating a river that looked impressive. I also enjoyed the tree of fife and the giant flying puppet. Did I enjoy them enough to justify spending this much on tickets? Hell no.

One of the worst Cirque du Soleil shows I've been to. And I've been to about ten…read more This one wasn't that much of a cirque show. It was so disappointing! It was more of a theater show where they told a story. (Not a very good story). So, unfortunately there weren't that many acrobatic performances, The only thing Toruk had going for it was the cool light show. Even the music for this performance was not that good. There were a few people in my section who just walked out during the second act. I would not recommend this show. There was none of that Cirque du Soleil magic in this. I would not recommend this show.

Decent sized venue that seats at least 1000 people. Attended a comedy show recently with Jimmy Yang…read moreand had a very good time. I would say the parking situation isn't the most ideal but I got really lucky and found free street parking around the corner.

Visited this historic venue Thursday night for a comedy show. The staff working concessions were so…read morefriendly and the ushers were very kind!! Good show, great crowd turnout, we were able to clearly see even in the balcony seats! Will return again for another show soon