Steve Charing OUTspoken

Commentary on LGBTQ and political issues plus theatre reviews and sports.

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Toby’s Puts the Wonderful in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

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T he musical version of It’s a Wonderful Life returns to Toby’s, The Dinner Theatre of Columbia, as its featured holiday production. With i...
Friday, November 18, 2022

Who’s the Next GOP's Bogeywoman?

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W hen Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she is stepping down from the Democratic leadership position, the response by the vapid, classless, nea...
Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Compelling ‘Tina’ Electrifies the Hippodrome

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A dding to its growing list of solid jukebox/bio musicals, Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre is presenting Tina: The Tina Turner Musical as par...
Sunday, November 13, 2022

Groundbreaking ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Graces Olney Theatre

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Evan Ruggiero as the Beast and Jade Jones as Belle O ver the past few years, the Olney Theatre Center has been mounting productions that hav...
Saturday, November 12, 2022

GOP: Don’t Blame Trump, Blame Yourselves

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T he votes haven’t all been counted yet so that which party will control the House of Representatives remains unclear.  The Senate is offici...
Thursday, October 13, 2022

‘Hamilton’ Makes its Shot at the Hippodrome

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I wish that American History was taught back in the day in the manner it is presented in the highly acclaimed musical Hamilton .  The show,...
Sunday, September 25, 2022

Long on Delusion, Short on Grandeur

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T he scales of justice have been recently tipping against former president Donald Trump. A civil suit by New York State Attorney General Let...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022

A Gentle Journey of Love and Goodness

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I n the early hours of September 16, 2022, my dear mother-in-law Mary Ford finally let go. Five years ago, Mary was diagnosed with metastati...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

‘Mean Girls’ Brings Plastic to Life at the Hippodrome

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"I have one word: plastics." That was a memorable line from the 1967 megahit film The Graduate where an older man offered investm...
Monday, July 11, 2022

Don't Trade Trey Mancini

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W ell, lookie here! The Baltimore Orioles, baseball’s perennial doormats for the past five years, find themselves in the midst of a Wild Car...
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This blog contains a compilation of recent articles--mostly political, sports and local theatre reviews-- appearing in MD Theatre Guide, Baltimore OUTloud, Washington Blade, Gay Life, Outsports.com, published letters, and commentary. My letters to the editor have appeared in such publications as TIME, USA Today, Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, Columbia Flier/Howard County Times, City Paper (Baltimore)and Washington Blade. I have a wonderful spouse who has been the love of my life since February 1980. I married him on July 23, 2009 in Provincetown, MA--our first and favorite vacation spot. Comments are welcome directly on the blog but personal attacks will not be allowed. NOTE: Feel free to share the link to my posts but the contents may not be lifted without attribution .
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