Theater Critic
Timoth David Copney is well known in Baltimore and beyond, having performed, directed, or choreographed more than 60 productions in the area for the past 25 years. A classically trained dancer, he has done several tours across the country and worked with a number of musical theatre stars, including Eartha Kitt, Florence Henderson, Liz Torres and Lee Merriweather. He is the former theatre columnist for Baltimore Gay Life Magazine, a former writer for DC Metro Theatre Arts, and writes for BroadwayWorld.com, MD Theatre Guide, and BmoreArt.
He sits on the steering committees of both the Arts and Culture Council and the Queer Jewish Arts Council, while serving on the Board of Trustees of Bolton Street Synagogue. Previously, he was the Vice President of the Baltimore Theatre Alliance and Chair of the Baltimore Playwright Festival, where he now serves as the Advisor to the Executive Committee.
He was the Artistic Director of Liberty Showcase Theatre and has been a member of several local theatre boards. He is also a member of the American Theatre Critics Association. He has performed his cabaret show at the Lord Baltimore Hotel, Spirits, and ClubCar, and other Baltimore area music venues.
Iron Crow Theatre Revisits the Gender-Bending, Border-Busting Queer Punk Rock Immigration Opera America Needs Now
According to writer John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig is “more than a woman or a man. She's a gender of one and that is accidentally so beautiful."
Playwright Sarah Mantell and Director Jessica Kubzansky Bring a Timely Twist to the Bard
And while it may not be Everything, it is a wonderfully comic, tragically relatable, entirely enjoyable evening of theatre.
Everyman Theatre Delivers on Eboni Booth's Prize-Winning Play, Through March 2
Primary Trust—Everyman Theatre’s newest entry on the Baltimore theater scene—reminded me of how refreshing it is to take a seat and just watch a good telling of a tale, with a couple of surprises, more than a few smiles, and an occasional heart-tug that arrives at an ultimately satisfying ending.
Rapid Lemon Productions Imagines Parenthood Under Authoritarianism
The dystopian play runs through January 26 at Strand Theater.
A Baltimore-based Performance Troupe and Learning Program
Founded by three visionary women and mothers—Mama Rashida Forman-Bey, Mama Kay Lawal-Muhammad, and Mama Nata’aska Hasan Hummingbird—WombWork seeks to shine a light on the stories of young people from some of the hardest possible circumstances.
After Sold-Out Baltimore Premier, the Show Travels to DC in October and NYC in 2025
While I have more than 50 years of experience in and around theaters, I was ill-prepared for an evening of the most experiential musical performances I have ever heard or seen.
A Review of Iron Crow Theatre’s Production of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, running through June 30
Perfect for Pride Month, Baltimore’s Premier Queer Theater Manifests a Much Needed Feel-Good Musical About a Boy Who Dreams to be a Drag Queen
