Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, right, at a rally to raise the state's minimum wage. He recently signed legislation that will increase the wage to $10.10 per hour by 2018.
Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Mara Vinson (center) as Princess Aurora falls into a deep slumber after pricking her finger on a cursed spindle in Ronald Hynd's <i>The Sleeping Beauty</i>.
But the show could be more relevant if it tapped into the digital tools of the 21st Century. Maybe even cellphones, seeing as they were ringing in the audience anyway.