The Mountaineer at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 9-17

The Mountaineer at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 9-17

The Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
The Mountaineer, a musical
by Diana Raynes
directed by Eric Honour

January 9 – 17, 2026

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

After submitting one of the world’s highest mountains, a lone climber tries to survive the journey back down. As exhaustion and oxygen deprivation set in, she imagines her usual climbing companions joining her in songs to keep her mind focused, and she grapples with the impacts of her choice to climb. Guiding her decisions and doubts are the stories of the real-life mountaineers who came before. Come experience a new musical about life and death at the highest places on Earth.

Tickets: $27 General Admission, $25 Seniors/Military, $15 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.

Happiness Happening at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Dec 13-14

Happiness Happening at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Dec 13-14

The Greenbelt Arts Center presents:
Happiness Happening
Musical Group
Musical Director: Peter Reppert

December 13 – 14, 2025

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

The Happiness Happening is a multimedia experience featuring original instrumental music for sextet written by Pete Reppert, followed by a full set of funk-and-roll-hip-hop-soul by Mauvin Graye and the Graye Line Band.

A happening is more than just a concert – it can include audience participation and the element of chance. The audience are collaborators and no two happenings are ever the same.

Attendees will be encouraged to explore the meaning of happiness.

Tickets: $24 General Admission, $22 Seniors/Military, $12 Student/Youth. Buy tickets here.

The Lion King Jr. by Thomas Pullen K-8 at the Bowie CPA, Nov 20

The Lion King Jr. by Thomas Pullen K-8 at the Bowie CPA, Nov 20

Thomas G. Pullen Theatre Co. presents:
Disney’s The Lion King Jr.

Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 7pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Presented by the Thomas G. Pullen K-8 Performing Arts School

Tickets: $10 adults, $5 senior/student. Click here.

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas by MAD, Nov 14-Dec 7

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas by MAD, Nov 14-Dec 7

MAD’s 2025 Fall Show:
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Book by David Ives and Paul Blake
Directed by Eliot Malumuth
Produced by Aly Bayens
Music Directed by Susan Breon

Performances will be between November 14 and December 7, 2025.
November 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 and December 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Evenings at 7:30, Sundays at 2:00pm

Location: Goddard Space Flight Center’s MAD Theater, performing at:
Emmanuel United Methodist Church
10755 Scaggsville Rd., Laurel, MD 20723

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas is a holiday romance based on the 1954 movie, featuring the songs “The Best Things Happen When You’re Dancing,” “Count Your Blessings,” “I Love a Piano,” and (of course!) “White Christmas.”

The show is double-cast; check https://madtheater.org/ for the performance schedule.

$2/Ticket Off for Purchases during Furlough! Use Ticket Code “shutdown” at Checkout.