Category Archives: Musical

Little Women at MAD, Oct 23-Nov 22

Little Women at MAD, Oct 23-Nov 22

MAD presents:
Little Women, the Broadway Musical
Book by Allan Knee
Music by Jason Howland
Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein
Directed by James Pildis
Produced by Emily Letchworth
Music Director: Susan Breon

Performances: October 23 – November 22, 2026
Fridays & Saturdays at 7pm, Sundays at 2pm (no show on Halloween)

Location: Goddard Space Flight Center’s MAD Theater.

Little Women is a coming-of-age musical based on the 1869 Louisa May Alcott novel by the same name. It follows the lives of the four March sisters in Concord, Massachusetts during the American Civil War. Jo March, an up-and-coming author, brings her stories of mythical beings and sword fights to life on stage. The audience will experience as the family navigates poverty, love, loss, family bonds, and journey into adulthood.

Tickets: $26 adult; $24 senior/military; $14 student. Click here.

Disenchanted at the Bowie CPA, Oct 16 & 17

Disenchanted at the Bowie CPA, Oct 16 & 17

Community Crisis Services, Inc. presents:
Disenchanted: a New Musical Comedy

Friday, October 16, 2026 at 8pm
Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 8pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

They lived happily ever after. Well … not exactly.

Tickets: $25 to $50. Click here.

Pippin by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Sep 18-Oct 3

Pippin by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Sep 18-Oct 3

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse presents:
Pippin
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by Roger O. Hirson
Directed by Rooster Sultan
Produced by Teri Cooney & Diane Schwartz
Choreography by Lisa Pellittiere
Music Directed by LeVar Betts & Eliyahu Kheel

September 18 – October 3, 2026
Fri, September 18, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Sat, September 19, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Sun, September 20 at 2:00 pm
Fri, September 25, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Sat, September 26, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Sun, September 27 at 2:00 pm
Thu, October 1, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Fri, October 2, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Sat, October 3 at 2:00 pm

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

With an infectiously unforgettable score from four-time Grammy winner, three-time Oscar winner and musical theatre giant, Stephen Schwartz, Pippin is the story of one young man’s journey to be extraordinary. Winner of four 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, this updated circus-inspired version of Pippin continues to captivate and appeal to the young at heart throughout the world.

Heir to the Frankish throne, the young prince Pippin is in search of the secret to true happiness and fulfillment. He seeks it in the glories of the battlefield, the temptations of the flesh and the intrigues of political power (after disposing of his father, King Charlemagne the Great). In the end, though, Pippin finds that happiness lies not in extraordinary endeavors, but rather in the unextraordinary moments that happen every day.

Special Offer: All tickets $19 for Thursday, October 1 at 7:30pm (No code needed!)
ASL-interpreted performance available Saturday, September 26 at 7:30pm

Tickets for shows at Bowie Playhouse are $30.00 for General Admission, $27.00 for seniors (60 and over), military and full time students, and $19 for Children 11 and under. Buy tickets here.

Red Sky Over Halifax at the Bowie CPA, Sep 13

Red Sky Over Halifax at the Bowie CPA, Sep 13

Red Sky Over Halifax: A New Musical Workshop Presentation
By Christopher Dwyer

Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 3:00PM

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Join us for a workshop presentation of Red Sky Over Halifax, a new musical written by BCPA Executive Director Christopher Dwyer. This performance represents an invaluable part of the new play development process — be among the first to see the show take shape and be part of the creative process that helps bring this new musical to life!

Set against the countdown to the 1917 Halifax Explosion, this powerful new work explores love, memory, maritime history, and Indigenous resilience in the face of colonial expansion. Featuring music by Mi’Kmaq artist Emma Stevens and UK sea shanty phenomenon The Longest Johns, Red Sky Over Halifax is an epic theatrical journey.

Tickets: $15 – $35. Click here.

Creek Street at the Bowie CPA, Aug 30

Creek Street at the Bowie CPA, Aug 30

Creek Street, a new musical
Book & Lyrics by William Leary
Music by Stephen Geddes

Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 3:00PM

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Experience this new musical as it moves from page to stage! This workshop performance represents an invaluable part of the new play development process, and your presence will help shape the journey of this powerful new theatrical work.

Creek Street is based on the true story of Dolly Arthur, one of the last remaining residents of Ketchikan, Alaska’s infamous Creek Street — a boardwalk community of working women who built their own lives on their own terms in the early 1900s. The show follows journalist Ryan Kincaid, assigned to write Dolly’s obituary, who instead finds himself drawn into the remarkable story of a
woman who refused to let anyone else define her.

With book and lyrics by William Leary and music by Stephen Geddes, Creek Street weaves between two timelines — the vibrant world of Creek Street at its height and a nursing home where an 87-year-old Dolly Arthur proves she hasn’t lost an ounce of her fire. The show features 18 original songs spanning country, ragtime, and classic American musical theater.

“Dolly Arthur was a woman who named herself, built something real out of nothing, and never apologized for who she was,” says Leary. “Her story deserves to be told, and Creek Street is our attempt to tell it faithfully and with the respect it deserves.”

Tickets: $15 – $35. Click here.