Cricket on the Hearth at the Publick Playhouse, Dec 9

Cricket on the Hearth at the Publick Playhouse, Dec 9

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Midweek Matinee
Tuesday, December 9, 2014, at 10:15 am & 12 noon
Cricket on the Hearth

This classic story was Charles Dickens’ most popular holiday tale in 19th century London. Theatre IV’s new musical shows how lucky it is to have a cricket on the hearth watching over things, especially if you’re a poor and kindly toymaker with a beautiful blind daughter, a curmudgeonly boss, and a mysterious stranger as a houseguest.

Curriculum Connections: language arts, literary classic, music, reading, character development, history, and family
Recommended for grades K-5. Tickets: $8; $6/groups of 20 or more

White Christmas at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Dec 5-27

White Christmas at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Dec 5-27

Friday December 5, 2014 through Saturday December 27, 2014
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Written for the screen by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama and Melvin Frank
Book by David Ives and Paul Blake
Directed by TJ Lukacsina
Produced by Maureen Rogers
Words and Music by Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Musical Director: Billy Georg

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Based on the beloved, timeless film, this heartwarming musical adaptation features seventeen Irving Berlin songs and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake. Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil’s former army commander. The dazzling score features well known standards including Blue Skies, I Love a Piano, How Deep Is the Ocean and the perennial favorite, White Christmas. WHITE CHRISTMAS is an uplifting musical worthy of year-round productions.

Produced by special arrangement with R&H. Performances run weekends from Friday December 5, 2014 through Saturday December 27, 2014 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission. Admission for students (12 and under), active duty military and seniors (65 and over) is $15. For reservations, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2. For further information visit the web site at http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

A Christmas Carol at the Publick Playhouse, Nov 19

A Christmas Carol at the Publick Playhouse, Nov 19

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Midweek Matinee
Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at 10:15am & 12noon
A Christmas Carol

Ushering in the holiday season, Charles Dickens’ classic story is presented in a beautiful musical version by TheatreWorks USA. Cheer along as the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future turn Scrooge’s “Humbug” into generosity.
Curriculum Connections: communications, language arts, literary classic, music,
relationships and family
Recommended for all ages.
Tickets: $8; $6/groups of 20 or more

Hairspray at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Nov 14-22

Hairspray at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Nov 14-22

ERHS Drama present the 2014 Fall Musical:
Hairspray
music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman
book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan
based on the 1988 John Waters film Hairspray

Location: Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt.

Friday, November 14, 2014 at 7pm
Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 7pm
Friday, November 21, 2014 at 7pm
Saturday, November 22, 2014 at 7pm

Tickets: $6 in advance, $9 at the door.

Seussical by Bowie High School at the Bowie CPA, Oct 31-Nov 9

Seussical by Bowie High School at the Bowie CPA, Oct 31-Nov 9

Seussical! Bowie High School Musical

Presented by: Bowie High School

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts

Friday October 31 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday November 1 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 2 @ 2:30 pm
Friday November 7 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 8 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, November 9 @ 2:30 pm

SPECIAL FOR HALLOWEEN ONLY: This is also opening night, so children 12 & under in costume will be admitted free with paying adult!

General Admission Tickets: $10 adults or $7 seniors, students and children. Cash. Ticket sales at the Bowie CPA box office Monday-Thursday 4PM-7PM starting October 27 and 1 hour before shows.

Directed by Ms. Heather Harris, choreographer for last year’s Beauty and the Beast, and with musical direction by BHS music teacher, Dr. Janna Ryan, this year’s cast features students from grades nine through twelve.

Seussical! is based on the Dr. Seuss books: Horton Hears a Who!, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Lorax, Green Eggs and Ham, Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories, Horton Hatches the Egg, I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew, McElligot’s Pool, Hunches in Bunches, If I Ran the Circus, The Butter Battle Book, Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!, The Cat in the Hat, The Sneetches and Other Stories, Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. Story: The Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust containing Whos, including Jojo, a Who child sent off to a butter battling military school for thinking too many “thinks.” Horton’s attention to the speck of dust and his “loitering” care of Mayzie LaBird’s egg has elicited taunting and accusations from the rest of the animal kingdom, except for Gertrude McFuzz, who longs for his attention, and JoJo, whose “thinks” save them all in the end.