Category Archives: Musical

MAD presents Fanny at the Charis Center, Oct 24-Nov 24

MAD presents Fanny at the Charis Center, Oct 24-Nov 24

Presented by NASA – Goddard Space Flight Center’s Music and Drama Club at the Charis Center in Bowie.

Goddard’s Music and Drama Club (MAD Productions) presents:

Fanny

Book by S. N. Behrman and Joshua Logan
Music and Lyrics by Harold Rome
Based on Marcel Pagnol’s trilogy

Directed by Richard Richardson
Produced by Kathy Fontaine

October 24 to November 22, 2014
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays at 3pm

Description: The story of “Fanny” follows Marius and Fanny, who are deeply in love but torn apart by the temptation and excitement of the sea. Years later the star-crossed lovers are reunited but everything has changed! Join us at the Charis Center for the Arts from October 24 to November 22 to see how our young couple navigates the tribulations of adolescence!

Tickets: $20 plus $1 service charge.
To purchase tickets, click here.

For more information, call: (240) 475-8800.

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Oct 10-19

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Oct 10-19

Friday October 10, 2014 through Sunday October 19, 2014
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf
by Ntozake Shange
Directed by Michael V. Hartsfield
Produced by Maureen Rogers

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Sunday matinee performances will be held at 2:00 PM on October 12 and October 19.

This groundbreaking “choreopoem” is a spellbinding collection of vivid prose and free verse narratives about and performed by Black women. Capturing the brutal, tender and dramatic lives of contemporary Black women, For Colored Girls… offers a transformative, riveting evening of provocative dance, music and poetry.

“A triumphant event, filled with humor. Pure theatre.” – New York Daily News “A poignant, gripping, angry and beautiful work.” – Time

Performances run weekends from Friday October 10, 2014 through Sunday October 19, 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.

The Me Nobody Knows at Clarice Smith, Oct 10-17

The Me Nobody Knows at Clarice Smith, Oct 10-17

The Me Nobody Knows
Based on the book The Me Nobody Knows
​Music by Gary William Friedman
Lyrics by Will Holt
October 10-17, 2014
Adapted Robert Livingston and Patrik Widrig
Additional lyrics Herb Schapiro
Arrangements and orchestration Gary William Friedman
Co-directors Alvin Mayes and Scot Reese
Musical director L. Richmond Sparks​

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Fri, Oct 10, 2014 . 7:30PM
Sat, Oct 11, 2014 . 2:00PM
Sat, Oct 11, 2014 . 7:30PM
Sun, Oct 12, 2014 . 2:00PM
Tue, Oct 14, 2014 . 7:30PM
Wed, Oct 15, 2014 . 7:30PM
Thu, Oct 16, 2014 . 7:30PM
Fri, Oct 17, 2014 . 7:30PM

Tickets: Regular: $25, Student: $10. Kay Theatre, Reserved Seating.

Description: Portrayed within the span of a single day, The Me Nobody Knows poetically examines the aspirations and fears of a multi-racial cast of young people.

Inspired by actual writings of students, their stories are universal. In these students’ struggles lies their hope, and ours. They are the voices of change. The musical score combines rock music, classical fugues, rap and jazz that inspire passion and transformation.

The Me Nobody Knows is Tony-nominated and OBIE Award-winning. The Me Nobody Knows is presented through special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

Children of Eden by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Sept 26 – Oct 25

Children of Eden by 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse, Sept 26 – Oct 25

“Children of Eden”
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by John Caird
Directed and Choreographed by Vince Musgrave
Music Direction by Joe Biddle
Assistant Direction by Nathan Bowen

2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse

September 26 to October 25, 2014
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM
Sundays at 3 PM

Based on the story of Genesis, Children of Eden is a frank, heartfelt and often humorous examination of the age-old conflict between parents and children. Adam, Eve, Noah and the “Father” who created them deal with the headstrong, cataclysmic actions of their respective children. The show ultimately delivers a bittersweet but inspiring message: that “the hardest part of love… is letting go.”

For tickets, go online to http://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=stars
or call (410) 757-5700 or (301) 832-4819.

General Admission – $22
Seniors (60+) and Full Time Students – $19
Discount for prepaid groups of 10 to 19 – $2 off per ticket, 20 or more – $4 off per ticket.

Up to date sell outs and weather related cancellation announcements can be obtained by calling the reservation lines and pressing 1. If the message does not announce a cancellation or sell out, the show will go on as scheduled with tickets available at the door.

Peter Pan Jr. at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Aug 1-24

Peter Pan Jr. at Laurel Mill Playhouse, Aug 1-24

Friday August 1, 2014 through Sunday August 24, 2014
2014 Summer Youth Production
Disney’s Peter Pan Jr.
Directed by Rebecca Feibel
Produced by Laila Riazi
Musical Director: Thomas Lukacsina

Location: Laurel Mill Playhouse

Wendy Darling loves to tell stories to her brothers, Michael and John. But when her father announces she must move out of the nursery, Peter Pan comes to visit the children and whisks them away to Never Land. Their adventure introduces them to the Lost Boys, Mermaids, Indians and even the infamous pirate, Captain Hook!

Produced by special arrangement with MTI. Performances run weekends from Friday August 1, 2014 through Sunday August 24, 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 Rebecca Feibel at rfeibel2462@gmail.com or 443-827-2989, Thomas Lukacsina at tjhomas928@gmail.com or Laila Riazi at lailariazi@gmail.com or 202-258-6167. For further information about LMP, contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com.