Joe Clair and Friends presents the Bangin’ in Bowie Comedy
Saturday, September 26, 2026, at 7pm & 9:30pm
Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.
Joe Clair and Friends presents the Bangin’ in Bowie Comedy Series, each month featuring special guests, live music, and food!
Tickets: $35 to $50. Click here.
2nd Star Productions announces:
Winter Musical Auditions (Title TBA)
Director/Movement: Rikki Howie Lacewell
Producers: Sonja Dinkins and Nate Jackson
Assistant Director: Jason Fowler
Music Director: LeVar Betts
Audition Date: Tuesday & Thursday, September 22 & 24, 2026 AT 7 PM
Performance Dates: February 12 – March 6, 2027
Audition Location:All Saints Lutheran Church, 16510 Mt Oak Rd, Bowie MD 20716
Performance Location: 2nd Star Productions at the Bowie Playhouse
2nd Star Productions is seeking 25 talented performers for an upcoming award-winning contemporary musical. This inspiring ensemble production celebrates community, resilience, hope, and the extraordinary ways people come together during moments of challenge.
Please note: We are not yet able to publicly announce this show title due to licensing restrictions. Additional information permitted by licensing will be shared directly with auditionees. For questions or concerns, please email casting@2ndstarproductions.org.
For more information including roles to be cast, click here.
Eugene Wolf Presents: The Book of Mamaw
Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 3:00PM
Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.
The Book of Mamaw is a storytelling concert of love, memory, and legacy. Join us for an unforgettable evening of stories and songs about family, memory, and the people who shape our lives.
Tickets: $21.40. Click here.
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: 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.
