Bowie Center for the Performing Arts

Address: 15200 Annapolis Rd, Bowie, MD 20715
The Center is immediately adjacent to Bowie High School and shares a parking lot with the Public Library.

Phone: (301) 805-6880

Website: http://www.bowiecenter.org/index.html

The Bowie Center for the Performing Arts is jointly owned and operated by Prince George’s County Public Schools, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, the City of Bowie and the Bowie Regional Arts Vision Association (BRAVA). There are a wide variety of performances including music, dance and theater. This site lists the theatrical performances.

Upcoming shows:

A Frozen Fairytale by Class Act Performing Arts at the Bowie CPA, Dec 20

Class Act Performing Arts presents:
A Frozen Fairytale

Saturday, December 20, 2025, at 11am, 2pm, and 5pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Tickets: $22. Click here.

Tags: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie Maryland, A Frozen Fairytale, Class Act Performing Arts

Bangin’ in Bowie at the Bowie CPA, Dec 27

Joe Clair and Friends presents the Bangin’ in Bowie Comedy

Saturday, December 27, 2025, 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!

Comedy and Go-Go Special Edition!

Tickets: $35 to $50. Click here.

Tags: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie Maryland, Bangin in Bowie, Joe Clair

Broken Chains … She Earned Them, at the Bowie CPA, Jan 10

Neeci Hinton Bazemore presents:
Broken Chains … She Earned Them!

Saturday, January 10, 2026, at 5pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

During a much anticipated audition, dancers share testimonies of storms experienced and overcome… and left with Broken Chains. Chains that weren’t fragmented from rust and deterioration, but from tests they had suffered through. And as a result, strongholds were released and they are now healed!

Tickets: $65. Click here.

Tags: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie Maryland, Neeci Hinton Bazemore, Broken Chains She Earned Them

The Color Purple at the Bowie CPA, Feb 1

Centerstage Arts Alliance and the Bowie CPA presents:
The Color Purple
A Fundraising Experience

Sunday, February 1, 2026, at 3pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

ONE NIGHT ONLY – Experience The Color Purple with BCPA and CSAA! A powerful fundraising event supporting community, arts, and impact.

Tickets: $40. Click here.

Tags: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie Maryland, The Color Purple, Centerstage Arts Alliance, CSAA

Yet I Stand at the Bowie CPA, Mar 22

Connecting Lives Productions and Yet Stand Inc. Present:
“Yet I Stand” Stage Play

Sunday, March 22, 2026, at 4pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Inspiring, Strength, Restoring Hope, and Empowering Survivors to Rise. – “A Journey from Pain to Purpose” in a powerful story that echoes the silent cries of many, Yet I Stand follows the life of Elaine Crocker whose innocence is shattered by abuse. Lost in confusion and pain, she battles to find her voice and the strength to heal. As her family struggles to understand her hurt, they too are forced to confront their own fears, failures, and faith. Together, through moments of heartbreak, tears, and revelation, they learn that healing begins not in silence — but in unity, prayer, and love. This moving production is a testament to resilience, forgiveness, and the power of hope. Yet I Stand is more than a play — it’s a call to open hearts, start conversations, and remind every survivor: you are not alone.

Tickets: $35. Click here.

Tags: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie Maryland, Yet I Stand, Connecting Lives Productions, Yet Stand Inc

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Bangin’ in Bowie at the Bowie CPA, Sep 28

Joe Clair and Friends presents the Bangin’ in Bowie Comedy

Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 7pm & 9:30pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Joe Clair and Friends presents the Bangin’ in Bowie Comedy Series, this month featuring special guests Damon Williams, Marshall Brandon, and John Phillips! Plus, there will be live music by Sound of the City, featuring Precious Joubert and DJ Two…

Tickets: $35 to $45. Click here.

Tags: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie Maryland, Bangin in Bowie, Joe Clair, Damon Williams, Marshall Brandon, John Phillips, Sound of the City, Precious Joubert, DJ Two

I Will Always Love You at the Bowie CPA, Nov 15

Creative Entertainment presents:
Whitney Houston
I Will Always Love You
starring Talein

Saturday, November 15, 2025, at 7pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Creative Entertainment presents Whitney Houston I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU, a musical journey and tribute to the greatest female voice of all time, starring Talein!

Tickets: $40-$55. Click here.

Tags: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie Maryland, Creative Entertainment, Whitney Houston, I Will Always Love You, Talein

Ballet Theater of Maryland presents The Nutcracker at the Bowie CPA, Nov 25-26

The Game Changer: Stage Play
Margaret P. Bean, Playwright, Producer & Director

Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 7:00pm
Sunday, November 26, 2017 at 2:00pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

Spend your holiday weekend at the Center as our partners, The Ballet Theater of Maryland, returns with The Nutcracker. For ticket info please visit http://balletmaryland.org/Performances/TheNutcracker/BowieCenterforthePerformingArts/tabid/113/Default.aspx

Tags: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie Maryland, The Nutcracker, Ballet Theater of Maryland, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

The National Ballet Company presents The Nutcracker at the Bowie CPA, Dec 5-8

The Nutcracker

Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 10:30am
Friday, December 6, 2019 at 10:30am
Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 7:00pm
Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 3:00pm

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

The National Ballet, Inc., Maryland’s oldest professional ballet company continues its tradition of winter holiday performances with the holiday favorite The Nutcracker. All performances are open to the public and run from December 5-8 2019 at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts. Weekday morning performances are geared toward arts in education with special discounts for school groups. All performances are open to the public.

Audiences of all ages will enjoy the magic wonderland of sweets in a Christmas dream of Tchaikovsky’s traditional Nutcracker. Many local children who are students of the National Ballet Institute for the Arts and others have been given the opportunity to begin realizing their dreams of dancing in a professional production as they appear as toy soldiers, candy canes, and bon-bons. The children dance along side an international cast of professional dancers from as far away as Japan and China.

Tickets: $25 to $35. Click here.

Tags: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie Maryland, The Nutcracker, The National Ballet Company, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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