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:
Bangin’ in Bowie at the Bowie CPA, Jul 25
Joe Clair and Friends presents the Bangin’ in Bowie Comedy
Saturday, June 25, 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.
Tags: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie Maryland, Bangin in Bowie, Joe Clair
The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition at the Bowie CPA, Aug 7
Bowie Center for the Performing Arts Supmmer Camp Performance:
The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition
Nickelodeon
Based on the series by Stephen Hillenburg
Book by Kyle Jarrow
Original Songs by: Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady A, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants, T.I.
And Songs by: David Bowie, Tom Kenny & Andy Paley
Additional Lyrics by Jonathan Coulton
Additional Music by Tom Kitt
Musical Production Conceived by Tina Landau
Friday, August 7, 2026 at 5:00PM
Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea and became the hottest star on Broadway? Why, it’s SpongeBob SquarePants! This one-hour edition of the hit Broadway musical, brilliantly adapted from the iconic Nickelodeon series, is specially tailored for young actors.
When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world!
Tickets: $10. Click here.
Tags: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie Maryland, SpongeBob Musical Youth Edition, BCPA Summer Camp, Nickelodeon
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.
Tags: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie Maryland, Creek Street, William Leary, Stephen Geddes
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.
Tags: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie Maryland, Red Sky Over Halifax, Christopher Dwyer
The Book of Mamaw at the Bowie CPA, Sep 20
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.
Tags: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie Maryland, Eugene Wolf, The Book of Mamaw
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.
Tags: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie Maryland, Community Crisis Services, Disenchanted a New Musical Comedy
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