The Cover of Life at Cumberland Theatre
Dates: 9/5/2024 - 9/22/2024
📍 Theatre: Cumberland Theatre
101 N Johnson Street
Cumberland, MD
Phone: (301) 759-4990
Tickets: $22 Online/Advanced; $25 at the door; Student: $15 online/advanced; Student: $18 at the doorSenior: $20 online/advanced; Senior: $23 at the door;
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by R.T. Robinson
Tood, Weetsie, and Sybill are brides in rural Louisiana in 1943. Each married a Cliffert brother. The men are off to war and a local news story about these young wives keeping the home fires burning intrigues Henry Luce. He decides that they belong on the cover of Life Magazine and assigns Kate Miller to the story. She has been covering the war in Europe and, though she views doing a "women's piece" as a career set-back, she accepts because it will be her first cover story. Kate spends a week with the Cliffert women, and her haughty urban attitude gives way to sympathy as she begins to understand them while coming face-to-face with her own powerlessness in a man's world. Filled with charm and fun, The Cover of Life is a deeply affecting story about the
struggle for self-wort
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It's a Wonderful Life (12/5/24-12/22/24)
Where is The Cumberland Theatre located?
The Cumberland Theatre is at 101 N Johnson Street, Cumberland, MD.
What shows have played recently at The Cumberland Theatre?
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The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon (12/7/23-12/17/23)
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Biloxi Blues (9/5/24-9/22/24)
Footloose the Musical (7/11/24-7/28/24)
Sideways (6/6/24-6/23/24)
Jesus Christ Superstar (5/2/24-5/19/24)
The Rose Tattoo (3/14/24-3/31/24)
The Play That Goes Wrong (2/1/24-2/18/24)
The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon (12/7/23-12/17/23)
Evil Dead: The Musical (10/12/23-10/29/23)
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