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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
The Cumberland Theatre will continue their 35th Main Stage Season with the juke box musical Escape to Margaritaville featuring the song catalogue of Jimmy Buffett. The show will run July 6th - 23rd.
Jesus Christ Superstar (5/2/24-5/19/24)
Sideways (6/6/24-6/23/24)
Footloose the Musical (7/11/24-7/28/24)
The Cover of Life (9/5/24-9/22/24)
Biloxi Blues (9/5/24-9/22/24)
Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe (10/10/24-10/27/24)
It's a Wonderful Life (12/5/24-12/22/24)
The Cumberland Theatre is at 101 N Johnson Street, Cumberland, MD.
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)
A Few Good Men (9/7/23-9/17/23)
Escape to Margaritaville (7/6/23-7/23/23)
Perfect Wedding (6/8/23-6/18/23)
The Prom (5/4/23-5/21/23)
The Wisdom of Eve (3/9/23-3/19/23)
Murder on the Orient Express (2/9/23-2/19/23)
Videos
The Ballet Theatre of Maryland presents The Sleeping Beauty
Maryland Hall (4/26 - 4/27) | ||
Aztec Two-Step 2.0 featuring Rex Fowler, Dodie Pettit and friends
The Mainstay (5/10 - 5/10) | ||
Head over Heels
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (5/31 - 6/23) | ||
It's a Wonderful Life
The Cumberland Theatre (12/5 - 12/22) | ||
Riverside Christmas Spectacular
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts (11/20 - 12/29) | ||
Love/Sick
Spotlighters Theatre (5/24 - 6/9) | ||
Footloose the Musical
The Cumberland Theatre (7/11 - 7/28) | ||
They're Playing Our Song
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts (4/3 - 5/12) | ||
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