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Review: THE DIVINE SISTER at Vagabond Players


by Lisa A. Crayton - June 19, 2026

THE DIVINE SISTER is a devilishly funny. It is a fun, comedic, irreverent, and enthralling. It's unlike any of the works that inspired it. The play will seem vaguely familiar at times, but it stands on its own as uniquely creative!...

Review: BOUNCE at Strand Theater Company


by Lisa A. Crayton - June 05, 2026

What did our critic think of BOUNCE at Strand Theater Company?...

Review: THE DIVINE SISTER at Vagabond Players Ignites Heavenly Delight!


by Kirby Povilaitis - June 02, 2026

In a world of change and confusion, some essential truths will always remain. Chief among these truths is this: Campy, irreverent, John Waters-style comedy will always have a home in Baltimore. Its current place of residence: Vagabond Players’ 110th season closer, The Divine Sister. ...

Review: MISS HOLMES RETURNS at Fells Point Corner Theatre


by Lisa A. Crayton - May 08, 2026

In the best way possible, MISS HOLMES RETURNS is predictably Sherlock Holmes. And yet so much more—thanks to a recasting of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as women....

Review: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES at Vagabond Players


by Tina Collins - April 23, 2026

This staging of The Heidi Chronicles at the Vagabond Players finds the tension between what was promised and what was delivered, with performances that let the humor land and the questions linger....

Review: HER PORTMANTEAU at Strand Theater Company


by Lisa A. Crayton - April 23, 2026

What did our critic think of HER PORTMANTEAU at Strand Theater Company?...

Review: Let Down Your Hair at Stand Up For Theatre's RAPUNZEL, A Sweet Treat Family Show


by Cybele Pomeroy - March 26, 2026

SUFT has a great deal to be proud of with this production of RAPUNZEL: It's a cute and colorful show which even backstage is devoted to teamwork, personal ethics, resourcefulness and an untiring devotion to the quality of experience for people participating in theatre for perhaps their first time. S...

Review: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Is A Sumptuous Ride At CCBC Dundalk Through March 15, 2026


by Cybele Pomeroy - March 24, 2026

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS: The beautiful theater inside of CCBC Dundalk hosts an equally beautiful production. What a treat to view this classic, seeing and hearing people respond to its twists and turns as if seeing it for the first time- or perhaps actually seeing it for the first time- realizi...

Review: CAESAR/AMERICANA at Fells Point Corner Theatre


by Jack L. B. Gohn - March 15, 2026

A logistically and artistically ambitious mashup of Shakespeare's play and modern American songs with some great acting....

Review: Iron Crow's NEXT TO NORMAL, Next To Hippodrome, at M&T Bank Exchange


by Cybele Pomeroy - March 14, 2026

Iron Crow’s brave production of NEXT TO NORMAL deserves a longer run. The script is a dramatic treatment of a nearly untouched topic, and the music is gorgeous and brilliantly rendered by excellent musicians and vocalists....

Past Shows

Annie

Apr 30 – May 17, 2026

Cumberland Theatre continues its 38th Season with Annie, the Tony Award-winning musical based on the comic strip by Harold Gray, featuring a book and score...

Heartbreak Hotel

Jan 29 – Feb 15, 2026

Heartbreak Hotel, a musical that explores the life of Elvis Presley, will open the 38th Season at the Cumberland Theatre. Written by David Abbinanti and...

A Sherlock Carol

A Sherlock Carol

Dec 4 – Dec 21, 2025

Moriarty is dead, to begin with. And Sherlock Holmes is a haunted man. But, when a grown-up Tiny Tim asks Holmes to investigate the death...

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Nov 13 – Nov 16, 2025

A Stars of Tomorrow Youth ProductionHappiness is great musical theatre! With charm, wit, and heart, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown explores life through the...

The Exorcist

The Exorcist

Oct 9 – Oct 26, 2025

Adapted from the novel by William Peter BlattyThe most chilling test of faith comes to life on stage. This world premiere adaptation of the famous...

Love's Labour's Lost

Aug 8 – Aug 9, 2025

Cumberland Theatre presents a reimagined production of Love's Labour's Lost, a comedic tale set in a world of pirates and romance. The story revolves around...

Grease The Musical

Grease The Musical

Jul 10 – Aug 3, 2025

**Performed select dates in rep with The Wedding SingerHere is Rydell High’s senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding “Burger Palace Boys’ and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking...

The Wedding Singer

The Wedding Singer

Jul 12 – Aug 1, 2025

**Performed select dates in rep with Grease the MusicalThe Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars...

The Cottage

The Cottage

Jun 5 – Jun 22, 2025

Sylvia and Beau find themselves in an English countryside cottage for their yearly rendezvous, and Sylvia knows this time it will be the beginning of...

The Shark is Broken

The Shark is Broken

May 1 – May 18, 2025

The first summer blockbuster movie is being filmed—but no one working on the film would know it. Dive deep into the tumultuous, murky waters of...

Antony & Cleopatra

Antony & Cleopatra

Mar 27 – Apr 13, 2025

Caesar and his assassins are dead. General Mark Antony now rules alongside his fellow defenders of Rome. But at the fringes of a war-torn empire...

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

Mar 6 – Mar 9, 2025

A Stars of Tomorrow Youth ProductionBased on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney's The Little Mermaid is...

Jersey Boys

Jersey Boys

Jan 30 – Feb 16, 2025

The Cumberland Theatre will officially open their 37thSeason with the smash hit musical Jersey Boys on Friday, January 31 st . The show isbeing sponsored...

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

Dec 5 – Dec 22, 2024

An adaptation of the beloved Frank Capra film starring Jimmy Stewart. It is Christmas Eve, and George Bailey stands on a bridge looking over the...

Confessions From the Ladies Room

Sep 25

The Cumberland Theatre will host a stage reading of Confessions From the Ladies Room, a play written by Shane Riggs, on September 25th. The story...

Biloxi Blues

Biloxi Blues

Sep 5 – Sep 22, 2024

by Neil SimonBiloxi Blues is a semi-autobiographical play. It portrays the conflict of Sergeant Merwin J. Toomey and Arnold Epstein, one of many privates enlisted...

The Cover of Life

The Cover of Life

Sep 5 – Sep 22, 2024

by R.T. RobinsonTood, Weetsie, and Sybill are brides in rural Louisiana in 1943. Each married a Cliffert brother. The men are off to war and...

Footloose the Musical

Footloose the Musical

Jul 11 – Jul 28, 2024

Stage Adaptation by Dean Pitchford and Walter BobbieBased on the Original Screenplay by Dean PitchfordMusic by Tom SnowLyrics by Dean PitchfordAdditional Music by Eric Carmen,...

Sideways

Sideways

Jun 6 – Jun 23, 2024

By Rex PickettThis show placed 2nd in our Audience Choice vote for 2023. A wine-tasting road trip to salute the final days of bachelorhood careens...

Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar

May 2 – May 19, 2024

Lyrics by Tim RiceMusic by Andrew Lloyd WebberWhat’s the buzz? The first musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to be produced for the...

The Rose Tattoo

The Rose Tattoo

Mar 14 – Mar 31, 2024

By Tennessee WilliamsWinner of the 1951 Tony Award. Serafina Delle Rose is a restless widow whose intense and absorbing instinct for love drives everything before...

The Play That Goes Wrong

The Play That Goes Wrong

Feb 1 – Feb 18, 2024

By Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, and Jonathan SayerFrom Mischief, Broadway masters of comedy, comes the smash hit farce. Welcome to opening night of the Cornley...

Evil Dead: The Musical

Evil Dead: The Musical

Oct 12 – Oct 29, 2023

Book and lyrics by George ReinblattMusic by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris and George Reinblatt.This hilarious show takes all the elements of the cult...

A Few Good Men

A Few Good Men

Sep 7 – Sep 17, 2023

By Aaron SorkinThis Broadway hit - Aaron Sorkin’s groundbreaking debut - tells the story of a group of military lawyers assigned to defend two Marines...

Escape to Margaritaville

Escape to Margaritaville

Jul 6 – Jul 23, 2023

Music and Lyrics by Jimmy BuffetBook by Greg Garcia and Mike O’MalleyEscape to Margaritaville is a musical comedy featuring the most-loved Jimmy Buffett classics, including...

Perfect Wedding

Perfect Wedding

Jun 8 – Jun 18, 2023

By Robin HawdonThis show has provoked waves of laughter in literally hundreds of productions around Europe and across America, and is due to be made...

The Prom

The Prom

May 4 – May 21, 2023

Book & Lyrics by Chad BeguelinBook by Bob MartinMusic by Matthew SklarFour eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So when...

The Wisdom of Eve

The Wisdom of Eve

Mar 9 – Mar 19, 2023

By Mary OrrAdapted from the story by Mary Orr, on which the film All About Eve starring Betty The Wisdom of EveDavis is based. An engrossing and...

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

Feb 9 – Feb 19, 2023

Adapted by Ken Ludwig from the novel by Agatha ChristieJust after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is...

Gypsy

Gypsy

May 10 – May 27, 2018

Regarded by many theater professionals as the greatest musical ever created, GYPSY is the ultimate tale of an ambitious stage mother fighting for her daughters’...

Videos


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The Dinner Detective Baltimore (7/25-7/25)
How to Train Your Dragon, the Musical, Jr. in Baltimore How to Train Your Dragon, the Musical, Jr.
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (7/30-8/02)
Deathtrap in Baltimore Deathtrap
Cockpit in Court (7/24-8/02)
MET Comedy Extravaganza in Baltimore MET Comedy Extravaganza
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (9/05-9/06)
The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show in Baltimore The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
The Dinner Detective Baltimore (8/15-8/15)
A Beautiful Noise in Baltimore A Beautiful Noise
France-Merrick Performing Arts Center (6/23-6/28)
God of Carnage in Baltimore God of Carnage
Cockpit in Court (6/12-6/28)
Weird Al Yankovic at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Baltimore Weird Al Yankovic at Merriweather Post Pavilion
Merriweather Post Pavilion (8/02-8/02)
Maybe Happy Ending in Baltimore Maybe Happy Ending
Hippodrome at France-Merrick Performing Arts Center (9/13-9/19)
As You Like It in Baltimore As You Like It
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (6/25-6/28)