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Little Miss Perfect
2/12 - 3/15/2026


Little Miss Perfect is a world premiere musical by Joriah Kwamé, exploring the intense pressures facing high school students. Centered on Noelle, the daughter of ...

Appropriate
3/18 - 4/19/2026


Appropriate is a searing satire by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins that delves into family dynamics as siblings confront their late father's troubling legacy while sorting through his ...

I And You - The Musical
4/23 - 5/24/2026


I And You - The Musical is a world premiere adaptation of Lauren Gunderson's acclaimed play, featuring a new book by Gunderson and music and ...

I And You – The Musical
4/23 - 5/25/2026


I And You - The Musical makes its world premiere at the Olney Theatre Center, following the success of Lauren Gunderson's original play. The story ...

Avaaz
6/6 - 6/26/2026


Avaaz features Roya, a dynamic hostess preparing for the celebration of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year. Through her humorous storytelling, she recounts her life journey ...


Carla Hall - Please Underestimate Me is a one-woman show featuring the award-winning chef and beloved TV personality Carla Hall. Co-written by Hall, Lori Kaye, ...


Carla Hall Please Underestimate Me, a one-woman show by Carla Hall, Lori Kaye, and Leslie Thomas, will have its world premiere at Olney Theatre Center. ...


A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder is a regional premiere at Olney Theatre Center, set to run from July 2 to August 23, 2026. ...



RED PITCH Extends American Premiere Run At Olney Theatre Center


by A.A. Cristi - October 04, 2025

Olney Theatre Center has extended the American premiere of Tyrell Williams’ Red Pitch through October 26, 2025. The acclaimed production, praised for its gripping story of friendship and gentrification in South London, stars Ty’Ree Hope Davis, Terrence Griffin, and Angelo Harrington II....

U.S. Premiere of RED PITCH Opens Olney Theatre's 25-26 Season


by Stephi Wild - August 20, 2025

Olney Theatre Center will open the 2025-26 season on September 17 with preview performances of the U.S. Premiere of Red Pitch by Tyrell Williams in the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab. ...

Caroline Bowman And Florrie Bagel To Star In SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD At Olney Outdoors


by A.A. Cristi - July 21, 2025

Broadway veterans Caroline Bowman and Florrie Bagel will lead a two-night concert presentation of Songs for a New World at Olney Theatre Center, running August 14 and 15 as part of the Olney Outdoors series....

KIM'S CONVENIENCE Sells Out Run at Olney Theatre


by Stephi Wild - July 08, 2025

Olney Theatre Center's production of Kim's Convenience by Ins Choi, directed by Aria Velz has completely sold out its run, which began on June 25. Learn more here!...

Juneteenth Kicks Off Trio of Festivals at Olney Theatre Center


by Stephi Wild - June 05, 2025

Olney Theatre Center has announced a trio of community engagement events open and free to the public. Learn more about the upcoming lineup of events here!...

AND I YOU Musical Will Premiere at Olney Theatre Center; 2025-2026 Season Announced


by Emmy Rice - April 04, 2025

The season unites established theater luminaries like Lauren Gunderson, Zhailon Levingston, and Nova Y. Payton; rising star writer/composers Ari Afsar and Joriah Kwamé; award-winning UK theater artists Daniel Bailey and Tyrell Williams; and DMV resident (and celebrity chef) Carla Hall....

Video: MALINDA & David Socolar Sing 'She Used to Be Mine' From WAITRESS at Olney Theatre Center


by Michael Major - March 05, 2025

Inspired by the Olney Theatre's production of 'Waitress,' watch stars MALINDA (Jenna) and David Socolar (Dr. Pomatter), perform this video of the show's 11-o'clock number, 'She Used to Be Mine' accompanied by the Waitress band....

SLEEPOVA Makes U.S. Premiere at Olney Theatre Center


by Stephi Wild - February 19, 2025

Olney Theatre Center will produce the U.S. Premiere of Sleepova in the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab. The play arrives in the DMV having won the 2024 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre...

Malinda Will Headline WAITRESS at Olney Theatre Center


by Stephi Wild - January 02, 2025

Olney Theatre Center's production of Sara Bareilles' beloved musical Waitress in the Roberts Mainstage will reunite star MALINDA in the lead role of Jenna, and director/choreographer Marcia Milgrom Dodge....

Olney Theatre Center Funds Three Week-Long Workshops In 24-25


by Stephi Wild - December 04, 2024

Olney Theatre Center announced the three collaborative projects it will develop with week-long workshops as part of its Vanguard Arts Fund (VAF) during the 24-25 season. ...

Past Shows

Hello, Dolly!
11/6 - 1/4/2026


Nova Y. Payton stars as Dolly Gallagher Levi in the beloved musical Hello, Dolly!, coming to Olney Theatre Center from November 6, 2025, to January ...


A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas returns to the Olney Theatre Center for its 16th year, featuring Michael Russotto in a masterful solo ...

Red Pitch
Red Pitch
9/17 - 10/19/2025


Bilal, Joey, and Omz have been boys their whole lives, growing up together playing soccer on their small pitch outside their south London apartments. But ...

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
7/17 - 8/10/2025


For over twenty years, in-the-know DC audiences have thrilled to the magic of wordless Shakespeare from Synetic Theatre, called by the Washington Post “the region’s ...

Kim's Convenience
Kim's Convenience
6/25 - 7/27/2025


The inspiration for the hit Netflix series of the same name, Ins Choi’s award-winning comedy, introduces us to the Kims, a Korean immigrant family whose ...

Senior Class
Senior Class
5/16 - 6/22/2025


Senior Class introduces us to two Broadway-obsessed high school seniors in New York City searching for the perfect Eliza Doolittle for their brand-new, musicalized Pygmalion ...

Sleepova
Sleepova
3/26 - 4/27/2025


This fringe hit from London makes its U.S. Premiere in the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab! Whether or not sleepover parties with friends were part of your ...

Waitress
Waitress
2/13 - 3/30/2025


The beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave” “Lovesong”) is yet another Olney Theatre Center Regional Premiere. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to ...


Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground is a compelling one-man play featuring Tony Award-winner John Rubinstein in the role of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Set in ...

Fela!
Fela!
7/7 - 8/13/2023


Co-produced with Round House TheatreRound House Theatre and Olney Theatre Center combine forces for an epic co-production of the award-winning musical Fela!, the first professional ...

The World Goes 'Round
The World Goes 'Round
4/19 - 5/21/2023


A co-production of ArtsCentric, Everyman Theatre, and Olney Theatre CenterIn musical theatre, the team of John Kander & Fred Ebb produced iconic songs for unforgettable ...

A Nice Indian Boy
A Nice Indian Boy
3/8 - 4/9/2023


A meet-cute at the local temple brings Naveen face-to-face with the man of his dreams: a fellow Marathi-speaking Hindu who loves the same Bollywood films ...

Kinky Boots
Kinky Boots
2/10 - 3/19/2023


The uplifting Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit by superstar Cyndi Lauper lands on the Olney Theatre Mainstage in spike heels and ready to strut. ...

Disney's Beauty and the Beast


Last winter our internationally acclaimed production of Disneys Beauty and the Beast inspired thousands of theatergoers: as People Magazine said, its a tale as old ...

A.D. 16
A.D. 16
2/4 - 3/20/2022


What if your first crush really was perfect? From the comic genius of Cinco Paul (Despicable Me and the musical hit of the summer Schmigadoon) ...

Lautrec at the Saint James


Part of the Applause Concert SeriesIn this new musical set in March, 1899, French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, passes out in a gutter and is ...

Videos


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Maryland Hall (2/13 - 2/14) Tracker
The Play That Goes Wrong - High School Edition in Baltimore The Play That Goes Wrong - High School Edition
Children's Playhouse of Maryland (1/24 - 2/1) Tracker
Suffs in Baltimore Suffs
Hippodrome at France-Merrick Performing Arts Center (5/31 - 5/31)
Arthur and Friends Make a Musical! in Baltimore Arthur and Friends Make a Musical!
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (4/18 - 5/10)
That's What She Said in Baltimore That's What She Said
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (9/27 - 5/9)
Peter Rabbit and the Secret Garden Gate in Baltimore Peter Rabbit and the Secret Garden Gate
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (2/21 - 3/15)
The Prom in Baltimore The Prom
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (1/22 - 1/25)
Improvised Austen at MET Comedy Night in Baltimore Improvised Austen at MET Comedy Night
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (2/14 - 2/14)
Off-Key: An Improvised Musical in Baltimore Off-Key: An Improvised Musical
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (9/26 - 5/23)
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