Susan Thornton News

Without question, the most popular show of the season is The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre's holiday production. More often then not, many of the scheduled performances sell out before the show even opens.

Other Voices' upcoming production of the wildly popular musical Footloose, the company's first production at the Performing Arts Factory in Frederick, MD, has something to sing about with the casting of Helen Hayes Award-winner Parker Drown.

"'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house . . ." is one of the most memorable opening lines in literary history.

The Way Off Broadway Children's Theatre first opened in 1996 and since then has become a popular entertainment destination for families looking for a fun weekend activity, it has also become a great spot for birthday parties and school trips. In all of that time, there has only been one open casting call for Children's Theatre productions, as the casts are usually made up of performers who are invited to join a cast. In addition, the cast for the Children's Theatre productions is made up of professional adult actors. For the first time in its history, the Way Off Broadway Children's Theatre is holding an open casting call for children performers.

Way_Off_Broadway_Theatre_Presents_DIRTY_ROTTON_SCOUNDRELS_Sept_10_Nov_7_20010101 The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre will once again bring an area premiere production to the Frederick-area stage. Having been the first to bring shows such as Jerry Herman's La Cage aux Folles, Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl - The Musical, Mel Brooks' The Producers, as well as a regional theatre premiere production of The Wedding Singer to western Maryland audiences, Way Off Broadway is adding the musical comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to the list of firsts. The outrageously funny musical opens September 10th and will run through November 7th.

The Way Off Broadway Children's Theatre, the only theatre of its kind in the area - offering lunch matinee shows geared for children and their families, continues its fifteenth year of bringing children's stories to life with the classic tale of Charlotte's Web.

The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre has been one of the most unique entertainment venues in the region since it first opened. Offering a fantastic dinner combined with a Broadway-style show, the Way Off Broadway experience is a full evening of leisure and entertainment. But the dinner theatre is only on piece of what makes up Way Off Broadway. In 1996, the theatre opened, what has become, it's wildly popular Children's Theatre. To this day, the Way Off Broadway Children's Theatre is the only children's lunch matinee offered in the area.

Other Voices Productions, which has become known for its annual staging of Alice, a theatrical dance production of Alice in Wonderland, is gearing up to bring the wildly popular Footloose, the musical adaptation of the 1984 film, to the stage.

As times continue to change, one thing remains the same. Everyone loves a good mystery. From the early works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie to the modern mystery writers James Patterson and Janet Evanovich, people love to curl up with a good who dunnit.

Without question, the most popular show of the season is The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre's holiday production. More often then not, many of the scheduled performances sell out before the show even opens.

As times continue to change, one thing remains the same. Everyone loves a good mystery. From the early works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie to the modern mystery writers James Patterson and Janet Evanovich, people love to curl up with a good who dunnit.

"'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house . . ." is one of the most memorable opening lines in literary history.

Way_Off_Broadway_Theatre_Presents_DIRTY_ROTTON_SCOUNDRELS_Sept_10_Nov_7_20010101 The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre will once again bring an area premiere production to the Frederick-area stage. Having been the first to bring shows such as Jerry Herman's La Cage aux Folles, Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl - The Musical, Mel Brooks' The Producers, as well as a regional theatre premiere production of The Wedding Singer to western Maryland audiences, Way Off Broadway is adding the musical comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to the list of firsts. The outrageously funny musical opens September 10th and will run through November 7th.

As times continue to change, one thing remains the same. Everyone loves a good mystery. From the early works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie to the modern mystery writers James Patterson and Janet Evanovich, people love to curl up with a good who dunnit.

The Way Off Broadway Children's Theatre, the only theatre of its kind in the area - offering lunch matinee shows geared for children and their families, continues its fifteenth year of bringing children's stories to life with the classic tale of Charlotte's Web.

Way_Off_Broadway_Theatre_Presents_DIRTY_ROTTON_SCOUNDRELS_Sept_10_Nov_7_20010101 The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre will once again bring an area premiere production to the Frederick-area stage. Having been the first to bring shows such as Jerry Herman's La Cage aux Folles, Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl - The Musical, Mel Brooks' The Producers, as well as a regional theatre premiere production of The Wedding Singer to western Maryland audiences, Way Off Broadway is adding the musical comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to the list of firsts. The outrageously funny musical opens September 10th and will run through November 7th.

The Way Off Broadway Children's Theatre, the only theatre of its kind in the area - offering lunch matinee shows geared for children and their families, continues its fifteenth year of bringing children's stories to life with the classic tale of Charlotte's Web.

The Way Off Broadway Children's Theatre, the only theatre of its kind in the area - offering lunch matinee shows geared for children and their families, will end its current production of Cinderella on April 25th.

The music of The King himself, Elvis Presley, is coming to the stage at The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre when the area premiere of All Shook Up opens on Friday, April 9th at the theatre. A fast-paced, fun-loving musical romp, it's the perfect show to usher in the spring!

The Way Off Broadway Children's Theatre, the only theatre of its kind in the area - offering lunch matinee shows geared for children and their families - continues its 2010 Season with its spring production of Aladdin, opening Saturday, May 1. The 2010 Season marks the Children's Theatre's fifteenth year of bringing children's stories to life on the stage in Frederick.