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OLNEY THEATRE CENTER

2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, MD 20832
Olney, MD 20832

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas


Michael Russotto  returns to star for a second holiday season in this solo show that is a masterclass in theatrical storytelling. As he portrays nearly ...

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


Dolly Gallagher Levi is a woman on the make. And what’s she making? Whatever you need. A husband? A wife? Dance lessons? Pierced ears? There’s ...

Little Miss Perfect
Little Miss Perfect
2/12 - 3/8/2026


Joriah Kwamé became a viral TikTok star with his song “ Little Miss Perfect ,”  which garnered millions of views and launched this new musical ...

Appropriate
Appropriate
3/18 - 4/19/2026


Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ searing satire of a family digging through their recently deceased patriarch’s crumbling estate is both gut-splittingly funny and shocking in its confrontation of ...

I & You: The Musical
I & You: The Musical
4/23 - 5/24/2026


In 2015, Olney Theatre produced the Rolling World Premiere of  I And You  by Lauren Gunderson, which went on to become one of the most-produced ...

Carla Hall - Please Underestimate Me


Award-winning chef, best-selling author, and beloved TV personality, Carla Hall, is at the top of her game. But getting there was no picnic. In this ...

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder


This  Tony Award winner  for Best Musical is a hilarious and lyrical satire of money, manners, morals, and, yes, murder. After his mother’s death, Monty ...


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CURRENT LISTINGS

Listing Dates
Scenic Charge Artist
Olney Theatre Center
12/4-12/18/25
Assistant Technical Director
Olney Theatre Center
12/4-12/18/25


Wake Up With BroadwayWorld December 11, 2025- MARJORIE PRIME Opens On Broadway and More


by - December 11, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 11, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours....

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards; Leads Favorite Theatre!


by BWW Awards - December 08, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards; MONARCH Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 01, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Review: HELLO, DOLLY! at Olney Theatre Center


by Ken Kemp - November 19, 2025

This holiday season Olney Theatre Center's Hello, Dolly! gives audiences a chance to see a rarely performed classic on the Roberts Mainstage, in an entertaining production that harks back to the Golden Age of Broadway musicals....

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....

Video: Jasmine Forsberg and Benji Santiago in I & YOU: THE MUSICAL


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 18, 2025

Lauren Gunderson and Ari Afsar’s exciting new musical I & You: The Musical opens tomorrow night Friday September 19 at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre. Get a first look at footage here!...

Review: TO WONG FOO - THE MUSICAL IN CONCERT at Olney Theatre


by Hannah R. Wing - August 27, 2025

To Wong Foo the Musical, featuring Quadry Brown, Solomon Parker III, Connor James Reilly, and David Singleton, recently made its American debut as a concert as part of Olney Theatre Center’s Outdoor series. ...

Review: SOUTH PACIFIC IN CONCERT at Olney Theatre Center


by Tavish Young - August 23, 2025

It was an enchanting night of envigorating and touching music and tender narrative—a celebration of one of the most famous and apt musicals in the American Canon....

I & YOU: THE MUSICAL Behind the Scenes Look at McCarter Theatre Center


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 21, 2025

McCarter Theatre Center’s world premiere, I & You: The Musical, just released rehearsal footage and a behind-the-scenes conversation between the show’s two stars. See footage here!...

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. ...

Past Shows

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas


It wouldn’t be Christmas without Paul Morella’s stunning solo rendition of Charles Dickens’s classic tale that represents everything great about the holiday. This is  A ...

Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof
11/8 - 12/31/2023


Tradition! The word itself is synonymous with this most classic of American musicals, set in the tiny shtetl of Anatevka. People all over the world ...

The Brothers Paranormal
The Brothers Paranormal
9/27 - 10/29/2023


Prepare to be thrilled, chilled, and moved!  For Halloween, Olney Theatre is home to a modern horror story of family, migration, and the spirits that ...

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year


There isnt a venue in the country with more holiday spirit than Olney Theatre Center or should we say holiday spirits? Because were embracing the ...

Dance Nation
Dance Nation
9/28 - 10/30/2022


The pre-teen dance team from Liverpool, Ohio is primed for competition, but in Clare Barrons explosive script the stakes are much higher than just a ...

The Music Man
The Music Man
6/17 - 7/24/2022


Our revolutionary retelling of this Golden Age classic is sure to be the talk of the DMV - and beyond - in the coming season. ...

The Joy That Carries You
The Joy That Carries You
5/11 - 6/12/2022


A drama about an interracial couple in crisis by local playwriting team Awa Sal Secka and Dani Stoller (Signature's Easy Women Smoking Loose Cigarettes) that ...

Imagination Stage's Mother Goose at Olney Theatre Center


The Olney Performance Series is a new, year-round program that provides a permanent home on our campus for jazz, cabaret, spoken word, and theatre for ...

Brigadoon
Brigadoon
4/8 - 4/10/2022


Part of the Applause Concert SeriesNew Yorker Tommy Albright unexpectedly arrives at mysterious Scottish Highland village of Brigadoon, which only appears for one day every ...

Pippin
Pippin
4/1 - 4/3/2022


Part of the Applause Concert SeriesWeve got magic to do over one special weekend in April! This classic musical about a young man in search ...

Disney's Beauty and the Beast


Be our guest for the holidays as the classic animated story comes to life on the Olney Theatre Mainstage. Its a tale as old as ...

Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
11/26 - 1/2/2022


Starring Mason Alexander Park as Hedwig! The revolutionary punk-rock sensation comes to Olney Theatre Center. In the crossfire of cold wars and culture wars, Hedwig ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
11/26 - 12/26/2021


It wouldn't be the holidays without Olney's favorite Christmas tradition. Paul Morellas captivating solo performance of the Dickens classic keeps audiences coming back season after ...

The Thanksgiving Play
The Thanksgiving Play
9/29 - 10/31/2021


The countrys most-produced comedy of 2019 arrives in the DMV courtesy of Olney Theatre Center to open our 2021-22 season! This hilarious sendup of white ...

One Year Later: Revisiting The Amateurs with playwright Jordan Harrison and the cast


The loss of live theatre was made more poignant at OTC when our production of The Amateurs, a play about making theatre in the midst ...

Videos


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Theater J (12/6 - 12/21) Tracker
Guys and Dolls in Washington, DC Guys and Dolls
Shakespeare Theatre Company (12/2 - 1/4) Tracker
Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show in Washington, DC Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (12/5 - 12/23) Tracker
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Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (11/13 - 12/21) Tracker
The Snowman and The Snowdog in Washington, DC The Snowman and The Snowdog
Imagination Stage (11/22 - 1/4) Tracker
VIDEOS
Catch Me If You Can in Washington, DC Catch Me If You Can
Shenandoah Conservatory (2/26 - 3/1) Tracker
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Adventure Theatre MTC (4/24 - 5/24)
The Reading Room Festival in Washington, DC The Reading Room Festival
Folger Shakespeare Library (1/22 - 1/25)
White Christmas in Washington, DC White Christmas
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts (11/5 - 12/28)
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Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (6/12 - 8/9)
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The Dinner Detective Washington DC (1/10 - 1/10)
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