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✦ SHOW REVIEWS ✦

✦ BROADWAY SHOWS ✦

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BALTIMORE, D.C. '24/'25/'26
TOURING/LOCAL SHOWS

TOBY'S DINNER THEATRE

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THE ADDAMS FAMILY ✦

★★★
September 6 – November 10, 2024 at Toby's Dinner Theatre

THE SOUND OF MUSIC ✦

November 15 – January 12, 2025 at Toby's Dinner Theatre

9 TO 5 ✦

January 17 - March 16, 2025 at Toby's Dinner Theatre

THE MUSIC MAN ✦

March 21 - May 18, 2025 at Toby's Dinner Theatre

DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID ✦

May 23 - August 17, 2025 at Toby's Dinner Theatre

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER ✦

August 22 - November 2, 2025 at Toby's Dinner Theatre

ELF THE MUSICAL ✦

November 7 - January 4, 2026 at Toby's Dinner Theatre

ROCK OF AGES ✦

January 9 - March 8, 2026 at Toby's Dinner Theatre

HIPPODROME THEATRE

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MJ THE MUSICAL ✦

Nov 12 - 17, 2024 at the Hippodrome Theatre

LIFE OF PI ✦

Dec 7 - 14, 2024 at the Hippodrome Theatre

ANNIE ✦

★★★
Jan 7 - 12, 2025 at the Hippodrome Theatre

THE LION KING ✦

★★★
Feb 12 - Mar 2, 2025 at the Hippodrome Theatre

SHUCKED ✦

Apr 1 - 6, 2025 at the Hippodrome Theatre

COME FROM AWAY ✦

★★★
Apr 18 - 19, 2025 at the Hippodrome Theatre

SOME LIKE IT HOT ✦

May 6 - 11, 2025 at the Hippodrome Theatre

CHICAGO ✦

Jun 3 - 8, 2025 at the Hippodrome Theatre

BALTIMORE CENTER STAGE

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PRIDE & PREJUDICE ✦

★★★
Oct 17 - Nov 10, 2024 at Baltimore Center Stage

BLACK NATIVITY ✦

Nov 30 - Dec 22, 2024 at Baltimore Center Stage

EVERYTHING THAT NEVER HAPPENED ✦

Feb 13 - March 9, 2025 at Baltimore Center Stage

AKEELAH AND THE BEE ✦

March 20 - April 13, 2025 at Baltimore Center Stage

JOHN WILKES BOOTH: ONE NIGHT ONLY! ✦

May 15 - June 15, 2025 at Baltimore Center Stage

THE KENNEDY CENTER

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CHAMPIONS OF MAGIC ✦

Nov 19 - Dec 1, 2024 at Eisenhower Theatre

& JULIET ✦

★★★
Dec 17 - Jan 5, 2025 at Kennedy Center Opera House

LIFE OF PI ✦

Dec 17 - Jan 5, 2025 at Eisenhower Theatre

SCHMIGADOON! ✦

Jan 31 - Feb 9, 2025 at Eisenhower Theatre

RIVERDANCE ✦

March 4 - 16, 2025 at Kennedy Center Opera House

EUREKA DAY ✦

March 4 - 22, 2025 at Eisenhower Theatre

LEGALLY BLONDE ✦

June 6 - 15, 2025 at Eisenhower Theatre

LES MISÉRABLES ✦

June 11 - July 13, 2025 at Kennedy Center Opera House

SESAME STREET THE MUSICAL ✦

July 10 - Aug 31, 2025 at Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

CHRIS GRACE: AS SCARLETT JOHANSSON ✦

July 11 - 13, 2025 at Kennedy Center Family Theater

BLUEY ✦

July 9 - 20, 2025 at Eisenhower Theatre

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 20 SIDED TAVERN ✦

July 22 - Aug 3, 2025 at Eisenhower Theatre

PARADE ✦

Aug 19 - Sept 7, 2025 at Kennedy Center Opera House

THE SOUND OF MUSIC ✦

Sept 9 - Oct 5, 2025 at Kennedy Center Opera House

SHEAR MADNESS ✦

Until Oct 5, 2025 at Kennedy Center Theater Lab

DC'S NATIONAL THEATRE

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SIX ✦

★★★
November 12 - December 1, 2024 at The National Theatre DC

A BEAUTIFUL NOISE ✦

December 3 - 8, 2024 at The National Theatre DC

A MAGICAL CIRQUE CHRISTMAS ✦

December 12 - 15, 2024 at The National Theatre DC

TINA TURNER MUSICAL ✦

★★★
January 24 - 26, 2025 at The National Theatre DC

SHUCKED ✦

February 25 - March 2, 2025 at The National Theatre DC

KIMBERLY AKIMBO ✦

Begins May 20, 2025 at The National Theatre DC

AIN’T TOO PROUD ✦

★★★
Begins June 17, 2025 at The National Theatre DC

HARRY POTTER /CURSED CHILD ✦

Begins July 8, 2025 at The National Theatre DC

DC'S FORD'S THEATRE

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL ✦

Nov 21 - Dec 31, 2024 at Ford's Theatre

LEGACY COMMISSIONS: A FIRST LOOK ✦

January 2025 at Ford's Theatre

SISTER ACT ✦

March 14 - May 17, 2025 at Ford's Theatre

STAGED READING: THE INHERITANCE ✦

May 2025 at Ford's Theatre

TOURING SHOWS

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& JULIET ✦

★★★

A BEAUTIFUL NOISE ✦

A MAGICAL CIRQUE CHRISTMAS ✦

AIN’T TOO PROUD ✦

★★★

ANNIE ✦

★★★

BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL ✦

BEETLEJUICE ✦

BOOK OF MORMON ✦

CLUE ✦

COME FROM AWAY ✦

COMPANY ✦

FROZEN ✦

FUNNY GIRL ✦

GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY ✦

★★☆

HAMILTON ✦

★★★

HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD ✦

JERSEY BOYS ✦

★★★

KIMBERLY AKIMBO ✦

LES MISÉRABLES ✦

★★★

LIFE OF PI ✦

MAMMA MIA! ✦

★★★

MEAN GIRLS ✦

★★★

MJ THE MUSICAL ✦

MOULIN ROUGE! ✦

★★★

MRS. DOUBTFIRE ✦

★★★

PARADE ✦

PETER PAN ✦

★★★

PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL ✦

★★★

RAIN - A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES ✦

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. ON TOUR ✦

★★★

SHREK ✦

SHUCKED ✦

(NY)

SIX ✦

★★★

SOME LIKE IT HOT ✦

THE BOOK OF MORMON ✦

★★★

THE CHER SHOW ✦

★★★

THE ILLUSIONISTS ✦

THE LION KING ✦

★★★

THE PROM ✦

★★★

THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY ✦

THE WIZ ✦

★★★

TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL ✦

★★★

WICKED ✦

★★★

WINNIE THE POOH ✦

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