Enjoy this compilation of some of our favorite upcoming theater and comedy presentations around town.
Theater
“Waitress”
April 3-6
Olney Theatre Center
2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd., Olney
olneytheatre.org
This beloved musical by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles gets a fresh production, reuniting Helen Hayes Award-winner Malinda with Tony-nominated director/choreographer Marcia Milgrom Dodge.
“Script Tease”
April 7
Everyman Theatre
315 W. Fayette St., Baltimore
everymantheatre.org
Wondering what’s new in the world of playwriting? Everyman Theatre’s play reading series features exciting new works by regional playwrights.
“Come From Away”
April 18-19
Hippodrome Theatre
12 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore
Baltimore.broadway.com
(Photo Credit: Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade)
Called “a celebration of the best of humankind” by the Daily Beast, Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 air travelers who find themselves stranded in a small town in Newfoundland.
“Mary Stuart”
April 25-May 18
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
7 S. Calvert St., Baltimore
chesapeakeshakespeare.com
Dawn McAndrews makes her Chesapeake ShakespeareTheatre directorial debut in this new translation of Friedrich Schiller’s “Mary, Queen of Scots.”
“Picasso at the Lapin Agile”
May 30-June 22
Vagabond Players
806 S. Broadway, Baltimore
vagabondplayers.org
This play — written by Steve Martin and directed by Stephen Deininger — plays fast and loose with facts, fame and fortune in this absurdist comedy that places young Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904.
“The Mystery of Irma Vep — A Penny Dreadful”
May 18-June 22
Everyman Theatre
315 W. Fayette St., Baltimore
everymantheatre.org
Gothic melodrama gets a high-camp celebration in this first-class comedy filled with murder and mayhem. With two actors playing over eight roles each and 30-plus costume changes, this side-splitting, quick-change marathon moves at breakneck speed. Charles Ludlam’s horror spoof sends these actors on a tour de force ride full of werewolves, mummies and a scary amount of laughter.
“John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only”
May 15-June 15
Baltimore Center Stage
700 N. Calvert St., Baltimore
centerstage.org
Maryland-born, second- rate actor, around-the-clock drunk, handsome womanizer, Southern sympathizer, white supremacist and presidential assassin—John Wilkes Booth is infamous but a man few Americans really know. Now, Baltimore native Matthew Weiner, nine-time Emmy Award winner and creator and showrunner of TV’s “Mad Men,” makes his playwriting debut with “John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only!”
“Chicago – The Musical”
June 3-8
Hippodrome Theatre
12 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore
Baltimore.broadway.com
Broadway’s longest-running musical is a tale of fame, fortune and rivalry set to some of the greatest tunes ever written.
Comedy
Mortified: Spring Break
April 12
Creative Alliance
3134 Eastern Ave., Baltimore
Creativealliance.org
Mortified Baltimore, produced by Alex Hewett and Adam Ruben, is back! In this super-popular series, adults share their most embarrassing teenage diary entries as well as poems, love letters, lyrics, and locker notes in front of a live audience.
Nikki Glaser
April 26-27
Lyric Baltimore
140 W. Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore
lyricbaltimore.com
For nearly two decades, at sold-out tours and as host of three hit podcasts, Nikki Glaser has honed her shockingly honest, no-holds barred style, solidifying herself as one of the leading voices in comedy today.
Joel Chasnoff
April 30
Gordon Center for Performing Arts
3506 Gwynnbrook Ave., Owings Mills
gordoncenter.com
Join the Gordon for an evening of hilarity with Israeli-American comedian Joel Chasnoff. Chasnoff is the author of the National Jewish Book Award-winning “Israel 201.” A versatile and polished stand-up comedian and speaker with more than two decades of performances, he presents his unique brand of clean, uplifting Jewish comedy on stages around the world.
Conceived by Columbia resident Benjamin Kintisch, "Life Review: The Hospice Musical" offers a thought-provoking and occasionally amusing perspective on mortality.
Steve Hofstetter, who will perform at Soundstage next week, recently made headlines for his social media post ridiculing some fans' warnings about Charm City's safety.
Israeli-Americans Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin talked about the pain of losing their 23-year-old son, who was kidnapped and later murdered in the Oct. 7th tragedy.
Rabbi David Wolpe looks at the recent interest in Hollywood productions about King David and why the story is resonating now.