Performing Arts in Frederick, MD
Downtown Frederick is a designated Arts & Entertainment District. The city has an extensive number of performance arts companies and venues featuring a wide variety of live entertainment.
Experience Frederick's Theater District with the Weinberg Center for the Arts, Maryland Ensemble Theatre, and New Spire Stages to experience world-class performances by artists from all over the world.
Performance arts offerings are scheduled each weekend and many weekday evenings as well. Time your visit to coincide with a musical, dance, or theatrical entertainment.
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Abandoned by her fiancé, an educated black woman with a shocking past dedicates herself to helping a near bankrupt school for impoverished black youths.
The classic story of a prisoner on parole in charge of raising a female as his own in the midst of the French Revolution. As they try to live in the best way that they can, a police officer does everything that he can to locate the prisoner for what he did in the past.
In this intimate and pitch-black comedy from Martin McDonagh (author of The Lieutenant of Inishmore), In the mountains of Connemara, County Galway, Maureen cares for her manipulative, ailing mother Mag in a seemingly endless cycle of spite and mutual loathing. When an old friend…
Warren Wolf, a multi-instrumentalist from Baltimore, Maryland, began his musical journey at age three. Trained on vibraphone, drums, and piano, he studied at Peabody Preparatory and Baltimore School for the Arts before attending Berklee College of Music. Mentored by Caribbean…
Released in 1971, this is Led Zeppelin’s best-selling and most widely acclaimed work, featuring hits like Stairway to Heaven, Four Sticks, Going to California , and When the Levee Break s. It blends hard rock with folk influences, showcasing the band’s versatility and earning…
Roll for initiative! Improv comedy fused with Dungeons & Dragons! Join us as we embark on an adventure of twists and turns, bizarre characters, and occasional epic failure....All with the help from YOU and the whim of an unforgiving 20-sided die!
Arlequin is afraid he’ll be stuck playing the role of the pea, but he ends up getting to play the prince. The troupe romps through a series of hilarious princess tests with great slapstick humor! A fairy godmother in this story? Rosetta's playing the role, whether the troupe…
Fueled by a passion for timeless jazz that stirs hearts and souls, The Hot Sardines reimagine classic melodies, proving the power of joyful music in a disconnected world. From sold-out NYC venues to international jazz festivals, their journey celebrates quality music’s enduring…
Hailed by The Washington Post as “one of Nashville’s finest song interpreters,” Kathy Mattea has enjoyed a celebrated 35-year career in country, bluegrass, and folk music. With two Grammy wins, four CMA Awards, four #1 country singles, and five gold albums, Kathy’s impact on the…
For Matt Watroba and Robert Jones, American Roots Music (Folk, Blues, Spirituals, Work Songs, Chants, etc.) is Music That Matters. The program begins with early spirituals set in the 1840s and progresses through the songs of the Underground Railroad, the Industrial Revolution…