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Baltimore Center Stage offers UMB faculty, staff, and students discounted prices on shows for the 2026-2027 season.

Promo Code: UMB20

20% discount off single tickets to the main stage performances this season. Some restrictions may apply.

Upcoming Baltimore Center Stage Events

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Channeling the energy and vitality of a Sunday Baptist Church service, this kinetic and vibrant choreopoem celebrates and confronts the complexity of spiritual inheritance. Join this multigenerational congregation of Black womxn and femmes for an evening of song, dance, fellowship and the opportunity to reflect on your own beliefs.

Bocking

Aug. 14 - Sept. 6, 2026

Be among the first to experience Bocking, a wildly irreverent new comedy making its world premiere at Baltimore Center Stage before transferring to the award-winning Off-Broadway company The New Group in New York. Make sure you see it here first, but be warned Bocking contains strong language and very adult behavior. Definitely not for kids—unless you’re trying to end up in the principal’s office.

Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares

Sept. 17-26, 2026

Direct from an acclaimed run at Edinburgh Fringe and two sold-out Off-Broadway engagements comes Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares, a one-woman comedy show from the mind of Tony Award® winner Laura Benanti. Known for her dazzling Broadway performances and razor-sharp wit, Benanti takes the stage to share her hilarious, heartfelt, and sometimes brutally honest takes on motherhood, people pleasing and the joys of aging.

CHARMZ: The Other Reindeer

Nov. 13 - Dec. 27, 2026

CHARMZ: The Other Reindeer is a new holiday musical that blends heart, humor, and soulful sound. The show follows Charmz, a determined reindeer who dreams of shining just as brightly as Rudolph. Full of warmth and big aspirations, the story celebrates self-belief, friendship, and discovering that your own light is more than enough.

Mama I’m A Big Girl Now

Oct. 2-4, 2026

Join these powerhouse performers on a hilarious and meaningful musical journey about their origins, friendships, careers, and becoming mamas themselves. For decades, they performed as teenagers on stage, now see the fully bloomed divas they’ve become in Mama I’m a Big Girl NowA night of Broadway music and stories you will never forget.

Pete the Cat

Oct. 31 - Nov. 1, 2026

For Pete the Cat, life is an adventure no matter where you wind up. So the minute the groovy blue cat meets The Biddles, he gets the whole family rocking. Together, they set out on a mission to help Jimmy conquer second grade art, and along the way, they both learn a little something new about inspiration. Join Jimmy and Pete on an adventure of friendship, all the way to Paris and back in a VW Bus!

Liberation

Jan. 15 - Feb. 7, 2026

Tony Award nominee Bess Wohl (Grand Horizons) and Obie Award Winner Taibi Magar directs this refreshingly irreverent and intensely relevant powerhouse of a play about what we inherit, what we forget, and what we’re still fighting to understand.

Betty Buckley in Concert

Jan. 22-23, 2027

Spend an evening with Tony Award winner Betty Buckley, Broadway’s original Grizabella in Cats and one of the American theater’s most beloved voices. In this intimate concert, Buckley will perform a stunning mix of Broadway classics, American Songbook favorites, and heartfelt storytelling drawn from her extraordinary career on stage and screen.

King Hedley II

Mar. 11 - Apr. 11, 2027

One of the most powerful and least frequently produced works in August Wilson’s American Century Cycle, King Hedley II is a rare opportunity to experience a profound and deeply human American classic on stage. Part of the citywide Baltimore August Wilson Celebration, this production continues Baltimore Center Stage’s enduring commitment to Wilson’s legacy and to stories that illuminate the complexities of Black life in America.

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!

Apr. 3-4, 2027

It’s not easy being the Pigeon—you never get to do ANYTHING! But when the bus driver faces a crisis that threatens to make her passengers (gasp!) late, maybe that wily bird can finally help. Packed with an innovative mix of songs, silliness, and feathers, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! is sure to get everyone’s wings flapping.

XTRAVAGANZA

May 7 - June 13, 2027

XTRAVAGANZA is a new musical inspired by the legendary House of Xtravaganza and Ballroom pioneers like Angie Xtravaganza, José Xtravaganza, and Venus Xtravaganza, artists whose style, language, and movement helped shape one of the most iconic moments in pop culture history.


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