Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre & Children's Theatre

DINNER THEATRE • CHILDREN'S THEATRE
5 Willowdale Drive • Frederick, Maryland 21702
Telephone: (301) 662-6600

The theatre has been a leader in the area's performing arts community since it first opened its doors in late 1990 as The Keynote Dinner Theatre. In 1995, with a new set of owners the curtain rose for the first time on Way Off Broadway. Less than an hour from DC, Baltimore, and Gettysburg, WOB combines both fine dining and first class live entertainment. WOB is also the only theatre in the area that is open 52 weeks a year. Under the direction of Susan Thornton, in 1996, Way Off Broadway opened its one-of-a-kind Children's Theatre. In 2002, the Kiska Family bought the theatre with a desire to expand the theatre and its operations. Over the years, WOB has been growing by leaps and bounds and is practically bursting at the seems. With an eye toward the future, the 2008 Season has some exciting changes in store allowing a new chapter to begin for The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre.

The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre is one of the area's premier entertainment venues combining fine dinning with outstanding live stage shows. For those of you who haven't visited Way Off Broadway, our theater provides an intimate setting where we produce five Mainstage productions each season -- productions such as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The King & I, Annie, Fiddler on the Roof, Guys & Dolls, and Oklahoma!, just to give you an idea. We are also proud to have produced the area premieres of
Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl - The Musical and Jerry Herman's La Cage aux Folles.

We certainly can't forget our Children's Theatre. All of the productions are adaptations of popular children's stories written specifically for Way Off Broadway. Over the years, these shows have become a favorite spot for families looking for a good time on the weekends or for a place to have a birthday party. Because they have become so popular, the shows tend to sell out weeks in advance.