Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre & Children's Theatre

Want to do something special for your child's birthday? Just bring them and a whole bunch of their friends to Way Off Broadway's Children's Theatre. This is really a great way to hold a birthday party. You bring the kids, we provide the entertainment and the food! Here are the details:

All you have to do is call the Box Office at (301) 662-6600 to purchase tickets for any of our regularly scheduled Children's Theatre performances. Seating is limited by the number of available seats for that show, so don't wait until the last minute or we may very well be sold out. In fact, most of our Children's shows sell out a couple of weeks in advance.

We'll provide all the stuff we normally do (a drink, an entree, ice cream, and the show). All you have to provide are the kids and the presents.

NOTE: Due to Health Department regulations, birthday parties cannot bring in their own cake, or any other "outside" food. However, if you would like a birthday cake from the Way Off Broadway Bakery, gives us a call.

Before the show begins, one of the characters in the show - the same one who has been serving your party lunch - will bring out the birthday cake and everyone sings "Happy Birthday."

If you want, you can stay after the show and your party can join the cast up on stage for a photograph. So don't forget your camera!

Tickets for the Children's Theatre are $13.00 per person.

When booking a birthday, parties of 10 or more require a $100 deposit. You have two weeks before the party to give us your final count, with your final payment due 10 days before the party.

Birthdays of 9 or less require a $50 deposit and have until 1 week before the party to give us your final count and final payment.

And that's all there is to it. So don't delay! Our children's shows are VERY popular and book up quickly. The minute you know what date you want to have your child's party, give us a call and make your reservation. Also, you might want to check out our "Party Tips" below. These are little tips that we've discovered work well for you, your kids, and everyone at WOB.

Party Tips

Plan your arrival time: You should probably plan on being there right when our doors open. Birthdays are able to arrive a half hour before the general public. Getting there when the doors open will give you plenty of time to settle up anything with the Box Office and set your table up with any party favors you might want.

Bring a little help: If you have a large party - large being defined as more than you can handle by yourself - plan on having a few extra parents there to give you a hand. The theatre staff (i.e., your server and your host) will help when they can, but they'll have their hands full with just getting food and drink served to your party and anyone else they're responsible for. And, as I'm sure all of you Moms and Dads out there know, nothing can be more difficult to ride herd on than a bunch of excited eight year olds when they've been combined with cake and ice cream. So don't be afraid to add a ticket or two for some help.

Bring some activities: No matter how hard you try, sometimes things just don't time out right and you end up with some time to kill before the show. In that case, having some party favors to play with for five or ten minutes isn't a bad idea. Small books or hand-held games are good. Arts and crafts are okay, as long as they aren't messy. Glue and glitter are a no-no since they end up all over the table and in the carpet. Anything noisy is alright as long as you collect whatever it is before the show; we kinda prefer to provide our own sound effects during the show.

Decorations are OK, but...: Lots of people like a theme birthday party, so they bring their own napkins, etc. Just about anything you bring is okay with us, but you should keep a few things in mind. Balloons are great, but we have to make sure they're out of the way before the show starts so that they aren't blocking the view of anyone behind you. You should also steer clear of glitter or little confetti-like things that look good when scattered on your table but are no fun whatsoever when we try to vacuum them out of the carpet. If you have something that's going to take a little time to set up (place cards with names, for example), feel free to show up a few minutes before your guests arrive to do a little setting up before. Finally, please leave those fancy table cloths that match the napkins and cups at home. We've discovered that small tykes tend to forget that those cloths aren't nailed down. One good yank and everyone's drink is all over the place.