27 Best Performing Arts in Maryland, USA

An die Musik's name comes from German composer Franz Schubert and means ‘to the music.’ An intimate space for classical, jazz, and world music, it features performances nearly every night. The ticket office and performance space are on the second floor.

stages a mix of musicals and plays outdoors (May–September), including occasional works by local playwrights.

a former vaudeville house built in 1921, has been restored as a venue for the Talbot Chamber Orchestra and the Eastern Shore Chamber Music Festival, as well as films and other performances.

The Baltimore Theatre Project is dedicated to showing original and experimental theater, music, and dance.

Under the dynamic leadership of Kwame Kwei-Armah, Center Stage presents a diversity of works by contemporary and classic playwrights, ranging from Christopher Durang to Shakespeare.

Designed in 1892, the building that houses the Charles Theater has lived several lives: first, as a barn for cable cars, then a power house, a library for the blind, a ballroom, and now, a cinema. It's Baltimore's preeminent venue for first-run, foreign, and art films. Every week a classic film is featured on one of its five screens.

A new and long-awaited fixture in Baltimore's theater scene, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company presents works from the Bard as well as other playwrights like Chekov and Oscar Wilde. The theater is located in the former Mercantile Deposit and Trust Company bank building.

The active since the 1940s, are the city's principal theater troupe.

A professional theater company with a wide range, Everyman Theatre's performances could be Baltimore premieres or skillful interpretations of age-old classics.

The intimate Fells Point Corner Theater, an 85-seat venue focused on acting and directing workshops, stages eight off-Broadway productions a year, along with readings and poetry slams.

Friedberg Hall, part of the Peabody Institute, is the scene of recitals, concerts, and opera performances by students, faculty, and distinguished guests.

The sleek Landmark Theatres offer mainstream films within walking distance of the Inner Harbor. You can order crab cakes or a drink at the bar, take them into the auditorium, and relax in one of the black leather seats.

Meyerhoff Symphony Hall is the city's principal concert hall and home of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

Entertainment at the includes the Distinguished Artists Series, the Masqueraders (the Academy's theatrical club), chamber music recitals, and glee club concerts.

Concerts, many held outside during fair weather, are free.

At the outdoor Pier Six Concert Pavilion there's both pavilion and lawn seating for concerts showcasing top national musicians and groups. Concerts run from June to September.

Most recently a movie theater, this thoroughly restored 1928 venue is the community center for the performing arts. It's worth a look, even if it's "dark."

Rotunda Cinematheque has two all-digital theaters showing independent and foreign films.

Each season on its 400-seat Main Stage in Bethesda, Round House presents an eclectic body of work ranging from world premieres to great 20th-century plays to contemporary adaptations of the classics. Round House's 150-seat black-box stage, home to more-experimental works, is in Silver Spring, adjacent to the American Film Institute Silver Theater.

Single Carrot Theatre presents five innovative and socially conscious productions from up-and-coming playwrights annually. The troupe recently moved into a new 5,500-square-foot home.

Spotlighters Theater is a true community theater, staging locally produced (and cast) works that include original productions, Shakespeare, and musicals; there's one production a month, with performances on weekends.

Local and national artists exhibit in the galleries and jazz, chamber, folk, and popular musicians perform year-round at this mansion built around 1900. Whimsical pieces, part of the permanent collection, are on display in the sculpture garden. A Wednesday evening concert series features local musicians for $12. The 1,976-seat Music Centre, home to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in Montgomery County, opened in 2005. Strathmore's Tea is served in a well-lighted wood-panel salon Tuesday and Wednesday at 1 (reservations essential). On Wednesday evenings in summer, concertgoers spread out on the expansive lawn to listen to free concerts—everything from Ukelele to Afrofunk.

A beautifully restored 1914 movie palace is home to the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, a stage for concerts, Broadway musicals, and other big productions.

The Patricia and Arthur Modell Performing Arts Center at The Lyric, known also as the Lyric Opera House, hosts plays and musicals in addition to opera productions.

built in 1915 by renowned architect Thomas W. Lamb (who also designed Madison Square Garden), stands in the heart of the city's burgeoning arts district. The refurbished theater welcomes big-name country singers, doo-wop groups, comedians, and classical musicians to its stage. On Monday night, art-house films are shown, and throughout the year, there are theatrical offerings for kids.

The Vagabond Players hosts performances of recent Broadway hits and theater favorites every weekend.

A 1920s movie marquee heralds the entrance to this downtown cultural hub for plays, musical performances, and more. Past performers have included singer Emmy Lou Harris, South African a cappella singing group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the Second City comedy troupe, and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO).