If you enjoy live theatre, check out a performance at a dinner theatre in Maryland or Virginia. Dinner theatres provide a fun evening of entertainment at a fraction of the cost of professional theatrical performances.
Blair Mansion Inn Restaurant
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre. 7711 Eastern Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland (301) 588-6646 Be the judge and jury during an interactive performance, blending a script with improvisation and input from the audience.
Toby’s Dinner Theatre
5900 Symphony Woods Road, Columbia, Maryland (301) 596-6161, (410) 730-8311, 1 (800) 88-TOBYS. Dinner Theatre offers Broadway and original musicals with a live orchestra, buffet-style dinner and performances 'in-the-round, providing an interactive experience and a good seat for most viewers. There are evening and matinee performances at Toby's Dinner Theatre.
Medieval Times
7000 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover, Maryland 1-(888) WE-JOUST (Ext. 8) Take a journey thru a performance of knights and castles of the 11th century.
Way Off Broadway
Dinner Theatre & Children's Theatre, Willowtree Plaza, Route 40 West, Frederick, Maryland (301) 662-6600. Small dinner theatre with theatre classes and summer camp programs.
Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre
Woodbridge, Virginia (703) 550-7384 Dinner Theatre performing Broadway musicals with a buffet dinner.
Mystery Café at Mamas Italian Restaurant
9715 Lee Highway, Fairfax, Virginia (703) 385-2646 Mystery Café is a fast-paced interactive comedy, murder mystery dinner theatre.
Dinner Theatres in Maryland and Virginia
By Rachel Cooper, About.com Guide
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