What do you do when nobody’s buying what you’re selling? Change what you’re selling. The long-running Broadway production of Kinky Boots closed last spring, but Toby’s brings back the happy romp with all its bells and whistles, and no small amount of glitter. It’s a show that uniquely suits Toby’s, one of the few in […]

It’s always a risky proposition to transform a beloved film into a musical, and for every Beetlejuice or Mean Girls success story, there’s a Ghost or Pretty Woman that just couldn’t muster the same passionate fan base as their movie counterparts. A musical version of A Christmas Story, based on the cult holiday classic movie […]

The legacy and superstardom of Whitney Houston endures, judging from the bobbing heads and impromptu singalongs at Toby’s Dinner Theatre’s production of The Bodyguard. Based on the 1992 film starring Houston and Kevin Costner and a perennial guilty pleasure of many a romance movie buff, The Bodyguard has been made into a rather plodding jukebox […]

Grease is still “the” word, judging from the packed house and enthusiastic response to the 50’s-style Broadway score most people can easily sing along with. The stage show has been a popular favorite for years; the 1978 film version solidified it as a movie musical icon. Toby’s Dinner Theatre has brought out the leather jackets, […]

Toby’s Dinner Theatre has been transformed into a cathedral for its towering production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, including some of the most powerful and moving choral work you are likely to hear outside of a house of worship. And that’s saying something, given the Washington, D.C. area’s reputation for excellence in choral groups […]

Gypsy is a grand, brilliant affair. Then and now and forever. And Toby’s Dinner Theatre is giving it a first class production. This is the story of Rose (Cathy Mundy). The precursor to the backstage moms of today. The first mama to be immortalized for her gloriously, over-the-top, selfish, crazy, singular mindset: make my child a […]

This holiday season, leave snowy Dickensian London behind and, instead, swim in the warm, musical waters at Toby’s Dinner Theatre. You’ll still get in a holiday mood, particularly if you’re fond of all things mermaidia. Based on the Disney film “The Little Mermaid” and its subsequent Broadway incarnation, this pared-down version has been designed by Disney […]

Toby’s Dinner Theatre is THE place and its joint is jumping thanks to the infectious melodies of the late, great Mr. Thomas Waller, a.k.a Fats Waller. The show is Ain’t Misbehavin’, one of the most successful musical revues of the last century, and Fats would surely tip his derby to the performers now wailing and […]

After a decade on Broadway and a prolonged national tour, Mamma Mia! has come to Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia for what promises to continue the winning streak for this feel-good and tune-filled show. Cast to perfection, Toby’s Mamma Mia! is a show to which you can – to quote one of the songs – say […]

Newsies, just opened at Toby’s Dinner Theatre, takes us back to 1899 New York City, when newspapers were sold on street corners by impoverished newsboys to people who trusted the “papes” to tell them what was happening in the world. A time when newspaper owners were so politically powerful that a governor could be counted […]

Toby’s Dinner Theatre’s production of Young Frankenstein proves you don’t have to travel to New York or even as far as DC to get your Broadway Baby fix.