An hour into “Sister Act 2,” Whoopi Goldberg leads a choir of students who look like they’d rather be anywhere than onstage. A young Lauryn Hill and a dozen teenagers mumble along to what sounds like ...

Get a first look at the now extended Baltimore Center Stage production of Jordan E. Cooper's new play with music, OH HAPPY DAY! This production, in association with New York's The Public Theatre, ...

THAT’S A GREAT PLACE. THIS IS JUST A SNIPPET OF THE MUSIC YOU’LL HEAR AS THE PLAY. OH, HAPPY DAY HITS BALTIMORE CENTER STAGE RIGHT NOW. CREWS ARE SETTING THE STAGE AND COSTUMES ARE GETTING THEIR FINAL ...

An impending flood is the least of one family’s troubles in this outrageous reimagining of Noah’s Ark. Oh Happy Day!, written by and starring two-time Tony Award Nominee Jordan E. Cooper, begins in ...

"It's incredible that BCS will be the home to the world premiere of OH HAPPY DAY!, written by my good friend, Jordan E. Cooper," said Walker-Webb. "Audiences should come to see this hilarious new play ...

Two music-infused plays that originated at Baltimore Center Stage have transferred to off-Broadway — a sign that Maryland’s largest theater is assuming an increasingly important role in the national ...

The last time that the composer Heather Christian’s “Oratorio for Living Things” appeared on a New York stage, it was spring of 2022, and the act of gathering still felt a little brave. We had waited ...

The Tony-nominated playwright Jordan E. Cooper has already upended Broadway. Will Baltimore be next? “Oh Happy Day!,” the 29-year-old playwright’s first show since his maiden effort tossed the ...

BALTIMORE — It’s no spoiler to say that at the outset of “Oh Happy Day!,” a vibrant and daring world premiere at Baltimore Center Stage, the main character is already dead. Keyshawn, played by the ...

Jordan E. Cooper is not experiencing the usual sophomore slump — certainly not at the Public Theater, where his newest play had its world premiere Wednesday. “Ain’t No Mo’,” his first play at the ...

An impending flood is the least of one family’s troubles in this outrageous reimagining of Noah’s Ark. Oh Happy Day! begins in Laurel, Mississippi at a Birthday BBQ for Lewis, the patriarch of a ...