CENTERSTAGE Welcomes E. Faye Butler, Now thru 5/20

After three wonderful seasons, CENTERSTAGE concludes our Cabaret Series with a return engagement of the phenomenal E. Faye Butler tonight, May 17 through May 20. E. Faye returns with an all-new act, "What a Difference a Diva Makes," ready to bring raise the roof and bring down the curtain on our final Cabaret. 

E. Faye's many credits here include Caroline, or Change; Ma Rainey's Black Bottom; Trouble in Mind; Dinah Was; and two sold-out cabaret performances. A celebrated actor and bona fide musical diva in her native Chicago, Butler returns to Baltimore after receiving back-to-back Helen Hayes Award nominations in 2010 and 2011. 

Tickets to the Cabarets are $10-$30, and can be purchased through the Box Office at 410.332.0033 or online at www.centerstage.org/cabaret.

The State Theater of Maryland, CENTERSTAGE just announced its 50^th Anniversary Season. The not-for-profit company serves as a local hub and national leader for smart, provocative, and entertaining theater and as a catalyst for conversation with the community. Each year, a consistently broad range of productions in two intimate performing spaces attracts highly diverse audiences of more than 100,000 people-including more than 8,000 fiercely loyal members, many of whom have been with the theater during its entire history. Additionally, CENTERSTAGE offers a variety of dramaturgical, community, and educational programs to broaden access and enhance the theatergoing experience.