Weinberg Center to Celebrate the Holidays with the CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES

Feel-good holiday musical Away in the Basement: A Church Basement Ladies Christmas will be performed at the Weinberg Center for the Arts on Sunday, November 20 at 2:00pm. The musical follows four church supporters in 1959 rural Minnesota who must save the Sunday school Christmas pageant from sure disaster.

Tickets begin at $20 and may be purchased online at WeinbergCenter.org, by calling the Box Office at 301.600.2828, or in person at 20 West Patrick St. Discounts are available for students, children, military, and seniors.

Away in the Basement: A Church Basement Ladies Christmas is the third installment in the highly successful production of the musical comedy Church Basement Ladies. Executive Producer Curt Wollan's creative team includes the talents of composer/songwriter Drew Jansen and sketch comedy writer Greta Grosch. Away in the Basement is directed by Curt Wollan and choreographed by Wendy Short Hays, with set and lighting design by Scott Herbst, sound design by Mark Brodin, costume design by Katrina Benedict, and musical direction by Drew Jansen. All three installments of the musical comedy Church Basement Ladies are inspired by the books of author/humorists Janet Letnes Martin and Suzann Nelson, including the bestseller "Growing Up Lutheran." The original production opened at the Plymouth Playhouse in September 2005 and performed to 250,000 patrons in its two-and-a-half-year run.

A complete listing of artists and performers scheduled for the 2016-2017 season can be found at WeinbergCenter.org.

The Weinberg Center for the Arts is one of the region's premier performing arts presenters, offering film, music, dance, theater, and family-focused programming. Located in the historic Tivoli movie theater in downtown Frederick, Md., the Weinberg Center strives to ensure that the arts remain accessible and affordable to local and regional audiences alike. Weinberg Center events are made possible with major support from the City of Frederick, the Maryland State Arts Council, Plamondon Hospitality Partners, and other corporate and individual donors.