Todd Performing Arts Center
The Rufus M. and Loraine Hall Todd Performing Arts Center, located at Chesapeake College, is a state-of-the art regional performing arts center. The theatre has an audience capacity of 904, including 8 integrated ADA seating locations for patrons with special needs. (click for floorplan and seating chart) The patrons are our first concern. Whether you are here for business or entertainment we strive to serve you first. We offer space for theatre, music and drama events, meetings, luncheon and dinner events, children's theatre, drama department productions, and many other special events.
We've upgraded!
The TPAC has recently undergone upgrades throughout the space, both within the theater and its lobby. We've partnered with the Irwin Seating Company to replace the seats in our auditorium, and have incorporated modern and comfortable seating in the lobby.
“From the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra to international performance troupes, the Todd Center has long been a cultural hub and important space for bringing larger acts to the region,” Dr. Clifford Coppersmith, Chesapeake College President, said. “Our capacity to host even more shows and events makes this partnership possible and allows our two organizations to combine resources to grow arts audiences, improve arts accessibility and build and connect communities on the Mid Shore.”
The TPAC is also available for rentals. We have hosted various receptions, business shows, weddings, performances and exhibits. For more information about TPAC, call 410-827-5868 or email Dick Peterson. For information about Children's Theatre, please contact Linda Zaragoza at 410-827-5867
Thursday, December 5, 2019, Doors: 6 p.m.; Show: 7 p.m.
Tickets: $90/$100/$110 | VIP $200: Meet & Greet (Center Orchestra/front row – limited availability)
The year ends on a soaring high note with a special opportunity to experience Grammy Award-winning master trumpeter Chris Botti performing live in the Todd Performing Arts Center! There’s nothing quite like a Chris Botti concert. A dazzling trumpeter who’s at home in everything from jazz to pop to rock, he’s also a brilliant bandleader who lets his top-notch players shine. When you see him perform live, you understand why musical stars from Sting to Paul Simon to Joni Mitchell are so eager to share his stage.
For over two decades, Chris Botti has amassed a spectacular variety of honors, including multiple Gold and Platinum albums, to become the nation’s largest-selling instrumental artist. Since the release of his 2004 critically acclaimed CD “When I Fall In Love”, he has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music, and his ongoing association with PBS has led to four #1 jazz albums.
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 7 pm
Info:www.qachorale.org
The holiday season is upon us and there is no better way to kick it off than with wonderful music. Queen Anne's Chorale will be performing Christmas in the New World.
Thursday, January 16, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets: $25 Adults/$15 Children | TPAC Box Office: 410.827.5867 or email lzaragoza@chesapeake.edu for tickets.
AMERICA's GOT TALENT FINALIST—Popovich Comedy Pet Theater is entertainment for the whole family, featuring the unique blend of comedy and juggling skills of former Moscow Circus veteran Gregory Popovich and the extraordinary talents of his performing pets. His entourage consists of world-class jugglers, Diamond the Shetland Pony and over 30 performing pets including house cats and dogs (all rescued from animal shelters!), geese, white doves and parrots.
The Popovich Comedy Pet Theater has a rich performance history, presenting thousands of shows in more than 20 countries and is currently in its 12th season at the Planet Hollywood Resort/Casino in Las Vegas.
Friday, February 17, 2020 @ 7:00 pm
Tickets: $20 Adults/$10 Children | TPAC Box Office: 410.827.5867 or email lzaragoza@chesapeake.edu for tickets.
Leslie McCurdy captivates her audience in “The Spirit of Harriet Tubman” with only a trunk of costumes and a barren stage as her landscape. For a breathtaking hour, she embodies the “spirit” of Harriet Tubman and shares Harriet’s empowering story from her early childhood to her elderly years, using words said to have been Harriet’s own! This inspiring solo performance, which illustrates the power of personal integrity, triumph over racism and the importance of social commitment, has been called “brilliant!”, “a powerful, must see performance!”, “something to be experienced by everyone!”
Saturday March 7, 2020 @ 8:00 pm
Tickets: $40 | TPAC Box Office: 410.827.5867 or email lzaragoza@chesapeake.edu for tickets.
Changes In Latitudes is the country's premier tribute show to the Mayor of Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffett. This nationally acclaimed band roams the country bringing their dancing conga lines and "Trop Rock" fun to every venue they play. It's the ultimate beach party that’s good clean fun for all ages. Over their sixteen-plus year history, the band has travelled from Maine to Barbados, Cape Cod to Chicago. From the 900-seat Walt Disney Theaters aboard the Disney "Magic" and "Wonder" cruise ships, to the National Hamburger Festival in Akron, OH, in front of 6500 fans looking for their "Cheeseburger In Paradise", they've set attendance records in quite a few locales. Members of Jimmy Buffett's "Coral Reefer Band" have both performed live and recorded with Changes In Latitudes.
Sunday, March 22, 2020 @ 2pm
Tickets: $20 Adults/$10 Children | TPAC Box Office: 410.827.5867 or email lzaragoza@chesapeake.edu for tickets.
Never before have so many live arts been presented on one stage.
Artists, using hands, brushes and other objects, create visual art pieces making lines and shapes on giant canvas’ while the audience is intrigued to guess what each painting will become. Lines and brush strokes become portraits of famous icons in a matter of moments.
All the while, live musicians are performing popular musical styles from pop to country to Artrageous original music with Artrageous’ powerful vocalists creating smooth harmonies.
Artrageous dancers incorporate dance moves that the audience learned before the show and the audience can’t help but dance in the aisles and at their seats.
The troupe incorporates their street theatre roots and introduces the ancient art of life size puppetry as their puppet Howard takes the audience on an imaginative dream through a world of black light where masterpiece paintings are created by a team of artists as the painting seems to appear out of thin air. The audience is in awe as they see floating people and paintings appear in Howard’s black light world. The grand finale integrates live music, vocalists, and a trio of live art works leaving the audience on their feet dancing, singing and clapping along.
At the end of the performance the entire audience is invited on stage to view the artworks created during the presentation to enjoy a completely unique view of the show. The audience meets the troupe, takes photos as they walk through the gallery of live art.
Friday, April 3, 2020 @ 7 pm
Tickets: 888-846-8600
• Darius Milhaud, Creation of the World
• Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1
• Modest Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition
Join us for our Season Finale, we will play Darius Milhaud’s Creation of the World, certainly, one of the most fun French pieces in the orchestral repertoire, followed by the iconic Piano Concerto No. 1 vby Tchaikovsky, featuring Russian-born pianist Boris Slutsky. The great Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky, orchestrated by Maurice Ravel will close our 2019-2020 season!