Toby's Dinner Theatre

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Toby's Dinner Theatre is a Baltimore-Washington area professional dinner theater based in Columbia, Maryland.

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History

Soon after the establishment of the Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts (CCTA), Toby Orenstein decided to open a theater in her name. In 1979, she approached businessman James Rouse, the catalyst for the CCTA, and he agreed to helped start this endeavor. Shortly thereafter, a Virginia-based restaurant group operated by Steve Lewis approached Orenstein with a partnership offer on a dinner theater. On December 4th, 1979, Toby's Dinner Theater opened with a performance of Godspell. In a 2008 interview with the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame, Orenstein reflected on her apprehensiveness:

On March 10, 2006, Toby's Dinner Theatre opened a second location in Baltimore, Maryland with a run of Beauty and the Beast. This location is now closed.

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Facilities

In 1979, Toby's Dinner Theatre opened at its current location in downtown Columbia, Maryland, adjacent to the Merriweather Post Pavilion and Lake Kittamaquindi. It has an indoor seating capacity of 300 individuals. The theatre has parking, buffet-style dinner, full bar, full menu, and live music and entertainment. Dinner is a mix of American cuisine. The facility is ADA compliant. Each year, Toby's Dinner Theatre is estimated to draw 4,000 subscribers and 80,000-102,000 patrons a year.

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Recent Productions

Recent productions include Dreamgirls, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, starring Caroline Bowman and Cathy Mundy, Beauty and the Beast, Show Boat, A Christmas Carol, Sister Act, Hairspray, Peter Pan, Into the Woods, and South Pacific.

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Awards

Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations

• 2013 Outstanding Resident Musical Nomination - The Color Purple
• 2015 Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical Nomination - Memphis, The Musical
• 2015 Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical Nomination - Spamalot
• 2016 Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical Nomination - Ragtime
• 2016 Outstanding Musical - Ragtime

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See also

• Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts
• Young Columbians
• Helen Hayes Award
• Theater in Washington, D.C.
• Greater Baltimore Theater Awards

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References

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External links

• Official website

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