Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre stage shows by Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Yazbek. Way Off Broadway has been credited with bringing many theatrical premieres to the area. In 2009, WOB was one of the first theaters in the country to obtain the rights to produce a regional theater production of the musical comedy "The Wedding Singer." Other shows, such as Neil Simon’s "The Goodbye Girl - The Musical", "La Cage aux Folles", "Thoroughly Modern Millie", Mel Brooks’ "The Producers", "All Shook Up", and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" all made their western Maryland regional theater debuts at WOB. The Way Off Broadway Children’s Theatre presents four
Kelly (musical) on a percentage of ticket sales for each of the show's profitable weeks. Before its Broadway opening, the show was presented for three weeks in Philadelphia and half a week in Boston. While "Kelly" was in tryouts, roles played by Ella Logan, Jack Creley, and Avery Schreiber were cut by show doctors Leonard Stern and Mel Brooks. Pre-Broadway promotion for the show included an event on the Brooklyn Bridge with a series of chorus girls. Directed and choreographed by Herbert Ross, the musical began previews at the Broadhurst Theatre on February 1, 1965 and opened (and closed) on February 6