Cry-Baby
May 2-11, 2025
Van Fleet Theatre
It's 1954. Everyone likes Ike, nobody likes communism and Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker is the coolest boy in Baltimore. He's a bad boy with a good cause – truth, justice and the pursuit of rock and roll. Cry-Baby and the square rich girl, Allison, are star-crossed lovers at the center of this world. Fueled by hormones and the new rhythms of rock and roll, she turns her back on her squeaky clean boyfriend, Baldwin, to become a "drape" (a Baltimore juvenile delinquent) and Cry-Baby's moll. At the other end of the topsy-turvy moral meritocracy of 1954 America, Baldwin is the king of the squares and leads his close-harmony pals against the juvenile delinquents, who are ultimately arrested for arson, sending the drapes all off to prison. It's Romeo and Juliet meets High School Hellcats.
Know Before You Go
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Location/Parking:
This performance will take place in the Van Fleet Theatre at the Columbus Performing Arts Center, located at 549 Franklin Avenue. Please use the parking lot across the street from the building. Those who park in the lot on the side of the building may be towed. |
Timing:
She Loves Me runs for approximately 2 and a half hours, including one 15 minute intermission. Once the show begins, please remain seated unless there is an emergency. Late arrivals may be seated after the opening number. After that time, we will not allow any further entry until intermission. The house will open approximately 30 minutes prior to the start of the show. |
