Live Event Excursions
Book The Train to The Second City
Ride in Style to see The Second City!
Join us for The Second City, The 65th Anniversary Show, October 3rd at Pealer Recital Hall! Travel to the live music performance on our historic railroad! Depart from Cumberland Station to our depot in Frostburg where you will be shuttled to the Pealer Recital Hall. After the show, passengers will be shuttled back to Frostburg Depot and can return down the mountain on our train to Cumberland.
As you embark on our train journey, immerse yourself in the elegant ambiance of our two newly introduced Lounge Cars, the “Good Vibrations” and the “Frostburg Lounge”. Indulge in a selection of delectable hors d'oeuvres and savor the full range of drinks and cocktails from our onboard bar service, all while luxuriating in style as you travel to and from Frostburg.
Original, Daring, Sidesplitting Comedy
Celebrate 65 years of laughter with all-time favorite songs, sketches and characters written by some of the troupe’s most illustrious alumni, including Catherine O’Hara, Tina Fey, Keegan-Michael Key, Amber Ruffin, Stephen Colbert, Tim Meadows, Bill Murray, Tim Robinson, Joan Rivers, Eugene Levy, Adam McKay and many more. With material handpicked from their iconic comedy archive and brought to life by the next generation of comedy superstars, find out why The Second City continues to be the world’s most influential name in comedy for 65 years and counting.
Rooted in the groundbreaking improvisational games of Viola Spolin, The Second City opened its doors on a snowy Chicago night in December of 1959, and a comedy revolution began. The small cabaret theater has grown to become the most influential and prolific comedy empire in the world, developing a unique way of creating art and fostering generation after generation of superstars.
Co-founded by Spolin’s son Paul Sills, along with Howard Alk and Bernie Sahlins, The Second City was experimental and unconventional in its approach to theater and comedy. Almost immediately, alumni of The Second City, including Alan Arkin, Joan Rivers, Fred Willard, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, launched the theater into the international spotlight.
In 1976, Second City launched SCTV, which has been hailed as one of the greatest sketch comedy series of all time. The two-time Emmy-winning show featured an all-star cast made up of Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Catherine O’Hara, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Dave Thomas, Joe Flaherty and Rick Moranis.
Today, The Second City is home to a world-class entertainment company and continues to produce premier talent in all three of its locations – Chicago, Toronto and Hollywood – entertaining more than one million audience members annually. From Steve Carell to Keegan-Michael Key, Stephen Colbert to Tina Fey, Chris Farley to Mike Myers, Second City’s imprint is all over film, television and beyond.
This show is intended for audiences ages 18 and older. Parental discretion is advised.
CES is supported in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council and receives financial support from the Allegany Arts Council and the City of Frostburg.
Our Other Excursions
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Dinner Trains
Relax with your beverage of choice and a three course meal in one of our dining cars on the Allegheny Mountain Dinner Train.
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Cumberland Ice Cream Train
Beat the Summer heat on one of our ice cream trains departing from Cumberland Station.
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Moonlight On The Mountain
Enjoy the scenic mountain vistas of Maryland as you sit back and listen to live music and relax with your favorite drink aboard our Moonlight On The Mountain excursions.