Matt Shofner

For an antidote to holiday treacle overload, look no further than TheatreLAB's superb production of the 2001 agitprop musical comedy 'Urinetown.'

Triangle Players triumphs with a wonderful cast that is more than equal to this heartbreakingly funny musical.

Richmond Triangle Players launches its 2019-20 season with the Tony-Award winning musical Falsettos, opening Friday September 6, 2019, at 8 pm, following two low-priced previews on Wednesday and Thursday, September 4 and 5 at 8 pm. The production will run five weeks, through Saturday, October 5.

By popular demand, TheatreLAB and Yes, And! Entertainment have announced that their production of Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years will now run through October 28th. BroadwayWorld has a look at Richmond Theatre Critics Circle Award winners Alexander Sapp and Christie Jackson in action below!

It is this reviewer's exultant onus to relay that in the case of TheatreLAB and YES, AND's production of THE LAST FIVE YEARS, director Chelsea Burke and her team have pulled out all of the stops to give the audience an unforgettable experience, with the technical follow-through and musical polish to rival any production that has ever been mounted. And these generous qualities are symbiotically aligned with the equally powerful presence of actors Christie Jackson and Alexander Sapp. It's just that freaking good.

TheatreLAB, Richmond's home for unexpected and evocative performance, is proud to host a one night only staged reading of Wendy Wassersteins' The Heidi Chronicles, as a farewell to Associate Artistic Director,McLean Jesse (Best Actress - 2016 Style Weekly Readers Poll, Best Actress - 2015 Richmond Theatre Critics Circle Award). Directed by James Ricks, the reading and accompanying art auction will take place on July 24th at TheatreLAB's venue, The Basement.

?TheatreLAB, Richmond's home for unexpected and evocative performance, is proud to host a one night only staged reading of Wendy Wassersteins' The Heidi Chronicles, as a farewell to Associate Artistic Director, McLean Jesse (Best Actress - 2016 Style Weekly Readers Poll, Best Actress - 2015 Richmond Theatre Critics Circle Award). Directed by James Ricks, the reading and accompanying art auction will take place on July 24th at TheatreLAB's venue, The Basement.

TheatreLAB, Richmond's home for unexpected and evocative performance, is proud to announce their 2015/2016 Season, 'A Vivid Impression of Reality,' and their secondary season, The Cellar Series to launch this Fall.

TheatreLAB and Spin, Spit and Swear have started their season off right with a production that I am sure we will still be talking about at next year's RTCC Awards!

TheatreLAB and Spin, Spit, & Swear's production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask, opens tonight, October 30th, at the show's venue, TheatreLAB's new space, The Basement.

The seventh annual Richmond Theater Critics Circle Awards were presented Sunday night...and the awards went to...

?TheatreLAB and Spin, Spit, & Swear announced today that the opening of their production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask, will be delayed by one week, to October 30th. Opening was previously scheduled for October 24th, but due to delays in obtaining an assembly permit for the show's venue, TheatreLAB's new space, The Basement, the first performance has been moved back to October 30th.

TheatreLAB and Spin, Spit, & Swear will present Hedwig and the Angry Inch, by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask, next month as the first show in TheatreLAB's second full season. Hedwig and the Angry Inch will be directed by Maggie Roop with musical direction by Anthony Smith, and will be performed at TheatreLAB's new venue, The Basement (300 East Broad Street), from October 24th- November 15th.

Given its short run on Broadway, it's only fair that one would approach SHREK: THE MUSICAL with a little bit of skepticism. But just a few short minutes into this first-rate feast of entertainment at Virginia Repertory Theatre's Children's Theatre at Willow Lawn, audiences will believe in a dancing, singing and wildly amusing SHREK. Together, David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori have written an endearing and light score suitable for the entire family.

Virginia Repertory Theatre opens their biggest show in the Children's season, Shrek, The Musical tonight, March 14 at the Children's Theatre of Virginia at Willow Lawn, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive. The show will run through April 27, 2014 and is based on the Academy Award-winning film, Shrek. With book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and music by Jeanine Tesori, the timeless fairytale of rescued damsel in distress takes many fun and quirky twists as the green and stinky swampland ogre saves Princess Fiona and wins her love. The show lasts about two hours with intermission and is best enjoyed by children and adults alike 5 years and older

Virginia Repertory Theatre opens their biggest show in the Children's season, Shrek, The Musical on Friday, March 14 at the Children's Theatre of Virginia at Willow Lawn, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive. The show will run through April 27, 2014 and is based on the Academy Award-winning film, Shrek. With book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and music by Jeanine Tesori, the timeless fairytale of rescued damsel in distress takes many fun and quirky twists as the green and stinky swampland ogre saves Princess Fiona and wins her love. The show lasts about two hours with intermission and is best enjoyed by children and adults alike 5 years and older

Our version of the classic fairy tale is full of fee-fie-foe-FUN!! Jack trades the family cow for some magic beans, and when those beans grow into a skyscraper-sized beanstalk, he climbs it to find that his giant hosts aren't so scary after all. He learns some great lessons about family and friends along the way, too. Don't miss Jack's exciting escapades!

TheatreLAB will present Riding the Bull, by August Schulenburg, in association with Henley Street Theatre, as part of the 2013 Acts of Faith Festival.