The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Central Virginia.
Sizzling with incredible talent and energy, and moving at a brisk pace, Virginia Repertory Theatre's first-rate production breathes new life into the classic tale of star-crossed lovers.
Richmond Triangle Players closes its 25th anniversary season with an already-extended, completely-sold-out production of the very ambitious A CHORUS LINE.
Plays at TheatreLAB through June the 23rd, 2018
Plays Through June the 9th, 2018
Plays Through June the 30th, 2018
Plays Through June the 10th, 2018 at the Firehouse Theatre
Cadence Theatre's latest offering is Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Obie Award-winning play APPROPRIATE-a wildly subversive and disturbing piece of theatre that is anything but appropriate.
For the past several years, Virginia Repertory Theatre has produced one world premiere of a new play or musical.
Plays Through The 29th of April, 2018
Declan Greene's MOTH is an 'in-yer-face' allegory that covers the sullen travails of two hopeless teenagers who just can't seem to find an adequate niche in school or, indeed, within the limits of their own lives.
The Richmond Triangle Players' production of Larry Kramer's THE NORMAL HEART is not the most polished audiences have seen, but it is one of the most important and heartrending pieces of theatre the company has produced in recent years.
Boasting an impressive production and stellar cast, Riverside Center for the Performing Arts is presenting the professional DC-Northern Virginia regional premiere of the dark and romantic musical THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.
It plays through the 17th of March!
Plays Through May 5th, 2018
Plays Through March 10th
Plays Through March 17th
Defying the boundaries of the world we think we know, Nick Payne's Olivier and Drama League nominated hit is a charming and profound exploration of the universal truth in finding and losing love.
Teeming with emotionally-charged and nuanced performances, and led by Tony-award winning actress Trezana Beverley, Virginia Rep's RAISIN is a tour de force not to be missed.
I must preface this article to indicate that as much as I found this production of ALL MY SONS to be beguiling and devastatingly gripping, I found myself thinking, 'Wow, people just don't talk this way anymore.
I'M GONNA PRAY FOR YOU SO HARD is a theatrical piece.
The view looks pretty good from a pair of platform shoes.
In a swingin' cavalcade of big band excitement, director Tom Width and his sterling team of singer-actors, musicians and technicians have packed a real red, white and blue wallop!
Head on over to Hanover Tavern to see one of the smartest, funniest and, surprisingly, most charming plays of the year.
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Josh Groban: Stage, Screen, and Symphony with Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chartway Arena (8/16-8/16) |
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The Wiggles – Tree of Wisdom Spectacular! Capital One Hall (8/18-8/18) |
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Violent Femmes Elmwood Park Amphitheate (9/22-9/22) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue Academy Center of the Arts (10/14-10/14) |
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Strings & Ballads Capital One Hall (11/01-11/01) |
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Toad the Wet Sprocket Rings: The Acoustic Tour Capital One Hall (10/23-10/23) |
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The Wiz Berglund Performing Arts Theatre (10/18-10/18) |
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Spongebob, The Musical The Hurrah Players (8/06-8/07) |
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Lyricism & Legacy Capital One Hall (3/12-3/12) |
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Gary Allan Live in Concert! Capital One Hall (8/22-8/22) |
