The latest news on live theater in Central Virginia from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
Global superstar Luke Combs will return to the road this spring with his massive “My Kinda Saturday Night Tour,” which includes stadium shows across North America and Europe.
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BroadwayWorld announced today that its new My Shows platform has surpassed 10,000 user reviews since its launch.
Performances are now underway for the North American Tour of SUFFS, which officially opened in Seattle, WA at The 5th Avenue Theatre on Friday, September 19, 2025.
Virginia Stage Company will present Kate Hamill’s acclaimed adaptation of Emma October 22–November 9, 2025, at the Wells Theatre in Norfolk, VA.
Generic Theater will present Clyde’s, the acclaimed comedy by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, running weekends from September 26 through October 12, 2025.
Cadence Theatre will launch its 2025–2026 season this fall, celebrating 16 years of presenting bold and thought-provoking work in Richmond.
The American Shakespeare Center has released production photos from its new staging of Romeo and Juliet, which opened August 29 at the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, Virginia.
Due to popular demand, a second leg of the North American tour of GABBY’S DOLLHOUSE LIVE! PRESENTED BY WALMART will launch in Macon, GA, on January 14, 2026.
Creative Cauldron Stage has been awarded its largest government operating grants to date, receiving $47,407 from Arts Fairfax and $48,602 from the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
The hit theater production The Simon & Garfunkel Story will return to the road in 2026 and will visit nearly 60 U.
Cadence will present Eugene O’ Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night.
The Northern Virginia Local Arts Agencies (NVLAA)—a collaboration between ArtsFairfax, Arlington Cultural Affairs, and the City of Alexandria Office of the Arts—has announced its 2025–2026 slate of six free professional development workshops for DC-area artists and arts workers.
Opening the 2025–26 season, Creative Cauldron will present a professional production of The Turn of the Screw: The Musical.
Nominations are now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Country singer Dustin Lynch will perform at SERVPRO presents Atlantic Union Bank After Hours in Doswell, Virginia next week.
BroadwayWorld’s industry-leading, completely free digital show program service, Stage Mag, announced the launch of Stage Mag 2.
BroadwayWorld introduces MyShows, a new feature that lets you track shows you’ve seen, rate productions, share reviews, and connect with friends.
ArtsFairfax Awards has announced ArtsFairfax board member and four-time TV news Emmy winner Peggy Fox as the ceremony emcee and Diane Cairns as the commissioned artist who designed this year’s awards.
BroadwayWorld has just learned that Heathers The Musical, which recently made its return to New York City at New World Stages, plans to hit the road! Heathers will launch a US tour, beginning in Spring 2027, with tours across other parts of the world to come as well.
Rehearsals are officially underway for the North American tour of The Outsiders, the Tony Award winning Best Musical.
Virginia Stage Company and Norfolk State University Theatre Company are teaming up to launch their seasons with the Tony Award-winning musical Ain't Misbehavin', opening September 6 at the Wells Theatre.
Virginia Repertory Theatre has announced the first production of their 2025-2026 season - Agatha Christie’s masterful mystery Murder on the Orient Express adapted for stage by Ken Ludwig and directed by Rick Hammerly.
The cast has been announced for the forthcoming 2025-26 tour of Chicago.
All new casting has been announced for the 2025-2026 North American Tour of the Tony Award-winning musical SIX.
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Josh Groban: Stage, Screen, and Symphony with Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chartway Arena (8/16-8/16) |
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Seasonal Serenade Capital One Hall (12/20-12/20) |
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Hello, Dolly! Nativity Players Theatre Ministry (7/23-8/01) |
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Arsenic and Old Lace Caroline Community Theatre | CCT (10/02-10/11) |
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Iron Maiden & Megadeth at Jiffy Lube Live Jiffy Lube Live (9/11-9/11) |
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Michael Blaustein: The Taste Me Tour: The Final Leg Capital One Hall (10/16-10/16) |
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NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet Capital One Hall (11/29-11/29) |
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Nurse Blake: But Did You Die? Comedy Tour Capital One Hall (11/24-11/24) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Virginia Beach (9/26-9/26) |
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Rod Stewart at Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater (8/01-8/01) |
