The latest news on live theater in Central Virginia from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
Broadway performer Nance will return to her hometown this holiday season to play Miss Hannigan in Cadence Theatre’s production of Annie, running December 12–21, 2025, at the Dominion Energy Center’s Libby Gottwald Playhouse.
The Virginia Samford Theatre’s youth company VST STARS (Students Take A Role at the Samford) will summon a spooky good time this Halloween season with Beetlejuice Jr.
Time is running out to submit 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.
RIVERDANCE 30 - The New Generation, the international Irish dance phenomenon seen by over 30 million people worldwide, will return to the United States in 2026.
Little Theatre of Virginia Beach will present Crazy For You, the Tony Award–winning musical that celebrates the golden age of song, dance, and laughter.
Evil Dead In Concert, a new live-to-film production, will launch September 22 in Buffalo, New York, beginning a run of 50 cities this fall, including a special three-night event in Los Angeles for Halloween.
From the twisted minds at The Push Comedy Theater comes the return of a Hampton Roads Halloween tradition: The 666 Project: A Horror Anthology Show.
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.
It's time to freshen up your book and warm up those pipes! Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, is officially back for Season 6, and this season will be bigger and better than ever! Submit a video to enter the competition!
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.
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Josh Groban: Stage, Screen, and Symphony with Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chartway Arena (8/16-8/16) |
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Mariachazo 2026 Capital One Hall (8/23-8/23) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue CNU's Ferguson Center (10/18-10/18) |
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A Decade of Harmony: Novasian Chorus 10th Anniversary Concert Capital One Hall (9/11-9/11) |
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Labrinth: The Undoing Tour - Presented by the cosmic opera with Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chartway Arena (8/23-8/23) |
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Danger Bird - Bringing You The Music of Neil Young Capital One Hall (11/21-11/21) |
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Blackberry Smoke: 25th Anniversary Tour 2026 Capital One Hall (9/05-9/05) |
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Centre Company presents The Nutcracker Capital One Hall (12/06-12/06) |
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John Crist Live Special Taping Capital One Hall (9/26-9/26) |
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Masterworks in Motion Capital One Hall (10/11-10/11) |
