The latest news on live theater in Central Virginia from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
Creative Cauldron Stage has received a $15,000 Arts and Humanities Operations Grant and a $5,000 Arts and Humanities Project Grant from the City of Falls Church for the 2026 grant cycle.
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The Zeiders American Dream Theater will present Nolan’s Wake by playwright Patti Veconi, directed by Katherine Hammond, opening in November in the Studio Theater.
This is your last chance 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.
Voting is now open for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students.
The show, 'ArtsFairfax Presents at Springfield Town Center,' is a curated exhibition featuring three local artists from Northern Virginia.
Last chance to submit for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage Season 6, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students.
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!
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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.
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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 Wiz Berglund Performing Arts Theatre (10/18-10/18) |
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Attack on Titan - Symphony from Paradis Capital One Hall (7/15-7/16) |
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Centre Company presents The Nutcracker Capital One Hall (12/06-12/06) |
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Violent Femmes Elmwood Park Amphitheate (9/22-9/22) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Richmond (9/19-9/19) |
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REMnant A Tribute to R.E.M. Capital One Hall (8/22-8/22) |
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A Decade of Harmony: Novasian Chorus 10th Anniversary Concert Capital One Hall (9/11-9/11) |
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Gary Allan Live in Concert! Capital One Hall (8/22-8/22) |
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Labrinth: The Undoing Tour - Presented by the cosmic opera with Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chartway Arena (8/23-8/23) |
