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Submit Nominations For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards Before October 31st
by BWW Awards - October 12, 2022
There's still time left to submit nominations for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards before the deadline at 11:59 PM ET on October 31st!
Virginia Repertory Theatre Purchases Scottish Rite Temple
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2022
 In a historic move, Virginia Repertory Theatre has acquired the Scottish Rite Temple, which will become the new home for its Children’s Theatre. It will be known as the Virginia Rep Center for Arts and Education and will house children’s theatre productions, educational touring programs, camps, classes, and workshops.
K Dance's 9th Annual SHORTS 2022 At Firehouse Theatre Features World Premiere By Irene Ziegler
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2022
K Dance will produce the 2022 installment of its signature movement-theatre program SHORTS. This year's SHORTS program, subtitled MISTAKES AND HOW TO MAKE THEM, is a world premiere play in four dances by Irene Ziegler, choreographed by Kaye Weinstein Gary.
Peter Mulvey's LAMPLIGHTER SESSIONS Return To Club Passim For 10th Year Of Music, Art And Collaboration
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2022
The Lamplighter Sessions return to Boston with a unique multi-night, one-room festival, of improvisational music, spoken word, visual art, and theater.
UVA Drama To Present SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2022
The UVA Department of Drama will open its 2022-2023 season with renowned playwright Kate Hamill’s boldly playful take on Jane Austen’s first novel, Sense and Sensibility.
Two Classics Make Their Debut at Charlottesville Opera
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2022
Charlottesville Opera has announced plans to present two shows in the 2023 season that have never been produced in the company's 45-year history: Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls and Giacomo Puccini's Tosca.
The Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg Presents the Poulenc Trio This Month
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2022
The Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg presents the Poulenc Trio Tuesday evening, October 18, 2022 at 7:30 PM in the Williamsburg Regional Library Theatre.  
PostClassical Ensemble Presents: A Night Of Jazz & Surrealism In 1920s Paris!
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2022
PostClassical Ensemble (PCE) will kick off their 2022-23 season on November 9 at 7:30pm with Paris at Midnight: Jazz and Surrealism in the 1920s. The performance, which will feature guest-curator Harry Cooper (Senior Curator at the National Gallery of Art), will take place at The Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater, as will the rest of their exciting season. 
Photos: DRACULA Opens at Little Theatre Of Virginia Beach
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2022
Little Theatre of Virginia Beach opened its 75th Anniversary season with the Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston play adaptation of Bram Stoker‘s novel, Dracula. The play sold out all performances. See photos here!
Theater J Presents INTIMATE APPAREL Next Month
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2022
Beginning on October 19 and running through November 13, 2022, Theater J brings Intimate Apparel to the stage. Written by two time Pulitzer Prize winner and MacArthur “Genius Grant” awardee Lynn Nottage, this staging of Intimate Apparel will be directed by Paige Hernandez, a Baltimore native, featured by Washingtonian Magazine for their “40 Under 40” list of artists shaping the DC arts and theater scene.
Tennessee Williams' THE GLASS MENAGERIE To Open At Four County Players
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2022
As part of their 50TH Anniversary Season in Barboursville, Four County Players will present THE GLASS MENAGERIE by Tennessee Williams, opening October 7 in the Cellar.
Virginia Children's Theatre Promotes Jeanne M. Bollendorf To Managing Director
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2022
Brett J. Roden, Producing Artistic Director of Virginia Children's Theatre (VCT), has announced that Jeanne M. Bollendorf has been promoted to Managing Director effective immediately.
1st Stage Extends MLIMA'S TALE
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2022
1st Stage has announced the extension of Mlima's Tale, written by Lynn Nottage and directed by José Carrasquillo.
Traveling Players Presents KING STAG Beginning This Week
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2022
Tickets are now available for King Stag, which runs weekends Sept. 24 - Oct. 2 at Traveling Players Studio in Tysons Corner Center.  Performed by Traveling Players middle school students, the play is a magical coming of age fairytale that is part Beauty and the Beast and part Lion King, twisted together into a wholly fantastical adventure! 
Mason School of Theater Announces Fall 2022 Guest Artist Series: Creating Anti-Racist Theater
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2022
George Mason University’s School of Theater announces fall 2022 dates for its Guest Artist Series: Creating Anti-Racist Theater with leading voices from the theatrical industry discussing the logistics of making and cultivating Anti-Racist Theater. This second year of the series will focus on theater makers who identify as LBGTQ+ and are leading practices around inclusion and anti-racism in theatrical spaces.
LOVE AND INFORMATION to Launch The Live Arts Season This Month
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2022
Live Arts Theater's 2022/23 Transformations Season will open with Caryl Churchill's innovative brain-teaser of a play, LOVE AND INFORMATION, directed by Live Arts Artistic Director Susan E. Evans. LOVE AND INFORMATION will have 16 performances in the Founders Theater, September 30 through October 22, 2022, at Live Arts Theater.
THE OFFICE Trivia at Atlas Brew Works Returns This Thursday Night
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2022
​​​​​​​The Capital City Showcase, the variety show that features the DMV's best performing artists, returns to Atlas Brew Works Ivy City with Thursday Night Trivia at Atlas Brew Works Ivy City, this Thursday, September 15th at 7:00pm!
Photos: First Look At the Firehouse Theatre World Premiere GABRIEL
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2022
Firehouse Theatre has released production photos from our upcoming world premiere musical, GABRIEL.
Nominations Open For 2022 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards
by BWW Awards - September 06, 2022
Nominations are now open for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards! The 2022 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
THE SECRET GARDEN Comes to Virginia Children's Theatre Next Month
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2022
Kicking off their 15th Season, Virginia Children’s Theatre (VCT) will produce the classic tale of THE SECRET GARDEN. This musical adaptation is a timeless tale filled with love, hope and adventure that takes the stage at Jefferson Center (541 Luck Ave SW) October 7-8, 2022.
Peninsula Community Theatre to Present THE COMMEDIA RAPUNZEL in September
by BWW News Desk - September 03, 2022
The Peninsula Community Theatre will  presents The Commedia Rapunzel. The comedic fairy tale kicks off PCT's 2002-'23 Children's Theatre Season on Saturday, September 24th, at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Thursday Night Trivia With Michael Bolton Returns To Atlas Brew Works Ivy City
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2022
The Capital City Showcase, the variety show that features the DMV's best performing artists, has announced the return of Thursday Night Trivia at Atlas Brew Works Ivy City, beginning on Thursday, September 15th at 7:00pm!
Virginia Stage Company Presents CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Beginning This Month
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2022
Virginia Stage Company welcomes theatre lovers of Hampton Roads and all around as it opens the curtain on it's Forty-Fourth Season with Cat on a Hot Tin Roof written by Tennessee Williams at The Historic Wells Theater (108 East Tazewell Street, Norfolk VA) to be performed September 14th - October 2nd, 2022.
Shenandoah Conservatory Invited To Perform At 2022 Biennale Musica In Venice
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2022
The 127-year-old La Biennale di Venezia has invited Shenandoah Conservatory to perform as part of the 2022 Biennale Musica: Out of Stage in Venice, Italy. 
City Winery Boston Announces COME TOGETHER – A NIGHT OF BEATLES MAGIC, MYSTERY, & HISTORY
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2022
Legendary Boston radio personality and Beatle historian Cha-Chi Loprete has teamed up with award-winning magician John Logan to create Come Together: A Night of Beatles Magic, Mystery & History at City Winery Boston on Monday, September 12 – which was 58 years to the night The Beatles performed at the Boston Garden in 1964.

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Ferguson Center for the Arts (3/7 - 3/7)
High School Musical in Central Virginia High School Musical
CYT Fredericksburg (2/21 - 3/1)
Paragon Philharmonia presents Time-Prov Quartet: Back In Tune in Central Virginia Paragon Philharmonia presents Time-Prov Quartet: Back In Tune
Capital One Hall (4/12 - 4/12)
Borromeo String Quartet & Verona Quartet in Central Virginia Borromeo String Quartet & Verona Quartet
Kaufman Theater, Chrysler Museum of Art (4/13 - 4/13)
Lucía, vocalist in Central Virginia Lucía, vocalist
Robin Hixon Theater, Clay and Jay Barr Education Cente (4/7 - 4/7)
Modi in Central Virginia Modi
Capital One Hall (3/1 - 3/1)
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra with Vaughn Wiester: The Music of Stan Kenton in Central Virginia Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra with Vaughn Wiester: The Music of Stan Kenton
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (2/28 - 2/28)
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