BWW Review: STRAIGHT WHITE MEN at Conciliation Lab
by Susan Haubenstock - December 06, 2021
Young Jean Lee's 2014 play made it to Broadway in 2018 and now afflicts the comfortable at Conciliation Lab.
by Susan Haubenstock - December 06, 2021
Young Jean Lee's 2014 play made it to Broadway in 2018 and now afflicts the comfortable at Conciliation Lab.
ABBA The Concert Returns To Indian Ranch in August 2022
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
ABBA The Concert will be returning to Indian Ranch in Webster, MA as part of the Mike's Hard Lemonade Summer Concert Series.
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
ABBA The Concert will be returning to Indian Ranch in Webster, MA as part of the Mike's Hard Lemonade Summer Concert Series.
Anthony Kearns Headlines Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Centennial Celebration
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2021
An enthusiastic crowd packed the pews of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Norfolk, VA on Nov. 21, 2021, for a captivating concert performance by renowned tenor Anthony Kearns to celebrate the church's centennial anniversary.
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2021
An enthusiastic crowd packed the pews of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Norfolk, VA on Nov. 21, 2021, for a captivating concert performance by renowned tenor Anthony Kearns to celebrate the church's centennial anniversary.
GLORY BEA: A Shenandoah Christmas Story Coming to Middletown
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2021
GLORY BEA: A Shenandoah Christmas Story, by Rich Follett and Larry Dahlke, set in the 1930's in the Shenandoah Valley and the Depression has hit the valley residents. The return of the Wayside Theatre holiday favorite is being presented by Selah Theatre Project, in partnership with Lord Fairfax Community College on December 10-12 & 17-19, 2021.
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2021
GLORY BEA: A Shenandoah Christmas Story, by Rich Follett and Larry Dahlke, set in the 1930's in the Shenandoah Valley and the Depression has hit the valley residents. The return of the Wayside Theatre holiday favorite is being presented by Selah Theatre Project, in partnership with Lord Fairfax Community College on December 10-12 & 17-19, 2021.
BWW Review: SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS at The Illuminated Stage Company
by Susan Haubenstock - November 30, 2021
Michael and Lily are an odd couple--they irritate each other, but this play's familiar plot signals that they'll be great friends.
by Susan Haubenstock - November 30, 2021
Michael and Lily are an odd couple--they irritate each other, but this play's familiar plot signals that they'll be great friends.
GET THE LED OUT To Return To Indian Ranch July 8, 2022
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2021
Get The Led Out will be returning to Indian Ranch in Webster, MA as part of the Mike's Hard Lemonade Summer Concert Series. The fan-favorite group is set to play on Friday, July 8, 2022, performing the hits of Led Zeppelin.
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2021
Get The Led Out will be returning to Indian Ranch in Webster, MA as part of the Mike's Hard Lemonade Summer Concert Series. The fan-favorite group is set to play on Friday, July 8, 2022, performing the hits of Led Zeppelin.
Virginia Arts Festival Presents Marie Osmond
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2021
Multiple gold and platinum selling artist Marie Osmond is spreading the holiday cheer to Norfolk on December 13th at Chrysler Hall! Featuring special guests David Osmond and America’s Got Talent finalist Daniel Emmet, fans will delight in the festive performance featuring holiday tunes and music from Marie’s newest album Unexpected. Tickets are on sale now and available by phone at 757-282-2822 or online at vafest.org.
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2021
Multiple gold and platinum selling artist Marie Osmond is spreading the holiday cheer to Norfolk on December 13th at Chrysler Hall! Featuring special guests David Osmond and America’s Got Talent finalist Daniel Emmet, fans will delight in the festive performance featuring holiday tunes and music from Marie’s newest album Unexpected. Tickets are on sale now and available by phone at 757-282-2822 or online at vafest.org.
Creative Cauldron's World Premiere Holiday Show THE CHRISTMAS ANGEL Takes The Stage, December 9
by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2021
The 2021-22 Season “Reignite, Reimagine!” blazes into the holiday season with a Bold New Works Premiere from Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith: The Christmas Angel. Adapted from a little-known 1910 novella by Abbey Farwell Brown, Conner and Smith infuse this story with music, magic, and a touch of modernity, all while maintaining its charming original story about the triumph of the human spirit and the spirit of the season.
by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2021
The 2021-22 Season “Reignite, Reimagine!” blazes into the holiday season with a Bold New Works Premiere from Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith: The Christmas Angel. Adapted from a little-known 1910 novella by Abbey Farwell Brown, Conner and Smith infuse this story with music, magic, and a touch of modernity, all while maintaining its charming original story about the triumph of the human spirit and the spirit of the season.
BWW Review: WINTER WONDERETTES at Swift Creek Mill Theatre
by Susan Haubenstock - November 24, 2021
This crowd-pleaser is lightweight, fizzy fun—maybe not so much Champagne as sweet sparkling cider, but effervescent nonetheless.
by Susan Haubenstock - November 24, 2021
This crowd-pleaser is lightweight, fizzy fun—maybe not so much Champagne as sweet sparkling cider, but effervescent nonetheless.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS KADDISH at Richmond Triangle Players
by Susan Haubenstock - November 22, 2021
For a change of pace, Richmond Triangle Players’ holiday offering is an original musical, “A Christmas Kaddish.” Using flashback elements from seasonal favorites like “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “A Christmas Carol,” the show takes an unusually serious look at life, death and love.
by Susan Haubenstock - November 22, 2021
For a change of pace, Richmond Triangle Players’ holiday offering is an original musical, “A Christmas Kaddish.” Using flashback elements from seasonal favorites like “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “A Christmas Carol,” the show takes an unusually serious look at life, death and love.
1st Stage Opens In Person 2021-2022 Season With SECRET THINGS
by Gigi Gervais - November 21, 2021
1st Stage is set to begin the 2021-2022 indoor season with Secret Things, a deep and heartfelt story of truth, discovery, and romance imbued both with gorgeous magical realism and fascinating true history of Sephardic Judaism in the American Southwest.
by Gigi Gervais - November 21, 2021
1st Stage is set to begin the 2021-2022 indoor season with Secret Things, a deep and heartfelt story of truth, discovery, and romance imbued both with gorgeous magical realism and fascinating true history of Sephardic Judaism in the American Southwest.
Traveling Players Performs A CHRISTMAS CAROL On Tyson's Plaza
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2021
Traveling Players has announced a performance with Tysons Corner Center. The Plaza at Tysons Corner Center will be having a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, in which musical guests, dance performances, and Traveling Players will help ring in the holiday season.
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2021
Traveling Players has announced a performance with Tysons Corner Center. The Plaza at Tysons Corner Center will be having a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, in which musical guests, dance performances, and Traveling Players will help ring in the holiday season.
Voting Open For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards - Including In Person & Streaming Categories!
by BWW Staff - November 16, 2021
Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
by BWW Staff - November 16, 2021
Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS CAROL Will be Performed at Virginia Stage Company This Holiday Season
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2021
Virginia Stage Company will bring back its annual Christmas tradition with a bit of new spirit in the form of a riveting adaptation of A Merry Little Christmas Carol. The new retelling of the Dickens Christmas tale, written by The Hound of the Baskervilles' director Mark Shanahan, will bring its holiday cheer to the Historic Wells Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2021
Virginia Stage Company will bring back its annual Christmas tradition with a bit of new spirit in the form of a riveting adaptation of A Merry Little Christmas Carol. The new retelling of the Dickens Christmas tale, written by The Hound of the Baskervilles' director Mark Shanahan, will bring its holiday cheer to the Historic Wells Theatre.
MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH, & I'M HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Comes To Regent Theatre Next Month
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2021
The comedy chaos continues in this critically acclaimed sequel to author Steve Solomon's original, three-time award-winning hit, 'My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy.'
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2021
The comedy chaos continues in this critically acclaimed sequel to author Steve Solomon's original, three-time award-winning hit, 'My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy.'
UVA Drama To Present WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2021
The year is 2039. It's been raining for days when a sudden omen forecasts the end of life on earth. Climate change becomes the companion to a family tree whose branches span four generations and two continents in this intricate story that considers how patterns of abandonment and betrayal shape a damaging legacy that may test the resilience of its inheritors.
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2021
The year is 2039. It's been raining for days when a sudden omen forecasts the end of life on earth. Climate change becomes the companion to a family tree whose branches span four generations and two continents in this intricate story that considers how patterns of abandonment and betrayal shape a damaging legacy that may test the resilience of its inheritors.
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY to Open at Four County Players
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2021
As part of their 49th holiday season in Barboursville, Four County Players and Orange County Virginia Tourism are proud to present IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY adapted by Joe Landry, opening November 19th on the Mainstage. 'It's A Wonderful Life' is based on the story 'The Greatest Gift' by Philip Van Doren Stern.
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2021
As part of their 49th holiday season in Barboursville, Four County Players and Orange County Virginia Tourism are proud to present IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY adapted by Joe Landry, opening November 19th on the Mainstage. 'It's A Wonderful Life' is based on the story 'The Greatest Gift' by Philip Van Doren Stern.
Desiree Roots Appointed Co-Artistic Director - Community At Virginia Repertory Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2021
Virginia Repertory Theatre has named Desirée Roots as Co-Artistic Director Community. Roots is one of Virginia's best known and most accomplished performing artists. She is the first of three Co-Artistic Directors to be announced in a new leadership model that will steer all artistic aspects of Central Virginia's flagship professional theatre according to Phil Whiteway, Managing Director and co-founder of Virginia Rep.
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2021
Virginia Repertory Theatre has named Desirée Roots as Co-Artistic Director Community. Roots is one of Virginia's best known and most accomplished performing artists. She is the first of three Co-Artistic Directors to be announced in a new leadership model that will steer all artistic aspects of Central Virginia's flagship professional theatre according to Phil Whiteway, Managing Director and co-founder of Virginia Rep.
Mill Mountain Theatre to Present A CHRISTMAS STORY
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2021
Get your Christmas lists together and join 9-year-old Ralphie this holiday season! Returning from Mill Mountain Theatre's 2017 season is, A Christmas Story! Celebrate the holiday season with Mill Mountain Theatre! Based on the popular movie of the same name, A Christmas Story is the perfect way to kick off your holiday spirit!
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2021
Get your Christmas lists together and join 9-year-old Ralphie this holiday season! Returning from Mill Mountain Theatre's 2017 season is, A Christmas Story! Celebrate the holiday season with Mill Mountain Theatre! Based on the popular movie of the same name, A Christmas Story is the perfect way to kick off your holiday spirit!
THE IMAGINARY INVALID Will Be Performed at the Kimball Theatre this November
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2021
William & Mary Theatre and Dance brings a fresh take to a classic Molière comédie-ballet piece, 'The Imaginary Invalid', premiering at the Kimball Theatre this November.
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2021
William & Mary Theatre and Dance brings a fresh take to a classic Molière comédie-ballet piece, 'The Imaginary Invalid', premiering at the Kimball Theatre this November.
RTP's Pride Plaza Will Be Restored This Week
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2021
Richmond Triangle Players' self-named “Pride Plaza,” the intersection directly outside the Robert B. Moss Theatre's front door at the intersection of Altamont Avenue and West Marshall Street in Scott's Addition, will be restored with a bright new design, created by artist John MacLellan.
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2021
Richmond Triangle Players' self-named “Pride Plaza,” the intersection directly outside the Robert B. Moss Theatre's front door at the intersection of Altamont Avenue and West Marshall Street in Scott's Addition, will be restored with a bright new design, created by artist John MacLellan.
Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA Comes to Virginia Children's Theatre This December
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2021
This holiday season, Virginia Children’s Theatre (VCT) presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA. Taking the stage at Shaftman Performance Hall in the Jefferson Center (541 Luck Ave SW), CINDERELLA will run December 3-5, 2021.
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2021
This holiday season, Virginia Children’s Theatre (VCT) presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA. Taking the stage at Shaftman Performance Hall in the Jefferson Center (541 Luck Ave SW), CINDERELLA will run December 3-5, 2021.
HELLO, DOLLY! Star Celebrates 40th Anniversary In Local Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2021
The role of Dolly Gallagher Levi, is a role embodied by some of the most respected performers, like Carol Channing, Ethel Merman, Barbara Streisand, Bette Middler, and Bernadette Peters. It's only fitting that the role in the Little Theatre production should go to a multi-hyphenate celebrating 40 years in local theatre, Karen Buchheim.
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2021
The role of Dolly Gallagher Levi, is a role embodied by some of the most respected performers, like Carol Channing, Ethel Merman, Barbara Streisand, Bette Middler, and Bernadette Peters. It's only fitting that the role in the Little Theatre production should go to a multi-hyphenate celebrating 40 years in local theatre, Karen Buchheim.
ANASTASIA is the First Broadway Show to Open in Richmond Since the Pandemic
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2021
Anastasia is now playing in Richmond, the first Broadway show to be performed in the city since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2021
Anastasia is now playing in Richmond, the first Broadway show to be performed in the city since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
Richmond Triangle Players Celebrates The Holidays With A CHRISTMAS KADDISH Beginning Performances November 17
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2021
Richmond Triangle Players continues its 29th season with the world premiere of a brand new holiday musical, A Christmas Kaddish. RTP's production will open Friday, November 19, 2021 after two low-priced previews on Wednesday and Thursday November 17 and 18, and will run through December 18, 2021. The production is generously sponsored by Diversity Richmond.
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2021
Richmond Triangle Players continues its 29th season with the world premiere of a brand new holiday musical, A Christmas Kaddish. RTP's production will open Friday, November 19, 2021 after two low-priced previews on Wednesday and Thursday November 17 and 18, and will run through December 18, 2021. The production is generously sponsored by Diversity Richmond.
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