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Virginia Arts Festival Presents 2017 Grammy Award Nominee KING
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2017
Los Angeles-based female vocal trio KING will make their Virginia Arts Festival debut at the Attucks Theatre on Friday, April 14. Consisting of twin sisters Paris and Amber Strother and their friend Anita Bias, KING has caused a flurry of crushes among music writers and critics, drawing glowing praise from such disparate journalistic sources as The New York Times, The Guardian (London), Rolling Stone, Billboard, GQ, and Noisey, the music channel of Vice.
Virginia Arts Festival Presents Itzhak Perlman With Virginia Symphony Orchestra
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2017
Undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded a classical musician. In this eagerly anticipated return engagement at the Virginia Arts Festival, Mr. Perlman will perform moving and beautiful music from famous film scores with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, conducted by JoAnn Falletta, on April 13 at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts in Virginia Beach.
Virginia Arts Festival and Tidewater Classical Guitar Society Present David Russell
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2017
One of the top classical guitarists performing today is coming to Norfolk as part of the Virginia Arts Festival. A prolific recording artist and veteran of performances around the world, David Russell has won a Grammy Award and great praise from music critics.
Virginia Arts Festival Presents Cecile McLorin Salvant with Aaron Diehl
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2017
One of the hottest new voices in jazz comes to the Virginia Arts Festival in April, when Cecile McLorin Salvant performs in the Festival's intimate Robin Hixton Theater. Critic Ben Ratliff of The New York Times calls Ms. Salvant 'the finest jazz singer to emerge in the last decade,' and The Guardian praises her 'jazz-informed artistry of the highest class...Salvant has an inbuilt swing, an actor's stagecraft, an instrumentalist's precision.'
Virginia Arts Festival and Norfolk State University Present Kathleen Battle
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2017
One of the most famous renowned operatic sopranos of the past century, five-time Grammy Award winner Kathleen Battle brings her critically acclaimed Underground Railroad performance to Norfolk State University's Wilder Center on March 26, as part of the Virginia Arts Festival.
Virginia Arts Festival Presents TENTHING BRASS ENSEMBLE
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2017
It takes a lot of brass to consider the whole of the classical repertoire your playground-especially if you're a trumpet player. Violinists, cellists, pianists can take their pick of masterpieces showcasing their instruments, but for trumpeters, the pickings are decidedly slimmer.
Hilda Morales To Teach Master Class For Classical Ballet Theatre In Herndon, 3/26
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2017
HILDA MORALES, former soloist of American Ballet Theatre, and former principal dancer of the Pennsylvania Ballet, will be teaching a master class for the Classical Ballet Theatre in Herndon, Virginia on March 26, 2017 from 10 A.M. - 12 Noon. For more information contact Classical Ballet Theatre atwww.ctnva.org
Firehouse Theatre Company presents HAMILTUNES RVA, THE SEQUEL at Virginia Historical Society
by BWW News Desk - March 02, 2017
Firehouse Theatre and the Virginia Historical Society are teaming up to bring the popular sing-a-long event HAMILTUNES back to Richmond for a repeat performance. The Virginia Historical Society will host at 428 North Boulevard on Saturday, March 25 at 2:00 pm.
Richmond Symphony Presents Ann Hampton Callaway In THE STREISAND SONGBOOK
by BWW News Desk - March 02, 2017
Join the Richmond Symphony in celebrating the music of one of America's most enduring musical artists. Don't miss Ann Hampton Callaway - The Streisand Songbook on Saturday, March 11 at 8pm.
Photo Flash: Virginia Stage Company presents VENUS IN FUR
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2017
Venus in Fur is now running at Virginia Stage Company with the official opening night on Friday, March 3. The play runs Tuesday-Sunday through March 19 with tickets in the orchestra as low as $20. Discounts available for military, students, and groups.
Roanoke Children's Theatre to Celebrate 10th Anniversary
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2017
2017-2018 will be a celebratory season for Roanoke Children's Theatre as the company celebrates their 10th Anniversary. For the past decade, RCT has been the valley's only professional theatre designed specifically for children, schools and families.
Richmond Jazz Society and Virginia Rep to Present ELLA AT 100 This April
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2017
The Richmond Jazz Society and Virginia Repertory Theatre announce Ella at 100, April 25, 2017, 7:00 P.M. at the Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre, 114 West Broad Street. This momentous evening of jazz will celebrate the 100th birthday of Ella Fitzgerald, a Newport News native. Hundreds of events are taking place around the world to celebrate her legacy this spring. The Richmond event falls on Fitzgerald's actual birthday.
Richmond Symphony Celebrates the MUSIC OF DAVID BOWIE, Today
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2017
The genius of David Bowie's innovative range of musical styles influenced multiple generations of groundbreaking music. Hear his iconic music like never before when the Richmond Symphony, joined by a full rock band, performs Windborne's "Music of David Bowie" today, February 25 at 8pm at the Altria Theater.
BILL W. AND DR. BOB Opens Next Month
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2017
Bill W. and Dr. Bob recounts the inspiring, and often humorous, true story of Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith, two men whose friendship ultimately led to the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Virginia Rep to Present DANCING LESSONS at Hanover Tavern
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2017
Virginia Repertory Theatre opens Dancing Lessons, by Mark St. Germain, February 24, 2017 at Hanover Tavern, 13181 Hanover Courthouse Road Hanover, Virginia 23069. The show runs through March 26, 2017.
Virginia Stage Company Announces Season 39
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2017
Virginia Stage is excited to announce what they have in store for their 39th season. The lineup includes an additional production, the return of fan favorite Crowns. The full lineup has through lines of gospel and comedy and includes a Pulitzer Prize winner, two musicals, a new work, and adaptations of three classic works of literature.
Richmond Youth Symphony To Perform Side By Side With Richmond Symphony, 2/26
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2017
The Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra (RSYO) will perform side by side with the Richmond Symphony musicians on Sunday, February 26 at 7:00pm at the Dominion Art Center's Carpenter Theatre.
5th Wall and Modlin Center to Present THE PUMPKIN PIE SHOW This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2017
THE PUMPKIN PIE SHOW will play February 23 -24, 2017, co-produced by 5th Wall Theatre and the Modlin Center for the Arts.
CHOIR BOY Anchors Acts of Faith Festival at Richmond Triangle Players
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2017
Richmond Triangle Players and The Heritage Ensemble Theater Company light up Richmond's Acts of Faith Festival with their highly-anticipated production of Tarrell Alvin McCraney's play Choir Boy.
Virginia Rep to Premiere END OF WAR by David L. Robbins Next Month
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2017
Virginia Repertory Theatre opens the World Premiere of The End of War by David L. Robbins on March 10, 2017, on the Arenstein Stage at the Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre, 114 West Broad Street. The End of War will have two preview performances on March 8 and 9, 2017, and will run through March 26, 2017.
5th Wall and Modlin Center to Present THE PUMPKIN PIE SHOW This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2017
THE PUMPKIN PIE SHOW will play February 23 -24, 2017, co-produced by 5th Wall Theatre and the Modlin Center for the Arts.
Virginia Stage Company to Open VENUS IN FUR
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2017
Sexy. Smart. Enticing. One of America's greatest living comedy writers, David Ives has crafted a cheeky, sometimes sultry, and always enticing play within a play. The character of Thomas Novacheck has searched high and low for a woman fit for the lead role in the play he has written. As the audition unfolds on stage, we begin to question: who is really auditioning whom? Don't miss this Tony award-nominated play!
Firehouse Theatre and Tamsin Smith Present Late Night Performance of THE SIN SESSIONS
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2017
What are our deepest secrets and why do we choose to keep them private? In THE SIN SESSIONS performance artist and Sex and Relationship Therapist/Counselor Tamsin Smith (aka THE BARONESS) illuminates the hidden desires and fetishes that are often kept in the dark.
1st Stage's Critically Acclaimed TREVOR Extended Until 3/5
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2017
1st Stage, Tysons Corner's award-winning professional theater, announces the extension of their critically-acclaimed production of Trevor by Nick Jones, directed by 1st Stage Artistic Director, Alex Levy until March 5.  
Firehouse Announces THE BALD SOPRANO Marathon
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2017
Firehouse Theatre presents Eugene Ionesco's anti-play THE BALD SOPRANO on a non-stop loop for twenty-four hours. Beginning Friday, April 21 at 7pm, each performance will begin every hour on the hour and will continue through Saturday, April 22 at 6pm, when the twenty-fourth consecutive performance will close the marathon. Six actors have accepted the challenge to perform Ionesco's absurdist masterpiece twenty four times in a row -- no breaks or intermissions. And, to make it really exciting, in each iteration of the show the six actors will rotate into different roles.

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