Virginia Stage Company to Launch 'The Line: Art For Social Change'
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2016
In partnership with Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities (http://www.inclusiveva.org/), a state-wide organization, Virginia Stage Company's Department of Education & Community Engagement will present "The Line: Art for Social Change" at Slover Public Library in downtown Norfolk on August 21, 2016 at 3PM.
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2016
In partnership with Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities (http://www.inclusiveva.org/), a state-wide organization, Virginia Stage Company's Department of Education & Community Engagement will present "The Line: Art for Social Change" at Slover Public Library in downtown Norfolk on August 21, 2016 at 3PM.
TheatreLAB to Host Staged Reading of THE HEIDI CHRONICLES
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2016
?TheatreLAB, Richmond's home for unexpected and evocative performance, is proud to host a one night only staged reading of Wendy Wassersteins' The Heidi Chronicles, as a farewell to Associate Artistic Director, McLean Jesse (Best Actress - 2016 Style Weekly Readers Poll, Best Actress - 2015 Richmond Theatre Critics Circle Award). Directed by James Ricks, the reading and accompanying art auction will take place on July 24th at TheatreLAB's venue, The Basement.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2016
?TheatreLAB, Richmond's home for unexpected and evocative performance, is proud to host a one night only staged reading of Wendy Wassersteins' The Heidi Chronicles, as a farewell to Associate Artistic Director, McLean Jesse (Best Actress - 2016 Style Weekly Readers Poll, Best Actress - 2015 Richmond Theatre Critics Circle Award). Directed by James Ricks, the reading and accompanying art auction will take place on July 24th at TheatreLAB's venue, The Basement.
Eggleston & Virginia Stage to Bring Black Light Puppet Theatre to U.S.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2016
Virginia Stage Company has announced a partnership with Eggleston that will bring Black Light Puppet Theatre, performed by artists with a range of abilities, to the United States for the first time.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2016
Virginia Stage Company has announced a partnership with Eggleston that will bring Black Light Puppet Theatre, performed by artists with a range of abilities, to the United States for the first time.
TheatreLAB Announces Cast and Creative Team for MR BURNS: A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY
by Marianka Swain - June 07, 2016
TheatreLAB, Richmond's home for unexpected and evocative performance, is proud to present Anne Washburn's imaginative dark comedy, Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play, as the final show of their critically acclaimed season, A Vivid Impression of Reality. Directed by TheatreLAB Artistic Director, Deejay Gray, the production will run July 15th to August 5th at TheatreLAB's venue, The Basement.
by Marianka Swain - June 07, 2016
TheatreLAB, Richmond's home for unexpected and evocative performance, is proud to present Anne Washburn's imaginative dark comedy, Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play, as the final show of their critically acclaimed season, A Vivid Impression of Reality. Directed by TheatreLAB Artistic Director, Deejay Gray, the production will run July 15th to August 5th at TheatreLAB's venue, The Basement.
THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB Begins 6/16 at Barter Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2016
?"The Dixie Swim Club," a funny and heartwarming comedy that has filled theatres across the country, comes to Barter Theatre's Barter Stage II beginning June 16.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2016
?"The Dixie Swim Club," a funny and heartwarming comedy that has filled theatres across the country, comes to Barter Theatre's Barter Stage II beginning June 16.
Wolfbane Productions Announces Cast of BUBBLE BOY
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2016
?Complete casting has been announced for Wolfbane Productions' upcoming, professional premiere of Bubble Boy the Musical , which will be presented at the Wolf P.A.C. in Appomattox, VA from September 22-October 15.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2016
?Complete casting has been announced for Wolfbane Productions' upcoming, professional premiere of Bubble Boy the Musical , which will be presented at the Wolf P.A.C. in Appomattox, VA from September 22-October 15.
Virginia Repertory Theatre to Present DREAMGIRLS This Summer
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2016
Virginia Repertory Theatre announces the opening of Dreamgirls on June 24 at the Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre, 114 West Broad Street. The production runs through August 7, 2016. With music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen, this megawatt Broadway crowd-pleaser electrifies the stage with Motown dreams and powerhouse voices. Loosely based on Diana Ross and the Supremes, the story follows the turbo-charged rise to fame of the Dreams.
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2016
Virginia Repertory Theatre announces the opening of Dreamgirls on June 24 at the Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre, 114 West Broad Street. The production runs through August 7, 2016. With music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen, this megawatt Broadway crowd-pleaser electrifies the stage with Motown dreams and powerhouse voices. Loosely based on Diana Ross and the Supremes, the story follows the turbo-charged rise to fame of the Dreams.
Firehouse Theatre to Stage Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT, 6/23-7/23
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2016
'Welcome to a new kind of tension, all across the alienation, where everything isn't meant to be okay.' These lyrics from the title song in Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT reflect Billie Joe Armstrong's embrace of and response to the anxiety of our post 9/11 age that helped make their music the anthem for a generation. AMERICAN IDIOT was recorded as a 'punk rock opera' and won a Grammy in 2005 before it was adapted into an award-winning Broadway musical in 2009. Previews are Thursday, June 23 and Friday, June 24 at 7:30pm. Opening is Saturday, June 25 at 7:30, and this limited run engagement of ten performances continues through Saturday, July 23.
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2016
'Welcome to a new kind of tension, all across the alienation, where everything isn't meant to be okay.' These lyrics from the title song in Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT reflect Billie Joe Armstrong's embrace of and response to the anxiety of our post 9/11 age that helped make their music the anthem for a generation. AMERICAN IDIOT was recorded as a 'punk rock opera' and won a Grammy in 2005 before it was adapted into an award-winning Broadway musical in 2009. Previews are Thursday, June 23 and Friday, June 24 at 7:30pm. Opening is Saturday, June 25 at 7:30, and this limited run engagement of ten performances continues through Saturday, July 23.
Jordan Springs to Host Fundraiser Dinner Theatre at Winchester Little Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2016
The Historic Jordan Springs Estate will host 8 fundraiser dinner theatre performances of the comedy GREATER TUNA spanning from July 8th to July 24th as part of the effort to support the Expansion Campaign of the Winchester Little Theatre. The event will begin with a plated dinner followed by the show. This hilarious comedy features 20 different over-the-top characters who live in the Lone Star state of Texas in the tiny town of Tuna. The story centers around the antics and blunder of the local news production station.
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2016
The Historic Jordan Springs Estate will host 8 fundraiser dinner theatre performances of the comedy GREATER TUNA spanning from July 8th to July 24th as part of the effort to support the Expansion Campaign of the Winchester Little Theatre. The event will begin with a plated dinner followed by the show. This hilarious comedy features 20 different over-the-top characters who live in the Lone Star state of Texas in the tiny town of Tuna. The story centers around the antics and blunder of the local news production station.
TheatreLAB & Deanna Danger to Launch New Series BUTCHERTOWN BURLESQUE at The Basement
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2016
? TheatreLAB, Richmond's home for unexpected and evocative performance, is thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership with popular burlesque performer Deanna Danger, a series entitled "Butchertown Burlesque," to take place at TheatreLAB's venue, The Basement. "Butchertown Burlesque" will feature a varying cast of burlesque performers and a live band.
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2016
? TheatreLAB, Richmond's home for unexpected and evocative performance, is thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership with popular burlesque performer Deanna Danger, a series entitled "Butchertown Burlesque," to take place at TheatreLAB's venue, The Basement. "Butchertown Burlesque" will feature a varying cast of burlesque performers and a live band.
Wolfbane Productions to Launch Movie Nights Series in June
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2016
Mark your calendars! Wolfbane Productions, a professional, nonprofit theatre company based out of Appomattox, will be hosting a series of movie nights every third Sunday of the month from June-October! Doors will open at 7PM and the movie will begin at sun down. It's perfect for the whole family-and best of all-admission is free!
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2016
Mark your calendars! Wolfbane Productions, a professional, nonprofit theatre company based out of Appomattox, will be hosting a series of movie nights every third Sunday of the month from June-October! Doors will open at 7PM and the movie will begin at sun down. It's perfect for the whole family-and best of all-admission is free!
The Barter Players Adds CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY to Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2016
?The Barter Players summer lineup, already featuring "Cry Wolf!" and "Robin Hood" now adds "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" for an exciting summer of family fun.
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2016
?The Barter Players summer lineup, already featuring "Cry Wolf!" and "Robin Hood" now adds "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" for an exciting summer of family fun.
SPECTRUM to Present QUEERIOSITY: THE CONVERSATIONS NO ONE WANTS TO HAVE
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2016
SPECTRUM, the LGBTQ youth outreach program created by TheatreLAB and Richmond Triangle Players, is thrilled to present Queeriosity: The Conversations No One Wants to Have, an original piece written and performed by the SPECTRUM ensemble as the culminating presentation of the year-long program.
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2016
SPECTRUM, the LGBTQ youth outreach program created by TheatreLAB and Richmond Triangle Players, is thrilled to present Queeriosity: The Conversations No One Wants to Have, an original piece written and performed by the SPECTRUM ensemble as the culminating presentation of the year-long program.
NSU Theatre Company & The Limbic System, Inc. to Present CHOIR BOY
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2016
NSU Theatre Company, in collaboration with The Limbic System, Inc., a project of Patrick Mullins, is pleased to announce their co-production, Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney, a "stirring and stylishly told drama, Tarell Alvin McCraney cannily explores race and sexuality and the graces and gravity of history.' -NY Daily News.
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2016
NSU Theatre Company, in collaboration with The Limbic System, Inc., a project of Patrick Mullins, is pleased to announce their co-production, Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney, a "stirring and stylishly told drama, Tarell Alvin McCraney cannily explores race and sexuality and the graces and gravity of history.' -NY Daily News.
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Begins 6/9 at Barter Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2016
Developed by Disney, 'Peter and the Starcatcher' brings rambunctious summer fun to Barter Theatre beginning June 9.
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2016
Developed by Disney, 'Peter and the Starcatcher' brings rambunctious summer fun to Barter Theatre beginning June 9.
Richmond Triangle Players Announces 2016-17 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2016
Five plays, encompassing a wide range of styles and subjects - most of them mid-Atlantic premieres - comprise Richmond Triangle Players' 2016-17 Mainstage Season, its twenty-fourth year as one of the area's most acclaimed theater companies.
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2016
Five plays, encompassing a wide range of styles and subjects - most of them mid-Atlantic premieres - comprise Richmond Triangle Players' 2016-17 Mainstage Season, its twenty-fourth year as one of the area's most acclaimed theater companies.
Richmond Triangle Players to Conclude 23rd Season with THE BOY FROM OZ, 6/15-7/16
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2016
Richmond Triangle Players' 23rd Season will come to a close with its production of the musical smash hit THE BOY FROM OZ, which will play from June 15 - July 16, 2016 at RTP's theater in Scott's Addition. The play opens Thursday, June 16 at 8 pm, following a low-priced preview on Wednesday, June 15 at 8 pm. The production is sponsored by Candace L. Osdene and David Peake.
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2016
Richmond Triangle Players' 23rd Season will come to a close with its production of the musical smash hit THE BOY FROM OZ, which will play from June 15 - July 16, 2016 at RTP's theater in Scott's Addition. The play opens Thursday, June 16 at 8 pm, following a low-priced preview on Wednesday, June 15 at 8 pm. The production is sponsored by Candace L. Osdene and David Peake.
CAT Theater Sets Directors for 53rd Season
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2016
The CAT Theatre Board of Directors has chosen the following directors to helm our 2016-2017 season of Richmond premiere plays. CAT Theatre, 'Richmond's Professional Theatre with a Community Heart', is committed to welcoming and nurturing new artists, playwrights, and directors as part of the CAT family. In keeping with this tradition, CAT's season features three directors making their CAT debuts, one of whom is also making his professional debut.
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2016
The CAT Theatre Board of Directors has chosen the following directors to helm our 2016-2017 season of Richmond premiere plays. CAT Theatre, 'Richmond's Professional Theatre with a Community Heart', is committed to welcoming and nurturing new artists, playwrights, and directors as part of the CAT family. In keeping with this tradition, CAT's season features three directors making their CAT debuts, one of whom is also making his professional debut.
DESPICABLE ME Screenwriters' BUBBLE BOY Musical to Make Regional Debut in VA
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2016
Last week, hot Hollywood writers Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio (Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, Horton Hears a Who, the upcoming Secret Life of Pets) traveled to Manitoba, Canada to see a production of their musical BUBBLE BOY by students at Crocus Plains High School. It was the fourth production they've personally attended in the past 18 months, having already visited Danville, Pennsylvania, Port Jefferson, New York, and Agoura Hills, California.
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2016
Last week, hot Hollywood writers Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio (Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, Horton Hears a Who, the upcoming Secret Life of Pets) traveled to Manitoba, Canada to see a production of their musical BUBBLE BOY by students at Crocus Plains High School. It was the fourth production they've personally attended in the past 18 months, having already visited Danville, Pennsylvania, Port Jefferson, New York, and Agoura Hills, California.
Firehouse Theatre Presents A TASTE OF TUSCANY, 6/1
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2016
Firehouse Theatre is pleased to have Classical Revolution RVA return again after their sold out performance of A Taste of Argentina last year. This year Classical Revolution RVA takes us across the Atlantic for A Taste of Tuscany.
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2016
Firehouse Theatre is pleased to have Classical Revolution RVA return again after their sold out performance of A Taste of Argentina last year. This year Classical Revolution RVA takes us across the Atlantic for A Taste of Tuscany.
Roanoke Children's Theatre Sets 2016-17 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2016
Roanoke Children's Theatre Artistic Director Pat Wilhelms announces the 2016-2017 Season line up for the Company's 9th season.
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2016
Roanoke Children's Theatre Artistic Director Pat Wilhelms announces the 2016-2017 Season line up for the Company's 9th season.
Barter Theatre to Open Summer Season with GREATER TUNA
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2016
Barter Theatre's summer season, always known for it's comedy and grandeur, opens with beloved comedy "Greater Tuna" starring Mary Lucy Bivins and Michael Poisson on May 20.
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2016
Barter Theatre's summer season, always known for it's comedy and grandeur, opens with beloved comedy "Greater Tuna" starring Mary Lucy Bivins and Michael Poisson on May 20.
Kathy Halenda to Pay Tribute to Judy Garland & Bette Midler at Richmond Triangle Players Theater, 5/20-21
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2016
SOMEWHERE OVER THE ROSE, singer and cabaret artist Kathy Halenda's tribute to the songs, lives and iconic talents of Judy Garland and Bette Midler, will play for two performances only on May 20 and 21, 2016 at Richmond Triangle Players theater in Scott's Addition. Performances are at 8 pm.
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2016
SOMEWHERE OVER THE ROSE, singer and cabaret artist Kathy Halenda's tribute to the songs, lives and iconic talents of Judy Garland and Bette Midler, will play for two performances only on May 20 and 21, 2016 at Richmond Triangle Players theater in Scott's Addition. Performances are at 8 pm.
MAMMA MIA! Begins This Month at Barter Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2016
Barter Theatre presents the world-famous musical "Mamma Mia!" as first-ever U.S. regional production with noteworthy cast and designers beginning May 27.
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2016
Barter Theatre presents the world-famous musical "Mamma Mia!" as first-ever U.S. regional production with noteworthy cast and designers beginning May 27.
Barter Players to Present CHARLOTTE'S WEB, 5/3-6/4
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2016
?A favorite of young and old alike, the beloved children's tale "Charlotte's Web" is coming to Barter Theatre for a limited time May 3-June 4.
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2016
?A favorite of young and old alike, the beloved children's tale "Charlotte's Web" is coming to Barter Theatre for a limited time May 3-June 4.
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