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A Merry Little Christmas Carol
12/3 - 12/23/2025
Running in rep with A Sherlock Carol Hampton Roads’ most heartfelt holiday celebration! Come along with this charming ensemble as they follow the story of Scrooge's life, ...
A Christmas Carol
11/28 - 12/28/2025
A beloved classic - this heartwarming story of second chances comes to Richmond this holiday season. Experience Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey through Christmas Past, Present, and ...
A Sherlock Carol
12/4 - 12/28/2025
Running in rep with A Merry Little Christmas Carol The merry, mysterious hit returns! In Mark Shanahan’s joyful and clever play, Moriarty is dead, ...
Written by William Shakespeare Directed by Risa Brainin The original rom-com! A rapturous, fresh take on one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, The Acting Company’s ...
King James
1/15 - 2/1/2026
“The basis of our entire friendship ... LeBron for the win.” “King” LeBron James’s years playing in Cleveland bring promise, prosperity, and renewal to a ...
Wait Until Dark
1/28 - 2/15/2026
In a 1944 Greenwich Village apartment, a blind woman is threatened by criminals in search of a very “special” doll. As the climax builds, Susan ...
The Mountaintop
2/13 - 2/22/2026
The Mountaintop is a gripping reimagining of events the night before the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Taking place on ...
In this moving, inspiring play, Supreme Court Justice “RBG” welcomes a friend of the family to her cozy chambers to convey fascinating and often funny ...
Duration: 7PM-10PM Written by Tony Award Winning playwright RUPERT HOLMES Starring Michelle Azar as Ruth Bader Ginsburg Directed by Laley Lippard Supreme Court Justice “RBG” ...
Macbeth
3/26 - 4/12/2026
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair." Ambition runs red in this gripping tale of power, prophecy, and betrayal. When Macbeth receives a haunting prediction ...
CO-WORLD PREMIERE 1943. Two young Harlemites form a friendship over leftover fried chicken and dirty dishwater. But a long, hot summer of heartbreak, betrayal, and ...
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Latest Central Virginia Reviews
THE WIZARD OF OZ Takes You “Over the Rainbow” at City Springs Theatre Company
by Caroline Powell - December 14, 2025
THE WIZARD OF OZ is one of City Spring Theatre Company’s best, perfect for the holiday season and theatre lovers of all ages. You’re guaranteed to leave with a smile on your face, and a song in your heart....
Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Théâtre De Châtelet
by Patrick Honoré - December 14, 2025
La Cage aux Folles finally returns to its French roots at the Théâtre du Châtelet—and the homecoming is worth the wait. Olivier Py’s ambitious revival, led by a radiant Laurent Lafitte, blends glamour, wit, and quiet political force in a production that reclaims Jerry Herman’s musical as both specta...
Review: SARA SHEPERD: PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS at The Blue Strawberry Showroom And Lounge
by James Lindhorst - December 14, 2025
Watching Broadway’s Sara Sheperd perform her holiday themed cabaret, Please Come Home for Christmas, is akin to sitting in front of a cozy fire with a mug of hot cocoa. Sheperd, and her piano playing father Scott, shared more than a dozen of her favorite holiday songs peppered with a few seasonally ...
Review: WHAT THE DICKENS at TheatreWorks New Milford
by Jared Reynolds - December 14, 2025
If I had a nickel for every time that I’ve reviewed the same show, I’d have 2 nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but I’m surprised that it took so long in my reviewing history to happen. It shouldn’t be a surprise, however, that in both cases, they are to review Christmas productions. For the first time si...
Review: BODYTRAFFIC: CHECK-MATE Dazzled at The Wallis
by Shari Barrett - December 14, 2025
The four pieces performed during BODYTRAFFIC: Check-Mate highlighted the dance company’s technical prowess and ability to masterfully embody diverse choreography styles via their dazzling versatility....
Review: THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP - A PENNY DREADFUL, Jack Studio Theatre
by Gary Naylor - December 14, 2025
Part-panto, part-pastiche, an affectionate and funny homage to genres past and present...
Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY, Galleon Centre, Kilmarnock
by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 14, 2025
With some exciting favourites and fresh faces set to bring the fairytale story to life, Andrew Agnew (Balamory, Scot Squad) returns as Nurse Netty Knickerbocker, Killie’s best loved Dame, alongside Jamie McKillop as the cheeky comic, Hilarious Hector. Also returning are James McAnerney as King Cuthb...
Review: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: THE TWENTY-SIDED TAVERN at Montalbán Theatre
by Amanda Callas - December 14, 2025
Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern is an improv comedy extravaganza, with all kinds of madcap silliness on display....
Review: LESLIE ODOM JR. - THE CHRISTMAS TOUR at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
by Jarrod Michael - December 13, 2025
What did our critic think of LESLIE ODOM JR. - THE CHRISTMAS TOUR at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center?...
Review: CINDERELLA at Hillbarn Theatre
by Steve Murray - December 13, 2025
What did our critic think of CINDERELLA at Hillbarn Theatre?...
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Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (12/14 - 12/14) | |
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Rumours: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute
Capital One Hall (2/7 - 2/7) | |
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Virginia Opera: Intelligence
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (2/15 - 2/15) | |
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Lucía, vocalist
Robin Hixon Theater, Clay and Jay Barr Education Cente (4/7 - 4/7) | |
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Fire and Ice
Church of the Holy Comforter (12/15 - 12/15) | |
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Modi
Capital One Hall (3/1 - 3/1) | |
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Washington National Opera Orchestra Featuring the Cafritz Young Artists
Hylton Performing Arts Venue (3/1 - 3/1) | |
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