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Review: Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive with Adam Ben-David on Piano at Paramount Theater


by Kirk Cramer - April 29, 2024

A poignant and reflective journey through the celebrated artist's career and personal contemplations on life and mortality. Despite showing signs of vocal aging, Patinkin's mastery in blending song with deeply personal storytelling captivates the audience, making each song a narrative of its own. Th...

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....

BWW Review: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Virginia Repertory Theatre


by Susan Haubenstock - December 06, 2021

A sweet and sentimental Christmas play geared to fans of the classic movie...

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....

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....

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....

BWW Review: PIPELINE at Virginia Rep


by Susan Haubenstock - October 26, 2021

Dominique Morisseau's 2019 play--one of the most-produced plays of that year--hurls the audience into the emotions that surface when schoolteacher Nya's son Omari is threatened with being diverted from his private boarding school into the notorious school-to-prison pipeline....

BWW Review: THE NICETIES at The Conciliation Lab


by Susan Haubenstock - October 03, 2021

'The Niceties' is Eleanor Burgess's 2018 drama in which a white professor and a Black undergraduate argue over provocative issues of race and history--an excellent choice for The Conciliation Lab's season opener....

BWW Review: WAR IN PIECES at Firehouse Theatre


by Susan Haubenstock - September 30, 2021

Firehouse Theatre presents a program of four world-premiere one-act plays written by military veterans, taken from their lives in service in different eras....

BWW Review: VINCENT RIVER at Richmond Triangle Players


by Susan Haubenstock - September 28, 2021

Philip Ridley's emotional two-character play confronts homophobia and searing loss....

Past Shows

Brian Regan


Comedian Brian Regan announces his non-stop theater tour for summer and fall. On September 26, 2015, Regan made history with the live Comedy Central broadcast ...

Chicks and Waffles Drag Brunch


Dominion Arts Center welcomes the return of Chicks & Waffles! A drag queen’s favorite place is in the spotlight, so it just makes sense to ...

Carmen
Carmen
4/4 - 4/6/2014


When she’s not making cigarettes at the factory in Seville, Carmen is busy making trouble. This gypsy should come with a warning label! Unfortunately, naïve ...

The Rat Pack Is Back!
The Rat Pack Is Back!
3/28 - 3/29/2014


What happens in Vegas…all started with The Rat Pack. This spirited show recreates one of the famous “Summit at the Sands” nights when swingin’, ring-a-ding ...

Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd
3/23 - 3/25/2014


The cautionary tale of Sweeney Todd—a barber unjustly imprisoned by a corrupt judge—is gleefully dark entertainment. Todd returns to London, mad with revenge after his ...

Ariadne auf Naxos
Ariadne auf Naxos
2/21 - 2/23/2014


It’s party time! Vienna’s most lavish aristocrat is throwing the biggest bash of the season. Two groups of performers—a burlesque troupe and an opera company—are ...

Cinderella
Cinderella
2/13 - 2/16/2014


This classic fairy tale comes to life in a glorious presentation choreographed by Malcolm Burn for Richmond Ballet. This magical production of Cinderella was inspired ...

Bill Burr
Bill Burr
1/25


Bill Burr is an American comedian or a comedian from the North American Union, depending on when you read this. Having first gained notoriety for ...

Nutcracker
Nutcracker
12/14 - 12/23/2013


Richmond Ballet Artistic Director Stoner Winslett’s version of The Nutcracker has been called, “Perfect…In my dream version of America, every state has a Nutcracker this ...

The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute
11/22 - 11/23/2013


Join the dashing Prince Tamino in his quest for truth, honor, and a beautiful damsel in distress, who—true to fairytale form—he falls madly in love ...

Straight No Chaser


If the phrase “male a cappella group” conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied ...

Falstaff
Falstaff
10/4 - 10/6/2013


He’s fat, old, lecherous and broke, yet Falstaff is one of the most endearing characters in literature. William Shakespeare’s aging knight comes to life in ...

The Marriage of Figaro
4/26 - 4/28/2013


One of the greatest operas ever written, The Marriage of Figaro is a witty, yet profound tale of love, revenge and forgiveness. Figaro, valet to ...


Hot on the heels of their twelfth performance at legendary Carnegie Hall, 1964...THE TRIBUTE will once again dazzle a whole new generation of fans while ...


Aziz Ansari has quickly established his presence in the comedy world. He is currently starring in a popular television series, is developing a number of ...

Straight No Chaser


If the phrase “male a cappella group” conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied ...

Rain
Rain
11/5 - 11/6/2011


Experience what Beatlemania was all about! From Ed Sullivan to Abbey Road! RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles covers the Fab Four from the earliest ...

An Evening with Patti LaBelle


For one night only, Philadelphia will have to manage without its own native R&B living legend, as the lights go down and the curtain goes ...

Videos


GRANDMA GATEWOOD TOOK A WALK in Central Virginia GRANDMA GATEWOOD TOOK A WALK
Barter Theatre (5/11 - 6/2)
The Outsider in Central Virginia The Outsider
Little Theatre of Virginia Beach (5/17 - 6/9)
Noises Off in Central Virginia Noises Off
Caroline Community Theatre (6/6 - 6/16)
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience
Virginia Repertory Theatre (4/10 - 5/19)
A CHRISTMAS CAROL in Central Virginia A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Barter Theatre (11/14 - 12/22)
KISSNATION SEX SYMBOL, BILLY MAY, BARES ALL - KISSNATION: READY TO ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE AT EMBER MUSIC HALL IN RICHMOND, VA in Central Virginia KISSNATION SEX SYMBOL, BILLY MAY, BARES ALL - KISSNATION: READY TO ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE AT EMBER MUSIC HALL IN RICHMOND, VA
Ember Music Hall (6/8 - 6/8)
PHOTOS
RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH in Central Virginia RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH
Barter Theatre (4/12 - 5/11)
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