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A Christmas Sing-Along features a community celebration of holiday music, including selections from Handel's Messiah and traditional carols. Conducted by Judith Clurman, the event will ...

A Soulful Christmas
A Soulful Christmas
12/5 - 12/15/2024


A Soulful Christmas: A Groovy Musical Revue by Kendrell Bowman and Anthony Wayne Presented by Underground Performing Arts Collective A Soulful Christmas: A Groovy Musical ...

Disney's Aladdin Jr.
12/15 - 12/15/2024


Disney’s Aladdin is based on the 1992 Academy Award®-winning film and the 2014 hit Broadway show about the “diamond in the rough” street rat who ...

Hurrah for the Holidays
Hurrah for the Holidays
12/13 - 12/15/2024


Guaranteed to get you in the holiday spirit is the annual production of “HURRAH FOR THE HOLIDAYS”! This joyful celebration is a beautiful show like ...

Reflections
12/14 - 12/15/2024


J.L. Dean Productions presents an encore performance of a gospel musical inspired by the 1990s, focusing on Black masculinity and community. Written and directed by ...

Reflections
Reflections
12/14 - 12/15/2024


PURCHASE TICKETS HERE J.L. Dean Productions is a faith-based theater company whose mission is to use our creative gifts to create productions that spread powerful ...

THE WIZARD OF OZ
THE WIZARD OF OZ
11/22 - 12/15/2024


Featuring the oh-so-catchy musical score from the 1939 classic film, this enchanting RSC stage adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ sweeps us from the Kansas ...

A CAMPY CHRISTMAS--Featuring: With Bells On and Who’s Holiday! by Darrin Hagan and Matthew Lombardo


In Darrin Hagan's With Bells On, a mild-mannered accountant with persistent bad luck heads out for his first night of adventure after a nasty divorce. ...

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
11/14 - 12/22/2024


Ebenezer Scrooge hates everything and everybody, but he hates Christmas most of all. Then one Christmas Eve he is haunted by the ghost of his ...

A Merry Little Christmas Carol
A Merry Little Christmas Carol
12/8 - 12/23/2024


The time-honored holiday tradition returns to the Wells to bring a heartfelt holiday to Hampton Roads once again! Dance and sing your way with Scrooge ...

Ted Swindley's Honky Tonk Angels


A Texas housewife, a West Virginia girl, and a Los Angeles career woman share the same honky-tonk dream, and when all three meet on the ...

A Merry Little Christmas Carol
12/4 - 12/29/2024


A Merry Little Christmas Carol brings a fresh twist to the classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, exploring his transformative journey from miser to benefactor over ...

A Sherlock Carol
A Sherlock Carol
12/4 - 12/29/2024


Murder, Mystery, Music, and Merriment meet on the Wells stage this holiday season with Mark Shanahan’s joyful and clever A Sherlock Carol . Moriarty is ...

A Sherlock Carol
12/4 - 12/29/2024


A Sherlock Carol is set to unfold at the Virginia Stage Company from December 4 to December 29, 2024. This clever continuation of A Merry ...


Broadway in Norfolk presents Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, a festive classic that captures the spirit of the holiday season. Directed ...

GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
11/20 - 12/29/2024


This new play with music gives witness to the lives of ordinary Appalachians as they celebrate “the most wonderful time of the year.” From the ...

HOLIDAY JOY
12/1 - 12/31/2024


Judith Clurman conducts Holiday Joy with her Essential Voices USA, presenting a festive collection of holiday music celebrating the joys of Chanukah and Christmas. This ...


Virginia Repertory Theatre presents a captivating production of Roald Dahl’s classic story, featuring Matt Shofner as Willy Wonka and young actors Kylan Dowdy and Penelope ...

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Non-Equity)


An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA–The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen ...

Dear Evan Hansen (Non-Equity)


Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by the Washington Post, DEAR EVAN HANSEN is the first musical to take a ...

The Cher Show (Non-Equity)


For six straight decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture - breaking down barriers, pushing boundaries, and letting nothing and no one ...

Disney's Finding Nemo Jr.
1/31 - 2/9/2025


Disneys Finding Nemo JR. is a musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new songs written by award-winning composers Kristen Anderson-Lopez ...

MJ
MJ
2/4 - 2/9/2025


He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry has finally arrived on Broadway in a brand-new ...

Fat Ham
1/29 - 2/16/2025


Fat Ham is a regional premiere by James Ijames that reimagines Hamlet through the lens of a young Southern queer college student named Juicy. Set ...

Fat Ham
Fat Ham
1/29 - 2/16/2025


What if the hero of the story wasn’t who everyone expected? Step aside, Hamlet. Meet Juicy, a young Southern queer college boy grappling with grief, ...


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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...



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