BWW Review: PIPELINE at Virginia Rep
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
'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.
RTP Opens 2019-20 Season With FALSETTOS
Richmond Triangle Players launches its 2019-20 season with the Tony-Award winning musical Falsettos, opening Friday September 6, 2019, at 8 pm, following two low-priced previews on Wednesday and Thursday, September 4 and 5 at 8 pm. The production will run five weeks, through Saturday, October 5.
5th Wall Theatre and TheatreLAB Team Up For The Women's Theatre Festival 2019
5th Wall Theatre and TheatreLAB are teaming up again to co-produce the Women's Theatre Festival beginning March 27, 2019. With the increased focus on Women's Rights, the Equal Rights Amendment, and the #MeToo movement, the Artistic Directors of 5th Wall Theatre and TheatreLAB, Carol Piersol and Deejay Gray, have created this festival to celebrate, champion, and advance women's rights, women's stories, and the work of female theatre artists in Richmond.
Virginia Repertory Theatre Presents SISTER ACT
Virginia Repertory Theatre announces the opening of Sister Act on Friday, November 16, 2018 at the November Theatre/Arenstein Stage, 114 West Broad Street. The show will run through Sunday, January 6, 2019. Previews will be on Wednesday, November 14 and Thursday, November 15, 2018. With music by Alan Menken, book by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner, lyrics by Glenn Slater and additional book material by Douglas Carter Beane, this uplifting musical comedy is based on the hit 1992 movie starring Whoopi Goldberg.
5th Wall and TheatreLAB Present Quick-Witted Dark Comedy HAND TO GOD
5th Wall Theatre's artistic director Carol Piersol and TheatreLAB's artistic director Deejay Gray announce their upcoming co-production HAND TO GOD, an ingenious contemporary comedy that shocked and delighted audiences for years on the Off-Broadway and Broadway circuits before nabbing five Tony nominations including one for Best New Play. The local production of this play that opens July 13th at The Basement in downtown Richmond features a talented local cast led by Adam Turck playing both Jason and his demonically possessed hand puppet, Tyrone. A host of other talented actors fill out the ranks including Kimberly Jones Clark, Anne Michelle Forbes, Adam Valentine, and Fred Iacovo.
TheatreLAB Presents I'M GONNA PRAY FOR YOU SO HARD
TheatreLAB, Richmond's home for unexpected and evocative performance, is proud to present I'M GONNA PRAY FOR YOU SO HARD by Halley Feiffer as part of the 2018 Acts of Faith Festival. Directed by TheatreLAB Artistic Director, Deejay Gray, and starring Alan Sader and Liz Earnest; the show runs from February 2nd through February 17th at The Basement at 300 East Broad Street.
Firehouse Theatre presents the World Premiere of MARY C. BROWN AND THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN
Firehouse Theatre presents the world premiere of Dory Previn's musical revue MARY C. BROWN AND THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN in a limited run for eight performances from Today, December 8 thru Saturday, December 16. The cabaret revue is based on Previn's 1972 cult concept album that centers on a would-be starlet's attempt to break into the movies and the misfits she befriends or exploit or shun her. The Firehouse production is directed by George Boyd, with musical direction and arrangements by Matthew Pool and features performers Dan Cimo, Kelsey Cordrey, Nicole Forret Oh, Jessi Johnson, Matt Polson, Stevie Rice, and Emily Skidmore accompanied by Steve Belven, Troy Gatrell, and Starlet Knight.
Firehouse Theatre presents the World Premiere of MARY C. BROWN AND THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN
Firehouse Theatre presents the world premiere of Dory Previn's musical revue MARY C. BROWN AND THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN in a limited run for eight performances from Friday, December 8 thru Saturday, December 16. The cabaret revue is based on Previn's 1972 cult concept album that centers on a would-be starlet's attempt to break into the movies and the misfits she befriends or exploit or shun her. The Firehouse production is directed by George Boyd, with musical direction and arrangements by Matthew Pool and features performers Dan Cimo, Kelsey Cordrey, Nicole Forret Oh, Jessi Johnson, Matt Polson, Stevie Rice, and Emily Skidmore accompanied by Steve Belven, Troy Gatrell, and Starlet Knight.
TheatreLAB & Firehouse Theatre present ALICE: A NEW MUSICAL
The team currently presenting HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL, TheatreLAB & Firehouse Theatre, are proud to bring another exciting musical to the Richmond stage this summer. ALICE: a new musical, with music & lyrics by Lesley DeSantis & Andrew Barbato and book by Andrew Barbato. Directed by Adam B. Ferguson, the production will take place at TheatreLAB's venue, The Basement (300 East Broad Street), running August 12th-20th.
A KID LIKE JAKE Begins 4/19 at Richmond Triangle Players
Richmond Triangle Players continues its 24th Anniversary season with its Daniel Pearle's acclaimed play A Kid Like Jake. Sponsored by David Peake, the production - about loving your child, no matter what - opens Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 8 pm, following a low-priced preview on Wednesday, April 19, and runs through May 13.