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Past Shows


Richmond favorite, Jerold Solomon, portrays Louis Armstrong, the greatest of all jazz trumpeters; Joe Glaser, his manager; and Miles Davis, a rival musician, in this ...


A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, MISS BENNET continues the story, only this time with bookish ...

Chicken & Biscuits
9/15 - 10/16/2022


Can rivaling sisters Baneatta and Beverly bury their father without killing each other? This proves difficult when Beverly shows up to the chapel with her ...

MAMMA MIA
6/24 - 8/7/2022


A mother. A daughter. Three possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! Over 45 million people around the world have fallen ...

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
4/8 - 5/15/2022


Assembled under the expert eye of director/lyricist, Richard Maltby, Jr., Ain't Misbehavin' is one of the most popular, well-crafted revues of all time and winner ...

A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2
2/4 - 2/27/2022


Doll's House, Part 2 is a 2017 play written by Lucas Hnath. The play premiered at the South Coast Repertory, in April 2017, before transferring ...

Barefoot in the Park
12/15 - 1/16/2022


Paul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. He’s a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer and she’s a free spirit always looking for the ...

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
12/3 - 1/2/2022


This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast – complete with jazzy radio jingles, hilarious commercials, and a ...

PIPELINE
10/15 - 11/7/2021


Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher, is committed to her students but desperate to give her only son Omari opportunities they’ll never have. When ...

ELLA AND HER FELLA FRANK
7/9 - 9/12/2021

Always...Patsy Cline
11/15 - 1/5/2020


The Lyceum Theatre transforms into the Grand Old Opry as the woman who epitomized country music in the late 50s and 60s takes to the ...


book: Douglas Carter Beane; lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II; music: Richard Rodgers; dir: Laine Satterfield....

Tuck Everlasting, TYA Edition
10/18 - 12/1/2019


book: Tim Federle, Claudia Shear; lyrics: Nathan Tysen; music: Chris Miller. World Premiere...

13
10/26 - 11/17/2019


Geek. Poser. Jock. Beauty Queen. Wannabe. These are the labels that can last a lifetime. With an unforgettable rock score from Tony Award-winning composer, Jason ...


Old Globe Theatre: - book: Robert L. Freedman; lyrics: Robert L. Freedman, Steven Lutvak; music: Steven Lutvak; dir: Darko Tresnjak....


Old Globe Theatre: - book: Robert L. Freedman; lyrics: Robert L. Freedman, Steven Lutvak; music: Steven Lutvak; dir: Darko Tresnjak....

FOREVER PLAID
7/19 - 8/25/2019


The heavenly male quartet returns for their final chance to reach musical glory. Including songs “Love is a Many Splendored Thing”, “Moments to Remember”, and ...


Inspired by the events of The Little Rock 9,?Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical follows 8-year-old Lily Polkadot who just moved to the ?Squares Only? small ...

The Wiz
6/21 - 7/28/2019


It’s got rock. It’s got gospel. It’s got soul. And oh my, the dancing! In a dream collaboration, Dallas Theater Center and Dallas Black Dance ...

Gloria
5/11 - 6/2/2019


Style. Status. Success. A group of twentysomething editorial assistants are pursuing it all at one of New York’s most esteemed cultural magazines. When a seemingly ...

ONCE
2/6 - 3/3/2019


Set in Dublin, the story revolves around Guy, a talented but discouraged street musician, and a young Czech woman, simply known as Girl. Guy's music ...

SISTER ACT
11/14 - 1/6/2019


Sister Act, the jubilant musical based on the hit film, blends humor, gospel music, and a whole lot of glitter. Deloris Van Cartier, a sassy ...

SISTER ACT
11/14 - 12/30/2018


Sister Act, the jubilant musical based on the hit film, blends humor, gospel music, and a whole lot of glitter. Deloris Van Cartier, a sassy ...


Ken Ludwig....

Between Riverside and Crazy
10/13 - 11/4/2018


City Hall is demanding more than his signature, the Landlord wants him out, the liquor store is closed — and the Church won’t leave him ...


Evening Standard, Mail on Sunday, Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Express, Independent, Daily Mail Winner of seven 2013 Olivier Awards, this highly- acclaimed National Theatre production embarks ...

Crimes of the Heart
7/20 - 8/26/2018


Winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play. The scene is Hazlehurst, Mississippi, where the ...


If you've ever felt lost, then you?ll know just how Trixie's favorite stuffed Knuffle Bunny feels when left all alone. If you've ever felt loved, ...

WEST SIDE STORY
6/21 - 8/5/2018


West Side Story, a modern Romeo and Juliet set against the backdrop of gang violence, is a powerful and timeless musical. The music was composed ...


Allison Engel, Margaret Engel; dir: John Moon. Hanover Tavern:...

A Raisin in the Sun
2/16 - 3/11/2018


Set on Chicago’s South Side, Lorraine Hansberry's celebrated play concerns the divergent dreams and conflicts in three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, ...

The Christians
2/10 - 3/4/2018


Twenty years ago, Pastor Paul’s church was nothing more than a modest storefront. Now he presides over a congregation of thousands, with classrooms for Sunday ...

MARY POPPINS
11/16 - 1/7/2018


Mary Poppins is bringing its own brand of Broadway magic to theaters across the country, which has Variety raving, “This is the rare touring production ...

MARY POPPINS
11/16 - 12/31/2017


Mary Poppins is bringing its own brand of Broadway magic to theaters across the country, which has Variety raving, “This is the rare touring production ...

Fun Home
9/9 - 10/8/2017


Fun Home is a Tony Award-winning musical based on Alison Bechdel's 2006 graphic memoir of the same name. The musical features music by Jeanine Tesori ...

Shakespeare in Love
9/15 - 10/8/2017


Young Will Shakespeare has writer's block. The deadline for his new play is fast approaching, but he's in desperate need of inspiration. That is, until ...

Da
7/14 - 8/20/2017


Hugh Leonard....


Disney's Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, the stage ...

Dancing Lessons
2/24 - 3/26/2017


DANCING LESSONS centers on Ever, a young man with Asperger’s syndrome, who seeks the instruction of a Broadway dancer to learn enough dancing to survive ...

The End of War
3/10 - 3/26/2017


David L. Robbins; dir: Nathaniel Shaw. November Theatre:...

Violet
2/16 - 3/11/2017


Winner of the Drama Critics' Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical when it premiered Off-Broadway in 1997, and then on to a ...

Airline Highway
1/27 - 2/12/2017


In the parking lot of The Hummingbird, a once-glamorous motel on New Orleans’s infamous Airline Highway, a group of friends gather. A rag-tag collection of ...


Joseph Robinette; book: Joseph Robinette; lyrics: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul; music: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul; dir: Chase Kniffen....


Joseph Robinette; book: Joseph Robinette; lyrics: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul; music: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul; dir: Chase Kniffen....


Bo Wilson. World Premiere...


Bo Wilson. World Premiere...

John
10/20 - 11/12/2016


Annie Baker; dir: Matthew Decker....

John
10/20 - 11/12/2016


Annie Baker; dir: Matthew Decker....

1776, the Musical
9/30 - 10/23/2016


Peter Stone; lyrics: Sherman Edwards; music: Sherman Edwards; dir: Debra Clinton....

Brighton Beach Memoirs
7/15 - 8/28/2016


Neil Simon....

Brighton Beach Memoirs
7/15 - 8/28/2016


Neil Simon....

Dreamgirls
6/23 - 8/7/2016


Dreamgirls opened on Broadway on December 20, 1981 at the Imperial Theatre, where it played for 1521 performances. Through gospel, R&B, smooth pop, disco and ...

4000 Miles
4/28 - 5/21/2016


Amy Herzog....

I DO! I DO!
2/26 - 4/3/2016


Wedding night jitters, family, mid-life crises and quarrels. Fifty years of love and marriage is at the center of this intimate musical theatre work set ...

The Mountaintop
2/18 - 3/12/2016


The night before his untimely death, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. returns to his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis after delivering a speech ...

Saturday, Sunday, Monday
2/11 - 3/6/2016


Eduardo de Filippo; trans: Linda Alper, Beatrice Basso....

Gypsy
11/19 - 1/10/2016


Gypsy: A Musical Fable is a classic American musical known for its powerful characters and exploration of ambition, fame, and the complexities of family. Loosely ...

This Wonderful Life
11/27 - 1/10/2016


Share the hope and humor of Frank Capra’s adored Classic Christmas screenplay It’s A Wonderful Life in this delightful re-imagining. The virtuosic James Leaming portrays ...

Equus
11/5 - 11/28/2015


by Peter Shaffer. Presented by London Classic Theatre. In a Hampshire stable, a youth blinds six horses with a metal spike. Convicted of this appalling ...

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
10/1 - 10/25/2015


Tony-winning Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. ...

The Fabulous Lipitones
9/18 - 10/25/2015


The Balzer Theater at Herren's: - John Markus, Mark St. Germain; dir: Justin Anderson....

Last of the Red Hot Lovers
7/17 - 8/23/2015


Barney Cashman, the 47-year-old owner of a New York seafood restaurant, who is facing a severe midlife crisis. He describes himself as a "nice" man ...

South Pacific
6/26 - 7/9/2015


book: Oscar Hammerstein, Joshua Logan; lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II; music: Richard Rodgers; dir: Chase Kniffen....

A Lie of the Mind
4/30 - 5/23/2015


After a severe incident of spousal abuse tears Jake and Beth apart, their two families hole up to await the backlash. Set in rural California ...


Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their ...


Kick off the summer with the Peanuts gang in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, a musical comedy for the whole family. Our spacious Open-air ...

Caroline, Or Change
2/19 - 3/14/2015


Tony Kushner, Jeanine Tesori; dir: Chase Kniffen....

The Whipping Man
2/13 - 3/8/2015


Matthew Lopez....

Mame
11/21 - 1/11/2015


book: Jerome Lawrence, Robert Edwin Lee; lyrics: Jerry Herman; dir: Patti D'Beck....

They're Playing Our Song
11/7 - 1/4/2015


book: Neil Simon; lyrics: Carole Bayer; music: Marvin Hamlisch....


The Color Purple Marsha Norman; lyrics: Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell, Allee Willis; music: Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell, Allee Willis; dir: Chase Kniffen....

Other Desert Cities
4/24 - 5/18/2014


In Jon Robin Baitz's OTHER DESERT CITIES, Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Springs after a six year absence to celebrate Christmas with her parents, ...

SHREK
4/11 - 5/4/2014


SHREK THE MUSICAL , based on the Oscar ® winningDreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story ofeveryone's favorite ogre to dazzling new ...

Clybourne Park
2/20 - 3/14/2014


Home is where the heart—and history—is in Clybourne Park, a "buzz-saw sharp new comedy" (The Washington Post) that cleverly spins the events of A Raisin ...

Tartuffe
2/13 - 3/9/2014


Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre: dir: Bruce Miller....

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
11/15 - 12/22/2013


In the little village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor dairyman, tries to instill in his five daughters the traditions of his tight-knit Jewish community in ...

Good People
10/17 - 11/9/2013


Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo, where this month’s paycheck covers last month’s ...

To Kill A Mockingbird
9/26 - 10/2/2013


Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre: adapt: Christopher Sergel; dir: Rusty Wilson....

THE MUSIC MAN
6/26 - 8/4/2013


An affectionate paean to Smalltown, U.S.A. of a bygone era, Meredith Willson 's THE MUSIC MAN follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons ...

THE MUSIC MAN
4/12 - 5/19/2013


An affectionate paean to Smalltown, U.S.A. of a bygone era, Meredith Willson 's THE MUSIC MAN follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons ...

THE PRODUCERS
11/16 - 1/13/2013


Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks ' classic cult comedy film. Now as a big ...

CLOSER THAN EVER
12/5 - 1/6/2013


In this brilliant companion to their hit revue STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW , Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire follow up their earlier "songs of ...

CLOSER THAN EVER
11/28 - 1/6/2013


In this brilliant companion to their hit revue STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW , Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire follow up their earlier "songs of ...

TARZAN
9/14 - 11/17/2012


Based on Edgar Rice Burrough's  Tarzan of the Apes  and the smash-hit 1999 Disney animated film, TARZAN tells the story of an infant boy orphaned ...

AVENUE Q
6/8 - 8/12/2012


AVENUE Q  is a gut-bustingly hilarious modern musical focusing on a group of unique 20-somethings making their way in the big city, seeking their purpose ...

LEGALLY BLONDE
5/17 - 8/11/2012


Sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take "no" for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone "serious," Elle puts down the credit card, ...

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