Now Playing Onstage in Norfolk - Week of 2/10/2013

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THREE TALL WOMEN
Fletcher Collins Theatre, Deming Fine Arts Building
2/13-2/17/2013
By Edward Albee Directed by Janna Segal Albee, the playwright who brought you Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, weaves his characteristic acerbic with into a compassionate portrait of some of the hardest facts of life. As three women at intersecting points of the beginning, middle, and end of adulthood recall their past, they confront the shared mortality that is the human condition. The Pulitzer-Prize-winning Three Tall Women is an intimate, theatrical profile of life, death, and everything in between with adult themes.
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MARIONETAS DE LA ESQUINA: SLEEPING BEAUTY DREAMS
Kennedy Center - Theater for Young Audiences
2/16-2/17/2013
Family Theater: - Amaranta Leyva.
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ANY GIVEN MODNAY
Firehouse Theatre
1/31-2/23/2013
We find Lenny, a middle-aged public school teacher, dealing with the aftermath of his wife leaving him for another man. This biting comedy discusses morality and religion, Old Testament vs. New, the relevancy of Jewish law, and the consequences of infidelity. Firehouse was one of the first theatres to produce Bruce Graham's play Something Intangible during the 2010-11 season, and as a result were included in the published Dramatist's script. Directed by Bill Patton A proud part of the Acts of Faith Festival
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THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER
The Tower Theater
2/15-2/23/2013
In this hilarious comedy, SheriDan Whiteside, theatre critic, lecturer, and radio personality, arriving to dine at the home of the prominent Stanley family, slips on their doorstep and injures his hip. A tumultuous six weeks of confinement follow, during which Whiteside monopolizes the living room and takes over the Stanley household. Before it's all over, the outrageous has become commonplace with ex-convicts being invited to meals, transatlantic calls costing over $700, penguins residing in the library, an octopus in the cellar and much, much more. The hilarious characters and situations are sure to tickle your funny bone while you fall in love with all the eccentricities. In THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, bed rest has never been less restful!
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ANY GIVEN MONDAY
Firehouse Theatre Project
1/31-2/23/2013
Firehouse Theatre Project: - Bruce Graham; dir: Bill Patton.
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SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE - THE SONGS OF LEIBER AND STOLLER
Caribbean Community Theater
2/8-2/23/2013
Leiber and Stoller, as much as anyone, virtually invented rock 'n' roll, and now their songs provide the basis for an electrifying entertainment that illuminates a golden age of American culture. In an idealized '50's setting, the classic themes of love won, lost and imagined blend with hilarious set-pieces and slice-of-life emotions. Featuring nearly 40 of the greatest songs ever recorded, SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE isn't just great pop music - it's compelling musical theatre.Words and Music by Leiber & Stoller
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CAROUSEL
Liberty University Theatre
2/15-2/23/2013
In a Maine coastal village toward the end of the 19th century, the swaggering, carefree carnival barker, Billy Bigelow, captivates and marries the naive millworker, Julie Jordan. Billy loses his job just as he learns that Julie is pregnant and, desperately intent upon providing a decent life for his family, he is coerced into being an accomplice to a robbery. Caught in the act and facing the certainty of prison, he takes his own life and is sent 'up there.' Billy is allowed to return to earth for one day fifteen years later, and he encounters the daughter he never knew. She is a lonely, friendless teenager, her father's reputation as a thief and bully having haunted her throughout her young life. How Billy instills in both the child and her mother a sense of hope and dignity is a dramatic testimony to the power of love. It's easy to understand why, of all the shows they created, CAROUSEL was Rodgers & Hammerstein's personal favorite.Music by Rodgers, Richard; Book by Oscar Hammerstein II; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Based on the Play LILIOM by Ferenc Molnar; As adapted by Benjamin F. Glazer; Original Dances by Agnes De Mille
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SHAKESPEARE'S R&J
Signature Theatre
2/5-3/3/2013
MAX Theatre: - Joe Calarco; dir: Joe Calarco.
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JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington - Chalice Theatre
2/15-3/3/2013
The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable. Joseph, his father's favorite son, is a boy blessed with prophetic dreams. When he is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers and taken to Egypt, Joseph endures a series of adventures in which his spirit and humanity are continually challenged. He is purchased by Potiphar where thwarting advances from Potiphar's wife lands him in jail. When news of Joseph's gift to interpret dreams reaches the Pharaoh (wryly and riotously depicted as Elvis), Joseph is well on his way to becoming second in command. Eventually his brothers, having suffered greatly, unknowingly find themselves groveling at the feet of the brother they betrayed but no longer recognize. After testing their integrity, Joseph reveals himself leading to a heartfelt reconciliation of the sons of Israel. Set to an engaging cornucopia of musical styles, from country-western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock 'n' roll, this Old Testament tale emerges both timely and timeless.Lyrics by Tim Rice; Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
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COTTON PATCH GOSPEL
Virginia Repertory Theatre
1/25-4/18/2013
Hanover Tavern: - Tom Key, Russell Treyz; lyrics: Harry Chapin; music: Harry Chapin.
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