Norfolk Theatre + Broadway News

THE GUSTAFER YELLOWGOLD SHOW Comes to the Alden, 4/20

(4/3/2013) - Songwriter and illustrator Morgan Taylor's "The Gustafer Yellowgold Show," a unique blend of live music and moving images, will be performed at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at the Alden in McLean. Tickets are $15, $10 for McLean district residents. The theatre is located at 1234 Ingleside Avenue.

Adapted THE PERSONAL(S) to Open in Arlington 4/24-5/18

(4/2/2013) - No Rules Theatre Company will continue their first season at Signature Theatre with The Personal(s), adapted by Brian Sutow from acclaimed films by Stanley Tucci and Theo Van Gogh, April 24 - May 18.

THE WHIPPING MAN Opens at Marin Theatre Tonight

(4/2/2013) - Marin Theatre Company, in a co-production with Virginia Stage Company, stages the regional premiere of Matthew Lopez's Civil War drama The Whipping Man in Mill Valley from March 28 to April 21, 2013. MTC's artistic director Jasson Minadakis directs the production. Featuring popular Bay Area actors L. Peter Callender, Nicholas Pelczar and Tobie Windham, as well as the design team from MTC's 2011 San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award nominated production of Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie, this co-production rehearsed and ran at VSC in Norfolk, Virginia, from February 26 to March 17, 2013, before tonight's move to MTC. Opening night at MTC is tonight, April 2.

Now Playing Onstage in Norfolk - Week of 3/31/2013

(3/31/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/31/2013 for Norfolk

Barter Theatre Moves I'LL NEVER BE HUNGRY AGAIN to the Main Stage

(3/28/2013) - In the 80 years Barter Theatre has been producing theatre, it has never taken a show from Stage II to Main Stage in less than four weeks, but that's exactly what it is doing with "I'll Never Be Hungry Again!"

The Barns at Wolf Trap Announces Upcoming Performances

(3/28/2013) - The Barns at Wolf Trap has announced the following upcoming performances.

Richmond CenterStage Announces 2013 Single in the City Bachelor/Bachelorette Auction, 5/18

(3/28/2013) - Richmond CenterStage today announced the second installment of Richmond's premier event for young professionals with the 2013 Single in the City Bachelor/Bachelorette Auction.

VSC's 34th Season Will Close With THE ODD COUPLE

(3/26/2013) - The Odd Couple by Neil Simon, America's best-loved tale of opposites will close out VSC's 34th season with loads of laughter. Felix, Oscar and the whole gang will be onstage at Norfolk's Wells Theatre as the show runs April 2 - 21, 2013.

Wolf Trap Adds Nine Shows to 2013 Summer Filene Center Season, Tickets on Sale 4/13

(3/26/2013) - Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announced today the addition of nine new performances to its highly anticipated 2013 summer season at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts.

Danville's Historic North Theatre to Host 1st Annual Houdini Festival, 6/21-22

(3/24/2013) - Today, March 24, 2013, is the 139th anniversary of the birth of Harry Houdini the great magician and escape artist. To commemorate this birthday, America's only World Champion Illusionist, Wayne Alan, and his theatre, The Historic North Theatre in Danville, VA, announce the First Annual Houdini Festival to be held at the theatre June 21-22, 2013. The event is open to the general public as well as magicians.

Now Playing Onstage in Norfolk - Week of 3/24/2013

(3/24/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/24/2013 for Norfolk

The Barns at Wolf Trap Announces Upcoming Performances

(3/22/2013) - The Barns at Wolf Trap will feature the following performances in April.

CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES, IS HE DEAD? and More Set for Wayside Theatre's 2013-14 Season

(3/20/2013) - Wayside Theatre has announced its 2013-14 season, including Church Basement Ladies, Boeing Boeing, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Frankenstein, Southern Crossroads, Mark Twain's Is He Dead?, and A Christmas Carol. Scroll below for details!

Wayside Theatre Opens THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, 4/6

(3/20/2013) - Wayside Theatre Artistic Director, Warner Crocker, announced the cast and schedule for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, the last show of Wayside's 51st Season. This show was conceived by Rebecca Feldman, with music and lyrics by William Finn, book by Rachel Sheinkin, and additional material by Jay Reiss. This production is sponsored by WVPT - Your Source for PBS and More and TV3-Winchester.

Wayside Theatre Leaves Fiscal Doubts Behind, Announces New Plans for the Future

(3/19/2013) - After struggling mightily with fiscal challenges that beset Virginia's second oldest professional theatre since the economic crash of 2008, Wayside Theatre's Board of Directors today announces new plans for going forward. The plans include unprecedented hands-on efforts by the Board of Directors in the areas of marketing and fundraising, as well as a new level of transparency with Wayside Theatre supporters and the community about how those plans progress.

Now Playing Onstage in Norfolk - Week of 3/17/2013

(3/17/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/17/2013 for Norfolk

RITE OF SPRING, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Audra McDonald and More Set for Virginia Arts Festival, Now thru 6/2

(3/17/2013) - The Virginia Arts Festival from today, March 17 thru June 2, 2013, will present a season with extraordinary arts experiences not only in theaters, concert halls and historic churches, but in city streets and parks. It will be a season of artistic celebrations featuring a performance of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, presented on the exact day of its 100th anniversary. Dance is a signature element of the Virginia Arts Festival, and this year Britain's esteemed Birmingham Royal Ballet travels for the only US performances in 2013 with its beguilingly danced production of Copplia.

HALF A WORLD AWAY World Premiere Begins at Barter Theatre Tonight

(3/16/2013) - The first day of rehearsal is always exciting for any cast-but the cast of Barter Theatre's 'Half a World Away' is even more eager to get started, because they are working with the playwright herself.

ShenanArts Presents Presbury's JACK AND THE BEANSTALK and HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS FROM OUTER SPACE, Now thru 3/17

(3/15/2013) - ShenanArts at the nTelos Theatre and The Presbury Theatrical Training Program will present Jack and the Beanstalk and The High School Dropouts from Outer Space, today, March 15th: 7:00 pm, Saturday March 16th: 7:00 pm and Sunday March 17th: 3:00 pm. Two great shows for one low price. All tickets $10.

The Barns at Wolf Trap Welcomes a Line-Up of Talented Musicians this April

(3/14/2013) - The Barns at Wolf Trap will welcome a pair of virtuosic jazz performers, the dubt of a world-class bassoonist, and a Hawaiian music troupe this spring.

The Never Pedestrian Asphalt Orchestra of NYC Comes to The Alden, 4/6

(3/13/2013) - New York City's Asphalt Orchestra will lay concrete in The Alden in McLean when they bring their street band sounds indoors at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 6. Tickets are $25, $18 for MCC tax district residents. The theatre is located at 1234 Ingleside Avenue.

Richmond Shakespeare and Richmond CenterStage Partner to Host the Fourth Annual 'Bardathon' on Friday

(3/12/2013) - On Friday, March 15, Richmond Shakespeare will bring together over 90 high school theater students from across Central Virginia to Richmond CenterStage for the fourth annual Bardathon - an innovative theater festival featuring the work of The Bard, William Shakespeare. The 2013 Bardathon will feature A Comedy of Errors.

Now Playing Onstage in Norfolk - Week of 3/10/2013

(3/10/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/10/2013 for Norfolk

TheatreLAB Presents RIDING THE BULL as Part of 2013 Acts of Faith Festival, Now thru 3/19

(3/10/2013) - TheatreLAB will present Riding the Bull, by August Schulenburg, in association with Henley Street Theatre, as part of the 2013 Acts of Faith Festival.

Playwright Ruth Tyndall Baker Guides HALF A WORLD AWAY World Premiere at Barter Theatre, 3/16

(3/8/2013) - The first day of rehearsal is always exciting for any cast-but the cast of Barter Theatre's 'Half a World Away' is even more eager to get started, because they are working with the playwright herself.

Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company Performs at Alden Theatre, 3/23

(3/8/2013) - The Upright Citizens Brigade, the theatre company that started the careers of comic greats Amy Poehler, Horatio Sanz, Ed Helms and Rob Corddry, has extended its reach beyond its two theatres in New York City and Los Angeles with its touring company. The Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Co. will perform for one night at The Alden in McLean at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 23. Tickets are $30, $20 for McLean tax district residents. The Alden is located at 1234 Ingleside Avenue.

The Barns at Wolf Trap Announces Upcoming Performances

(3/8/2013) - Lilith Fair alum Catie Curtis arrives at The Barns at Wolf Trap to deliver her lyrically charged, pop-infused folk-rock anthems.

Catie Curtis Among Upcoming Acts for THE BARNS AT WOLF TRAP

(3/8/2013) - The Barns at Wolf Trap Welcomes a Folk-Rock Goddess, a New World Roots Trio, and the Return of a Classical Jazz Legend. All shows are at The Barns at Wolf Trap 1635 Trap Road Vienna, VA 22182

Amanda McBroom Brings 'The Rose' to the 2012-13 U.S. Trust 'Life is a Cabaret!' Series at CenterStage

(3/8/2013) - CenterStage has announced that legendary cabaret performer and Golden Globe Award Winner Amanda McBroom will be the final artist in the 2012-13 U.S. Trust Life is a Cabaret! Series: A Celebration of the Great American Song Book.

Virginia Stage Company's THE TEMPEST to Brew in Norfolk, 7/26-28

(3/6/2013) - 'Be not afeared'; Town Point Park will be full of 'noises, sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not' when Norfolk Festevents and Virginia Stage Company (VSC) present Shakespeare's last known play, The Tempest, July 26 through July 28, 2013.

Barter Theatre Extends I'LL NEVER BE HUNGRY AGAIN, Moving to the Main Stage

(3/5/2013) - Barter Theatre has announced that it is extending the run of its hit musical comedy "I'll Never Be Hungry Again." The show has been selling out houses in Barter Stage II (167 seat venue), and the audience reaction has been so overwhelmingly enthusiastic that the production will move to Barter's larger Main Stage April 6.

Now Playing Onstage in Norfolk - Week of 3/03/2013

(3/3/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/03/2013 for Norfolk

Photo Flash: Liberty University Tackles Arthur Miller's ALL MY SONS; Opens Tonight!

(3/1/2013) - In Arthur Miller's Tony Award-winning drama, ALL MY SONS, one of America's greatest playwrights weaves a tragic story about two families torn apart in the aftermath of World War II. Don't miss Liberty University's production starting tonight. Scroll below to see the cast in action!

Historic Announcement for BroadwayWorld.com - Selected for Inclusion in the Library of Congress Web Archives for Performing Arts

(3/1/2013) - BroadwayWorld.com is thrilled to have been asked to be included in the United States Library of Congress as part of their Official Performing Arts Historical Web Archives.

Marin Theatre and Virginia Stage's THE WHIPPING MAN to Play in Norfolk thru 3/17; Opens at MTC, 4/2

(2/27/2013) - Marin Theatre Company, in a co-production with Virginia Stage Company, will stage the regional premiere of Matthew Lopez's Civil War drama The Whipping Man in Mill Valley from March 28 to April 21, 2013. MTC's artistic director Jasson Minadakis directs the production. Featuring popular Bay Area actors L. Peter Callender, Nicholas Pelczar and Tobie Windham, as well as the design team from MTC's 2011 San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award nominated production of Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie, this co-production will rehearse and run at VSC in Norfolk, Virginia, from February 26 to March 17, 2013, before moving to MTC. Opening night at MTC is on Tuesday, April 2.

Wolf Trap Announces New Set of Summer 2013 Performances; Anita Baker, Josh Groban and More!

(2/26/2013) - Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announced today 34 additions to its 2013 summer schedule at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. In a wide-ranging season that features opera, theatre, comedy, dance, symphony, international and contemporary music, Wolf Trap continues to strengthen its commitment to the presentation of high quality, accessible and affordable arts experiences for the broadest possible audience. Tickets to the newly announced shows go on sale Saturday, March 16 at 10 am, with more performances to be announced later this spring.

Josh Groban, She & Him and More Join Wolf Trap Summer 2013 Performances

(2/26/2013) - Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announced today 34 additions to its 2013 summer schedule at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. In a wide-ranging season that features opera, theatre, comedy, dance, symphony, international and contemporary music, Wolf Trap continues to strengthen its commitment to the presentation of high quality, accessible and affordable arts experiences for the broadest possible audience. Tickets to the newly announced shows go on sale Saturday, March 16 at 10 am, with more performances to be announced later this spring.

Keith Lockhart and Ann Hampton Callaway Tour with The Streisand Songbook

(2/25/2013) - Maestro Keith Lockhart and singer Ann Hampton Callaway tour America's Southeast with the Barbra Streisand Songbook

Now Playing Onstage in Norfolk - Week of 2/24/2013

(2/24/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 2/24/2013 for Norfolk

ShenanArts to Present Presbury's JACK AND THE BEANSTALK and HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS FROM OUTER SPACE, 3/15-17

(2/22/2013) - ShenanArts at the nTelos Theatre and The Presbury Theatrical Training Program will present Jack and the Beanstalk and The High School Dropouts from Outer Space, Friday March 15th: 7:00 pm, Saturday March 16th: 7:00 pm and Sunday March 17th: 3:00 pm. Two great shows for one low price. All tickets $10,