It’s a history lesson like no other, visually stunning and a creative tour-de-force – the long awaited Hamilton has come to town. Does it live up to the hype that surrounds this storied production? Why yes, yes it does. Anyone…
Fans of Lin Manuel Miranda’s smash-hit musical Hamilton and holistic history-telling alike will enjoy their visit to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture for the new exhibit, Founding Frenemies: Hamilton and the Virginians. In Founding Frenemies, VMHC, formerly the…
“No scissors, no tape, but I believe in you.” These were the only instructions given to my 8-year-old daughter and me one Sunday morning at The Forge, a dedicated maker space at the Science Museum of Virginia. Our task during…
Reviewed by Mark Bowen Five years ago, my now-wife Jennifer and I had our official first date at SPARC’s production of The Addams Family, so checking out Little Shop of Horrors from Richmond’s youth theatre was a no-brainer for…
There’s something a little magical and sneaky about the feeling you get when you get to go somewhere in the dark that’s typically reserved for daytime activities. That’s how my family and I felt when we visited Maymont for Garden…
It’s always fun to see a play after reading the book and/or watching the movie. Since my boys and I had read Tuck Everlasting and watched the movie version together in the last year, I was excited to see the…
When my oldest daughter turned thirteen, her Godmother gave her the soundtrack of the first and only all-kid Broadway show ever produced. From that moment on, my whole family was hooked on 13. That was ten years ago. Today, I…
For some people, The Rocky Horror Show walks the line between love and hate. And, with the entire run of the production sold out at Richmond Triangle Players, it’s obvious that love is in the air here in Richmond for…
Who doesn’t need to kick it waaaay back and laugh for a couple of hours – free of technology and outside distractions? With its good old-fashioned physical comedy, cheesy gimmicks, and flat-out-fun script, Broadway in Richmond’s production of The Play…
It’s no surprise to me that Sesame Street is such an important part of so many families’ lives – or that the show is fifty years old this year. I was an original Sesame Street kid! The first episode of…
