Reviewed by Susanna Wu-Pong One of my fondest summer childhood memories was going out for ice cream. Back then, it was a big deal. Any meal eaten out was an event, and going out just for a tasty, cold…
Reviewed by Robin Schwartzkopf In today’s world of media overload, it is easy to blow off history and the still photography that often illustrates it. Looking forward, people can forget the magical things that happened in the past, and…
Reviewed by Jenn Whitlock “Hon, don’t forget we have that children’s show tonight!” My husband and I don't exactly dread shows and activities for our three- and four-year-old daughters, but let’s face it – Friday night plans aren't what…
Reviewed by Joan Tupponce Extra Performances Added Through June 29 Richmond Triangle Players couldn’t have picked a better production to end its 20th anniversary season than La Cage aux Folles. The lively musical celebrates life and the notion of being…
Reviewed by Joan Tupponce If the old saying “imitation is the sincerest from of flattery” is true, then comedian/actor George Burns’ spirit is no doubt feeling the love from Scott Wichmann. Wichmann is currently starring in Say Goodnight Gracie…
Reviewed by Robin Schwartzkopf Everyone can relate to at least one of the characters in this charming musical from SPARC’s teen players, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. This play truly is for the misfit in all of us.…
Reviewed by Joan Tupponce You’ll find as many twists and turns in The Beauty Queen of Leenane as you would a roller coaster barreling out of control. The show, which is set in Ireland, closes out the 2012-2013 season…
Reviewed by Karen Schwartzkopf Taking a cue from VMFA’s “Hollywood Costume” exhibit, which opened this weekend, Henley Street Theater and Richmond Shakespeare’s production of The Taming of the Shrew is set in the thirties, a decade of gangsters, real…
Reviewed by Joan Tupponce Anyone familiar with William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew will certainly have an opinion about Henley Street Theatre and Richmond Shakespeare’s unique take on the familiar tale. To modernize the production, the partnered companies…
Reviewed by Joan Tupponce Cadence Theatre Company in partnership with Virginia Rep opened its season with the comedy Good People, marking the theatre’s second production by Pulitzer prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire. The winner of the 2011 New York…
