Virginia Rep Artistic Director Nathaniel Shaw wanted to stage The 39 Steps at Hanover Tavern because the play is “just darn fun,” he says. A spoof on the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock thriller, the Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning play opened…
Rob Roberts hopes to start a worldwide movement with the national kickoff of the MS Pushup Challenge. “I want to bring awareness to multiple sclerosis,” he says. “This challenge is a combination of the Lip Synch Challenge and the Ice…
Being chosen to play Cory in August Wilson’s Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Fences was a full circle moment for actor Jamar Jones. The opportunity to be part of any August Wilson work is “a gift,” he says. “Brilliant isn’t…
Adam Richardson’s first day of rehearsals for the touring production of CATS was very different than most musical rehearsals. The time was spent learning how to be and think like a feline. “We had a full day of cat school,”…
If you took a poll, you’d discover that most people like to sing along with their favorite songs. That’s what kids and families will be doing at the Atlantic Union Bank LolliPops Series: It’s a Symphony Sing -A- Long! The January…
Steve McCourt and his fellow actors are always encouraged to play onstage and interact with the audience when they appear in Tall Stories, Wilde Creatures. And that’s just what will happen when they take the stage at Modlin Center for…
Professional dancer Alan Bersten and his celebrity dance partner Hannah Brown of Bachelorette fame were shocked when she was announced winner of Dancing With The Stars in November. “I didn’t think we would win up until they announced the winners.…
Andrew Wade was familiar with the biggest hits of the legendary folk-rock duo Simon and Garfunkel, but he didn’t know their backstory until he was tapped to play Art Garfunkel in The Simon & Garfunkel Story. The immersive concert-style theater…
For Debra Wagoner, stepping back into the role of Pasty Cline in Always … Patsy Cline at Virginia Rep at Hanover Tavern is like revisiting an old friend. The popular Richmond actress started portraying the legendary singer twenty years ago. …
Actress Quynh-My Luu believes the world needs to be reminded of the importance of kindness, and that’s why she wanted to play the role of Cinderella in Virginia Rep’s upcoming production of the same name. “It’s about kindness in the…
