When a theatre production is as good as it gets, the word that comes to mind is WOW! And that’s how I would describe Virginia Rep’s newest show The Wiz. Full disclosure: I was skeptical going into this show. I wasn’t…
Fame and fortune weren’t top of mind when Shayy Winn decided to try out for American Idol last fall. While the 18-year-old would be happy with a career in music, her immediate goal was to encourage others not to be…
A special item stands out among the work-related papers on Hoda Kotb’s desk at NBC – a Virginia Tech onesie. The co-host of NBC TODAY is not only the proud mom of toddler Haley Joy and newly adopted infant Hope…
This weekend‘s opening of Atlantis at Virginia Rep was a rare treat – the chance to see a new musical that will likely end up on Broadway in the future. Or, at least that’s the dream of Australian composer and lyricist…
Ten years ago, Cathy Motley-Fitch gave birth to premature twins – a son, Grayson, and daughter, Lola. Both babies were tiny, but healthy. But just over a week later, Cathy stood in the neonatal intensive care unit holding her daughter…
Virginia Rep at Hanover Tavern opened the third installment of Neil Simon’s autobiographical trilogy, Broadway Bound, on March 15. The show follows the success of the theater’s 2015 production of Brighton Beach Memoirs, and reunites some of the same cast. In…
An Act of God by Emmy winning comedy writer David Javerbaum (The Daily Show With Jon Stewart) shows us God like we haven’t seen herbefore. Part of the Acts of Faith Festival, An Act of God brings God to the stage in the…
There is no better way to describe the world premiere of In My Chair than to simply say – the show is genius. Written and performed by Eva DeVirgilis, this one-woman show is fresh, timely, and thought-provoking. The idea for the…
It may only be March, but Emily Shane already has summer camps on her radar. She wants to make sure her 6-year-old daughter, Violet, and her 8-year-old son, Max, have a full lineup of camps during their summer break from…
Virginia Rep’s production of Once isn’t your typical musical in any way, shape, or form. You realize that about thirty minutes before the production when the actors who are all also musicians, singers, and dancers start strumming some bar-worthy Irish tunes…
© Richmond Family Magazine
