• STAGE 1 THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS RAGTIME: THE MUSICAL
• Three Chairs in a Room Theatre presents: Gone by Charles Mee
• Bianca Merkley & BJ Kocen @ Second Sunday Cafe
• THE STEVE MOORE STAND-UP COMEDY CLASS
• The Melody Lingers On The Songs of Irving Berlin
• Sandy's Sunset Cabaret
• STAGE 1 IS RICHMOND’S NEWEST THEATRE COMPANY
• Musical Theatre Camp
• There Goes the Bride - Swift Creek
• HSL_Comedysportz
• Comedy Sportz - the SUMMER CHALLENGE RETURNS
• Guys and Dolls at Barksdale
• Comedy Sportz!
• Stretchin' at Willow Lawn
• $15 RUSH tickets available for all Barksdale Theatre shows!

STAGE 1 THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS RAGTIME: THE MUSICAL IN CONCERT IN A SPECIAL ONE-NIGHT-ONLY BENEFIT PERFORMANCE

Richmond, VA - Stage 1 Theatre Company announces RAGTIME: THE MUSICAL IN CONCERT, a one-night-only 08/09 Inaugural Season fundraising gala. Called “A triumph for the stage” by Time Magazine, RAGTIME IN CONCERT will star Jerold E. Solomon, currently appearing on Broadway in the Tony®-Winning South Pacific, as Coalhouse Walker, Jr., Desiree Roots Centeio, renowned theatre and jazz vocalist, as Sarah and Richmond Musical Theatre headliner Debra Wagoner as Mother. Joining these headliners will be Richmond stars Robyn O’Neill, Jan Guarino, Michael Hawke, Robert Throckmorton, Christopher M. Stewart, Richard Koch, Robert Albertia, Mark Persinger, James E. Opher, Eric Pastore and Lillie Izo. The concert staging will boast a full orchestra and an ensemble of over 50 voices led by Musical Director Sherri A. Matthews and Director Chase Kniffen.

Click here for more information: Stage 1

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Three Chairs in a Room Theatre presents:
Gone by Charles Mee
Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Death. Love. Life. Stuffing. Sleep. Chairs. Poetry. Supermarkets.
That's just a taste of what you'll see in Gone, an abstract play written by Charles Mee, being performed at 8:00pm on August 12, at the Firehouse Theatre Project, located at 1609 West Broad Street.

Marking the premiere production of the Three Chairs in a Room Theatre, Gone is directed and produced by NYU student, Colleen Toole, and also features local high school and college students, Lindsey Ackerman, Matt Chmielewski, and Emily Hicks.

Tickets are $5, paid for at the door, and can be reserved ahead of time by calling (804) 245-5248. Gone will run approximately one hour, and is recommended for mature audiences only. (15+)

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Opening Night Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008

Live music featuring singer/songwriter Bianca Merkley and Richmond's own BJ Kocen
Parham Pavilion 501 Parham Road

Contact us at SecondSundayCafe@gmail.com

"Come join us the Second Sunday of each month for live music, food, beer and wine..." www.myspace.com/secondsundaycafe 
Second Sunday Cafe is looking for up and coming musical talent in the Richmond community. If you are interested in finding out how to be featured, please drop us a line at secondsundaycafe@gmail.com

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THE STEVE MOORE STAND-UP COMEDY CLASS

  Steve Moore will be teaching a stand-up comedy class for six weeks starting on January 2009.  The class will be every Monday from 7 until 9p.m. The graduation will be on on the seventh week at 7:30p.m. The graduation and classes will be held at “The Firehouse Theatre”.  The tuition will is two hundred dollars ($200).

  Steve Moore has opened for Ellen, RoseAnne, Dolly Parton and Rodney Dangerfield.  He’s appeared on Comedy Central, Entertainment Tonight and had his own H.B.O. Special entitled, “Drop Dead Gorgeous”.  Steve successfully taught a comedy class for a semester at V.C.U.  He’s appeared in comedy clubs and colleges all across the country.  He has performed in Ireland, England, Australia, Scotland and most of the states.  So if you’re an actor, public speaker or just someone who might enjoy the art of stand-up comedy this class is for you.  Don’t hesitate to sign up.  There will be only 12 students in the class.  You’ll learn a lot about yourself.  Being who you are is what will make you unique. The graduation will be in front of an audience and will be filmed so you will walk away from the class with a 10 minute DVD of your stand-up act.

  Treat yourself to this fun class.  So you think you’re funny?  Were you the clown in school?  Sign up and find out.  Do you love a challenge?  Then this class is for you.  As Steve Moore says, “You got the money…..I make you funny”!.......hehehehehe….Life is good!"

To sign up for the class please call, “The Firehouse Theatre”.

“The Firehouse Theatre”

(804) 355-2001

1609 W. Broad Street

Steve Moore - moorecomedy@comcast.net

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St. John's Players
Present
The Melody Lingers On
The Songs of Irving Berlin

Dialogue taken from the book "Irving Berlin: A Daughter's Memoir" by Mary Ellin Barrett

Script Continuity by Tom Briggs

Orchestrations and Vocal Arrangements by Donald Johnston

Conceived by Karen Baker

Directed by Tony Sharpenstein

@ St. John's UCC
503 Stuart Circle, Richmond 23220

September 19, 20, 26, 27
October 3 and 4
@ 8:00 PM

September 28 and October 5
@ 3:00 PM

Students $6.00

Adults $10.00
For Tickets Call: 804-358-9291

To download the flyer in .jpg format, click here.

Please visit http://www.sunsetcabaret.com/

STAGE 1 IS RICHMOND’S NEWEST THEATRE COMPANY

New on the scene – Stage 1 Theatre Company is thrilled to join Richmond’s stellar array of professional theatres. Founded by Artistic Director Chase Kniffen, Stage 1 will present an inaugural season – beginning Fall 2008 - of four works that will enlighten, entertain and exhilarate the human spirit.

08/09 Inaugural Season Just Announced

tick, tick… BOOM!
Words and Music by Jonathan Larson
RICHMOND PREMIERE
November 7 – November 22, 2008

Children’s Letters to God - a new musical
Book by Stuart Hample
Music by David Evans
Lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen
REGIONAL PREMIERE
February 6 – February 21, 2009

Normal – a musical of hope and survival
Book by Yvonne Adrian
Lyrics by Cheryl Stern
Music by Tom Kochan
REGIONAL PREMIERE
April 3 – April 18, 2009

Summer of ‘42 - a new musical
Music by David Kirshenbaum
Book by Hunter Foster
based upon the novel and screenplay by Herman Raucher
RICHMOND PREMIERE
June 19 – July 11, 2009

Contact Information

Phone
804.427.7548

Web-Site
www.stage1va.org

Address
9130 Dickey Drive
Mechanicsville, VA 23116

Musical Theatre Camp

A Musical Theatre Camp for kids of all ages will be held August 18 - 22, with a Benefit Performance on the evening of August 22. Campers will spend the week learning songs and dances from their favorite Broadway shows, and then perform on Friday night for family and friends.

The hours are from 9:00 - 1:00 on Monday through Thursday, and 9:00 - 4:00 on Friday with a 7:30 performance. The camp and performance will be held at Linwood Holton Elementary School, 1600 Laburnum Ave.

Cost is $100 for the week, and all proceeds from the camp and performance go to the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Contact Laurie Follmer at (804) 622-6711 or lafmdf@aol.com with any questions or to register.

For more information, please see the Musical Theatre Camp Flyer and Registration below:

Musical Theatre Camp Flyer (Adobe PDF)

Registration (Word Doc)

One of our specialties at the Mill has been the British farce; and now we bring you yet another nonsensical adventure from our favorite farceur, Ray Cooney. A harried executive gets accidentally bonked on the head on his daughter’s wedding day, only to find that the cardboard cutout of a flapper girl in an advertisement has come to life -- but only he can see her. This fiendishly clever comedy gets madder and funnier as it goes along – and it goes a long way!

Summer Niiiiiggggghhhhttts - HSL Comedysportz and Open Mic Teen Hour

Tell me more, tell me more how can I play there too!

The High School League team has had such a great year, that we've decided to give them they're own night for the summer. Starting June 19th every Thursday at 7:00 the HSL team will perform their Comedysportz show.

At 9:30 we will host a Teen Open Mic Hour. Anyone (providing their between the ages of 13 - 19) can sign up to perform a song, scene, improv game, stand up routine, slam poetry, or....you name it. Here's your chance to show us what you've got.

Tickets are $9.00 for the whole kit & caboodle, or $7.00 for the Comedysportz show, and $4.00 for the open mic. Call 266.9377 for more information or visit our High School League Myspace and meet the Comedysportz HSL team at HSL Myspace

LOYAL FAN CONTEST - the SUMMER CHALLENGE RETURNS!!!

Want to shed those extra pounds, get into some healthier eating and exercise habits, and have tons of fun every week? How about if we throw in a gym membership, a bunch of ComedySportz comedians and a chance to win cash & prizes? Yeah, we thought that'd get you...

Announcing the return of the ComedySportz Summer Challenge! We're setting up two teams of comedians and loyal fans to compete for both individual and team weight loss over the summer! They'll meet every week to take on a new activity - working out, dance class, volleyball, ultimate frisbee, nutrition counseling, yoga, laser tag - just to name a few! Participants get a summer membership at American Family Fitness to help the winner achieve that cash prize!

HOW DO I GET INVOLVED? We can only take a limited number of loyal fans to join us, so we're looking for the most creative and persuasive emails to help us decide! Why do you think you should be a part of this more than anyone else? Send your email to cszrich@aol.com no later than WEDNESDAY, May 21st! We'll announce our winners on Friday, May 23rd, and the very next week you'll get started! MAKE SURE YOU PUT YOUR WEIGHT LOSS GOAL IN YOUR EMAIL (how many pounds are you hoping to lose?) And if you're already an American Family Fitness member, please let us know!

A few important things to know up front:

There is a $25 entrance fee due at our first meeting, 100% of which goes to the cash prizes at the end of the summer.
The initial weigh-in meeting is Tuesday, May 27th at 7:00pm
We will meet EVERY WEEK over the summer for a weigh-in and different activity on Monday nights (and an occasional Tuesday). To be eligible for the cash prizes, you can only miss a couple of those meetings.
Winners will be announced at the Friday, September 12th ComedySportz show!

Now send us those emails, and may the most persuasive fanz win!!!

Guys and Dolls
Music and Lyrics by Frank Lesser; Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows

June 13 - August 17
* Presented at The Empire Theatre, 114 West Broad Street in Richmond

A Barksdale Theatre production . . .
Directed by Patti D'Beck
Musical Direction by Sandy Dacus

Starring: Scott Wichmann*, Jody Ashworth*, Rachel Abrams*, Rita Markova*, Joel Grow*, and John Kenneth DeBoer* . . .total cast of 25
*Designates membership in AEA, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the USA

This toe-tapping Broadway favorite tells the story of some small time gamblers and the ladies in their lives. When Nathan Detroit bets his pal Sky Masterson that he can make the next woman he sees fall madly in love with him, that woman turns out to be prim missionary Sarah Brown. The stage is set for an evening of high-spirited entertainment full of laughter, love and song, including favorites "Luck Be a Lady" and "Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat."

Tickets are $40, with a $3 discount for seniors, students, and Ukrops cardholders
Call Barksdale Theatre's Box Office at (804)282-2620 or purchase tickets online at www.BarksdaleRichmond.org

June 13 - 17, 2008
At the historic Empire Theatre
114 West Broad Street in Richmond
Free valet parking for subscribers!

EVENINGS at 8 pm - Each Wednesday-Saturday (except for Wed., June 18 and Fri., July 4)
MATINEES at 2 pm - Each Sunday; Select Wednesdays, and Select Saturdays

ComedySportz

As always we have our ComedySportz shows every Friday and Saturday night at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $12 in advance or $14 at the door and the show is always age appropriate.
Random Acts- Every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month at 10:00 PM, we have Random Acts. Random Acts is a group of immature men doing mature improv comedy. Tickets are $10, this show is for mature audiences.
The Scene- Every Saturday at 10:00 PM ComedySportz presents to you The Scene. The Scene is the new improv sensation to hit Richmond. Fast, sharp, and witty improv keeps the laughs rolling. Who doesn't want to be in the in-crowd? The Scene is where the happenin' improv is happenin'. Come out and be scene at The Scene. Tickets are $10. This show is recommended for mature audiences. More info? ComedySportz webpage

Stretchin' at Willow Lawn

Stretchin' is an evening of spontaneity. National and local talent take the Cabaret lobby stage at Barksdale at Willow Lawn and try out new material or jam with folks they don't typically play with. It's always fun and the perfect way to end the weekend. Stretchin' is sponsored by Creative Mortgage, Community Idea Stations, Glave Kocen Gallery and Barksdale Theatre.

Tickets are $5 at the door. No advance sales.
Visit our Stretchin' page for more upcoming events.
Call BJ Kosen for more information at 358-1990.
Visit BJ's myspace Stretchin' page.

$15 RUSH tickets available for all Barksdale Theatre shows!

 In an on-going effort to connect with the entire community, Barksdale Theatre is announcing a new RUSH Ticket program at both locations - the Signature Series at Willow Lawn in Richmond and the Country Playhouse season at Hanover Tavern.

 Tickets to any Barksdale Theatre performance can now be purchased 90 - 15 minutes prior to the show, IF there are any remaining seats available for that production.   RUSH tickets are $15 each, and can be purchased by calling Barksdale's main Box Office at (804)282-2620 or, if preferred for Hanover Tavern shows, the Hanover Tavern Box Office at (804)537-5071.  RUSH tickets will also be sold at the physical location of each Box Office - at Willow Lawn and at Hanover Tavern - beginning 90 minutes prior to and ending 15 minutes before each curtain time.  RUSH tickets will be sold on a first come-first served basis, are non-refundable, non-exchangeable, and not valid with any other offer.

 "The RUSH Ticket program makes great professional theatre available for everyone in the community," says Barksdale Theatre Artistic Director Bruce Miller.  "That's our ultimate goal."

 For more information on $15 RUSH tickets, visit Barksdale Theatre's web site at www.barksdalerichmond.org .