Announcing the Beautiful Cast * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the U.S.A. We are so excited to share with you the actors who will bring Beautiful: The Carole King Musical to life this summer. Opening Friday, June 23, this hit musical features a stunning array of beloved songs written by… Read More »
Five plays, including a new production of one of RTP’s biggest holiday hits, will take the stage at Richmond Triangle Players for its 2023-24 season, as the company celebrates its 31st year as one of the Commonwealth’s most acclaimed cultural arts institutions, and the longest-operating LGBTQ+ theatre in the mid-Atlantic region. “Last year’s 30th Anniversary… Read More »
Experience the Magic of Live Theatre! We are offering 12 exciting shows and other special collaborations “Our 2023-2024 season features the regional premiere of an irreverent political comedy, fresh from its acclaimed Broadway run, an intriguing-yet-hilarious mystery, a new American musical, a pair of intimate biographical dramas, Dolly Parton’s uproarious nod to gender inequality in… Read More »
The Firehouse Theatre, with profound sadness, marks the passing on May 9th, 2023, of founding Artistic Director Carol Piersol. Her 30-year career in Richmond theatre included her foundational role as artistic director of the influential Firehouse Theatre Project (1993-2012). She then went on, with other members of that organization, to create the much-acclaimed 5th Wall… Read More »
Celebrated local actress Grey Garrett will lead Virginia Rep’s regional premiere of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, portraying multi-Grammy Award-winner Carole King, at the November Theatre beginning June 23. Her other Virginia Rep appearances include Sibella in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and Tanya in Mamma Mia!, for which she won a 2023 Artsy Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical at the 14th Richmond… Read More »
This popular jukebox musical tells the Tony® and Grammy®-winning inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in… Read More »