“On July 17, 1794, sixteen Carmelites of Compiègne were executed by the guillotine.” This information, projected onto the screen at Hartke Theatre of Washington’s Catholic University …
Based on “Pseudolus,” “Miles Gloriosus,” and several other farces by the ancient Roman comedy playwright Plautus, Stephen Sondheim’s “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Fo…
 In a chapter appropriately entitled "Burdens" in Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women," sisters Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy March are determined "Rich or poor, we will keep together and be happ…
Bel Cantanti Opera's current production of "Princes, Queens, and Demons" introduced Washington-area audiences to three Russian nineteenth-century operas" that is, excerpts from three thrilli…
It was two weeks past New Year's Eve and some 320 miles away from Times Square. Yet on January 16, 2026 at Richmond's historic Art Deco Henrico Theatre, Joe Enroughty and His Royal Virginian…
It is now early January. Do you want to go briefly "Back for Christmas?" The loosely holiday-themed story by John Collier of that name may be just for you! "Back for Christmas" is a classic …
"White Christmas" is one of the best-known Christmas songs of all time. What is it about this holiday standard that has held its popularity so tenaciously for more than eighty years? Is it t…
"Producing 'Jesus Christ Superstar' this fall felt like an appropriate theatrical celebration for our 40th anniversary season of the musical theatre program at the Catholic University of Ame…
Verdi's "Aida" is one of the most beloved works of the operatic repertoire, and it has an unusual history, having premiered in Cairo before being performed in Europe. The setting of the oper…
After a year hiatus in search of a new venue, the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention returned for its twentieth year! The event was a glorious opportunity to bask in nostalgia for entert…
For the waning days of summer, Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents a world-famous musical which is a favorite of many"Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music." Most will …
 The spectacular RVA Big Band Weekend took place this past Saturday at Seven Hills School in Richmond, Virginia. Featuring two big bands, Glen Boswick and the Sound of Swing and Joe Enro…
Many know individual songs from George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess." "Summertime," "It Ain't Necessarily So," and "I Got Plenty of Nuttin'" have long been staples of the Great American Songbo…
"Roméo et Juliette" by Gounod is based on Shakespeare's famous tale of the two star-crossed lovers from feuding families. Romeo of the Montague family falls in love with Juliet of the Capul…
"Is it a crime to love, father?" So asks the innocent and pure Luisa Miller in Friedrich Schiller's tragedy, "Court Intrigue and Love." Presented by Washington Concert Opera (WCO), Verdi's "…
As we are in the season of Lent with Holy Week upcoming, Riverside Center for the Performing Arts is staging a revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's famous, rock opera, "Jesus Christ…
"Piano-accompanied song is no longer part of everyday domestic life and has lost its one-time supremacy in the concert hall. Art song, as Americans call it"what Germans know as Lieder"is a n…
"Love at last its power asserts!" "I burst out into song!" "Ladies and gentlemen a toast!" "Champagne, the king of wines. Long…
Loveday Brooke is back in "The Mystery of the Black Bag." The Literary Adventure Society invites audiences to "match wits with Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective, by examining clues alongside th…
This production of "Heartbreak Hotel" at the Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, produced by artistic director Patrick A'Hearn, presents the biography of Elvis Presley, the "King of Ro…
"White Christmas," now playing at the Classic Theatre of Maryland and wonderfully directed and choreographed by Sally Boyett, follows the story of two talented World War II army buddies, Bob…
 It has been an exciting summer at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts. In July, the theatre, now celebrating its twenty-sixth year, announced its transition to a non-profit organiz…
Gilbert and Sullivan's "Ruddigore," currently presented by Victorian Lyric Opera at Rockville's F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, has an unusual combination on offer"comic opera and gothic supern…
 "The Wizard of Oz" is one of the best-known classic American tales for children, and just about everyone, from young to old, seems to love this slice of Americana. In Riverside Center f…
The Shakespeare Theatre Company concludes its season with "The Matchbox Magic Flute," based on the well-known and final opera by Mozart. It features a fantasy plot of two unlikely adventurer…