Reviewed by Karen Schwartzkopf It’s difficult to write that CYT’s current production of Sound of Music, playing at Steward’s Lora M. Robins Theatre, is “amazing and not-to-be-missed!” without feeling a bit guilty. Why’s that? you ask. I’m sad to…
Reviewed by Lynn Kirk, beast cancer survivor The humor of breast cancer sounds like the ultimate oxymoron, but the musical Breast in Show masterfully blends comedy with tragedy as it examines six very different people’s struggles with the way-too-prevalent disease.…
Reviewed by Tony Farrell If only every dad could be so lucky. You wear your magic cloak, you wield your magic staff, and everyone in the neighborhood is bent to your wild-eyed will. The mail is never late, and the…
Reviewed by Robin Schwartzkopf “A man cannot live by grits alone!” In Cotton Patch Gospel, the musical retelling of the New Testament, Gainsville, Georgia, becomes the new Bethlehem. Born in a crate to Mary and Joe, Jesus must learn…
Reviewed by Margaret Thompson “I think this was my favorite one we’ve seen, Mom!” That was the report from my six-year-old son at the end of Virginia Rep’s new production, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile. The cast of six entertained…
Reviewed by Joan Tupponce Virginia Repertory Theatre is taking a toe-tapping approach to the annual Acts of Faith Festival with its Barksdale season production of Cotton Patch Gospel at Hanover Tavern. The joyful play is based on “The Cotton…
Reviewed by Tracy M. Scott Most people don’t think much about buildings. The Raise the Roof exhibit at the Science Museum of Virginia changes that, as it will fully immerse you in the story of buildings from construction to demolition.…
Reviewed by Tony Farrell Hitch yourself to any Irish playwright and you can count on being dragged through every bog and bramble of the troubled human psyche. Nobody does it better than these masters of the interior life, whose Celtic…
Reviewed by Lia Tremblay The Sunshine Boys is the story of two aging vaudevillians, reluctantly reviving their act after more than a decade of stony silence. You might think a play that debuted in the seventies (and even then was…
Reviewed by Elizabeth Northcraft With magic, mystery, and a dash of humor for all ages, The Magic Flute from Virginia Rep was a joy for the entire family. The opening scene set the tone for the hour-and-fifteen minute play with…
