Last night was huge for Evan McKeel who won his Knockout Round against Tim Atlas and secured his place on Pharrell’s team for the live playoffs. But now that he’s…
An award-winning writer based in Richmond, Joan Tupponce is a parent, grandparent, and self-admitted Disney freak. She writes about anything and everything and enjoys meeting inspiring people and telling their stories. Joan’s work has appeared in RFM since the magazine’s first issue in October 2009. Look for original and exclusive online articles about Richmond-area people, places, and ideas at Just Joan: RVA Storyteller.
As Evan McKeel waited to take the stage for his blind audition on NBC’s The Voice, he began jumping up and down, trying to burn off his excess energy. He…
Most all of us have grown up with the classic tale of Peter Pan. But did you ever wonder how an orphaned boy actually became the boy who never grew…
Reviewed by Joan Tupponce It’s a rare treat when a theatrical production can transfer its high-powered energy to the audience, but that’s just what happens with Disney’s Newsies, playing now…
The Garcia family with the director of the Segura Educational Initiative, Maria Baquerizo (left). Julio Garcia and his wife, Maribel, wanted their three children to have a Catholic education,…
Reviewed by Joan Tupponce You don’t often link barbershop music to comedy, but you will once you see The Fabulous Lipitones, Virginia Rep’s current production at Hanover Tavern.…
Starting and sustaining a business can be challenging for anyone, but what does that look like when its owners are a couple? According to a survey of business owners by…
Reviewed by Joan Tupponce Playwright Neil Simon is a favorite of audiences at Hanover Tavern, so it’s no surprise that Virginia Rep is currently producing Simon’s hilarious play Last…
Reviewed by Joan Tupponce Firehouse Theatre’s current production of The Boy in the Bathroom touches on something all humans share: varying levels of fear and anxiety. For most, these…
Bob Gulledge sat in his seat at the Byrd Theatre eagerly waiting for the moment he could get a look at the grand theatre organ he had been hearing about.…
