Reviewed by Joan Tupponce If the old saying “imitation is the sincerest from of flattery” is true, then comedian/actor George Burns’ spirit is no doubt feeling the love from…
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.
Reviewed by Joan Tupponce You’ll find as many twists and turns in The Beauty Queen of Leenane as you would a roller coaster barreling out of control. The show,…
Reviewed by Joan Tupponce Anyone familiar with William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew will certainly have an opinion about Henley Street Theatre and Richmond Shakespeare’s unique take on…
Reviewed by Joan Tupponce Cadence Theatre Company in partnership with Virginia Rep opened its season with the comedy Good People, marking the theatre’s second production by Pulitzer prize-winning…
She’s a Power Kid! The minute John Turner, a Richmond pathologist, met eleven-year-old Taylor Bernard he felt compelled to "be in her corner." "She is one of those people you…
Reviewed by Joan Tupponce Many people were drawn to the recent film adaptation of Les Miserables because of the top-shelf actors involved in the production. Now Richmonders have the…
As we walk into New Fantasyland at Walt Disney World Resort, that same rush of excitement washes over me. It's the feeling I experienced years ago, stationed in front of…
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…
Charlotte Steele put in a call to a repairman recently when she heard an odd clicking sound coming from her electric stove. She had purchased the stove three years ago…
Each year, families across the Richmond area illuminate the night and the holidays with a dizzying array of lights and decorations that attract thousands of visitors in cars, in buses,…
