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Rock Musical Takes CenterStage
Reston Community Players to present "Next to Normal."
A "cathartic, powerful rock musical, with a hopeful ending and a great honesty to it" is the way director Andrew JM Regiec describes the next Reston Community Players production, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award recipient "Next to Normal." With a score of about three dozen songs "Next to Normal" tells the story of a suburban family battling personal demons "through a fast-paced story-telling and the heightened emotions that music can bring," said Regiec.
Inner Peace Through Dance and Movement
Richmond Ballet II and Pulitzer Prize winner Sarah Kaufman at the JCCNV
Movement and dance are beautiful to behold.
Unforgettable Medal of Honor Stories Comes to Reston
Stephen Lang to perform ‘Beyond Glory’ at Reston Community Center.
Stories of ordinary military service members doing extraordinary deeds during war-time will be presented at Reston’s CenterStage.
World Premiere at Hub Theatre
“Leto Legend” a heartfelt comedy about a supermom.
“I am intrigued by the modern day super-heroines. There has been a shift in superheroes that have gifts simply bestowed on them to ones who have to work and train really hard to become heroes, and these hard workers tend to be female,” said Helen Pafumi, artistic director, Hub Theatre.
A Classic Message Play
Providence Players of Fairfax present “Of Mice and Men.”
One of Nobel Prize recipient John Steinbeck’s most acclaimed works, "Of Mice and Men," is coming to the James Lee Community Center Theatre.
Superman Comes to McLean
Theater Unspeakable presents ‘Superman 2050’ at Alden Theatre.
That iconic comic-book super-hero Superman is coming to the McLean Community Center. He is ready to save the day from his foe Lex Luther. Superman and the gang will be live and in person as performed by Theatre Unspeakable in the new "Superman 2050." "The moment I saw 'Superman 2050' at a conference in Philadelphia last year I knew I had to book them for the Alden. The show is just so unique," said Kathleen Herr, director of Youth Programs, Alden Theatre, McLean Community Center.
‘Harvey’ Comes to Great Falls
McLean Community Players presents Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy at Great Falls Grange.
Theater with Punch
1st Stage’s “Floyd Collins”; Original, stunning musical.
A daring musical awaits patrons at 1st Stage Theater. It is the award-winning, rarely produced, “Floyd Collins.”
Herndon: Theater to Inspire Conversation
‘Guerrilla Theatre Works: At What Cost?’ at NextStop in Herndon.
Opening NextStop Theatre’s summer 2016 series of one-night only performances is a show about a very contemporary social issue; the search for home in an unsafe, complex world.
Blockbuster Musical Arrives at CenterStage
Reston Community Players present ‘Les Miserables.’
Megawatt electric energy filled the Reston Community Players (RCP) rehearsal hall. Cast members and technical crew were in the midst of the groundwork for the area community theater premiere of the multi Tony-Award winning musical "Les Misérables."
Roller Coaster Mystery Ride
McLean Community Players present ‘Deathtrap.’
"Deathtrap," by Ira Leven, has been fascinating audiences more than 30 years, since it debuted on Broadway. "Experiencing 'Deathtrap' is like your first visit to a circus, a thrilling delight with every twist and surprise," said veteran McLean Community Players’ director Jerry Bonnes.
McLean: Zingers and Slammed Doors Galore
McLean Community Players present “Unnecessary Farce.”
A happily buoyant McLean Community Players (MCP) cast and crew described what audiences can expect at the uproarious production of the award-winning “Unnecessary Farce.”
Celebrating Diversity with Arts in Fairfax
The Arts Council of Fairfax County launches a ‘Global Arts Initiative.’
With the increasing demographic diversity of Northern Virginia, the Arts Council of Fairfax County has funded a “Global Arts Initiative.”
2020 Fall for the Book Goes Virtual
Connecting the literary community through online gatherings.
This year’s twenty-second annual Fall for the Book will be like no other; a virtual festival, streaming until late November 2020.
Powerful Unknown
Musical tribute commemorating 100th Anniversary of founding of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, with UrbanArias and Wolf Trap.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Anniversary
Shakespeare at Alden
Alden Theatre welcomes American Shakespeare Center and ‘Brush Up Your Shakespeare.’
Back by popular demand the American Shakespeare Center (ASC) on Tour brings its unique hallmark to William Shakespeare performances at the Alden Theatre.
One-of-a Kind Artistry Comes to 1st Stage
The Logan Festival of Solo Performance, July 6-16.
The Logan Festival of Solo Performance, July 6-16.
McLean: Joy, Tears and Laughter
“Broadway Bound” from Neil Simon at 1st Stage.
A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, “Broadway Bound” is a treasure from the fertile mind of Tony Award winning playwright Neil Simon. Under the fine, perceptive direction of Shirley Serotsky, “Broadway Bound” is a remarkable production full of family love and pain with plenty of humor.