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[BroadwayWorld] Riverside Center for the Performing Arts Presents A Riverside Family Christmas
Sleigh bells are ringing as Riverside Center for the Performing Arts prepares to celebrate the holiday season with A Riverside Family Christmas, opening Wednesday, November 25th, and running through Sunday, December 27th. Experience the warmth, traditions, values, and messages of Christmas in a show packed with charm, inspiration, and the goodwill of the season. Enjoy pure entertainment through music, dance, and holiday stories.
Riverside Center is thrilled to introduce the top-notch cast of performers who are eager to return to the stage and spread holiday cheer. Jarrett Bloom, Carson Eubank, Gabrielle Gutierrez, Kathy Halenda, Andrea Kahane, Ian Lane, Star Spann, and Stephanie Wood round out the cast. Patrons can also look forward to a guest appearance by Producing Artistic Director Patrick A’Hearn.
BWW Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
Alice Walker's Pulitzer-winning The Color Purple is one of the greatest stories of the last 50 years, and its musical adaptation is one of the most magical Broadway experiences of the last 20 years. Riverside Center for the Performing Arts has captured much of that charm in its moving production of The Color Purple, running through May 5 in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
BWW Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Riverside Center For The Performing Arts
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts continues its season with the Disney classic BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. If audience response is any indication, this musical extravaganza is enjoyable for the entire family. Arrive early as the dinner theatre offers its audiences a variety of three-course meals that are appetizing and perfectly-themed for this production. Kids will also appreciate a meet and greet with some of Disney's most iconic characters following the performance.
BWW Review: Riverside Center for the Performing Arts' A CHORUS LINE Captures Lightning in a Bottle
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts has a real treat for its 100th production with the classic Broadway musical A Chorus Line. From the iconic opening number to the show-stopping finale, 22 triple-threat performers work tirelessly and prove this production is something really special. There have been recent tours and productions in Virginia, but this is the "One" audiences really must see.
BWW Review: ALWAYS PATSY CLINE at Riverside Center For The Performing Arts Soars!
Get your tickets to one of the most entertaining productions of the year. Riverside Center's production of ALWAYS PATSY CLINE radiates with authenticity, humor and powerhouse vocals. Given the unique, roll-with-the-punches audience interactions, no two performances are the same. The production runs through July 15 at the Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg.
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA Proves A Super Trouper in Regional Premiere at Riverside Center
The view looks pretty good from a pair of platform shoes. Heck, even on an idyllic, Greek island resort there's not a moment of stress and strain that can't be cured by breaking into the hits of Sweden's number one pop group, ABBA.
Located just south of the metropolitan DMV area (off of I-95), Riverside has grabbed MAMMA MIA! ahead of tons of other professional theatres, so they are rightly boasting a regional premiere for this production, running through March 4. From what I could tell during my visit, audiences are responding favorably and want to get their ABBA fix - along with a Greek-inspired menu that had me shouting "Opa!"