Culpeper Times CURTAIN CALLS: ‘La Cage’ releases Folles at Riverside
Pull out your feather boa, your sequined gown and gold lame cape. Squeeze into those impossible high heels and don’t forget the fire engine lipstick.
Oh, and tell your wife to dress up, too. The “folles” have arrived!
This is a first for our favorite dinner theater. The Riverside Center has made the creative decision to branch out a bit and bring something not seen on a mainstream stage in the Fredericksburg area. But “not seen” doesn’t mean “new.” For all its glitter and illusion, “La Cage Aux Folles” has a very respectable 46-year history.
Free Lance-Star Review: Warm up to a fabulously funny ‘La Cage aux Folles’
The French Riviera comes to Fredericksburg as “La Cage aux Folles,” with its irrepressible star Zsa Zsa, flies into the Riverside Center for the Performing Arts.
And what better way to escape this arctic blast than with a heartwarming show about love and family, complete with drag queens and flashy musical numbers?
“La Cage aux Folles” is packed with humor and heart as it follows an older gay couple, Georges and Albin, and the challenges they face when Georges’ son, Jean-Michel, announces his engagement to the daughter of a super-conservative politician.
Christopher Sanders and Gabe Belyeu preview “La Cage aux Folles” with Town Talk’s Ted Schubel!
Listen to Christopher Sanders (Georges) and Gabe Belyeu (Albin) preview our upcoming production of La Cage aux Folles at Riverside alongside director and Riverside Center’s Producing Artistic Director, Patrick A’Hearn and Town Talk’s Ted Schubel (NewsTalk 1230 WFVA).
[Free Lance-Star] Riverside lets loose the Broadway classic ‘La Cage aux Folles’
Remember “The Birdcage”?
The 1996 instant-classic-of-a-flick, starring Robin Williams and Gene Hackman, left audiences in tears—both laughing and reflecting on love in its many forms.
Now the musical version of this wonderful story is making its way to the ’Burg. “La Cage aux Folles” owns the Riverside Center for the Performing Arts stage through early March.
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents LA CAGE AUX FOLLES!
The Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia is excited to present The Tony award winning La Cage aux Folles beginning January 9th and running until Sunday, March 3rd. The original 1983 Broadway production received nine nominations for Tony Awards and won six. The 2010 Broadway revival was nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. Based on the French play and retold in the Robin Williams movie, The Bird Cage, the Jerry Herman Broadway musical La Cage aux Folles is the story of a gay couple who must pretend to be straight for one night – with one of the men in drag – to dupe the conservative political family of their son’s fiancée. Featuring songs, “I Am What I Am,” “With Ann on My Arm,” and “The Best of Times.”
[Free Lance-Star Year in Review] 2018: a big and bright journey to the past
In 2018, I saw nearly 30 area productions (not to mention “Frozen” on Broadway and “West Side Story” sung entirely in Spanish while on vacation). That number is only a small dent in the incredible theater that was presented on local stages.
Here are a few of my favorites:
DCMetroTheaterArts Review: ‘A Rockabilly Christmas’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
This holiday season, Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents A Rockabilly Christmas, co-created by Todd Meredith, Patrick A’Hearn and Jeremy Renner. For this production, Riverside returns select soloists alongside Todd Meredith and his band the Rave-Ons. Together, the group throws a festive party onstage by performing a collection of classic holiday songs with a rockabilly twist. They also share stories, jokes, and general holiday cheer!
Free Lance-Star Review: Riverside rocks the holiday classics in ‘A Rockabilly Christmas’
If you’re looking for Christmas, you’ll find it—and a lot more—at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts. This month, the dinner theater is cranking up the holiday cheer with “A Rockabilly Christmas.” And it has recruited some of your favorite Riverside faces like Ian Lane, Sheri Hayden and Kadejah Oné. But the show’s biggest gift to audiences is Todd Meredith and the Rave-Ons, and their high-voltage energy and concert theatrics.
[Free Lance-Star] Have yourself a ‘Rockabilly Christmas’ at Riverside Center
Christmas is coming to Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, but with a rock ’n’ roll twist.
“A Rockabilly Christmas” is set to premiere for a limited time at the center, from Dec. 4-30. By blending classic holiday tunes with Buddy Holly favorites, the show serves as a tribute to both Christmas and the musician known for his rock ’n’ roll hits.
Todd Meredith and Patrick A’Hearn preview A Rockabilly Christmas! with Town Talk’s Ted Schubel
Listen to Todd Meredith preview our upcoming production of A Rockabilly Christmas! at Riverside alongside Riverside Center’s Producing Artistic Director, Patrick A’Hearn and Town Talk’s Ted Schubel (NewsTalk 1230 WFVA).
A Rockabilly Christmas! runs now through December 30, 2018. Tickets are available via our website or by calling our box office at 540-370-4300!