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[Free Lance-Star] '42nd Street' dances into Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
A show within a show has arrived at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts.
“42nd Street” — based on an iconic 1932 novel-gone-film starring Warner Baxter and Bebe Daniels — débuted yesterday and will run Wednesdays through Sundays through Sept. 10.
And, by all indications, its gearing up to be a showstopper.
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[Free Lance-Star'] Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' lights up Riverside stage
Technicolor is in the show’s name and, indeed, it’s shaping up to be a colorful spectacle like few others in the ‘Burg.
The nonstop, light-spectacle-of-a-musical that is “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” opened at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts yesterday and runs through July 9.
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[DCMTA Review] ‘Camelot’ reigns at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
The performances and vocals are stunning, and the live music continues to earn accolades as one of Riverside’s biggest draws.
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents Camelot, with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. David Lee’s book adaptation streamlines the production, and Director Patrick A’Hearn further restructures the show by blending history and legend. Camelot has long been associated with the Kennedy administration for a variety of reasons, and A’Hearn’s imaginative version celebrates this bond, resulting in a truly unique and interesting experience.
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[Manhattan Digest] Riverside Center for the Performing Arts: Broadway Quality South of Times Square
Patrick A’ Hearn may have ambled from the streets of Broadway, but he brought Broadway quality with him to Fredericksburg, Virginia. Since 2011, he’s been at the helm of the Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, a 36,000 square foot theater and conference facility situated between Washington, DC and Richmond, Virginia along Interstate-95.
Listen to Riverside’s King and Queen of Camelot preview the show with Town Talk’s Ted Schubel!
Listen to Christopher Sanders (King Arthur) and Quinn Vogt-Welch (Guenevere) discuss our production of Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot alongside Riverside Center's Producing Artistic Director, Patrick A'Hearn and Town Talk's Ted Schubel (NewsTalk 1230 WFVA).
Listen to the stars of Souvenir discuss the encore production with Town Talk’s Ted Schubel!
Listen to Andrea Kahane (Florence Foster Jenkins) and Carson Eubank (Cosmé McMoon) discuss our production of Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins alongside Riverside Center's Producing Artistic Director, Patrick A'Hearn and Town Talk's Ted Schubel (NewsTalk 1230 WFVA).
Listen to leading couple Ally Dods and Jackson Hurt preview Meet Me in St. Louis with Town Talk’s Ted Schubel!
Listen to Ally Dods (Esther Smith) and Jackson Hurt (John Truitt) preview our production of Meet Me in St. Louis alongside Riverside Center's Producing Artistic Director, Patrick A'Hearn and Town Talk's Ted Schubel (NewsTalk 1230 WFVA).
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[Free Lance-Star] ‘Meet Me in St. Louis’ arrives at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
You’ve seen the Judy Garland classic on the big screen. And now, you can experience the magic locally onstage.
“Meet Me in St. Louis” and all of its uplifting, turn-of-the-century-infused charm débuted at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday and runs through Dec. 31. Shows will take place Thursday through Saturday evenings with matinees on Wednesdays and Sundays.
Listen to Bright Star’s Danny Martin, Evan Bertram, and Robert John Biedermann talk Bright Star with Town Talk’s Ted Schubel!
Listen to Danny Martin (Billy Cane), Evan Bertram (Margo Crawford), and Robert John Biedermann (Daddy Murphy) give a behind-the-scene peek at our production of Bright Star alongside Riverside Center's Producing Artistic Director, Patrick A'Hearn and Town Talk's Ted Schubel (NewsTalk 1230 WFVA).
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[DCMTA Review] ‘Bright Star’ shines at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents the Steve Martin and Edie Brickell Bluegrass musical Bright Star, an invigorating showpiece about hope and renewal, themes that are perfectly timed for the post-pandemic audience. With expert direction from Patrick A’Hearn, Bright Star truly earns its name!
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[Free Lance-Star] Theater review: Beautifully moving 'Bright Star' shoots for the heart
After months and months of waiting in the wings, it’s safe to say that “Bright Star” was worth the wait. Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s feel-good bluegrass musical is finally getting its chance to shine at the Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, and it is absolutely beaming with talent.
The Tony-nominated musical, which also enjoyed a brief run at the Kennedy Center, is giving local audiences an opportunity to experience this sweeping story about love and redemption, heartbreak and hope.
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[Free Lance-Star] 'Bright Star' musical beams into Riverside after 18-month wait
It’s happening, folks.
Nearly 18 months after being postponed and with its set literally tucked aside at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts since, “Bright Star” and all of its bluegrass glory is a go.
The nostalgic, feel-good musical with a score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell kicked off its local stint on Wednesday and runs through Oct. 31.
Listen to Bright Star’s Adrianne Hick, Douglas Ullman, Jr. and Carson Eubank preview Bright Star with Town Talk’s Ted Schubel!
Listen to Adrianne Hick (Alice Murphy) and Douglas Ullman, Jr. (Jimmy Ray Dobbs) preview our production of Bright Star at Riverside music director Carson Eubank and Riverside Center's Producing Artistic Director, Patrick A'Hearn and Town Talk's Ted Schubel (NewsTalk 1230 WFVA).
Producing Artistic Director, Patrick A’Hearn talks ‘Grumpy Old Men’ and ‘Bright Star’ with Town Talk’s Ted Schubel
Listen to Riverside Center's Producing Artistic Director, Patrick A'Hearn and Town Talk's Ted Schubel (NewsTalk 1230 WFVA) as they discuss Riverside’s current production of Grumpy Old Men: The Musical as well as the highly-anticipated premiere of Bright Star on September 15!
Sally Struthers and Patrick A’Hearn sit down to talk with Town Talk’s Ted Schubel!
Listen to special guest, Sally Struthers and Riverside Center's Producing Artistic Director, Patrick A'Hearn and Town Talk's Ted Schubel (NewsTalk 1230 WFVA) as they discuss COVID-19 and what the pandemic has done to the performing arts.
Producing Artistic Director, Patrick A’Hearn Checks in with Town Talk’s Ted Schubel!
Listen to Riverside Center's Producing Artistic Director, Patrick A'Hearn and Town Talk's Ted Schubel (NewsTalk 1230 WFVA) as they discuss our upcoming shows and reflect on what the pandemic has done to Riverside and the arts.
Producing Artistic Director, Patrick A’Hearn sits down with Town Talk’s Ted Schubel!
Listen to Riverside Center's Producing Artistic Director, Patrick A'Hearn and Town Talk's Ted Schubel (NewsTalk 1230 WFVA) as they discuss our revised schedule for season 24 (now opening on June 2), theatre during a pandemic, and the future of Broadway.
Riverside’s Patrick A’Hearn previews our 24th Mainstage Season with Town Talk’s Ted Schubel!
Listen to Riverside Center's Producing Artistic Director, Patrick A'Hearn and Town Talk's Ted Schubel (NewsTalk 1230 WFVA) as they discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, an update on Riverside’s re-opening, and a preview of our thrilling 24th season beginning on March 24.
Kathy Halenda and Patrick A'Hearn preview A Riverside Family Christmas with Town Talk's Ted Schubel
Listen to Kathy Halenda (Featured Performer) preview our upcoming production of A Riverside Family Christmas at Riverside alongside director and Riverside Center's Producing Artistic Director, Patrick A'Hearn and Town Talk's Ted Schubel (NewsTalk 1230 WFVA).
Andrea Kahane and Carson Eubank preview Souvenir with Town Talk's Ted Schubel
Listen to Andrea Kahane (Florence Foster Jenkins and Carson Eubank (Cosmé McMoon) preview our current production of Souvenir: A Fantasia about the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins at Riverside alongside Riverside Center's Producing Artistic Director, Patrick A'Hearn and Town Talk's Ted Schubel (NewsTalk 1230 WFVA).