Riverside Center — DC Theater Arts Archive

Nostalgic ‘Meet Me in St. Louis’ charms at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Amis 2021-12-14

The show is wholesome, sentimental, and highlights the warmth and comfort of family.

‘Bright Star’ shines at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Amis 2021-09-29

A powerful and transformative story full of heartbreak and hope.

A ‘Bright Star’ on the horizon for Riverside Center

News Desk 2021-09-09

The Fredericksburg, VA, venue’s 2021–22 season is underway, featuring musicals, farces, mysteries, and beloved classics.

‘Grease’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts rocks and rolls

William Powell 2020-01-13

Grease is a musical that celebrates the changes born of the late 1950s era of rock n’ roll, drive-in movies, and James Dean–an era that sat on the cusp of the turbulent 1960s. Riverside Center for the...

Back by popular demand, ‘Riverside Christmas Spectacular’ sparkles

Julia Amis 2019-12-03

Back by popular demand and refreshed for 2019, Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents Riverside Christmas Spectacular, a variety show composed of beloved Christmas classics, with a few fun...

Review: ‘Annie’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Amis 2019-10-01

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents Annie, the beloved Broadway darling that has enchanted audiences through generations! With its Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, and...

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts Presents ‘Annie’

News Desk 2019-09-10

Leaping Lizards! Riverside Center for the Performing Arts is thrilled to be presenting Annie, starring Sally Struthers as Miss Hannigan, opening Wednesday, September 25 and running until Sunday,...

Review: ‘South Pacific’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Amis 2019-07-30

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific. The winner of multiple Tony awards, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, South Pacific continues to charm...

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts Announces Cast and Creative Team for South Pacific

News Desk 2019-07-15

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts is excited to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize-winning South Pacific with its new production in Fredericksburg, VA. The Rodgers and...

Review: ‘The Pirates of Penzance (or the Rascals of the Rappahannock)’ at Riverside Center

Julia Amis 2019-05-29

Riverside Center of the Performing Arts reprises Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance, a two-act comic operetta that was first produced in December of 1879, and remains in production to this...

Review: ‘The Color Purple’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

William Powell 2019-03-19

Magic. Magnificent. Marvelous. There are only so many superlatives I can muster in such a small space, but The Color Purple, now running at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, is phenomenal....

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts To Stage ‘The Color Purple’

News Desk 2019-03-11

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts is excited to present The Color Purple opening Wednesday, March 13 and running until Sunday, May 5. The Color Purple opened at The Broadway Theatre in 2005,...

Review: ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Amis 2019-01-29

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents La Cage Aux Folles, with Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman and Book by Harvey Fierstein. Based on Jean Poiret’s farcical play by the same name, La Cage...

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts Presents ‘La Cage aux Folles’

News Desk 2019-01-14

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...

Review: ‘A Rockabilly Christmas’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Amis 2018-12-11

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...

Review: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Amis 2018-11-05

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Time Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton. A beloved classic,...

Review: ‘A Chorus Line’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Paul M. Bessel and Barbara Braswell 2018-07-30

A Broadway musical about Broadway musicals—what could be better for theatre-lovers of all stripes? The iconic A Chorus Line truly fits the bill! It features music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward...

Riverside Center Welcomes One Singular Sensation with ‘A Chorus Line’

Guest Author 2018-07-13

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia is excited to be celebrating 20 years of bringing the best of Broadway in Virginia with the legendary and iconic Broadway musical,...

Review: ‘Always Patsy Cline’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Amis 2018-05-22

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts and Producing Artistic Director Patrick A’Hearn present Always Patsy Cline. Created by Ted Swindley, the show is inspired by the true story of an unlikely...

News: Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, VA, Presents ‘Always…Patsy Cline’

Guest Author 2018-05-03

Emmy Award-winning actress Sally Struthers returns for her fifth engagement at the Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia, as Louise Seger in Always…Patsy Cline opening...

Review: ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Amis 2018-03-19

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents The Hunchback of Notre Dame, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and book by Peter Parnell. Based on the Victor Hugo novel and...

News: ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ Coming to Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg

Guest Author 2018-03-07

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia is excited to be the first regional theater in the metropolitan area to present The Hunchback of Notre Dame, starring Justin...

Review: ‘Mamma Mia!’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Amis 2018-01-16

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents Mamma Mia!, with music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus and book by Catherine Johnson, with some songs by Stig Andersson. Riverside...

Preview: ‘Mamma Mia’ Opens Tomorrow at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Guest Author 2018-01-09

The Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia is excited to be the first regional theater in the D.C. metropolitan area to present Mamma Mia, starring Betsy Padamonsky as...

Review: ‘On Golden Pond’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Amis 2017-10-24

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents Ernest Thompson’s On Golden Pond, directed by Sherri L. Edelen. Joyce Dewitt from ABC’s hit comedy Three’s Company and the renowned Joe Inscoe star as...

Review: ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Amis 2017-09-12

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, with a book by Lawrence Kasha and David Landay, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, and music by Gene de Paul, including new...

Review: ‘Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Amis 2017-06-13

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein, a gorgeous, glamorous revue that celebrates the works of two greats from the Golden Age...

Review: ‘Saturday Night Fever’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Joel Markowitz 2017-04-06

There’s no doubt in my mind that all of the attendees at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts were there because of the 1977 film version of Saturday Night Fever: https://youtu.be/op5FxEs1aR0 and...

Riverside Center For The Performing Arts’ ‘Saturday Night Fever’ Plays Through May 7th

Guest Author 2017-03-20

The Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia is excited to present the disco musical, Saturday Night Fever starring Michael Notardonato as Tony Manero. Located at 95...

Review: ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Amis 2017-01-24

On December 4, 1956, four young performers found themselves participating in an impromptu jam session in the recording studio of Sun Records in Memphis, TN. Enjoying the early stages of their...

Review: ‘A Christmas Story, The Musical’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Amis 2016-11-21

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents A Christmas Story, The Musical, with Book by Joseph Robinette and Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Based on the 1983 Warner Bros....

Review: ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Amis 2016-10-01

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents Alfred Uhry’s beloved classic Driving Miss Daisy, starring Karen Grassle and directed by Rick Hammerly. Lauded as one of the finest American stories...

Review: ‘Oklahoma!’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Amis 2016-08-15

When Riverside Center Dinner Theater opened in 1998, their first show was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, known then (and still) as the Great American Musical. As Riverside Center nears its...

‘The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber’ Ends its Run This Sunday At Riverside Center for The Performing Arts

Joel Markowitz 2016-07-07

Last year’s audience pleaser and hit The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber ends its run this Sunday, July 10th at 1 PM at Riverside Center for The Arts. There is a Sunday Matinee on July 10th: Arrive for...

Review: ‘My Fair Lady’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Amis 2016-03-29

The Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents My Fair Lady, with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. Director Patrick A’Hearn assembles a superb ensemble for this...

Review: ‘The Buddy Holly Story’ at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Amis 2016-02-08

Like most people my age, before I prepared for this review, I knew that Buddy Holly was a famous singer from the 50’s who died young in a tragic plane crash, and that Weezer, a popular band with my...

‘Mamed and on the Mend’-Sandy Bainum Takes a Fall, Has Surgery, and is Back as Mame at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Guest Author 2015-12-22

From Sandy Bainum: “It’s Today” is my first song, as Mame Dennis, in the Riverside Center for the Performing Arts (formerly known of the Riverside Dinner Theater) terrific production of Mame. It’s a...

‘Mame’ at Riverside Center Dinner Theater

Julia Amis 2015-12-09

Riverside Center Dinner Theater presents Mame, the musical sensation based on the novel by Patrick Dennis and the play Auntie Mame, by Lawrence and Lee. With the book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E....

‘Mame’ with Sandy Bainum, Sally Struthers, and Kathy Halenda Opens on Sunday, November 15th at Riverside Center Dinner Theater

Guest Author 2015-11-11

The Riverside Center Dinner Theater in Fredericksburg, VA announces the opening of the Broadway classic Mame starring Sandy Bainum and featuring Sally Struthers, at the Riverside Center for the...