
Busytown (Review)
This musical of Richard Scarry’s books is full-on fun

Call Me Kuchu (Review)
A disturbing doc about the gay struggle in Uganda

The Lone Ranger (Review)
More dialogue in the desert than thrilling action

White House Down (Review)
Don’t think about it, sit back & enjoy

Father/daughter singing/dancing (video 1:28)
James Opher returns to THE MUSIC MAN with his child

Playwright comes full circle (video 1:06)
2 decades after her start, Sharon E. Cooper is back

Richmond radio’s best-kept secret
RADIO IQ has been on FM for 2 years

We can say we knew them when
Reynolds Gallery’s “Almost Famous”

The Heat (Review)
Melissa McCarthy & Sandra Bullock buddy cop out

Laine Satterfield’s new gig
Read the announcement from Cadence Theatre Company

The Attack (Review)
The life of an Arab in Israel is devastated

The Music Man (Review)
A big, lively staging

The East (Review)
Eco-terrorism states its case, dramatically

Mid-century in Manchester (video 1:26)
See why designer Michael Sparks loves it

The original comfort food
Tanglewood not so ordinary these days

World War Z (Review)
Brad Pitt outraces zombies

The Bling Ring (Review)
These girls went “shopping” in celeb homes

Much Ado About Nothing (Review)
The Bard in B&W by an action director

Jason Mraz & kd lang top the list
See who else is performing at this year’s Live Art event

Before Midnight (Review)
They’re back almost 20 years after they met

This Is the End (Review)
A raunchy laff riot

Musicians perform, collaborate & even talk (video 2:30)
Marna Bales has the lowdown on the MME

Local actor gets a “BK” (video 1:59)
Robert Albertia recalls recent traumas and earlier blessings

Please drink and quilt responsibly
Anderson Gallery hosting quilt-themed happy hour

Dance Nation (review)
Teens in a new light

The Taming of the Shrew (review)
Kiss me Kate!

Child’s Play (review)
Chucky returns

Spider-Man: Far from Home (review)
Europe, to be exact

Dancing at the Firehouse
K Dance gets a new home

Midsommar (review)
Long nites in Sweden

Artsies hosts announced
Also announced: this year’s theme

Animal Control (review)
World premiere reworked

Echo in the Canyon (review)
The creation of The California Sound

Yesterday (review)
The Beatles with a new voice

The Last Black Man in San Francisco (review)
An artistic look at gentrification and more

Two seasons at once!
TheatreLAB & 5th Wall Theatre announce their seasons.

Bring Her Back
Sally Hawkins gets creepy

They dance with their incarcerated fathers
Meet the co-directors of this doc

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
A writer’s block leads to love

Adults
A Gen-Z version of “Friends”

Mountainhead
A tech-bro drama from the creator of “Succession”

Government Cheese
David Oyelowo is the best thing about this somewhat quirky series

Sirens
Julianne Moore plays a weird socialite…or is she?

Friendship
Tim Robinson & Paul Rudd play neighbors

Creating the French Film Festival
Meet the couple behind it

Fountain of Youth
John Krasinski & Natallie Portman search for it

Pee-wee as Himself
A documentary with Paul Reubens

Overcompensating
This coming out comedy has fun moments

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
The 7th film for Cruise isn’t the best

Final Destination: Bloodlines
Still gleefully gory fun after 25 years

Mobland
Tom Hardy is tough but Helen Merren is tougher

Selling Virginia film before
Former Va Film Office Director Rita McClenny

Still growing after 25 years
Dig into VPM’s Virginia Home Grown

Shadow Force
Kerry Washington & Omar Sy on the run

Your Friends and Neighbors
Jon Hamm’s version of Breaking Bad

Nonnas
Grandmothers are the chefs

Another Simple Favor
An unexceptional sequel

Étoile
Paris & NYC ballet companies exchange stars

Thunderbolts
More Marvel misfits in a lukewarm rehash

This Oscar-nominated producer’s new film
RVA native Michael Gottwald