Tickets are required for these events. For more information please contact the Low-November Box Office at (804) 200-1133.
PLAYBILL
SAT. JAN. 9
A Broadway Romance
Soprano Rosa Lamoreaux and baritone Robert Tudor’s performance features love songs from Broadway musicals including Brigadoon, Kiss Me Kate, South Pacific and Show Boat. This performance is made possible by a gift to Westminster Canterbury Foundation by the family of Priscilla Belt in honor of her special birthday and her many friends and associates at Westminster Canterbury.
THU. JAN. 28
Rick Benjamin’s Paragon Ragtime Orchestra
The orchestra is the leading exponent of vintage American popular music from Blues to waltzes, operatic parodies and novelty numbers to marches and their centerpiece, the Rag.
MON. FEB. 8
Barksdale Theatre
My Funny Valentine: The Songs of Rodgers and Hart
My Funny Valentine combines the beautiful melodies of Richard Rodgers and the romantic lyrics of Lorenz Hart with some of Richmond’s most talented musical theatre performers for an unforgettable evening of song.
SAT. FEB. 20
Kate Lambert, Doug Schneider & The Tom Collins Trio
Vocalists Kate Lambert and Doug Schneider return to the Sara Belle November Theater for a concert of beloved Broadway songs, ballads and a laugh or two. They will be joined by the magnificent Tom Collins Trio–Greg Harris on piano, Joe Bunts on bass and Stuart Gunter on drums.
MON. FEB. 22
Steve Lippia Simply Sinatra
Reminiscent of the young Frank Sinatra, Lippia performs the best repertoire of the Big Band era and Classic American Pop. He’s performed with dozens of major symphonies to sold-out audiences across the country and gained national recognition for his stage presence. When Lippia sings, you’ll think you’re listening to “The Chairman of the Board.”
MON. MAR. 1
Richmond Ballet Apollo and Windows
Windows, the signature work of Stoner Winslett, is part of MINDS WIDE OPEN: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts. Originally choreographed for an all female cast, Windows gives the audience a glimpse into the major eras in the development of ballet. In George Balanchine’s Apollo, the young god is visited and instructed by the muses of poetry, mime, dance and song.
THU. MAR. 11
Virginia Commonwealth
University Jazz Orchestra I
Under the direction of Director of Jazz Studies Antonio García, the award winning VCU Jazz Orchestra is a diverse group of VCU Jazz Studies students dedicated to playing and writing jazz music. The orchestra performs regularly in the Richmond area and at VCU, has six recordings and has won top honors in four appearances at the Notre Dame Intercollegiate Jazz Festival.
FRI. MAR. 19
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
The Garth Newel Piano Quartet possesses the rare ability to captivate an audience with spirit and passion these musicians bring to every concert. The quartet is known for high-energy performances, virtuosity and fresh insight into both standard and new repertoire, their concerts are informal, conversational and interactive.
FRI. MAR. 9
University Dancers
University of Richmond Twenty 5
Under the direction of Myra Daleng, the University Dancers celebrate their twenty-fifth annual spring concert with an exciting choreographic spectrum of modern, ballet, jazz and tap. These young dancers perform groundbreaking works of movement with original choreography from internationally renowned artists Robert Battle and Jessica Lang specifically created for this celebration.
THU. APR. 8
Schola Cantorum
University of Richmond
The Schola Cantorum is an auditioned, small mixed choir that performs choral literature from a variety of style periods and origins with an emphasis on a cappella repertoire. The choir’s biannual concert tours have taken it to Spain, Italy, France, the Czech Republic and Hungary.
MON. APR. 12
Virginia Opera
Highlights from Porgy & Bess
Summertime in the South is gonna be a scorcher. All that spectacular dance and jazz moves the lives and lore of Catfish Row, where games and murder fill a tumultuous love triangle. Whose dice will come up snake eyes? Enjoy an evening with the artists of Virginia Opera’s Porgy and Bess.
WED. APR. 14
School of Richmond Ballet
& Minds in Motion Team XXL
Richmond Ballet’s Minds In Motion Team XXL is a group of 5th – 8th
grade dancers that combines movement and rhythmic patterning into exciting choreography. The School of Richmond Ballet is the official education program of Richmond Ballet. The School of Richmond Ballet Ensemble provides exceptional students a chance to showcase their talents outside of the studio.
THU. APR. 22
An Evening with Emile Pandolfi
Nationally renowned pianist Emile Pandolfi may just hold the record on return engagements to venues large and small across the country. This spring he returns to the Sara Belle November Theater with a concert featuring his lush arrangements of time-honored popular standards and Broadway hits, interspersed with
well-known classical favorites.
LINHART SERIES
FRI. JAN. 29
Nights of Passion with Deidra & William Gorton
Welcome to the stage two world-class performers singing world-class music. This delightful program features some of the most popular and beloved arias and ensembles from the Romantic period and American opera. Join soprano Deidra Gorton, tenor William Gorton, and their accompanist, Pamela McClain, for a lovely evening of entertaining classics.
WED. FEB. 3
Rozlyn Sorrell
Rozlyn Sorrell shares popular classics, traditional spiritual and contemporary gospel repertoire in a concert performance of broad appeal, sung deep from the heart. With resplendent vocal artistry, her six-octave vocal range is an extraordinary gift.
MON. APR. 19
Cashore Marionettes
Life in Motion
Touching portrayals of scenes from everyday life are set to music from Beethoven, Vivaldi, Strauss and Copland. Through a combination of virtuoso manipulation, humor, pathos, music and poetic insight, Joseph Cashore takes the audience on a journey celebrating the richness of life. This show is a powerful, entertaining, surprising, theatrically satisfying, one-of-a-kind evening for adult audiences.
FORUM LECTURE SERIES
WED. JAN. 13
John V. Moeser
The Nations of Metropolitan Richmond
John V. Moeser, is Senior Fellow, Bonner Center for Civic Engagement at the University of Richmond and Professor Emeritus of Urban Studies & Planning with Virginia Commonwealth University. Moeser was one of the architects of the district-based voting plan that won approval for the City of Richmond’s 2003 elected-mayor referendum.
WED. MAR. 17
Dr. Douglas Johnston
This diplomat, author, and President and Founder of the International Center for Religion & Diplomacy (ICRD) will discuss a form of diplomacy that capitalizes on the role that religious leaders and institutions can play in building trust and overcoming differences among nations.
