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| | The Game's Afoot
(or Holmes for the Holidays)
By Ken Ludwig
December
It is December 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. It is then up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays. | Buy Tickets |
| | Once Upon a Time: Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk
January 16, 2027 (11 am & 2 pm)
Dance at the ball with Cinderella and challenge the giant with Jack and the Beanstalk as these stories come to life in front of your very eyes! Fun and interactive, this show is great for younger audiences or anyone who is young at heart.
Bright Star Children's Theatre
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| | Come From Away
February/March 2027
Come From Away is a musical based on the true events following September 11, 2001, when 38 planes were unexpectedly grounded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. Nearly 7,000 stranded passengers— “come from aways”—were welcomed by the town and surrounding area residents, who opened their homes, schools, and hearts to complete strangers.
Told through a dynamic ensemble portraying multiple characters, Come From Away highlights the resilience of humanity and the extraordinary kindness that can emerge in moments of crisis.
Brian Mosher, retired Gander Collegiate teacher and broadcaster, is coming to Newport News on the first weekend, February 26 - 28. Brian hosted live cable TV shows in Gander providing information and updates during that crucial time. Read more about Brian and the talk-back events. | Buy Tickets |
| | The Really Big Dinosaur Show
March 13, 2027 (11 am & 2 pm)
Imagine that the bones and fossils of ancient dinosaurs could come back to life — what stories they might tell. Well, there's no need to imagine any more as Rainbow Puppet Productions presents "The Really Big Dinosaur Show
Through original songs and the use of over twenty giant puppets, the time of the dinosaurs appears on stage. The program features an eight-foot-tall T-Rex and another dinosaur that's over 16 feet long. (It's not called "The Really Big Dinosaur Show" for nothing!)
Rainbow Puppets
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| | August: Osage County
By Tracy Letts
May 2027
Recipient of the 2008 Tony Award® for Best Play and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
A vanished father. A pill-popping mother. Three sisters harboring shady little secrets. When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after Dad disappears, their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. Mix in Violet, the drugged-up, scathingly acidic matriarch, and you’ve got a major play that unflinchingly—and uproariously—exposes the dark side of the Midwestern American family.
Contains adult themes and language.
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| | Davy Crockett's Tremendously Tall Tales
May 15, 2027 (11 am & 2 pm)
Our local Children's Theatre has a wild show for young people based on the amazing stories surrounding American (real-life) Icon Davy Crockett! Stories so fun, that Disney made a whole series about the "king of the wild frontier" (ask your grandparents!)
Children's Theatre of Hampton Roads
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