West Virginia Interviews

The latest interviews about live + streaming theatre in West Virginia.

Performer Joshua Cruz Talks STOMP National Tour by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 27, 2021

STOMP's percussive rhythms and electrifying performers have been wowing audiences for 30 years, and the stage phenomenon is currently making its way through the US on a National Tour! Blending dance and performance with music created using everyday objects, STOMP is a one-of-a kind experience you wo...

Leah Turley and Rachel Sharp of THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK at Alban Arts Center by Richard Allen - February 17, 2021

Anne Frank and her diary have endured as one of history’s greatest – yet ultimately saddest – stories. The stage play brings both the highs and the lows of Anne’s amazing story to vivid life, recreating her time in hiding in stunning detail. While viewers may know the ending, there is still much to ...

CHRISTMAS SHORTS By the Children's Theatre Of Charleston Begins Streaming, December 11 by Richard Allen - December 02, 2020

While current guidelines prohibit live audiences and restrict gathering, CTOC has worked diligently to continue their yearly tradition and bring Christmas Shorts - a hilarious comedy show featuring skits, parodies, and musical numbers - to audiences in a way that is both safe and unique by incorpora...

Rudi Arrowood & Emma Alley Of Charleston Light Opera Guild's Upcoming Production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC by Richard Allen - January 13, 2020

Charleston Light Opera Guild is kicking off 2020 with their highly anticipated production of the classic The Sound of Music, set to debut on January 17th at The Clay Center in the Maier Performance Hall....

Andrew Edwards & Heather Allen  of ROCK OF AGES At Alban Arts Center by Richard Allen - November 11, 2019

'Rock of Ages has been a bucket list show for me ever since I saw the movie,' explained Andrew Edwards, who portrays Drew in the Alban Arts Center's upcoming production of the hit Broadway jukebox musical. 'I realized it was basically an excuse to be a rock star and scream some awesome rock songs th...

Brynna Horswell & Adam Campbell Of OKLAHOMA! At Charleston Light Opera Guild by Richard Allen - November 05, 2019

'Oklahoma! Is and will always be my first love,' explained Brynna Horswell, who portrays Laurey in Charleston Light Opera Guild's (CLOG) upcoming production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic. 'It was the first musical I remember being exposed to as a very little girl. I grew up singing and danc...

Singer Seth Glier's Newest Album BIRDS by Kathy Strain - September 12, 2017

Seth Glier's latest album is called BIRDS and is a true reflection of some difficult moments in Glier's life over the past two years including the loss of his brother, as well as watching all of the life-changing events occurring throughout the world. BWW sat down with Seth Glier to discuss with him...

BWW Interviews: Touring Veteran Reaches Milestone Performance In 42ND STREET by Kyle Christopher West - February 16, 2017

Most actors receive a standard show contract for around 12 months, but that doesn't mean every actor hangs up their shoes and immediately walks into another show. In fact, not only do some actors extend their contracts, but some make an entire career out of an individual credit. Rob Ouellette, who i...

All Bets Are Off! GUYS AND DOLLS Opens at Old Opera House by Johnna Leary - September 07, 2016

Take a gamble this weekend as Guys and Dolls, the classic Broadway musical comedy about gangsters, showgirls and mission workers comes to life on the Old Opera House stage....

Modern Comedy at Old Opera House Proves Beauty is More Than SKIN DEEP by Johnna Leary - April 20, 2016

Opening this Friday at the Old Opera House in Charles Town, WV, Skin Deep proves romance is based on more than just appearances and beauty is really much more than skin deep....

DOGFIGHT to Debut at Apollo Civic Theatre by Johnna Leary - April 06, 2016

Opening April 8 at the Apollo Civic Theatre in Martinsburg, WV, the musical Dogfight will deconstruct some serious subject matter while taking the audience on an emotional ride through the turbulent 1960's Vietnam conflict era....

REX'S EXES, a Southern Fried Sequel, Debuts at Old Opera House by Johnna Leary - March 10, 2016

Get ready for even more craziness with the Verdeen cousins as a huge helping of southern fried comedy, the farce Rex's Exes, debuts at the Old Opera House. Directed by Will Heyser-Paone, this stand-alone sequel written by Jones-Hope-Wooten, the comedic trio behind hits such as The Dixie Swim Club an...

OUR TOWN Cast Will Present Slice of Small Town Life at Apollo Civic Theatre by Johnna Leary - February 04, 2016

Just in time for Valentine's Day, the ultimate American theater classic about life and love lessons, Thornton Wilder's Our Town, will open at the Apollo Civic Theatre. Directed by Amanda Hartman, Our Town is a slice of small town life over a decade in Grover's Corners. The town citizens reveal every...

ONE SLIGHT HITCH Premieres at Old Opera House by Johnna Leary - February 02, 2016

A wedding should be a perfect romantic occasion...... so it's the perfect setting for the day when everything that can go wrong does, in the new Lewis Black comedy One Slight Hitch....

DEATHTRAP to Open 2016 Season at Washington County Playhouse by Johnna Leary - January 13, 2016

With the cold weather just beginning, the Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater and Children's Theater will present the chilling thriller Deathtrap for the first show of their 2016 season....

DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW Opens at Apollo Civic Theatre by Johnna Leary - December 11, 2015

This Christmas season, check into the Snowflake Inn while Dashing Through the Snow, a crazy Christmas comedy, opens December 11 at the Apollo Civic Theatre! Directed by Jeff Wine, Dashing Through the Snow takes place four days before Christmas, in a tiny town in Texas, where a colorful array of c...

Washington County Playhouse Will Present THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER by Johnna Leary - December 03, 2015

Christmas is coming to town..... and so are the worst kids in town, the Herdmans! The Best Christmas Pageant Ever opens this Friday at the Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater and Children's Theater in Hagerstown, MD....

THE MUSIC MAN Marches Into Old Opera House This Christmas by Johnna Leary - December 02, 2015

'Seventy-Six Trombones' are leading the big parade right into Charles Town, West Virginia as The Music Man opens at the Old Opera House just in time for Christmas!...

Shepherd University Scene Stealers to Premiere URINETOWN by Johnna Leary - November 05, 2015

To pee or not to pee? That is the question in the outrageously satirical musical Urinetown, premiering this weekend as the Shepherd University Scene Stealers fall musical in Shepherdstown, WV....

Old Opera House to Present A PARTY TO MURDER by Johnna Leary - October 17, 2015

Some people complain they're bored to death while playing board games, but what if a seemingly normal board game was actually the cause of death? In A Party to Murder, premiering this weekend at the Old Opera House in Charles Town, WV, characters fight for their lives in a murder mystery game....

CABARET Premieres at Washington County Playhouse by Johnna Leary - September 25, 2015

"Right this way, your table's waiting" for Cabaret at the Washington County Playhouse, opening this Saturday, September 26 in Hagerstown, MD....

WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE? To Debut at Black Box Arts Center by Johnna Leary - September 17, 2015

Get ready to travel back in time to the 1960's as Roger Bean's 60's nostalgia musical revue Why Do Fools Fall in Love? opens this weekend at the Black Box Arts Center in Shepherdstown, WV....

A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING to Open at Apollo Civic Theater by Johnna Leary - September 16, 2015

Directed and musically directed by Jeff Wine, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical revue A Grand Night for Singing will open this weekend at the Apollo Civic Theater in Martinsburg, WV. A Grand Night for Singing is an intimate musical revue featuring seven local performers and the classic songs from ...

VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE To Debut at Old Opera House by Johnna Leary - September 02, 2015

Family reunions can often be stressful with just your typical, everyday family. But add in two crazy actresses, a physic maid and a sexy young boyfriend, and you have a perfect evening of heartfelt hilarity in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, opening September 4 at the Old Opera House in Charles...

BWW Interviews: MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON'S Is a Killer Comedy at Washington County Playhouse by Johnna Leary - August 10, 2015

The Howard Johnson's chains are well remembered for their 28 flavors of ice cream, iconic orange logo design schemes and …. romantic murder plots? That's the situation in the comedy Murder at the Howard Johnson's, currently running through September 13 at the Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theat...

BWW Interviews: MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON'S Is a Killer Comedy at Washington County Playhouse by Johnna Leary - August 10, 2015

The Howard Johnson's chains are usually remembered for their 28 flavors of ice cream, iconic orange logo design schemes and .... romantic murder plots? That's the situation in the comedy Murder at the Howard Johnson's, currently running through September 13 at the Washington County Playhouse Dinner ...

BWW Interviews: TRU Premieres for One-Night Only at Washington County Playhouse by Johnna Leary - July 17, 2015

Though notable author Truman Capote passed away in 1984, he vividly comes to life in Jay Presson Allen's one-man show TRU. Actor Michael-Anthony Nozzi will return to the stage at Washington County Playhouse in Hagerstown, MD and portray Capote in this electric one-man show for a one-night only perfo...

BWW Interviews: NEW VOICE PLAY FESTIVAL Premieres Original Works at Old Opera House by Johnna Leary - June 14, 2015

The New Voice Play Festival, opening on June 19 at the Old Opera House in Charles Town, WV, provides the opportunity for audiences to witness completely new and original plays from playwrights all across the nation and vote on which play is their favorite. The four plays chosen this year vary from z...

BWW Interviews: LEND ME A TENOR to Open at Washington County Playhouse by Johnna Leary - June 03, 2015

Many audiences are familiar with the zany Marx Brothers movie, A Night at the Opera. But for a fast-paced and even funnier theatrical show about a night at the opera, check out Lend Me A Tenor, opening at the Washington County Playhouse in Hagerstown, MD this weekend....

BWW Interviews: LA BOHEME Opens at Hagerstown Hub Opera by Johnna Leary - May 21, 2015

Opening this weekend at Hagerstown Hub Opera, Puccini's La Boheme proves that the struggle is real. La Boheme is one of the most well known operatic stories about a group of young, impoverished artists struggling to make ends meet while holding onto their artistic ideals in a Parisian garret. Millen...

BWW Interviews: Apollo Civic Theater to Present ONCE UPON A MATTRESS by Johnna Leary - May 06, 2015

Opening this weekend at the Apollo Civic Theater, Once Upon a Mattress, directed by Lauren Hugg and musically directed by Paul Cabell, tells the real story of the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea". Not so long ago in a kingdom not so far away, evil Queen Aggravain has declared no one in the king...

BWW Interviews: THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL to Debut at Old Opera House by Johnna Leary - April 21, 2015

Grab a six pack and your plastic pink flamingos, because The Great American Trailer Park Musical is coming to the Old Opera House in Charles Town, WV. Described as an "episode of Jerry Springer set to music", The Great American Trailer Park Musical takes a hilarious and often touching look at the li...

BWW Interviews: THE ANDERSONVILLE TRIAL Brings History to Life this Weekend at Apollo Civic Theater by Johnna Leary - April 14, 2015

History comes to vivid life this weekend as The Andersonville Trial opens at the Apollo Civic Theater in Martinsburg, WV. Based on the real life trial of Henry Wirz during the Civil War, The Andersonville Trial is directed by Tami McDonald and features over fifteen area actors bringing a little-know...

BWW Interviews: RABBIT HOLE to Debut at The Black Box Arts Center by Johnna Leary - March 12, 2015

This Friday, Rabbit Hole, the 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, will debut at the recently opened Black Box Arts Center in Shepherdstown, WV. Directed by Julie Bloomquist, Rabbit Hole tells the seemingly simple, yet emotionally complex story of individual family members all dealing with the death of...

BWW Interviews: DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER to Open 2015 Season at the Old Opera House by Johnna Leary - February 02, 2015

With Valentines Day quickly approaching, a comedy about a romantic dinner sounds perfect. Add in mistaken identities, sexual humor and some surprise plot twists, and you find the perfect date night in the comedy Don't Dress for Dinner, premiering this Friday to open the 2015 season at the Old Opera ...

BWW Interviews: THE ABDUCTION to Premiere at Apollo Civic Theater by Johnna Leary - January 22, 2015

For fans of popular TV crime series like NCIS or Criminal Minds, imagine how much more suspenseful a show about a kidnapping would be if it was actually happening, in real time, right in front of you..... onstage. The Abduction, opening on January 23 at the Apollo Civic Theater is a modern mystery-t...

BWW Interviews: Hagerstown Hub Opera to Present AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS by Johnna Leary - December 17, 2014

Santa Claus may be coming to town, but the Three Wise Men will be arriving sooner in a new production of Amahl and the Night Visitors. Hagerstown Hub Opera Ensemble will present a special one time only production, directed by Phillip Collister in conjunction with Towson University Music for the Stag...

BWW Interviews: A CHRISTMAS STORY at Old Opera House Features Classic Movie Moments and New Songs by Johnna Leary - December 03, 2014

"You'll shoot your eye out!" Instead of watching the nostalgic Christmas movie during another 24 hour movie marathon, see A Christmas Story: The Musical live on stage at the Old Opera House in Charles Town, WV, opening December 4....

BWW Interviews: Potomac Playmakers to Present Non-Traditional Christmas Tale in JACOB MARLEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL by Johnna Leary - November 28, 2014

The Potomac Playmaker's production of Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol, directed by Charles Kopack, will open December 5 at the Hagerstown Women's Club in Hagerstown, MD. The show tells the story of A Christmas Carol, but from Jacob Marley, Scrooge's best friend and business partner's, point of view...

BWW Interviews: Shepherd University Scene Stealers to Present SPRING AWAKENING by Johnna Leary - November 05, 2014

Spring Awakening, a modern rock musical featuring teenage student discoveries, will premiere this Friday at the Shepherdstown Train Station, produced by Shepherd University's student-run musical theater group, Scene Stealers....



Videos


Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure in West Virginia Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure
West Virginia Public Theatre (6/23 - 7/2)
Akeelah & The Bee in West Virginia Akeelah & The Bee
William H. McCoy Theatre (5/19 - 5/28)
Bonnie and Clyde in West Virginia Bonnie and Clyde
Mountain Movers Theatre Company (6/2 - 6/17)
CAST
Little Shop Of Horrors in West Virginia Little Shop Of Horrors
Mountain Movers Theatre Company (10/20 - 11/4)
The Mountaintop in West Virginia The Mountaintop
West Virginia Public Theatre (6/9 - 6/11)
Matilda, Jr in West Virginia Matilda, Jr
Mountain Movers Theatre Company (9/15 - 9/23)
A Christmas Carol in West Virginia A Christmas Carol
Mountain Movers Theatre Company (12/1 - 12/9)
VIEW SHOWS  ADD A SHOW  

Recommended For You