What's Playing...for Kids & Families
Here is the scoop on the plays and performances around town - including the inexpensive movies at the Byrd and Henrico Theatres.
CHEAPY MOVIES
The Byrd Theatre - Tickets are only $1.99 per person!
Carytown, 2908 West Cary Street, Richmond, VA, 23221 Phone: 804.353.9911
Please check the day you plan to attend! And keep in mind they do not show previews. Also try to get there in time for the live Mighty Wurlitzer Organ show featuring Bob Gulledge every Saturday night before the two evening shows- it is worth it!
Henrico Theatre - Tickets are only $1.00 per person!
Highland Springs, 305 E. Nine Mile Rd. Henrico, VA 23075 Phone: 804.328.4491
For more details, follow the link to the Henrico County Family and Friends webpage and click on movies.
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - 1968 (G) Fri, Jan 6th, 7pm & Sat, Jan 7th, 2pm & 7pm
The Goochland Drive-In Theater
4344 Old Fredericksburg Road, Hadensville, VA 23067
A fun outing and very reasonable prices for admission and at the snack bar.
The movies change every weekend - so visit the website for more details.
IMAX MOVIES & PLANETARIUM
Science Museum of Virginia, 2500 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220 Phone: 804.864.1400
• Hubble
• Lewis & Clark - Great Journey West
• Hurricane on the Bayou
• Mummies
•
Destination Universe - A 20-minute Planetarium
Show
PLAYS
• The Stinky Cheese Man Feb 17th – March 18th, 2012
At the Empire Theatre
Suggested for children 4 years and older.
• Suessical April 27th – May 20th, 2012
At the Empire Theatre
Suggested for children 4 years and older.
• Mulan February 10th - February 19th, 2012
Tomahawk Creek Middle School Theatre
Travel back to the legendary, story-telling days of ancient China with this action-packed stage adaptation of Disney’s Mulan.
• The Music Man March 2nd - March 11th, 2012
The Lora M. Robins Theatre (Steward School)
An affectionate paean to Smalltown, U.S.A. of a bygone era, Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize – this despite the fact he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef.
• Disney's Beauty and the Beast June 8th - June 11th, 2012
The Lora M. Robins Theatre (Steward School)
Step into the enchanted world of Broadway's modern classic!
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat August 9th - 12th, 2012
The Lora M. Robins Theatre (Steward School)
Set to an engaging cornucopia of musical styles, from country-western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock 'n' roll, this Old Testament tale emerges both timely and timeless for the entire family!
17401 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Colonial Heights, VA 23834 Phone: 804.748.5203
Check back next season!
BALLET, DANCE and MUSIC
Richmond Ballet’s
Studio Theater
Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage
Saturdays at 11am. Pre-Concert Festival begins at 10am
• The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra March 3rd, 2012
• Emperor's New Clothes April 21st, 2012
