Riverside Dinner Theater
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I bet that a lot of you didn’t know that there is a dinner theater near Quantico. The Riverside Dinner Theater is located near the Route 17 exit in South Stafford County. The current production, running until October 28th, is “A funny thing happened on the way to the forum”. Follow the link above for show times, prices, and dinner menu.
Broadway musical critics for over three decades have proclaimed this Stephen Sondheim work (A funny thing happened on the way to the forum), set in ancient Rome and based on a classic comedy by Roman playwright Titus Plautus (200 B.C.), as “simply one of the best musical comedies ever.” Rogue slave Pseudolus is promised his freedom if he can secure a wife for his young master Hero, but runs into complications from a blend of deliciously unsavory characters that keep him, his cohorts and you–guessing and laughing all the way. You’ll meet Senex, Hero’s meandering and “misunderstood” father, Domina, Senex’s overbearing and frustrated wife, the intimidating and self-righteous General Miles Gloriousus, Philia, the beautiful and innocent courtesan bride, Marcus Lycus, the archetypical procurer/matchmaker (of sorts), and the Proteans, reminiscent of the Three Stooges in past movie days. Punctuating the zany twists and turns is an entrancing Sondheim score which includes Comedy Tonight, Everybody Ought to Have a Maid, I’m Calm, Pretty Little Picture, That Dirty Old Man, and Bring Me My Bride. This show is fun personified!
Riverside also has a children’s theater. Playing until October 6th is “Cinderella’s Slipper.” Check the Riverside Children’s Theater page for matinee times, prices, and menu.
The Riverside Dinner Theater is located at Riverside Center, 95 Riverside Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22406. Phone 540-370-4300. See also Google Maps insert:
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