More than 8,000 students from 53 Virginia high schools competed this year in the Poetry Out Loud recitation competition. The state finals are Thursday at the November Theatre.
When the hit Broadway musical "Monty Python's Spamalot" opens Friday night at the Carpenter Theater, the role of King Arthur will be played by a Virginian.
"Children of Eden," the musical opening tomorrow night at the Jewish Community Center on Monument Avenue, was written by Stephen Schwartz whose most recent Broadway hit is "Wicked."
