Joan Tupponce
Joan Tupponce
Joan Tupponce is a national award-winning journalist who has been freelancing since 1989. Her articles have appeared in the New York Daily News, Teen Beat, Seventeen, Challenge magazine, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Virginian-Pilot, Richmond magazine, Virginia Living, Virginia Business, Virginia Golfer and more. She has also written for the public relations area of Sports Illustrated. Her broadcast experience includes radio and television reviews, travelogues and celebrity interviews. Joan is also a Richmond area theater critic.

Stories from Joan Tupponce...

Barksdale's "White Christmas" adapted from movie musical and Irving Berlin songs.

Joan Tuppponce reviewed "White Christmas" for WCVE's Morning Edition.

"Smoke" a Toe-Tapping Good Time

Writer Joan Tupponce found Barksdale's "Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming" down-home fun.

Barksdale's "Shipwrecked" Jolly Good Fun

Joan Tupponce's review of "Shipwrecked."

"The Foreignor" Shines at Swift Creek Mill

Joan Tupponce reviews "The Foreignor" at Swift Creek Mill.

"On Golden Pond" glitters at Barksdale

Joan Tupponce reviews "On Golden Pond" at Barksdale at Hanover Tavern

Writer Joan Tupponce reviews Firehouse Theater's "Rent."

Topnotch performances bring modern version of "La Boheme" to life.

A Crowning Achievement at Barksdale

Joan Tupponce reviews "Crowns" at Barksdale Theatre.

Henley Street Theatre Delivers a Classic with a Message

Joan Tupponce's review of "A Doll's House."

The Empire Theatre Comes Alive with “The Sound of Music”

Barksdale/Theatre IV Production is Top Rate

A Grand Night for Singing

Swift Creek Mill Theatre's newest offering, A Grand Night for Singing, is true to its name. The musical review celebrates the legendary songs of Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein.