Legally Blonde-The Musical

Vern Riffe Center for the Arts 940 2nd Street, PORTSMOUTH, OH, United States

Harvard’s beloved blonde, Elle Woods, takes the stage by pink storm in thisfun, upbeat story of self-discovery. This fabulously fun award-winning musical, based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde, The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and... Read More

A Tribute to Clyde McCoy

Vern Riffe Center for the Arts 940 2nd Street, PORTSMOUTH, OH, United States

All Aboard! Join us as we take a Sentimental Journey through the 1940’s with Joseph Rubin directing a 15-piece Big Band Orchestra. We’ll be traveling back to the heyday of the era with tunes from Glenn Miller, Ted Lewis, Benny Goodman, and our own famous bandleader and trumpeter, Clyde McCoy. Clyde McCoy started his musical... Read More

Springfield Symphony w/ Joan Ellison: “Get Happy” A Judy Garland Celebration

Vern Riffe Center for the Arts 940 2nd Street, PORTSMOUTH, OH, United States

In celebration of Judy Garland’s centennial, Joan Ellison and the Springfield Symphony take us on a nostalgic trip from technicolor Hollywood to Carnegie Hall in a hit parade of songs including “The Trolley Song,” “The Man That Got Away,” “Get Happy,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart,” “Almost Like... Read More

Rockapella

Vern Riffe Center for the Arts 940 2nd Street, PORTSMOUTH, OH, United States

In 1995, one of the very first groups to perform at the newly-opened Vern Riffe Center for the Arts in Portsmouth, Ohio, was none other than Rockapella. Since then, Rockapella has become one of the world’s most sophisticated, lasting, and imitated vocal groups around today. Since the early ’90’s, when they first achieved national television... Read More

Rockapella

Vern Riffe Center for the Arts 940 2nd Street, PORTSMOUTH, OH, United States

In 1995, one of the very first groups to perform at the newly-opened Vern Riffe Center for the Arts in Portsmouth, Ohio, was none other than Rockapella. Since then, Rockapella has become one of the world’s most sophisticated, lasting, and imitated vocal groups around today. Since the early ’90’s, when they first achieved national television... Read More

Shawnee State University’s Performing Arts Academy

Vern Riffe Center for the Arts 940 2nd Street, PORTSMOUTH, OH, United States

The Performing Arts Academy (PAA) at Shawnee State University is designed as a preparatory program for students age 3-18 years of age who are interested in entering the world of the performing arts. The PAA offers classes in Creative Movement, ABT NTC Ballet, Contemporary Dance and Tap. The Academy believes in cultivating a professional, nurturing... Read More