Henrico Theatre announces its 'Henrico Live' 2024-25 season

The Kozy Cats, a mainstay of the Henrico Theatre Company, have performed on Soul Train, with Chubby Checker and had week-long stands at the famed Peppermint Beach Club. They will perform their covers of Wilson Pickett, Herman's Hermits, David Bowie, and a couple dozen more soul and pop artists.

Other performances will include: The Wild, Wacky and Truly Wonderful Women Go to the Movies; The English Channel, a well-known British Invasion band; Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End, with Amy Berlin in the title role; and local favorite Susan Greenbaum.

Individual tickets are $10 apiece, and patrons can save money by purchasing tickets to multiple shows. Those who select three or four performances at once will save 25%, while those who purchase tickets to five or more events at once will receive a 50% discount.

Tickets are available online at henricolive.com and at the box office at 305 East Nine Mile Road in Highland Springs from noon to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

In addition to live performances, Henrico Theatre also features recent movies on the weekends, with tickets and concessions for $1 apiece.

The full schedule is as follows:

• Kozy Cats – Friday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m.

• The Wild, Wacky and Truly Wonderful Women Go to the Movies – Friday, Oct. 11-Sunday, Oct. 13 and Friday, Oct. 18-Sunday, Oct. 20. Songs will include “Footloose,” “The Candy Man,” “The Way We Were,” “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head,” “Singin’ in the Rain,” “Part of Your World,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and others; directed by Amy Perdue.

• Tribute to Teddy Pendergrass – Friday, Oct. 25, 7 p.m. 
From his time as the lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, through his solo career, Teddy Pendergrass spent decades performing and delighting the world with his ballads and gospel-influenced vocals.

• The English Channel – Friday, Nov. 15, 7 p.m. The British Invasion band returns with a new edition of their concert experience, “AM•FM Hits of the British Invasion.” Attendees will hear Brit rock, pop and prog tunes performed just like the original recordings.

• Christmas with KOS and Susan Greenbaum – Saturday, Dec. 14, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The evening will be filled with holiday favorites.

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Susan Greenbaum – Friday, March 21, 7 p.m. After working as a corporate executive in Fortune 500 companies, Greenbaum traded her power suits for performing. She is a Henrico Theatre mainstay and the recipient of several songwriting awards. This concert will feature new music, never performed before in front of a live audience.

• The Taters – Friday, April 25, 7 p.m. 
Now in their third decade, The Taters are sticking to their credo of "No two shows the same!"

• KOS – Friday, May 30, 7 p.m. KOS has been playing the best of beach, Motown, “rock and roll” and classic swing for more than 30 years.

• Henrico Theatre Company presents Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End – Friday, June 20 and Saturday, June 21; Friday June 27 to Sunday, June 29. A comic look at one of the country’s most beloved voices, who captured the frustrations of her generation by asking, “if life is a bowl of cherries, what am I doing in the pits?” Discover the story behind America’s beloved humorist who championed women’s lives with wit that sprang from the truth. Starring Amy Berlin as Erma Bombeck, directed by Melissa Rayford.