For those who consider New Year’s Eve to be amateur night, the Richmond Triangle Players offer a theater-focused way to ring out the old with an Intimate New Year’s Eve with Nicholas Rodriguez. To his legions of fans, he was Nick Chavez on “One Life to Live.” The charismatic star of Arena Stage’s productions of “Oklahoma” and “Carousel” brings his cabaret-style show, “The First Time,” to Richmond, singing to the rafters in his killer baritone about some of the firsts in his life. Smart money says that means songs of love and loss. Reserved seating at 8 and 10:30. 1300 Altamont Ave. rtriangle.org