by Jeff Maisey | Apr 19, 2026 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake… by an infinite expectation of the dawn. – Henry David Thoreau As I approach the age of 70, I’m growing more acutely aware of my diminished capacities. The physical limitations are especially...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 19, 2026 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(The Chameleons play Richmond Music Hall on Monday, April 20. Photo by Helen Millington.) By Jeff Maisey By age 21, in 1983, I had absorbed the music of The Beatles as a kid influenced by teenagers on the dead end street I was raised on. From this impressionable...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 25, 2026 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
(LeVonte’ Herbert as Sam (tan shorts with cigarette in hand) and Brenden Wrenn as Kenneth. Photo courtesy of NSU Theatre Company.) By Jerome Langston “And when it was done, and the rights became available — I saw it online… I think I was in Walmart. And I...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 25, 2026 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
(Michelle Azar portrays Ruth Bader Ginsburg.) By Montague Gammon III The Virginia Arts Festival brings back to Hampton Roads, March 29, the most important play that anyone in local audiences will see this year, and perhaps for many years to come. “All Things Equal –...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 24, 2026 | Featured, Music, Music News
This Meow Meow loves milk too. Photo by Nicholas Harmony By Jim Roberts Meow Meow may not be a household name in the U.S., but in the world of cabaret, she’s a legend with an international following in cities like Sydney, London and Berlin. The day before we spoke,...
