by Jeff Maisey | Mar 23, 2017 | Musical Theater, News, News & Views
Compiled by Staff Turandot Virginia Opera March 17, 19, 21 Based on an ancient fable set in China, this story of the legendary Princess Turandot, so desirable that men risked their heads for her hand in marriage, weaves the quest for love with the ultimate...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 23, 2017 | Classical, Music News, News, News & Views
Compiled by Staff tenThing Presented by Virginia Arts Festival March 23 Attucks Theatre Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth has won rave reviews in recital and headlining orchestra concerts from the BBC Proms to Carnegie Hall. She also leads a unique...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 23, 2017 | Dance, News, News & Views
Compiled by Staff Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet: Swan Lake Presented by Virginia Arts Festival March 31 – April 2 Chrysler Hall Granted its “Royal” title in 1953 by the just-crowned Queen Elizabeth II, this legendary troupe is one of the world’s oldest premier...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 23, 2017 | News, News & Views
By Jim Roberts Ivan Vargas is a happy clown, but he broke character last May at the final Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus performance that featured elephants. “I usually keep my emotions in check because I’m out there performing,” he said in a recent...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 14, 2017 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… ~ Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. The day after the Women’s March on Washington, a man I know was asked by a mutual friend why he’d gone. “For my daughter,” he said. Fair enough. I...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 14, 2017 | Film, News, News & Views, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema The media in this country has been able to look good ever since President Donald and Steve Bannon declared war on the “dishonest press.” In reaction to attacks by the White House, the liberal press has piled on with their criticism of...
