by Jeff Maisey | Nov 11, 2018 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
Musical finds new audiences after being jilted on Broadway By Jim Roberts “It Shoulda Been You” had a short run on Broadway—it closed after only 135 performances—but the musical quickly found a second wind in local theaters all over the United States....
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 15, 2018 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
By Jerome Langston “This is a big show!” exclaims Chris Hanna, former Artistic Director of the Virginia Stage Company, and current director of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic play, Our Town, which continues VSC’s landmark 40th season following last...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 30, 2018 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
By Jeff Maisey As a comedian, Jeff Foxworthy has about done it all — 26 best-selling books, comedy-recording artist, radio, television, movies. He’s even been the voice of Handy in the animated film “The Smurfs.” What Foxworthy is best known for, however, are his...
by Jeff Maisey | May 14, 2018 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
By Jerome Langston Much has happened since my first interview with theater artist Connor Norton, just about a year ago, about his Orange Ave Project, a theatrical work that is being produced later this month at the Zeiders American Dream Theater in Virginia Beach....
by Jeff Maisey | May 10, 2018 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
By Jerome Langston “I’ve had an affinity for Regina Taylor’s work for forever,” says Raelle Myrick-Hodges, a D.C. native who happens to be directing Virginia Stage Company’s upcoming production of the gospel musical Crowns next month. Raelle now calls New York City...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 1, 2018 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
By Jerome Langston It takes only a few minutes of conversation with Los Angeles based writer/performer/director, Khanisha Foster, to realize that Virginia Stage Company’s producing artistic director, Tom Quaintance, made a very good decision in booking Foster to...
