by veermagmain | Dec 12, 2019 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
By Michael Curry Here’s yet another artistic coup for Norfolk — the superbly crafted and breathtakingly executed OVO — a Cirque du Soleil production which opens its national tour right here with five performances at Scope. Who has not heard of the legendary...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 1, 2019 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
(Daniel Montenegro plays the role of Mario) By Michael Curry We all know that opera is the all encompassing art form where visual, aural, musical and staging elements all come together to make a production. Add in the scenery, costumes, lighting choreography and...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 28, 2019 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
(Chilina Kennedy & Sasson Gabay. Photo by Matthew Murphy) Israeli film star leads “different kind of musical” into Norfolk By Jim Roberts “Hamilton” is the “talk of the town” for Broadway In Norfolk’s 2019-2020 season, but “The Band’s Visit” was almost as...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 22, 2019 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
(Director Thomas W. Jones II) By Jerome Langston There’s been just a few days for the Atlanta-based director and playwright, Thomas W. Jones II, to get his bearings here in Norfolk, as rehearsals for the play that he’s here to direct, Detroit ’67, begin in earnest....
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 22, 2019 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema It seems that congratulations are in order. At this point in the universe’s 13.76 billion year trajectory, earthlings have reached a comprehensive understanding of all the laws of physics that make up our everyday reality. That’s...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 18, 2019 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
(Brian Ray Norris and Sam Simahk in Guys & Dolls. Photo by Samuel W. Flint.) By Jerome Langston “He always brings me in for comedies,” says director Nicolas Minas, with a bit of a chuckle, in response to my question about how he was selected to direct Guys and...