by Jeff Maisey | Jan 5, 2020 | Dance, Stage & Film
(Cavalier with Sugar Plum Fairy: Maggie Small and Fernando Sabino in The Nutcracker by Stoner Winslett. Richmond Ballet. All Rights Reserved. Photo by Sarah Ferguson.) Brazilian Dancer Prepares For His Last Curtain Call In Norfolk By Jim Roberts Fernando Sabino...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 27, 2019 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema When we first initiated the Naro series ‘New Non-Fiction Film’ in the early 2000s, documentaries were still considered to be the red headed stepchild of arthouse programming. The bulk of the screen content being foreign films,...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 18, 2019 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
(Bryson Bruce & Company – HAMILTON National Tour – (c) Joan Marcus) By Jerome Langston “It’s going to be exciting in Virginia as well, because we talk a lot about Virginia in the show,” says actor Josh Tower, about mid-way through our lengthy phone...
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...
