by veermagmain | Dec 29, 2023 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
By Synnika Alek-Chizoba Lofton While standing on the main stage at Zeiders American Dream Theater in Virginia Beach, Sharon Cook screams “Representation Matters!” Standing on stage with her are Derrion La’Zachan Hawkins (Director), Jennifer Kelly-Cooper...
by veermagmain | Nov 30, 2023 | Dance, Stage & Film
(Ballet Virginia’s “Nutcracker” performance by professional dancers.) By Jeff Maisey In retail, many programs exist to “Buy Local” or “Shop Local During the Holidays.” These promotional efforts advocate for supporting locally owned and operated business competing...
by veermagmain | Nov 24, 2023 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
(Beatty Barnes Jr. portraying Ebenezer Scrooge in Virginia Stage Company’s “A Merry Christmas Carol.” Photo by Sam Flint. By Jerome Langston “We’ve been able to build this – for the last 3 years,” says Tom Quaintance, Virginia Stage Company’s producing...
by veermagmain | Oct 31, 2023 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
(Michelle Azar stars as Ruth Bader Ginsburg Photo courtesy of Bay Street Theater.) By Montague Gammon III The most important play that anyone in Hampton Roads will see this year, and probably for many years to come, crops up for just one single early November night...
by veermagmain | Oct 23, 2023 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
(Adi Royas as Aladdin. Photo by Deenvan Meer/Disney.) By Jerome Langston “To me, it kind of feels like destiny. It’s like a full circle moment for me,” says actor Adi Roy, who plays the title role of Aladdin, in the Broadway touring production of Disney’s “Aladdin,”...
by veermagmain | Oct 23, 2023 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
Mezzo soprano Hilary Ginther By Montague Gammon III One of the most popular and well known of all operas, Gioachino Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville,” comes to the Harrison Opera House the first weekend of November in a brand new Virginia Opera production that...