by Jeff Maisey | Nov 25, 2025 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
(Actor Beatty Barnes Jr. will reprise the role of Ebenezer Scrooge) By Jerome Langston “I’m a therapist by day, and a theater director by night,” says Maryanne Kiley, very early in our recent phone chat, about her job as director of Virginia Stage Company’s A...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 25, 2025 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
(Santa and the starring cast of Hurrah for the Holidays. Photo by Elena Grace Photography courtesy of Hurrah Players.) By Jim Roberts Hugh Copeland has a simple piece of advice for anyone considering producing back-to-back theatrical performances: “Don’t do it.” Yet...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 25, 2025 | Dance, Stage & Film
Ballet Virginia’s “Nutcracker” performance by professional dancers. By Jeff Maisey If you can’t get enough of the holiday season “Nutcracker” ballet, you’re in for a treat in Hampton Roads with several productions scheduled, each with its own unique...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 21, 2025 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
Tony and Karla Robinson as George and Judy Kimball in Arts Enter Cape Charles’ production of Send Me No Flowers. Photo credit: Chris Roll By Sheila Vera “Especially during a time when we’re so divided, we strive to find plays that draw the community...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 1, 2025 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
Nick Fradiani as ‘Neil – Then’ (center) and ‘The Noise’ in “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical.” Photo credit Jeremy Daniel. By Jim Roberts “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical” ran for less than two years on Broadway,...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 1, 2025 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
(Director Anthony Mark Stockard) By Jerome Langston “But ‘Honeysuckle Rose’ is a song I sang a lot, and it used to be my go to audition song,” recalls Anthony Mark Stockard, university professor and NSU Theatre Company’s producing artistic director, during a recent...
