by Jeff Maisey | Mar 22, 2022 | Dance
By Montague Gammon III The elderly knight-errant Don Quixote comes out a winner in his namesake ballet, which the American Ballet Theatre is performing at Norfolk’s Chrysler Hall March 25-27, under the Virginia Arts Festival’s auspices. Though he doesn’t...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 15, 2021 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
Lila Coogan (Anya) and the company of the National Tour of ANASTASIA. Photo by Evan Zimmerman, MurphyMade. By Jerome Langston “It’s a blessing,” says actor Bryan Seastrom, who is about to perform tonight, with the rest of the cast, at the Embassy Theatre in Fort...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 9, 2021 | Classical, Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Maestro JoAnn Falletta bids us farewell with Beethoven. Photo by David Beloff.) By Montague Gammon III Celebrating Beethoven by polishing off a couple of Fifths, JoAnn Falletta, formerly Music Director of our Virginia Symphony Orchestra and now appointed to the...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 19, 2020 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey Singing to an empty auditorium isn’t so hard if you ask Judy Collins. The Virginia Arts Festival recently commissioned a live concert featuring longtime folk music recording artist Judy Collins for a virtual performance from Chrysler Hall in...
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...
