by Jeff Maisey | Mar 22, 2022 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
(Alisa Jordheim is playing Susanna) By Montague Gammon III If Mozart’s opera The Marriage of Figaro, the Virginia Opera production coming up on the last weekend of March, were a Golden Age Hollywood romantic comedy, or a door slamming stage farce, it could well be...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 15, 2022 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
(Jessi DiPette plays Patsy in “The Ribbon Mill.” Credit: Josh Stubbs Photography) By Jim Roberts Unless you were a die-hard theater fan living in Memphis in 2002, you probably haven’t heard of a play called “The Ribbon Mill.” But if you’re adventurous enough to take...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 14, 2022 | Art, Art News, Art Previews, Current Exhibits
(Elizabeth King and Richard Kizu-Blair, What Happened) By Betsy DiJulio Springboarding from the Barry Museum’s collection of historical automata, this three-prong exhibition highlights intersections between art, science, and emotion asking, somewhat paradoxically, how...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 14, 2022 | News, News & Views
(American Ballet Theatre opens the 25th anniversary season of the Virginia Arts Festival) By Jeff Maisey For its silver anniversary season, the Virginia Arts Festival (VAF) has unveiled some returning fan favorites, first-time performers, and an impressive roster of...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 19, 2022 | Art, Art News, Art Previews, Current Exhibits
Muhammad Ansi, Untitled (Hands Holding Flowers through Bars), 2016, acrylic on paper, 11 x 8.5 inches By Betsy DiJulio Six artists. Over 100 artworks. Fifteen years, give or take. The artists in this rare exhibition include both current detainees at...
