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Written by M. J. Garland
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Wednesday, 15 November 2006 |
 Tom Stoppard, one of Britain's most living playwrights, reaches new heights with CNU's current production. What is there to say about this production? A lot.
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Written by David Springstead
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Tuesday, 14 November 2006 |
 The Little Theatre of Virginia Beach has to be one of the most interesting performance spaces I have ever seen. What can only be called "theatre in the corner" makes for a unique view for the audience, and most probably a nightmare for a scenic designer.
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Written by Laura Apelt
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Monday, 13 November 2006 |
 Deciding how to proceed with this review for Sleuth at Williamsburg Players has been difficult for me. It's comparitively easy to write reviews on shows that are either really great or really terrible. But no one is going to want to read a review that simply shrugs and says "Eh, it's wasn't bad."
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Written by Wendy Maveal
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Sunday, 12 November 2006 |
Ok, so maybe I am a bit of a theater snob sometimes, I’ll
admit, so I didn’t have very high expectations for The Wizard of Oz put on
by Smithfield Little Theatre.
Well, wrong I was… it happens occasionally.
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Written by David Springstead
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Wednesday, 08 November 2006 |
 "THE LITTLE FOXES" by Lillian Hellman is one of those shows that could
be overly melodramatic if not handled well by both director and cast.
The Little Theatre of Norfolk has been blessed with just such an
occurance.
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Written by M..J. Garland
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Monday, 06 November 2006 |
 Old Dominion University opened the new University Theatre with William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Whenever I think of this production I think of Lady Macbeth’s line, “Out, out damn spot.” Like the images of this production that have been burned on to my cornea.
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Written by Ronnie Pirate
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Sunday, 05 November 2006 |
 The Poquoson Island Players or PIPs as they
refer to themselves serve up a batch of madcap laughs in their production of
Mark Landon Smith’s Radio T.B.S. Or at least that’s what they wanted to do. There were, however, several obstacles that
had to be overcome.
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Written by Mike Diana
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Wednesday, 01 November 2006 |
 It doesn't make sense to review a national touring company production when it lands someplace like the Ferguson Center for the Arts. In most cases the production is on to the next stop before the article appears so it serves little material purpose (such as selling tickets) to comp the press. All that aside OHR was granted the opportunity to experience the Tim Rice/Elton John extravaganza Aida with all the theatrical trimmings the Ferguson Center has to offer its patrons. So with that in mind let's go to the show!
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Written by David Springstead
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Thursday, 26 October 2006 |
 Attending a production of The Diary of Anne Frank is like seeing a movie about the Titanic's maiden voyage, you know how it's going to end. As a result the director needs to insure that there are elements within the performance that create moments of tension and empathy for the characters, and also allow the audience to become part of the show and not just observers. The Regent University Theatre's production fails in these areas more often than it succeeds.
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Written by M.J. Garland
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Tuesday, 24 October 2006 |
 Probably one of the greatest mystery stories of all time by the British mystery writer Agatha Christie is now playing at Peninsula Community Theatre. It's a murder mystery that revolves around the events of a nursery rhyme and keeps the audience guessing with really no chance of solving this mystery.
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Written by Laura Apelt
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Sunday, 22 October 2006 |
 Well, split me infinitives, I kinda liked it! And so did all the adorable litte girls dressed in Tinkerbell outfits in the audience. I had fun! ...I just wish I'd left before the last act.
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Written by Mike Diana
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Friday, 20 October 2006 |
 Gypsy is a star vehicle. It lives or dies depending on the radiant power of the actress bringing the complexities of theater's ultimate stage mother, Mama Rose, to life. Add kids, animals, women that know how to bump and grind, a complex score, too many songs, many multiple modular set changes, plus a first act that runs over an hour and forty minutes and you have a recipe for disaster. |
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Written by Jeff Corriveau
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Wednesday, 18 October 2006 |
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Old Dominion University and PlayTime Theatre presented
Fairly Stupid Stories this weekend at the Stables
Theatre at O.D.U. This original adaptation opened the O.D.U. Theatre Department's 2006-2007
season.
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Written by Laura Apelt
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Tuesday, 17 October 2006 |
 Upon entering the Generic Theatre for the second perfomance of The Guys, I fully anticipated a rather depressing evening. After all, when one goes to see a show based on the events of 9/11, one expects to be sobbing with tears by the end of the night. Boy, was I mistaken.
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Written by David Springstead
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Monday, 16 October 2006 |
 In my almost 40 years being involved in theatre I have never before met someone with the accolades awarded to OLYMPIA DUKAKIS. Winner of a New York Film Critics Award, a Los Angeles Film Critics Award, a Golden Globe, and the much coveted Academy Award, the "Oscar," she has proved that she has great talent on the big screen. But in addition she has won two Obie Awards for her stage work, making her one of those rare actors that can perform in both mediums. So needless to say I was looking forward to her all too brief appearance at THE AMERICAN THEATRE in Hampton with the concert reading of the MARTIN SHERMAN one woman show, "ROSE" on Saturday, October 7.
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Written by Stephen Mason
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Saturday, 14 October 2006 |
 Georges Bizet’s Carmen is one of this planet’s greatest examples of opera. It has drama, lust, seduction, violence and gypsy fortune telling. Even those that don’t care for opera have heard its music and perhaps did not even realize. However what most opera lovers don’t even realize is that Carmen was truly a shock to the world of opera on its premier in Paris on March 3rd 1875 at the Paris Opéra Comique.
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Written by Laura Apelt
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Monday, 09 October 2006 |
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To most Americans, drums are something you usually hear in a parade, in the half-time show at a football game, or playing behind a couple of guitarists at a concert. But in Burundi, drums are way cooler.
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Written by Jeff Corriveau
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Sunday, 08 October 2006 |
What happens when a teenage girl's mother is killed in a gruesome hit-and-run accident? What else can she do but..CHEER! Presented by Theatre CNU, this coming of age story is a dark comedy that twists and turns through issues of materialism and personal vanity.
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Written by Amber Jordan-Baloy
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Tuesday, 03 October 2006 |
 Let’s say you like art. How would you like to check out some great art and sip wine or beer while you did it? Well, what if you could check out this great art collection, sip wine or beer, and munch on a few hors d’oeuvres? Wait – it gets better! What if you could check out the art collection, sip wine or beer, munch on hors d’oeuvres, and then also listen to live music? Well, that’s exactly what I did last Thursday night at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center, affectionately referred to as the “Pfac” by its members.
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Written by John Campbell
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Monday, 02 October 2006 |
The saints are singing "I've got a crown, you've got a crown, all
God's children got a crown..." By this time we are well into the
story of the musical Crowns by Regina Taylor, adapted from
the book "Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats" by Michael
Cunningham and Craig Marberry and presented at Virginia Stage Company through October 8th.
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