Review: Bold Virginia Opera season opener ‘Don Giovanni’ is Mostly Mozart,...
Though innocent until proven guilty, Sean “Diddy” Combs currently reigns as America’s poster boy for drug orgies and forced seductions of young women and girls — an American Don Juan (Don Giovanni in...
View ArticleFun to Do: Suffolk Peanut Festival, Monster Jam, ‘Cinderella,’ and more
Looking for something to do during the next week? Here are just a few happenings in Hampton Roads. The 46th annual Suffolk Peanut Festival returns this weekend. 4 to 10 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10...
View ArticleHurrah Players will open 40th anniversary season with beloved ‘Cinderella’
It’s hard to find a person who doesn’t enjoy a fairy tale — especially one with a charming prince, obnoxious stepsisters, a fairy godmother or two, and a down-on-her-luck heroine. The Hurrah Players...
View ArticlePhotos: Hurrah Players prepare for opening night of Cinderella
The cast of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella held their first dress rehearsal at Tidewater Community College’s Roper Performing Arts Center in downtown Norfolk on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. The Hurrah...
View ArticleFun to Do: ‘Mean Girls’ on Broadway, stand-up comedy, orchestra performances...
Looking for something to do during the next week? Here are just a few happenings in Hampton Roads. Comedian Brad Williams brings his stand-up comedy tour, “Tour ’24,” to Norfolk. 7 p.m. Friday at...
View ArticleSo fetch: Broadway’s ‘Mean Girls’ opens Tuesday in Norfolk
“Mean Girls” the Broadway musical opens Tuesday at Chrysler Hall. The hit comedy centers on teen Cady Heron who grew up in Africa before her family moved to suburban Illinois. But life in the untamed...
View ArticleReview: ‘Dracula, A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really’ sticks it to The Man
“Back, demon!” “Stakes out!” “Don’t get too close! They may bite!” These sound like seasonally appropriate, high-stakes lines about the Transylvanian Man in Black. (No, not Johnny Cash. He was from...
View ArticleFun to Do: Pumpkins and Pirates, ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ and more...
Looking for something to do during the next week? Here are just a few happenings in Hampton Roads. Newport News Greek Festival presents its fall edition. 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday...
View ArticleFun to Do: Pumpkin decorating, blues festival, anime convention and more
Looking for something to do during the next week? Here are just a few happenings in Hampton Roads. Core Theatre Ensemble presents “40 Whacks: The Nightmare of Lizzie Borden.” 8 p.m. Wednesday through...
View ArticleMusic, poetry and theater: November events on the Outer Banks
The election and Thanksgiving may be the marquee events in November, but there are plenty of other things happening this month on the Outer Banks and in northeastern North Carolina. They include both...
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