Category: 2026-2027
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Did You Ever Not Read the Book? If So, You’ll Fit Right In at Peninsula Community Theatre’s “Moonlight and Magnolias”
When I heard that “Moonlight and Magnolias,” showing now at Peninsula Community Theatre, was about the making of “Gone With the Wind” I was intrigued. I watched “Gone With the Wind” for the first and only time in 2013, which I realize is a fairly long time ago. The movie is considered cinematographic canon, and…
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Scout Wearing a Ham Costume in Smithfield? That Seems Right. SLT Presents the Classic “To Kill a Mockingbird”
At some point in childhood, your understanding of the world begins to shift from that of a series of tall tales and lessons you have been taught to seeing the place as it is – with all its problems, but also all the good it can offer, in plain view. It is in this moment…
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An Acting Troupe Takes the Off-Off-Off Broadway Route to the Silver Screen at Little Theatre of Virginia Beach’s “Moon Over Buffalo”
Photo courtesy of J. Stubbs Photography (https://jstubbsphotographyvb.com/) If you aren’t sure what you are in for when walking into LTVB to see “Moon Over Buffalo”, just take a second (after taking your seat) to read David Kutteroff’s bio in the playbill; you’ll immediately know just how farce-y this farce is (answer: extremely). Playwright Ken Ludwig…
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Jump Into a Fairy Tale World at Little Theatre of Norfolk with “Between the Lines”
Photo courtesy of J. Stubbs Photography (https://jstubbsphotographyvb.com/) The Little Theatre of Norfolk is in the midst of a marketing blitz for their 100th season – beginning with the musical “Between the Lines”. For anything to last one hundred years is quite a feat, but especially for a non-profit, who must find passionate individuals time and…
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Sometimes You Just Need an Hour(glass) To Feel Like Yourself Again: WP Presents “Freaky Friday”
Perhaps my all-time favorite Broadway actress is Heidi Blickenstaff. I saw her perform at EPCOT for the Festival of the Arts a few years ago, and immediately declared her to be the best singer I had ever heard. So you can imagine how excited I was to hear that Williamsburg Players was bringing the musical…
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“Cinderella: Enchanted Edition” – A Magical Start for Suffolk Stage Company
*Note: As per the performance eligibility requirements laid out here, this production is not up for HRACT Award consideration.* One of the things that I value most about community theatre is the access that it provides to the arts – with affordable tickets and venues close to home, it can be a great democratizer of stagecraft. …
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The Letters of the Day in Hilton Village? P, C, T, and Q
Walking into Peninsula Community Theatre on Friday night, my perception of “Avenue Q” was basically – so they made Sesame Street dirty, sending the Muppets into the real world where they are allowed to cuss, have intimate (physical) relationships, do drugs, and be, can you believe it, gay. As a longstanding Muppet stan, I was…
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Disco, Dancing, and Dreams: The ‘Holy Trinity’ of “Sister Act” at LTVB
Photo courtesy of J. Stubbs Photography (https://jstubbsphotographyvb.com/) What is it about nuns that so consistently captures the imagination of audiences? By percentage of population in the real world, they have to be one of the most over-represented groups on stage – and yet, I’m totally here for it. Maybe it is the clash of cultures…
