Podcasts about Virginia Stage Company

Gratitude can be a big, abstract idea for most young children — but it is important! Feeling grateful can help to foster emotional wellbeing and resilience; it can reduce stress and anxiety, improve relationships, and promote a sense of belonging.Welcome to Season 4 of Little Kids, Big Hearts! We are SO excited to spend more time with you exploring important themes related to children's social and emotional development. In this new episode of Little Kids, Big Hearts, three children (Charlie, Roxy, and Everly) discuss gratitude and what gratitude feels like. They then journey to the Land of Qook-a-lackas aboard magical hoverboards and help a Qook-a-lacka friend, Kwi-loh (played by Lauren Blumenfeld), power up the Gratitude Power Plant in the Land of Qook-a-lackas.Our guest star is Lauren Blumenfeld, an actor, writer, and filmmaker, who has a long list of credits on stage and in movies and TV. Lauren's favorite theatre credits include POTUS (The Geffen Playhouse), The Assembled Parties (Broadway), We Are Proud To Present...(Soho Rep), Sailor Man (NYC Fringe Award) and numerous productions at Ars Nova. Lauren has performed abroad at The Old Vic (London) and regionally at The Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Old Globe (San Diego), The Pittsburgh Public, and The Virginia Stage Company. She was a series regular on the satirical comedy Nightcap and has played recurring roles on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, Limitless, Unforgettable, Doubt, Deadbeat, and Archibald's Next Big Thing (Netflix). Lauren's shorts have played in festivals worldwide, including SXSW and SIFF. Learn more online.Sound design and mixing is by Ryan Marth, and the ukulele music you hear is by actor and composer Bill English.Please learn more about the episode online at playsparkler.org/gratitude-powerup-with-lauren-blumenfeld/

THE SECRET GARDEN  Book & Lyrics by Marsha Norman | Music by Lucy Simon | Adapted from the novel by Frances Hodgson BurnettWorks Consulted & Reference :The Secret Garden (Original Libretto) by Marsha NormanCreating THE SECRET GARDEN Produced by Broadway Podcast NetworkMusic Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie  (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording  (Original Cast Recording  / Deluxe)  | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr.  | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"Lily's Eyes" from  The Secret Garden (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Lucy Simon, Lyrics by Marsha Norman | Performed by Mandy Patinkin & Robert Westenberg  "Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)  | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff

1974's The Tamarind Seed was considered a departure for star Julie Andrews.  After a break to raise her family, Andrews was looking for a role that would reintroduce her to audiences in a new light.  As the 70's were rife with political and paranoid thrillers, she jumped at the chance to play Judith Farrow - a woman reeling from personal tragedy who gets embroiled in a Cold War bait and switch.  It helped that Andrews was being directed by husband Blake Edwards (who also adapted the script from Evelyn Anthony's novel) and her love interest was Omar Sharif.   Dan and Vicky discuss the forgotten thriller alolng with lots of recently seen including Max doc Chowchilla, Netflix's The Brothers Sun, 2024's Mean Girls, Jason Statham actioner The Beekeeper, concert doc Queen Rock Montreal, and Anatomy of a Fall.  Also hear about how Vicky spent her birthday and Dan's time at Virginia Stage Company doing Dial M for Murder. You can watch The Tamarind Seed for free at Freevee, Tubi and Roku hotdatepod.com FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod

The Élan Collective is a tenacious band of newly-minted theatre artists figuring out how to make art in a post-pandemic world, where the wobbly uncertainties of isolation and virtual distancing now have direct impact on their identities as artists in a live-performance medium. The collective lives to create theatre with momentum. Art that drives change and affects hearts and minds. Élan is the going, launch, setting in motion, or momentum. It's that moment when you finally DO launch yourself off the dock and into the cold lake. Jeannette Lambermont-Morey has directed for theatres across Canada and the United States, from the Stratford Festival (8 seasons), to the Virginia Stage Company (twice); including such theatres as The Citadel (Edmonton), The Great Canadian Theatre Company (Ottawa), Atlantic Theatre Festival (Nova Scotia), Manitoba Theatre Centre (Winnipeg), Festival Players (Prince Edward County), Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton), the Thousand Islands Playhouse (Gananoque), Talk is Free Theatre and Theatre by the Bay (Barrie), Theatre on the Ridge (Port Perry), the New World Theatre Project/Perchance Theatre (St. John's, NFLD), YES Theatre (Sudbury); and Toronto area theatres, Factory Theatre, Canadian Stage, Harbourfront Centre, The Guild Festival Theatre, and The Toronto International Fringe Festival, etc. She has worked extensively in college and university theatre programs as a director and instructor. Jeannette was Artistic Director of the New World Theatre Project in Newfoundland 2012/13 and served as Executive Director of the Shakespeare Globe Centre of Canada from 1999 to 2015. As a director/dramaturge, Jeannette has developed a number of works by up-and-coming Canadian and American writers in various stages of development -- most recently The Beloved by Wesley Colford, at the Highland Arts Theatre in Cape Breton. Jeannette is currently Artistic & Managing Director of Xchange Theatre Works in St. John's, NL. Michael Manning is a Toronto based actor, director, choreographer, and writer who is incredibly excited to debut his first play in the Toronto Fringe! He is currently studying Theatre Performance at the George Brown Theatre School located out of the Young Centre for the Performing Arts and will be returning in September for his third year. Prior to George Brown, Michael attended the University of Toronto and contributed to multiple award-winning student productions. Misha Sharivker is a Toronto-based actor and producer who is currently training at the renowned George Brown Theatre School. At any given moment, Misha can be found scrolling through an extremely niche TikTok feed or complaining that he's hungry. Instagram: @the.elan.collective Support Stageworthy Donate: tips.pinecast.com/jar/stageworthy

This podcast was recorded on the show floor of USITT22 at Studio USITT in partnership with AKG by Harman.On this week's episode we sat down with Distinguished Achievement Award for Education winner, Dick Block.Dick Block began his career as an educator over four decades ago after receiving his degree at Northwestern University and has been privileged to have had amazing students over the years. His association with USITT began in 1975 and he has been active in the Institute ever since. He has been a member or chair on numerous panels, was instrumental in developing the student portfolio reviews at the annual Conference, organized the Young Designers' Forum, as well as serving as a vice-Commissioner and then the Scene Design Co-Commissioner for 6 years. As an active member of KC/ACTF he was a Region II Design Chair and was the first National Design Chair. Dick is an Associate Head of the School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University where he has been on the design faculty and is the author of Scene Design and Stage Lighting, now in its 10th edition. His design work has been seen professionally at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, The Human Race in Dayton, The Warehouse Theatre in Greenville, The Virginia Stage Company, The Pittsburgh Public Theatre as well as at James Madison University and University of South Carolina. He is also a longtime member of USAA.TECHnically Speaking is a public service of USITT, which seeks to have a broad conversation on topics of interest to its members, but it is neither a legal interpretation nor a statement of Institute policy. The views expressed on this podcast by guests are their own and their appearance herein does not imply an endorsement of them or of any entity they may represent. Reference to any specific product or idea does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation. Views, opinions, recommendations or use cases expressed on this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of USITT, its Board members or employees.

This podcast was recorded on the show floor of USITT22 at Studio USITT in partnership with AKG by Harman.On this week's episode, we sat down with 2022 YDMT winner of the 2022 Barbizon Lighting Company Jonathan Resnick Lighting Design Award, Denisse Chavez.Denisse received her B.A. in Theatre Arts from The University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. She has had the opportunity to work in several technical and design fields with The San Pedro Playhouse and the Magik Theatre in San Antonio and the Virginia Stage Company in Norfolk, Virginia. Her design work has been recognized with the Excellence in Lighting Design of a Musical Award by the Alamo Theatre Arts Council of San Antonio for her work on The Music Man.She is currently working towards a graduate degree in lighting design at Purdue University and is trying her hand at scenic and lighting design for their production of Fefu and her Friends.TECHnically Speaking is a public service of USITT, which seeks to have a broad conversation on topics of interest to its members, but it is neither a legal interpretation nor a statement of Institute policy. The views expressed on this podcast by guests are their own and their appearance herein does not imply an endorsement of them or of any entity they may represent. Reference to any specific product or idea does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation. Views, opinions, recommendations or use cases expressed on this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of USITT, its Board members or employees.

RockerMike and Rob interview The iconic Jack Davidson The accidental actor.   Jack is one of America's busiest actors. Currently his career is burgeoning as STAND BY to SENIOR STARS. Now covering Ed Asner in Grace at the Cort Theater on Broadway and in 2011and 2012 he covered Stacy Keach in Other Desert Cities at Lincoln Center and on Broadway.  In 2010, he played Roy in Chris Hanna's The New Pink at the Virginia Stage Company was in I Know and Wild Terrain at The Ensemble Studio Theatre and became a member of EST. Also was in Destination Alaska at the H.B. Studio Theatre.  He filmed Morning Glory and Footloose 2. In 2008, he played Tobias in Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance for which he was nominated for an Elliot Norton award for outstanding actor and received the IRNE Award[Independent Reviewers of New England] as best actor in a play.   He then played Uncle Ben in Death of a Salesman at the Chautauqua Theater Company and Watson Frye in Close Ties at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York City. He was in the National Tour of the Pulitzer Prize winning play, Take Me Out and has appeared in over twenty regional theaters in such plays as Long Day's Journey Into Night, Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, the Tempest, Oedipus The King, Picnic, Antony and Cleopatra, and Romeo and Juliet. Film credits include Gardening Tips For Housewives, The Autumn Heart,  The Secret of My Success, Trading Places,  Reuben Reuben, and Baby It's You. Television credits include Law & Order, Law & Order:Criminal Intent, The Wright Verdict, Law and Order, The Equalizer, Spenser for Hire, Cagney and Lacey, and all the New York based Soap Operas. He is a regular reader of short stories for Symphony Space/National Public Radio "Selected Shorts" program. Jack is father of Adam Davidson, NPR's award winning Host and Co-Founder of Planet Money and weekly Columnist for the New York Times Sunday Magazine and  Paramount Picture's Vice President of Aquisition and Production Eben Davidson. A former Marine, Jack is a graduate of Boston University's School of Fine Arts. http://jackdavidson.com/Jack_Davidson/Bio.html https://westbeth.org/wordpress/westbeth-icons/jack-davidson/ https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0203352/ https://youtu.be/QgHToDMeoeU Please follow us on Youtube,Facebook,Instagram,Twitter,Patreon and at www.gettinglumpedup.com https://linktr.ee/RobRossi Get your T-shirt at https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/gettinglumpedup And https://www.bonfire.com/store/getting-lumped-up/ https://app.hashtag.expert/?fpr=roberto-rossi80 https://dc2bfnt-peyeewd4slt50d2x1b.hop.clickbank.net https://8bcded2xph1jdsb8mqp8th3y0n.hop.clickbank.net/?cbpage=nb Subscribe to the channel and hit the like button --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rob-rossi/support https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/getting-lumped-up-with-rob-rossi/id1448899708 https://open.spotify.com/show/00ZWLZaYqQlJji1QSoEz7a https://www.patreon.com/Gettinglumpedup #actorslife #actors #moviemaking #movie #movieedits #moviescenes #moviequotes #movies #moviestar #movienight --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rob-rossi/support

To get from the page to the stage, the show needs to go through casting. And Christine McKenna-Tirella, Casting Specialist at Backstage, is here to explain cast some light on the subject (you're welcome for the pun by the way!). Thank you for taking the time to listen to our chat with Christine McKenna-Tirella! If you are listening to this on Apple Podcast, we'd love it if you could share your love in a review! About Christine McKenna-Tirella: Christine is an experienced Casting Director and Talent Specialist based in New York. Projects include: Spongebob The Musical (First National Tour), Waitress (Non-Union National tour), Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief (Broadway/National Tour), Elf the Musical (National Tours), Sound of Music (National Tours). Christine also aided in the casting for the Broadway production of Chicago The Musical (Broadway/National Tour), Hadestown (Broadway), Goodspeed Opera House, AIDA Cruise Lines. Off-Broadway projects include A Clockwork Orange (New World Stages), As You Like it (Classic Stage Company), Curvy Widow (Westside Theatre), Stuffed (Westside Theatre), Dirty Dancing (National Tour). TV Credits with Stewart/Whitley include Freaky Friday (Disney Channel); Stewart/Whitley commercial, voiceover and industrial resume available upon request. Before joining the Stewart/Whitley Team, Christine spent three years at Harriet Bass Casting, as a Casting Associate, working primarily on regional Equity theatre and Off-Broadway theatre/projects. Clients included: Portland Center Stage, Alliance Theatre, Virginia Stage Company, Syracuse Stage and Dallas Theater Center. During this time, she also worked as a Freelance Casting Director at Telsey + Co. where she assisted in casting a number of pilots and commercials. Christine started her career freelancing with Paladino Casting where she worked on various international and national commercials, live and promotional events such as the opening of Lexus Fashion show 2013, as well as television projects ranging from reality television to scripted material such as Team Umizoomi (Nickelodeon) and Taxi Brooklyn (TF1/CBS).  Christine holds a Bachelor of Law (Hons), from Queens University, Belfast; a Diploma in Acting from LAMDA, London, and an Associate Acting Degree from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York. Resources from this episode: Christine's website: www.christinemckenna-tirella.com Backstage.com Facebook: @backstage Instagram: @backstagecast Rachel Hollis: www.msrachelhollis.com Tony Robbins: www.tonyrobbins.com Bob Iger's The Ride of a Lifetime   --- Come say hi to us! Facebook: @PageToStagePodcast @BroadwayPodcastNetwork Instagram: @PageToStagePodcast @TheMaryDina @BrianSedita @BroadwayPodcastNetwork Twitter: @TheMaryDina @BwayPodNetwork Youtube: @PageToStagePodcast @BroadwayPodcastNetwork #PageToStagePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Stage Company and Norfolk State University present a new rendition of “A Christmas Carol" this year. Rebecca spoke with director, adaptor, and actor Patrick Mullins about the show.

Today we introduce one final new host before year’s end, Katelyn! Ghostlight then spoke with Patrick Mullins and Ryan Clemens of the Virginia Stage Company about their COVID-friendly performances of A Christmas Carol, and how they have been working to adapt the show to our current apocalypse. For tickets and more information you can head over to www.vastage.org (the shows section for Christmas Carol proper, and the Virtual Offerings section for the Escape Room version). You can check out Patrick’s website pmull.com or catch him on Instagram or Twitter @PMull, and while you are at it, check out Ryan Clemen’s website, Clemensistwain.com. While we are on holiday break, you can leave us a voicemail at 757-632-3281 or email us at info@ltnonline.org to talk to us about stuff, and as long as it’s under 3 minutes, we might feature it on a future episode. Follow the theater on Facebook @LittleTheatreNorfolk and Instagram @Little_Theatre_Norfolk for updates on all of our digital offerings, or you can check out the website, ltnonline.org. Oh, and as promised, anyone looking to host a Script Club can go to this link to fill out the form so that our coordinators can work with you!

MONICA QUINN | Leads listeners in a Mental Health Check-in where she recommends 7 things you can be doing right now for better mental health in this unprecedented time. Monica Quinn is the founder of Chrysalis Pictures and Director of the Moving Parts Film Festival in Los Angeles. She is a charismatic and upbeat stage and screen actress. As a SAG-AFTRA/ AEA performer, some of her clients include Sony PlayStation, Fox Entertainment, Beats by Dre, Boost Mobile, Vital Farms, San Diego Rep, and the Virginia Stage Company. Some of her Film/TV credits are The Wild, The Child, and The Miracle (Cannes Film Festival), Magic '85 (AFI), My Brother Wes (New York Film Academy), Three and a Half Thoughts (Winner Harlem Film Festival), SYNC (Winner iPhone Film Fest, Olleh International, Oxford iFest). Monica has also appeared in Dirty Laundry (pilot), In the Ring (Pilot), and 30 is Still 30 as a recurring guest star. As a former member of The Actors Gang Theatre Company, she performed under the direction of acclaimed Academy award-winning actor Tim Robbins. She appeared in the world tour of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" directed by Tim Robbins, the national tour of "The Exonerated" directed by Cynthia Ettinger (The Silence of the Lambs, (HBO) Carnival, and Deadwood (HBO). Monica has and continues to perform regionally in professional theaters across the nation. She has toured internationally with Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, and theater festivals in China, France, Spain, Romania, Brazil, and Italy. Monica is now a proud member of The Musical Theater Guild where she appeared in "A Class Act", and "Honeymoon in Vegas". Monica has been a teaching artist for the past seven years and has worked with several populations including Juvenile Youth, and California State Inmates through various Nonprofit Organizations based in Los Angeles. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pointsofviewmpff/message

Jonathan Burke, originally from Baltimore, MD, began his acting training in high school at the Baltimore School for the Arts, and ultimately received a BFA from Ithaca College. He was most recently seen on Broadway as Young Man 5/Toby’s Agent/Charles Wilcox in The Inheritance. He also appeared as the leading role, Pharus Jonathan Young, in the Broadway premiere of Choir Boy and was a member of the Original Broadway Cast of Tuck Everlasting. Jonathan was seen Off-Broadway as Elzie in Toni Stone at the Roundabout Theatre Company’s Laura Pels Theatre, as Priest/Judge in Joan of Arc: Into the Fire at the Public Theater, and as Junior Addict in Langston in Harlem at Urban Stages. His tour credits include Mary Poppins, A Christmas Story: The Musical, Joseph..., and Cats, in which he played Mungojerrie. Regionally, he has appeared as Crier in Head of Passes at Berkeley Rep, Tyler in Amazing Grace at Goodspeed, Bert in Mary Poppins at Syracuse Stage, for which he won a SALT Award for Leading Actor in a Musical, Lon Smith in Meet Me In St. Louis at The Muny, David Heard in Choir Boy at the Studio Theatre, Angel in Rent at the Hangar Theatre, Seaweed in Hairspray at the MGR Playhouse, Michael Winans/Howard McCrary in Born For This at the Broad Stage, Granby in I Sing the Rising Sea at the Virginia Stage Company, and Lord High Underling in The Wiz at Baltimore Center Stage. He has also been seen on television in NBC’s medical drama, "New Amsterdam.” Instagram/Twitter: @jondbeee

Cindi has her own office, Cindi Rush Casting in New York. Broadway credits include Urinetown, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks and Say Goodnight Gracie – Other New York Credits include Home Street Home, Disenchated, Jacques Brel, Friends, Shame of Thrones, Ruthless among many others. Regionally, Cindi frequently casts for Triad Stage, 5th Avenue, Hudson Stage, Penguin Rep, Pittsburg Public Theater, Charleston Stage Company, Virginia Stage Company, Cape Fear, and The Actors Theater of Louisville Humanafest. Apart from theatre, Cindi has also cast numerous well-known films including: Offspring, Made For Each Other, Home Movie, Jack Ketchum’s The Girl Next Door, Funny Valentine, Master Class and Headspace. Cindi is a consultant for the National Alliance for Musical Theatre or NAMT as well as for the NYU Graduate Program for Musical Theatre Writing.

The East Coast Music Conference will take place in Norfolk, VA from June 4-7th. Named a 'Top 10 Music Conference The East Coast Music Conference is one of the largest and highest rated music conferences in the US. Speakers and attendees will network throughout downtown Norfolk in unique and intimate spaces, building time between panels so that artists & speakers can talk and network while walking to the next venue. The East Coast Music Conference will be accepting all SXSW vouchers as admission to free entry into their event this year. To date, the conference has brought many distinguished music industry leaders as well as Gold and Platinum record award winners to Norfolk, including Jackie Jackson, label owner and member of the Jackson 5. Major speakers in 2019 included Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman as well as Emily White, the founder of Collective Entertainment in New York.  ECMC 2020 will bring notable music industry leaders, such as Melissa B, Dr. Louis Anthony deLise, Brian Falduto, Andrew Spalter, and many more. Partnered with the Downtown Norfolk Council, The Virginia Stage Company at Wells Theater, The Norva, Percolator Co-Working, The Barrel Room, and more. https://eastcoastmusicconference.com https://itsezbreezy.com

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Virginia Stage Company opened its production of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, an adaptation by Kate Hamill, on January 25. Rebecca Evans shares her review.

This Week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent previews the Virginia Stage Company’s production of the musical Guys & Dolls which runs through October 6th. He shares the history behind the classic 1955 film starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and Frank Sinatra. According to Mal, tensions were high on set between the two leading men, with Sinatra nicknaming Brando “mumbles.” For more information visit http://www.vastage.org/guysanddolls.

On September 21, Virginia Stage Company opened its new season with a production of the classic musical Guys and Dolls.

On Friday, August 30, the Virginia Stage Company will open a life-changing Public Works adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest. Rebecca Evans interviewed the Public Works team about the history of the initiative and how it’s transforming our region.

This Week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent previews Matilda, the musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic book. It tells the story of Matilda Wormwood, a young girl with a sharp wit and love for books. With her special brand of ingenuity, she dares to stand against the tyranny of adults who seek to crush her imagination. This multi-Tony award-winning musical provides the perfect opportunity for collaboration between Virginia Stage Company and The Governor’s School for the Arts to highlight our local students alongside some of the top professional actors from around the country. Matilda is currently playing at the Wells Theatre in Norfolk until June 2. Visit http://www.vastage.org/matildathemusical for showtimes and tickets.

Dr. Robert McNab unpacks the economic forecast for our community, and Jennifer Boykin from Huntington Ingalls talks about a major construction project in Hampton Roads. We also learn more about EVMS's investigation. Finally, see what's happening on a stage near you!

This week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent recounts how the Virginia Stage Company’s original production of “The Secret Garden” made it to Broadway and won three Tony’s in 1991. It’s a tale that involves two Simon sisters – Lucy AND Carly – and mixed reviews, including one from Mal at the world premiere in Norfolk in 1989. VSC is bringing “The Secret Garden” to the Botanical Gardens this weekend, February 15-17. Tickets and more information can be found at http://www.vastage.org/secretgarden/

Last weekend, Virginia Stage Company opened their production of the musical Fun Home at the Wells Theatre in Downtown Norfolk. Fun Home is based on the best-selling graphic novel by Alison Bechdel, with music by Jeanine Tesori, and a book and lyrics by Lisa Kron. It’s the first Broadway musical with a lesbian protagonist, winning five Tony Awards when it opened on Broadway in 2015, including Best Musical.

Last weekend, Virginia Stage Company opened its new, immersive production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town at the Wells Theatre.

This year, Virginia Stage Company’s annual production of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol is a revamped musical adaption with a refreshed script and set, along with a new lead starring as Ebenezer Scrooge. Rebecca gives us her take on this new version of a holiday classic.

Rebecca reviews "The Parchman Hour: Songs and Stories of the ‘61 Freedom Riders," written and directed by Mike Wiley and co-produced by the Virginia Stage Company and Norfolk State University Theatre Company.

The Virginia Stage Company's 39th season is officially underway! Running through November 12, The Parchman Hour: Stories of the '61 Freedom Riders shares the struggles of those who fought for civil rights. On today's broadcast, host Cathy Lewis will talk with cast members about the process of bringing these stories back to life. And later, what's next for health care - maybe Medicare-X? Join us at 440-2665 or 1-800-940-2240.

This week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent previews the opening of “Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash,” by the Virginia Stage Company this week. Mal recalls the time the “Man in Black” was in Hampton Roads and why he road in a limo with him to a Norfolk cemetery. The musical “Ring of Fire” runs September 13 – October 1, 2017 at the Wells Theater in Norfolk. For more information visit www.vastage.org/ringoffire.

This Week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent remembers two local men who made major impacts on Hampton Roads arts community. Andy Roberts, former local weather man and national entertainer, and Bob Brown, founding President of Norfolk’s Virginia Stage Company, both passed away recently.

Join me as I hang out with Laiona Michelle and Nicole Powell after their killer performance in The Wiz at Virginia Stage Company at The Wells Theatre --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/triple-threats--beyond/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/triple-threats--beyond/support

This week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent takes us out to the theater for the Virginia Stage Company’s latest, “The Wiz,” at the Wells Theatre in Norfolk. What did Mal think of this production of the Tony Award-winning musical, which not only features actors from New York, but also students from Norfolk State University? Mal also explains how both professional actors and students are able to share the stage when it comes to Actors' Equity. For more on “The Wiz” wrapping up at the Wells Theatre, visit www.vastage.org.

After two years of no recognition at all, this year's Oscar Ceremony recognized the talents of six black actors. And let's not forget the impactful films like: "Fences," "Hidden Figures" and "Moonlight," that told powerful stories of Black life in America. African Americans were also recognized for producing and directing. Does all this mean that Hollywood is finally getting the message that Black stories really do matter? Have the tables finally turned for Black Actors and Black Films? On the Next Another View, join guest host, Lisa Godley; actor, DeForest Mapp; film critic, Mike Sargent and film student Kenley Duke as they explore Blacks in film and their future in Hollywood. Plus, later on we'll be joined by cast members from the Virginia Stage Company's production of "The Wiz." Join us for the next Another View, Friday, April 7th a Noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WHROPublicMedia or live on this blog!

The newly renovated Virginia Stage Company opened their production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" on January 17; the play runs through February 5. Today we'll talk with the lead actors of the show about VSC's artistic spin and the challenge of doing a Hollywood classic justice when adapting it from the screen to the stage. And later, we're considering how the immigration ban is impacting international students studying locally.

The Virginia Stage Company hired new artistic director Tom Quaintance earlier this year. We're sitting down to talk with VSC's newest staff member 19 days into the job! And later, North Carolina's incoming Democratic governor is already facing challenges in office. Join us at 440-2665 or 800-940-2240 and connect with us on Facebook and Twitter.

Virginia Stage Company’s I Sing the Rising Sea

Virginia Stage Company's new musical by the coauthor of Frog Kiss tells a sweeping story that flows through generations and across continents—from the shores of Virginia to Japan and Antarctica. Scientists, soldiers, poets, and lovers strive to understand and master the power of the oceans that connect us all. Today will talk with the author and cast about this a timely, and locally relevant creation that captures the urgency of one of humanity's most overwhelming challenges—to survive the rising sea.

Today we're joined by the cast and production team behind the Virginia Stage Company's new play, Grounded. VSC's latest production follows an unnamed Air Force fighter ace on her journey from pilot, to mother, to drone pilot. Join us as we explore Grounded's complex themes of technology's role in our daily lives, and what it means to be a "warrior" in our modern culture.

From the Other Side of the Footlights with M.D. Ridge – Virginia Stage Company – Arthur Miller’s All My Sons

From the Other Side of the Footlights with M.D. Ridge – Virginia Stage Company’s Peter and the Star Catcher

From the Other Side of the Footlights with M.D. Ridge – The Virginia Stage Company’s “K2”

We are broadcasting at 1 PM to accomodate special guests: Biko Eisen-Martin and Bowman Wright as Booth and Lincoln respectively in Suzan-Lori Parks's Topdog/Underdog directed by Timothy Douglas at the Marin Theatre Company which has been extended to October 28. Biko Eisen-Martin (Booth) makes his MTC debut with Topdog/Underdog. Originally from San Francisco, he has appeared in the Bay Area in Fuku Americanus at Intersection for the Arts, Radio Golf at TheatreWorks, 365 Plays/365 Days at Z Space, Patricide Revisited at SF Theatre Fest, Clockwork Orange at Renegade Theatre, All God Chillun Got Wings at the Eugene O'Neill Festival and Basha at Brookside Repertory Theatre. He has also appeared in the film Poetic License. Eisen-Martin is a graduate of the National Theatre Conservatory (MFA) and Brown University (BA/MAT). Bowman Wright (Lincoln) makes his MTC debut in Topdog/Underdog. He was last seen in A Raisin in the Sun at the Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, New York. His other regional credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream at La Jolla Playhouse, The Dreamer Examines His Pillow at Shakespeare & Company in Massachusetts, The Piano Lesson at Virginia Stage Company, Since Africa and A House With No Walls at InterAct Theatre Company in Philadelphia and Fences at Actors Theatre of Louisville. He is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego, (MFA) and the University of the Arts (BFA). We have two prerecored interviews one withPeter Nicks, an Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker about his film, The Waiting Room, opening Friday, Oct. 19, 7 PM at the Grand Lake Theatre followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker moderated by N'Jeri Eaton (ITVS). We are looking to close with Grace Stanislaus, Executive Director, MoAD about Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermès Collection.

One of the marks of good theater is that a play will have the substance and latitude to be interpreted differently and still remain valid. Such is the case with the opening production of the season for the Virginia Stage Company, August Wilson’s multi-award winning “Fences”. Our critic, M.D. Ridge, found the VSC presentation visually convincing and emotionally compelling.

Virginia Stage Company’s production of “Black Pearl Sings” is replete with old spirituals and folk songs, beautifully performed within the context of a story of relationships and freedom.

As it has for years, Virginia Stage Company, brings to life on the stage of the Wells Theater “A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens. This season’s Production has much to recommend it, according to our critic, M.D. Ridge.

Art in its many forms-visual, theatrical, musical-is undoubtedly inspirational, and that inspiration is powerful. In Hampton Roads, community service and outreach is a driving force for several creative projects. On this edition of HearSay, award-winning Virginian-Pilot photographer Stephen Katz joins us to tell us about his project, "Shoot for Good" and how you can participate. Plus, we'll hear how community outreach plays a big part in the Virginia Stage Company's current staging of "The Diary of Anne Frank," and its overall mission from artistic director, Chris Hanna. And then, we'll celebrate 15 years of community arts with the Virginia Arts Festival, which what built upon the very notion of giving back, with executive director (and accomplished musician), Rob Cross.