The Resurrection of the Blog Monster - with news about Frankenstein: Dawn of a Monster

The Bloginator has woken from a deep sleep and dragged her undead body over to the keyboard to share news about a fellow monster…. Frankenstein… who terrorized Richmond's Channel 6's Virginia This Morning Show yesterday.

It was wonderful show!

Go HERE and you can see that it's clear - the Monster (Brandon Sterrett)and the darling young William Frankenstein (Ryan Poquis) will live happily ever after…….

….or not.


Both actors and the playwright (David Emerson Toney) were interviewed by the show hosts as well.

Kudos to the crew who traveled to Channel 6 - Ariane Belcher, Telos Fuller (amazing makeup!); Alexis Black (on-the -spot movement coaching and direction); and Ryan's parents - Greg and April.

A great morning! Thanks to everyone at Virginia This Morning!

BOGO NIGHTS!!
Thursday April 17, 2015
ALL VCU STUDENTS - Buy One Get One Ticket FREE!! Bring your ID to the Box Office

Thursday April 23, 2015
ALL VCU STAFF & FACULTY- Buy One Get One Ticket FREE!! Bring your ID to the Box Office

Pride and Prejudice woke up Richmond this morning with a reel an argument and an interview.

Our cast of Pride and Prejudice looked divinely 18th century!

Check out the Channel 6 Website

Jess waiting for her entrance.

The reel - real and on the camera.

Backstage.

Waiting to tease the audience with what's to come.

Jess being wired, Ciara looking on.

Pride and Prejudice opens TOMORROW 7:30 pm! 

Tickets are going fast!

Online tickets: vcutheatre.showclix.com

Tawnya Pettiford-Wates PhD is selected as recipient of the 2015 Women in the Arts Award by Style Weekly!

Congratulations Dr. T!!

Our second week of Man of La Mancha was sold out - Have you bought your tickets for the final week yet?

Only one week left!

Theatre VCU's
Man of La Mancha
is getting standing ovations and standing room only crowds.

It's the musical you don't want to miss!

Audiences have been loving this tale of the mad knight, and James Taylor's rich baritone brings to life "The Impossible Dream", "Dulcinea", and ", Don Quixote"!

Check out last Thursday's  appearance on Good Morning Virginia -
http://wtvr.com/2014/11/13/the-epic-tale-of-don-quixote-comes-to-life-on-the-theatre-vcu-stage/

For tickets go to 
vcutheate.showcix.com

or call the Box Office at
804-828-6026.

Reserve your tickets now - we would hate for you to miss out!!

Man of La Mancha comes to Channel 6

This was SUCH a great experience yesterday at Virginia This Morning on Richmond's Channel 6 (CBS)

Go here: http://wtvr.com/2014/11/13/the-epic-tale-of-don-quixote-comes-to-life-on-the-theatre-vcu-stage/

Check out James Taylor (Don Quoxite) mahlon Raoufi (Sancho) and Emily Adler & Alex Burkart (the Horses) singing and galloping their way through "I Don Quixote" - SO much fun!

Don't miss this show - it's one of the last Golden Age musicals -

winner of 5 Tony Awards - and the Theatre VCU production features a magnificent set, exquisite costumes and the beautiful voices of our students. Plus Don Quixote is played by James Taylor, known for his international operatic work. He brings not only his incredible vocal talent, but also his true understanding of Cervantes magical character…. James Taylor IS Don Quixote!

There is still a GroupOn deal out there…. shhh… don't tell anyone, but it's:
https://www.groupon.com/deals/gl-vcu-dept-of-theater-2012-1-4

Come downtown and support the work of our artists - it's well worth the trip.

Two more weeks of Man of La Mancha!!

MAN OF LA MANCHA IS ABOUT TO ENTER IT'S SECOND WEEK! 
Audiences are raving!
Here's what John Porter (Theatre Reviewer of WCVE) has to say:

If you need a reason to head over and see one of the great musicals of the American theatre  currently playing at VCU trust me, MAN OF LA MANCHA is well worth the effort if only to admire Ron Keller’s towering set. In an era of tiny stages with rotating turntables, this set rises a good thirty feet in the air with a staircase that lowers out of the ceiling like the hand of God passing judgment or deliverance to the actors below.

Since most theatre goers don’t just go to be amazed by the set, let’s look at some of the other reasons to enjoy the play. MAN OF LA MANCHA is a play within a play detailing the life and adventures of Don Quixote de La Mancha – a chivalrous knight roaming the land some 300 years after knights stopped serving king and country.

As the nobleman knight, James Taylor (not the pop singer) is a commanding presence. In the dual role of Don Miguel de Cervantes and Quixote, he has to move from madness to lucidity and back again. His voice is strong and clear, and his interpretation of the big song, “The Impossible Dream” is a highlight.

Kamaron Carter makes a strong Aldonza – the stable girl who becomes the noblewoman muse of Quixote and is elevated by his adoration.

The rest of the cast takes on multiple roles, most without much of a hitch, and under Patti D’Beck’s direction and choreography handle the varied dance moves well. These characters start off waiting trial – some portray murderers and thieves while others play characters with mental disorders and must move accordingly.

David Leong provides the fight choreography and utilizes stylized movements for one fight to comedic effect, and brutal more realistic movements for another in order to emphasize the horror that Aldonza faces.

Devario D. Simmons’ costumes work very well – showing differences in status, and in the case of Quixote versatility moving him back and forth between his two characters. Michael Jarett’s lights are very good – equal to just about any seen on a professional stage this season. Ben Miller serves as the Musical Director and keeps the music moving very well.

I don’t get out to see University productions as often as I would like. Often they operate on short schedules and are in conflict with professional shows I need to see. However, I may have to reevaluate that policy as invariably I find things that excite me and give me hope for the future of theatre.

Now if we could only offer these talented performers more incentive to stay in Richmond after graduation and continue to grace our stages. Even though there are more and more opportunities to perform, making a living creating the art they love is always going to be a struggle.

Okay, I’ll climb off my soapbox now and get back to MAN OF LA MANCHA. This production will be running through November 23 and is well worth making the journey.

For 88.9 WCVE, I’m John Porter.



Thank you John Porter!!

We have heard such wonderful things from our audience about Man of La Mancha - Don't miss it!

This weekend  - Nov. 13-15 at 7:30 pm and 
Sunday Nov. 16 at 3:00 pm

Next weekend - Nov. 20 - 22 at 7:30 pm and 
Sunday Nov. 23 at 3:00 pm

vcutheatre.showclix.com

Arabian Nights on Channel 6's Virginia This Morning show!

We love the CBS/Channel 6 show Virginia This Morning!

Yesterday Theatre VCU's cast of Arabian Nights were asked to visit Virginia This Morning to perform scene from the play, which is opening FRIDAY NIGHT at 7:30 in the Singleton Performing Arts Center!!

FIRST the fabulous David Toney & Ciara McMillan spoke with the lovely Cheryl Miller

Followed by a wonderful performance

Go HERE to see our actors on television!

We got to watch it later in the green room. It was a fun morning!