Even after almost 60 years in business, the Alvin American Dance Theater is still breaking ground as a modern dance company.

As audience members and invited guests milled about enjoying cocktails before the premiere performance of Von Decarlo’s one-woman show Lasagna, the lady herself breezed past me and disappeared behind a dressing room door. I had not met her before that night, although I was familiar with her as a performer and I recognized her from […]

What is truly going on in this world today?! I was shocked to hear the news about the recent theater shootings in Aurora, Colorado. To think that one of America’s favorite past times isn’t safe anymore is scary!!! Must Read: Richmond Bares Its Soul During 3rd Annual Jazz Festival After this incident, of course my […]

With divorce papers in front of her, and her only child off to college, Kennedy “Monette” is completely alone. How will this soon-to-be-divorced empty nester reclaim her life? Jasmine Eileen Coles plays more than ten characters including Monette’s smooth-as-silk African-American father, her folklore tale telling Caribbean mother, and one very uptight best friend. Jesse Wooden, […]

Tony Award Winning Actress Tonya Pinkins stars in a new Off-Broadway play, "Milk Like Sugar"

Hey Cupcakes! It’s my duty to introduce you to new cultural happenings. Theater is not just Tyler Perry and Last Mama on the Couch plays.