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A Few Poems and an Upright Bass: Tim Seibles and Chris Brydge Kick Off TCC Lit Fest 2025 in Norfolk!
"I located Tim near the back of the room, dressed in a sharp, blue sweater, black slacks, and a black fedora... the coolest poet I know."
Synnika_Lofton
Apr 73 min read
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Pride & Prejudice & Dragons: 9th Annual Immersive Experience at the Hermitage Museum & Gardens
The Hermitage Museum & Gardens and ROŪGE: Theater Reinvented are proud to announce their 9th Annual Immersive Experience Series...
Press Release
Apr 22 min read
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Black Girl Magic is Soulful, Unapologetic, and Refreshingly Woke.
Black Girl Magic is soulful, unapologetic, and refreshingly woke. Let me explain...
Synnika_Lofton
Mar 315 min read
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Black Girl Magic is Back!
After weeks of singing, memorizing lines, practicing dance routines, and attending long rehearsals, the multi-talented cast members...
Synnika_Lofton
Mar 112 min read
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Mamma Mia! – Here We Go Again
It’s back! Mamma Mia! The fabulous, the funny, the smash hit, 25–year-old anniversary edition is back to Chrysler Hall!
Penny Neef
Mar 33 min read
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2025 Top 20 Under 20 Awards!
Hampton Roads Workforce Council has launched the 2025 Top 20 Under 20 Awards, which seeks to bring awareness to young movers and shakers...
Synnika_Lofton
Feb 31 min read
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Preview of TINA – The Tina Turner Musical!
The fascinating life and fantastic music of Tina Turner is coming to Chrysler Hall in Norfolk on January 7 through January 12!
Penny Neef
Jan 73 min read
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You Can't Just Ask Someone Why They are Seeing Mean Girls at Chrysler Hall
Words by Penny Neef. Images courtesy of Seven Venues. I was a ghost in high school. I floated through the halls, blindly, because I...
Penny Neef
Oct 20, 20243 min read
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Broadway in Norfolk Starts Off with the Epic Les Misérable
"One Day More" from Les Misérables. Photo by Matthew Murphy. Words by Penny Neef. Images as credited. The wildly popular and long running...
Penny Neef
Sep 3, 20243 min read
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in Chesapeake!
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the Historical Village at the Dismal Swamp!
Press Release
Jun 25, 20241 min read
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It’s a Buggy World – Cirque du Soleil OVO
Words by Penny Neef. Images courtesy of Seven Venues. If you’ve never seen a Cirque du Soleil production, and I sincerely hope that you...
Penny Neef
Jun 16, 20242 min read
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The Z Theatre Announces 2024 Summer Camp Programs for Young Performers
The Z Theatre Announces 2024 Summer Camp Programs for Young Performers!
Press Release
Jun 12, 20241 min read
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Poems for the People, Where Poetry Packs a Punch!
Poems for the People offers another performance @ The Muse Writer's Center, hosted by Synnika Lofton
C. J. Expression
Jun 10, 20242 min read
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ROŪGE Theater Presents Hedwig and the Angry Inch!
ROŪGE Theater revives this cult classic as part of their commitment to bring theater to everyday people in everyday places.
Press Release
Jun 9, 20242 min read
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Tattoo for You?
Words courtesy of Haley Neef with a little help from her mom, Penny Neef. Images courtesy of the Virginia International Tattoo and Penny...
Spotlight News Hampton Roads
Apr 21, 20243 min read
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Chicken and Biscuits: A Review
A Sunday afternoon presents an opportunity to reflect, think, renew, connect with a religious tradition, and check out a play!
Synnika_Lofton
Apr 20, 20248 min read
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Poetry + Basketball = "Swish! Nothing but Net!"
Words by Isabel Espinoza-Sanchez. Images courtesy of Synnika A. Lofton. Synnika A. Lofton’s poetry-based children’s book, “Swish! Nothing...
Spotlight News Hampton Roads
Mar 27, 20242 min read
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The Play That Goes Wrong
Words and Image courtesy of ODU Rep. The Play That Goes Wrong, by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields, directed by Steve Earle...
Press Release
Mar 27, 20241 min read
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THE EXHILARATING NEW MUSICAL PHENOMENON: SIX
“SIX TOTALLY RULES!” -The New York Times “A TOTAL BLAST!” -Chicago Tribune The North American Tour Boleyn Company of SIX. Photo by Joan...
Penny Neef
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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2024 Bluegrass Pickin' Party Comes to Virginia Beach
Words by Juan Gelpi and BA Ciccolella. Image courtesy of Tidewater Bluegrass Society. This year, for the first time, the Tidewater...
Spotlight News Hampton Roads
Jan 30, 20242 min read
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