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About Me

Mission Statement: The mission of onhamptonroads.com is to develop and sustain an online arts publication that promotes arts, events, and artistic organizations in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. We aspire to be the authoritative voice on quality entertainment, events, dining, and other recreational businesses in Hampton Roads. Through articles and reviews aimed at a mixed audience, we hope to broaden our readers’ views on activities in the area. We believe that high attendance for arts, community events, and local businesses are essential for a healthy society and feel we can make a meaningful contribution toward that goal.

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The Simpsons Movie

I think it is safe to say that every single person, at least in my generation, has seen an episode of "The Simpsons" on television.  If you haven't, you must be sleeping under a rock or don't spe...
Posted by OnHamptonRoads on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:17:00 PST

A Very "Tame" Fame

Fame  The Musical is based on the award-winning 1980 movie by Alan Parker; conceived and developed by David De Silva.  The story is based on De Silva's fascination with the New York High School ...
Posted by OnHamptonRoads on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:15:00 PST

Free Food, Music and Art

Yes! The burning question on everyone's mind is, "What are we going to do on Thursday?"  Knowing that our readers risk life and limb every week trying to find something to do on Thursdays, we at ...
Posted by OnHamptonRoads on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:10:00 PST

Two Rooms in need of renovation

Now, maybe it was a result of stilted dialog (I mean real people just don't talk that way), minimalist direction (so spare as to be invisible), or performances that ranged from way over the top to pra...
Posted by OnHamptonRoads on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:14:00 PST

Joseph's Amazing Dream Coat.. .A Little Less Than Amazing

Peninsula Community Theatre opened Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat on July 27, 2007. As many may know this is Andrew Lloyd Weber's first show and is often a hit with communities across t...
Posted by OnHamptonRoads on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:03:00 PST

Eugene Onegin lacks creativity and passion

Friday evening, TodiMusicFest began their last weekend of performances with the Virginia premiere of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin at Portsmouth's Willett Hall. The festival is in its sixth season and h...
Posted by OnHamptonRoads on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:17:00 PST

Hairspray

Well, I did my homework with this film.  The night before I saw the brand new Hairspray flick, I went out and rented the John Waters "classic," that was made back in the 80's.  Besides Hairs...
Posted by OnHamptonRoads on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:42:00 PST

A Journey into Dreamtime

It was with a mixture of irony and reluctance that I entered the American Theatre on Saturday night to see Ash Dargan in Territory  A Journey into Dreamtime. Irony, because I was on my way to see a d...
Posted by OnHamptonRoads on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:41:00 PST

You can see the art in it

The formal definition of Folk Art: Art originating among the common people of a nation or region and usually reflecting their traditional culture, especially everyday or festive items produced or deco...
Posted by OnHamptonRoads on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:04:00 PST

Greater Tuna is One Whale of a Tale

Greater Tuna is the first in a trilogy of comedic plays each set in the fictional town of Tuna, Texas, the "third-smallest" town in the state. The trilogy was written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, an...
Posted by OnHamptonRoads on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:03:00 PST