I apologize up front for my naked attempt at clickbait. Ms.
Page IS coming to THE
Richmond, not to Richmond, Virginia.
But it’s hard when you scroll past a
headline that includes “Elaine Paige” and “Richmond Theatre” not to do a
double-take. So I just shared that experience with all (both) of you.
If your interest is piqued, the lovely Richmond Theatre
outside of London has a glorious
glossy brochure with some amazing acts planned for the upcoming season.
Anyone interested in a road trip?
In addition to diva-related double-takes, I’ve subjected
myself to a lot of talk about casting out on the internets. Stephen Sondheim
came out in hearty
support of mixing things up gender-wise. Good on you, Mr. Sondheim, for
pushing the narrative about theater being a living, breathing art form.
More intriguing: a Richmond outlet I’d never heard of called
The Legacy Newspaper did a lengthy piece about “color conscious” casting (page
10-11 in the online
version). It’s a good piece but I’m a little perplexed that no local voices
were included. Particularly given the big picture featured from “In The
Heights” – not the current Richmond production – this just seems odd.
Hey, and the Artsies were officially
announced! More on that in the days/weeks to come!
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