By Casey Gillis | Posted Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Verdi’s “La Traviata” first premiered in 1853 to catastrophic results.
“It was booed off the stage on opening night,” says Craig Fields, artistic director of Opera on the James and director of the company’s upcoming production of “Traviata,” which is scheduled for one performance at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15.
By Casey Gillis | Posted Wednesday, October 22, 2008
The title came first for playwright and stand-up comedian Karen Gray: “Oh Crap I Forgot to Have Kids.”
“It was one that percolated for awhile,” the Pennsylvania resident says about her latest one-woman show, which she’ll bring to Nellysford’s Hamner Theater this weekend (see box for details).