BY ALISE CHAFFINS When Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. auditioned for “America’s Got Talent,” he had just been robbed and had almost nothing to his name. His win in 2011 changed his life, and now he does everything he can to change the lives of others in his home state of West Virginia. ...
BY ALISE CHAFFINS Laugh, so that Aslan may sing. National comedian and WVU alum Andy Hendrickson will headline the second comedy night fundraiser for West Virginia Public Theatre at 7 p.m. today at Cosmo in Suncrest Towne Center. To purchase tickets for the comedy night, go to eventbrite.com and search for WVPT. You can also find links to purchase on the West Virginia Public Theatre Facebook page. One of WVPT’s upcoming productions is “Narnia,” a musical that will play Dec. 16-22. The show will feature a massive Aslan puppet designed and built in house and operated by ...
BY ALISE CHAFFINS Clara Lehmann and Jonathan Lacocque embodied the spirit of their film “O Pioneer” when they traveled with their daughters from Helvetia to Mountain View, Calif., for the Cinequest Film Festival in late August. “O Pioneer” is a documentary film following three West Virginia residents — James Morley, a chaplain in Bridgeport; Tim Hibbs, a blacksmith and musician living in Queens; and Nellie Rose Gunderson Davis, a seamstress who lives and works in Thomas. “O Pioneer” will be screened at 8:15 p.m. today in the Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center ...
KINGWOOD — The final big project in the 2016 Kingwood Pool and Park plan is an amphitheater. “When our park architect toured the property back in 2016, he immediately thought of an amphitheater in the former volleyball pit area of the park,” said Jessica Lipscomb, a volunteer working ...
BY ALISE CHAFFINS When Grace Campbell heard that 123 Pleasant Street was looking for a local act to open for national artist Kassi Valazza tonight, she was quick to make sure her name was in the pool. “I was sort of freaking out because I thought I could really do well in this spot and I think our sound would really complement each other nicely,” Campbell told The Dominion Post. Campbell and Valazza are part of the singer/songwriter style of music, which is to say that it’s music that covers a large swath of genres. The show will be at 8 p.m. today at 123 Pleasant ...
BY ALISE CHAFFINS West Virginia Public Theatre has an “Urgent” message for local residents: This Saturday, it will offer a staged reading of the new musical, “I Want to Know What Love Is,” based on the music of Foreigner. The show will be at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Gladys G. Davis Theatre. Tickets can be reserved at the WVPT website, wvpublictheatre.org This is the fourth time WVPT has partnered with Broadway Licensing to bring a work in progress to the stage. These shows offer a unique opportunity for both actors and musicians to have the chance to work with writers, ...
