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Plenty of 'heart' comes to the Wells with the VA Stage Co.'s new production

'The Heart Sellers,' a two-woman play about the growing friendship of two Asian immigrants opens Oct. 14 at the Wells Theatre in Norfolk

When strangers Luna and Jane share wine and food after a chance encounter on Thanksgiving Day, the conversation touches on their isolation as Asian immigrants, presidential corruption and global unrest.

The Virginia Stage Co. production of “The Heart Sellers,” at the Wells Theatre from Wednesday to Oct. 25, is set in 1973.

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From Broadway to Norfolk: Every Brilliant Thing on The Daily

The conversation around Every Brilliant Thing just got a little louder and a little closer to home.

A recent episode of The Daily, from The New York Times, shines a spotlight on the global impact of this deeply personal, life-affirming play. The episode features Daniel Radcliffe, currently performing the show on Broadway, and Mariska Hargitay, who is set to take over the role later this spring.

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WTKR Spotlights the Unexpected Origins of Two Icons

WTKR News 3 recently went behind the scenes at the Wells Theatre to explore Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy’s Chicken Shack in Harlem. And the real story that inspired it.

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Review: Malcolm X and Redd Foxx have marvelous comic timing in historical comedy

“Marvelous comic timing” — The Virginian-Pilot

Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy’s Chicken Shack in Harlem is earning praise from The Virginian-Pilot as an “important historical comedy,” highlighting the “marvelous comic timing” of Edwin Green and Jordan Williams.

Funny, bold, and unexpected, this two-person play explores Malcolm X and Redd Foxx before they became icons.

Read the full review below, then see it for yourself at the Wells Theatre through April 26.