Rich Griset
Contributing Writer at Style Weekly
Journalist at Freelance
South Africa-based reporter. NY Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Fortune, Love+Radio. Erasmus Mundus journalism master's student at the University of Cape Town
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4 days ago |
richmonder.org | Rich Griset
Sue likes to make the rounds on Bellevue Avenue. From sitting with strangers at Northside Grill to pulling up a barstool at Italian restaurant Enoteca Songo to chatting with people on the street, Sue has earned a nickname: the Mayor of Bellevue. But Sue already has a full-time job greeting customers at Nicola Flora, a flower shop in this stretch of Northside.
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1 week ago |
styleweekly.com | Rich Griset
Visiting the Liberty Bell last week, Tarra Conner Jones couldn’t help but sing “I Can Hear the Bells” from Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman’s 2002 musical adaptation of John Waters’ movie “Hairspray.”“That CD lives rent free in my head,” says Conner Jones of the musical’s cast recording. Fittingly, Conner Jones is currently starring as Sweet Sue in the national Broadway tour of another Shaiman and Wittman musical: “Some Like It Hot.” That tour comes to the Altria Theater on June 3.
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2 weeks ago |
styleweekly.com | Rich Griset
Andrew Gall was 10 years old when he saw “Cyrano de Bergerac,” his first play. The title character’s swashbuckling swordplay, flowery language and prominent proboscis left quite the impression on the youngster. “I didn’t know you could tell a story like that,” says Gall, a locally based actor, director, playwright and screenwriter.
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3 weeks ago |
styleweekly.com | Rich Griset
Surprise entrances. Mistaken identities. Enraged exits. It’s easy to point out the tropes of a farce, but much more difficult to stage one. If an actor is in the wrong place for a prat fall, if a prop paint can isn’t onstage for a spit-take, if the set can’t weather the furious slamming of doors, a farce’s zany spell is broken. Tom Width, the director of Swift Creek Mill Theatre’s new show “There Goes the Bride,” is intimately aware of this. “My job is to organize the chaos.
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3 weeks ago |
styleweekly.com | Rich Griset
Local actress Sara Dabney Tisdale was eight months pregnant when she began rehearsals for her latest play. “I took about two weeks off to give birth and then came back,” says Tisdale, a former Style reporter. “When I came back to rehearsals after having the baby, my whole center of gravity changed.
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Writing up “Fancy: Costumes, Characters and the Richmond Masque,” @theValentineRVA's new exhibit about the museum’s eclectic array of garments, accessories and other ephemera from the city’s past. For @StyleWeekly https://t.co/rRvVUD4b9q
Writing about @Nickelodeon cartoon "Doug" and how fans can grab a bite at the Honker Burger today https://t.co/XRorWMmsPi
Just learned that my @VirginiaBiz story won a business writing 2nd place from the @va_press_assoc! The story concerns the difficulties faced by female and minority entrepreneurs in securing venture capital and angel funding. Congrats to all the winners! https://t.co/w67wjHSt90