Deborah Torza, Whittaker Construction's operations manager, says that work started in May 2000 and the black-tie opening with the Kings of Swing was Oct. 1, 2000. The neon lights again. Torza says community support has been great, but exactly who will program events at the Ashland Theatre remains unclear. Torza thinks movies will ultimately return to the theater. In the meantime, performers from the Gospel Chicken House have twice played to sold-out houses there, a small production company recorded a few CDs and an Elvis impersonator packed them in.
People bring their kids to listen.
During one show, a train stopped, a crewman dashed in, got his coffee to go and zipped out again. Read the entire section in the current issue of Richmond Magazine, on newsstands now. Target Communications Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part of any text, photograph or illustration without written permission from the publisher is prohibited.