This week, Mal Vincent recalls the time he had lunch with "Annie" composer, Charles Strouse, and tells us why the music maker wasn't too sure the Broadway smash was going to be a hit. "Annie" runs at Norfolk's Chrysler Hall, November 18th and 19th.

This week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent reveals which movie was the “holy grail” in his beginnings as a movie critic and he shares his experience meeting one of the greatest, serious actresses of all time, Liv Ullmann. He’ll also share which film director he claims will forever change the way you look at movies.

Mal Vincent previews the Virginia Stage Company’s new music-driven theatre adaptation of Charles’ Dickens’ “Oliver Twist” and explains the risks when it comes to new takes on well-known classics.

This week, Mal talks about the variety of the latest entertainment offerings out and about in Hampton Roads, right now and what you have to do to keep up with them. Included this week: “Silence: The Musical” at the Generic Theater in Norfolk and “Beauty and the Beast” at the Sandler Center in Virginia Beach.

Richmond-born film legend, Shirley MacLaine, is coming home to Virginia in November 2016 for the Virginia Film Festival. Mal Vincent recalls the time MacLaine sang in Norfolk once at Chrysler Hall, but left on a rather sour note. For a full schedule and the details of the Virginia Film Festival, visit virginiafilmfestival.org.

Airline pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger soared to hero status when he saved the lives of all 155 people aboard an airliner, landing it on the Hudson River years ago. Sullenberger’s story is now in theaters as “Sully” and in this week’s Mal’s World, Mal Vincent reveals his encounters with the Captain prior to “the miracle on the Hudson.”

Dwight Davis talks with Sarah Frook Gallo, director of the Virginia Choral Society, about their season.

Virginia Stage Company’s I Sing the Rising Sea