I'm trying to run TA in a VMware Fusion virtual machine on my MacBook Pro (2.93GHz, 4GB RAM) in a Windows 7 VM. When I launch the game, though, I hear the sound but only ever see a totally black screen.

Anyone else had this specific issue?

Hmm, you could try CrossOver Games, and see if it works through that, I think you can download a trial for it.

Used the -d windowed mode trick. It worked for me