Tensions rise between members of a blues band and the owners of a recording studio in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Ti Ames directs the drama as part of Charlottesville Players Guild’s production of playwright August Wilson’s American Century Cycle. If you miss the sign up for Rock & Reel, you’ll be able to catch some […]
Tensions rise between members of a blues band and the owners of a recording studio in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Ti Ames directs the drama as part of Charlottesville Players Guild’s production of playwright August Wilson’s American Century Cycle. If you miss the sign up for Rock & Reel, you’ll be able to catch some […]
Singer-songwriter Eli Lev pens heartfelt and uplifting lyrics and melodies for everyday enlightenment, and offers up bits of wisdom gained through a lifetime of travel and self-discovery. His latest release, Walk. Talk. Dance. Sing., is a genre-spanning five-song collection inspired by the highs, lows, and in-betweens of the pandemic. Lev tunes listeners in to a […]
The three little pigs go on an epic journey in Albemarle Ballet Theatre’s Once Upon a Time. Furious over an encounter with the Big Bad Wolf, the trio heads to Wonderland to plead their case to the Red Queen. Along the way they meet familiar characters including Snow White, Puss in Boots, and the Mad […]
Experience the enchantment at Charlottesville Ballet’s Cinderella. The company brings the classic fairy tale to life with intricate choreography by Pedro Szalay of Southwest Virginia Ballet, stunning costumes, and detailed sets. Helping the professional dancers put the magic on stage are 50 children from across the state. Saturday 5/13. $20-75, 11am and 3:30pm. The Paramount […]
After 30 years of marriage, a man tells his wife that he is going to leave her. Unperturbed by his declaration, the wife responds mockingly, so he tries again, and again. Edward Albee’s Marriage Play follows Jack and Gillian, the soon-to-be-divorced couple, as they reminisce about the various phases of their relationship—affection, passion, betrayal, and […]
Ah, springtime in Charlottesville, a veritable petticoat junction of daffodils, bluebells, and redbuds tossing their skirts in the breeze—as Shakespeare might say. After all, Shakespeare coined the phrase “petticoat junction” in one of his most excellent comedies, Much Ado About the Beverly Hillbillies. What’s that you say? My cultural references smack of senility? Fie on […]
After being canned from his job at Disneyland, struggling actor Alex hits the jackpot when he lands a gig working in Barbra Streisand’s Malibu basement mall—talk about dream job. Alex isn’t the biggest Barbra fan, but when the icon shows up, he can’t help but be charmed. The subterranean emporium (yes, it’s a real thing) […]
Try to keep up at The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, a rollicking production that attempts to tell all 206 Brothers Grimm fairy tales in one act. Two narrators put a comedic spin on classic and lesser-known stories, including Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, and Faithful Johannes. These fractured fairy tales keep the original endings intact while mixing […]
UVA Drama’s production of Twelfth Night is not your average play. The classic tale of mistaken identity, true love, and survival is reimagined as a musical with a vibrant, funk-jazz score from Shaina Taub. Chloe Rogers stars as Viola, a young woman who is separated from her twin in a shipwreck, and assumes a male […]
Saddle up for The Wild Caldonia Rodeo, a sensual, burlesque play from Nu Rodeo Caldonia, a queer BIPOC production team and artist collective from Richmond. Set in Virginia City, Nevada, and inspired by a few historical people and events, the rodeo features an enticing blend of singing, theater, and, of course, the art of the […]