Brainy, beautiful teenage misfit Veronica Sawyer hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at school in Heathers The Musical: Teen Edition. A talented cast of young actors (Sophia Christensen, Nik Scott, Korinne Brier, Hope King, and Violet Craghead-Way) bring the band of preppy, vindictive teens to life under the direction of Daniel […]
Brainy, beautiful teenage misfit Veronica Sawyer hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at school in Heathers The Musical: Teen Edition. A talented cast of young actors (Sophia Christensen, Nik Scott, Korinne Brier, Hope King, and Violet Craghead-Way) bring the band of preppy, vindictive teens to life under the direction of Daniel […]
When the Shenandoah National Park was established in 1935, people living and working the land in the Blue Ridge Mountains were forced from their homes due to eminent domain. The late playwright Dr. John T. Glick worked as a physician for some of these families, and heard their stories firsthard. His play, Can’t Feel at […]
Charlottesville Opera kicks off its summer season with four performances of Frank Loesser’s classic Broadway hit Guys and Dolls. The Tony Award-winning musical follows a pair of New York City gamblers, a missionary, and a showgirl on a high-stakes game of love. Keith Phares, Elise Quagliata, Chauncey Packer, and Cree Carrico perform beloved songs like […]
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) […]