A Walk Through Grounds Brought Her to Acting. Now, She’s a Christmas Movie Star
It’s only fitting Jen Lilley’s University of Virginia story includes the type of fairy tale elements that are now staples of her movies.
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Future Performing Arts Center To Be Named for Generous Benefactors
A future performing arts center at the University of Virginia will be named for Tessa and Richard Ader, a pair of philanthropists who previously donated $50 million to the University as part of a commitment to bolster music, dance and theater in Charlottesville and Central Virginia.
Rocky Horror at UVA brings "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to Newcomb Theatre
The student-run cast of Rocky Horror at U.Va. screened “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” in Newcomb Hall Theater Friday evening, a semesterly tradition drawing an enthusiastic audience of die-hard “Rocky” fans and new viewers alike. Bubbles blew, toilet paper flew and cast members shed a layer or two as the 1975 cult-classic played behind a live shadow cast reenactment.
Spectrum Theatre’s fantastic “Fun Home”
Spectrum Theatre staged the first of four performances of “Fun Home” Oct. 19, bringing the moving musical to an audience of friends, family members and fellow University students in the Student Activities Building.
Austen Arrives for the Holidays: 'Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley' at Live Arts
MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY continues Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice two years after the novel ends, now with bookish, middle-sister Mary as our heroine. As the Bennet sisters Mary, Jane, and Lydia gather at Lizzy’s estate for Christmas, an unexpected gentleman arrives. Has Mary met her intellectual match, and perhaps found true love? MISS BENNET is a romantic holiday comedy sure to delight Janeites and newcomers alike!
![The “Somebodies” [from left: Mary Hall, Darnell Glover, Katia Ramirez, Sean Miller, Lilla Woodard] Photo Credit: Michael Bailey](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_350w/public/2023-10/MBailey-231005-010%20crop.jpeg?itok=IO95Vxzq)
UVA Drama Continues 2023-2024 Season with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Pulitzer Prize-finalist Play 'Everybody'
'Everybody' offers a darkly comedic twist on a tale about the meaning of life, death, and all that lies between. In the play, Death summons a character called “Everybody,” telling them it is their time to meet their inevitable fate and give an account of their life. Everybody asks a crowd of metaphorical friends, including emblematic figures of Friendship, Kinship, and Stuff, to join them on their journey. While it is a trip we all have to make, 'Everybody' learns that volunteers are few and far between.
Amuse Bouche blends comedy with friendship for a priceless comedic experience
In a clever, blink-and-you-miss-it performing style, Amuse Bouche brings a unique craft to the University’s artistic community — long form improv. After a recent performance, members sat down to discuss improv, friendship and comedy.
Paint the Town Orange and Blue with Upcoming Arts Events
As University students, new and old, return to Charlottesville, the University Programs Council, U.Va. Arts and the Charlottesville community offer numerous opportunities to reconnect with and explore the local arts scene after a summer away.
‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise’ captures hearts at the Virginia Theatre Festival
Performed in the Helms Theatre as part of the Virginia Theatre Festival, the play follows the romance between Jack Ludwig, a World War II military doctor, and Louise Rabiner, an aspiring actress.
Broadway’s Matthew Steffens Comes Home for ‘Cabaret’
It was at UVA that Matthew Steffens learned to be an artist, a citizen and a scholar. Now Steffens, fresh off his role as associate choreographer on the Tony-nominated revival of “Into the Woods,” is back at UVA to direct “Cabaret.”
Virginia Theatre Festival Announces Full Cast and Creative Team for Season-opening Production of Cabaret
The Virginia Theatre Festival has announced the full cast and creative team for its season-opening production of Cabaret. Set to open on July 7 in Culbreth Theatre at the University of Virginia, 'Cabaret' will be directed and choreographed by Matthew Steffens, who returns to VTF and to his alma mater fresh from the Broadway and touring smash hit revival of 'Into the Woods'. The award-winning musical features a book by Joe Masteroff, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and is based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood.
Virginia Theatre Festival Announces Cast and Design Team for Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise
The Virginia Theatre Festival has announced that its upcoming production of Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise, the heartwarming two-person play about a World War II courtship conducted entirely by mail, will star Suzannah Herschkowitz and Jordan Sobel. Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise, which captures the story of the Tony Award-winning playwright’s own parents’ cross-country, pen-and-paper-powered love story, will be directed by Jeffrey Meanza. The show will open on Friday, July 21 at Helms Theatre.