Actor and Musician Gary Sinise is often recognized as “Lieutenant Dan,” the character he portrayed in the 1994 film Forrest Gump. Performing on the stage with his band of the same name, Sinise has brought together a talented ensemble of musicians and they have found their audience with military personnel at home and overseas throughout many USO tours. This special performance will support ParadeRest, a non-profit that connects donated entertainment, arts and sporting event tickets to local military service members and their families.
$500 tickets include: Premium seating during concert, pre-concert VIP dinner at Fleurie restaurant, admission to post-concert Meet and Greet with Mr. Sinise and the Band, and an autographed CD.
$200 tickets include: Premium seating during concert and a pre-concert VIP cocktail party at Commonwealth Restaurant & Skybar
A portion of the ticket price is tax deductible!
$500 ticket – $300 is deductible
$200 ticket – $100 is deductible
$65 ticket – $25 is deductible
Starring “Best Actor” Olivier Award joint winners Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, Parade’s End, The Hobbit, Tinker Tailor, War Horse) and Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting, CBS’ Elementary), the National Theatre production of is, without question, one of those absolutely not to be missed performances.
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal. Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic gothic tale.
Frankenstein is a new play by Nick Dear based on Mary Shelley’s novel and directed by Danny Boyle. Frankenstein was filmed twice so cinema audiences will be able to see the Olivier-winning actors in each role.
When Frankenstein originally premiered at the National Theatre back in 2011, Cumberatch and Miller alternated nightly the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature. Deservedly, they shared the Best Actor award this past year at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards, the first time in the 57-year history of the awards that it was shared.
5 STARS “A theatrical coup.” – The Times
“A thrill. The most viscerally exciting and stunning show in town.” – Daily Telegraph
“The actors complement each other perfectly.” – Guardian
‘A memorable production… will doubtless be spoken of for years to come.’ – Daily Mail
The Missoula Children’s Theatre proudly presents an original musical adaptation of the Brothers’ Grimm age-old tale of a journey, a secret and a grand adventure. Poor Hank and Gretchen! All of their friends, off to summer camp, have left them behind. And their Mom, struggling alone to make ends meet, seems to have time for nothing but work. While waiting for dinner, prepared by eccentric but lovable Uncle Wally, Hank and Gretchen fall asleep and dream their way to times gone by. They wake with a start! Their clothes are so strange – and so are their names. Lost in the deep dark woods as evening approaches, Hansel and Gretel are not alone! Crafty cooks and Gingerbread Men lead our heroes to a colorful cottage concocted completely of candy and cakes, where Hansel and Gretel unravel the secret of the Wildwood Witch: Is she bad/Or is she good?Is she wicked…/Or misunderstood?
There’s music and laughter and thrills and chills. So join the fun as Hansel and Gretel’s dream is mysteriously blended with real life, and the lessons of one apply to the other. You’ll learn the secret of the Wildwood — but, shhh — don’t tell!
Conceived and Written by Jim Caron Music and Lyrics by Michael McGill and Jim Caron
Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) is a world renowned children’s theatre company based in Missoula, Montana, and has been touring for more than 30 years. A team of two professional tour actor/directors will arrive in Charlottesville with scenery, costumes, props, make-up and basic lighting – everything it takes to put on a play….except the cast. Fifty to sixty local school children supply the cast, auditioning, rehearsing, and finally performing in an original, musical production – all in one week! For more information about Missoula Children’s Theatre, click here.
For complete information about the summer residencies at The Paramount, please click here or contact Cathy von Storch at 434-979-1992, ext. 100 or at catherinevonstorch@theparamount.net
Deep in the royal swamp, a lonely Frog retrieves a golden ball for Princess Prim in exchange for friendship and comfort. The spoiled princess doesn’t want to live up to her part of the bargain, and puts her royal Knights on alert. And so the trouble begins. Luckily, Frog gets some good advice from Ollie the wise old Aspen tree, the well-read Alligator, and the kindly Swamp Things. The Ducks, a busy Fly and dancing Flamingos also come to Frog’s assistance as the Frog’s kindly servant tirelessly tries to set things right. Even the Queen, kindly Princess Proper, and spunky Princess Peppy get involved and, despite the trouble caused by the nasty Venus Fly Traps, all ends happily. Our hero becomes a Prince (formerly known as Frog) and realizes that friendships are made, not bought—and he discovers that it is not what you are but who you are that counts.
Conceived and Written by Michael McGill Music and Lyrics by Michael McGill Additional Music by Rebecca McGill
Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) is a world renowned children’s theatre company based in Missoula, Montana, and has been touring for more than 30 years. A team of two professional tour actor/directors will arrive in Charlottesville with scenery, costumes, props, make-up and basic lighting – everything it takes to put on a play….except the cast. Fifty to sixty local children supply that need, auditioning, rehearsing, and performing in this original, musical production – all in one week!
For complete information about the summer residencies at The Paramount, click here or contact Cathy von Storch at 434-979-1992, ext. 100 or mailto:catherinevonstorch@theparamount.net. For more information about Missoula Children’s Theatre, click here.
Wagner’s Dream
A new documentary film by Susan Froemke
Estimated running time 1:55
The stakes could not be higher as one of the theater’s finest stage directors teams up with one of the world’s leading opera companies to tackle opera’s most monumental challenge: a new production of Wagner’s Ring cycle—the four-part, 16-hour work that the composer first presented in 1876. For the past 130 years, the quest to produce a perfect Ring has stymied directors, including Wagner himself, who struggled to meet the immense theatrical demands of his own creation. The tale of gods and mortals vying for power and destroyed by greed calls for firestorms, flying warriors, underwater struggle, and heavenly actions.
Wagner’s Dream takes you deep into the artistic and musical challenges of the epic work. Visionary director Robert Lepage begins a five-year journey to create the most ambitious staging in Metropolitan Opera history, featuring a 90,000-pound set (“The Machine”) designed to realize all of Wagner’s scenic instructions. The film follows heroic singers from rehearsals to performance as they take on many of the most daunting roles in opera. Soprano Deborah Voigt is torn between excitement and fear as she prepares to play the warrior goddess Brünnhilde, while unexpected drama arises as a new tenor, Jay Hunter Morris, steps in as the Ring’s hero, Siegfried—days before the production’s world premiere.
An intimate look at the challenges of live theater and the risks that must be taken, the film chronicles the tremendous creativity and unflagging determination behind this daring attempt to realize Wagner’s dream of a perfect Ring.
The Ring cycle concludes with a cataclysmic climax of betrayal and loss as focus shifts from the realm of the gods to the power and ambition of human beings. It is left to Brünnhilde, in the legendary Immolation Scene that brings the cycle to a close, to restore balance to the world.
Deborah Voigt stars as Brünnhilde and Jay Hunter Morris is Siegfried—the star-crossed lovers doomed by fate.
Conductor: Fabio Luisi
Cast: Deborah Voigt, Wendy Bryn Harmer, Waltraud Meier; Jay Hunter Morris, Iain Paterson, Eric Owens, Hans-Peter König
Original Live in HD transmission: February 11, 2012
The Ring Cycle Schedule:
May 17 – Wagner’s Dream: the Making of The Ring (7 pm)
May 24 – Das Rheingold (7 pm)
May 26 – Die Walküre (1 pm)
May 27- Sigfried (1 pm)
May 29- Götterdämmerung (6 pm)
Part three of the Ring follows the journey of Siegfried, son of Siegmund and Sieglinde, from naive fearless boy to supreme hero. With the re-forged sword of his father, he conquers magical obstacles to reach his prize, Brünnhilde. Jay Hunter Morris took over the title role, one of the most demanding in the repertoire, days before the production’s premiere and reprised his acclaimed portrayal in this live transmission the following week. Deborah Voigt is Brünnhilde and Bryn Terfel sings the Wanderer.
Conductor: Fabio Luisi
Cast: Deborah Voigt, Patricia Bardon; Jay Hunter Morris, Gerhard Siegel, Bryn Terfel, Eric Owens
Original Live in HD transmission: November 5, 2011
The Ring Cycle Schedule:
May 17 – Wagner’s Dream: the Making of The Ring (7 pm)
May 24 – Das Rheingold (7 pm)
May 26 – Die Walküre (1 pm)
May 27- Sigfried (1 pm)
May 29- Götterdämmerung (6 pm)
This extraordinarily powerful work of theater focuses on some of the Ring’s most interesting characters at decisive moments of their lives: Wotan, whose violation of his own laws has jeopardized the gods’ rule; his twin offspring, Siegmund and Sieglinde, who are meant to save the gods; and, above all, his heroic Valkyrie daughter Brünnhilde, who makes a fateful decision that shatters her world. This production marked soprano Deborah Voigt’s first performances as Brünnhilde. Bryn Terfel again is Wotan, Jonas Kaufmann and Eva-Maria Westbroek star as the twins, Siegmund and Sieglinde, and Stephanie Blythe sings Fricka.
Conductor: James Levine
Cast: Deborah Voigt, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Stephanie Blythe; Jonas Kaufmann, Bryn Terfel, Hans-Peter König
Original Live in HD transmission: May 14, 2011
The Ring Cycle Schedule:
May 17 – Wagner’s Dream: the Making of The Ring (7 pm)
May 24 – Das Rheingold (7 pm)
May 26 – Die Walküre (1 pm)
May 27- Sigfried (1 pm)
May 29- Götterdämmerung (6 pm)
Conceived by Wagner as a prologue to the Ring cycle, Das Rheingold sets forth the dramatic issues that play out in the three subsequent operas. Gold from the depths of the Rhine River is stolen by the dwarf Alberich, who uses it to forge a ring that will give him unlimited power. The theft sets in motion a course of events that will eventually alter the order of the universe. Bryn Terfel as Wotan, lord of the gods, heads the cast.
Conductor: James Levine
Cast: Wendy Bryn Harmer, Stephanie Blythe, Patricia Bardon; Richard Croft, Gerhard Siegel, Bryn Terfel, Eric Owens, Franz-Josef Selig, Hans-Peter König
Original Live in HD transmission: October 9, 2010
The Ring Cycle Schedule:
May 17 – Wagner’s Dream: the Making of The Ring (7 pm)
May 24 – Das Rheingold (7 pm)
May 26 – Die Walküre (1 pm)
May 27- Sigfried (1 pm)
May 29- Götterdämmerung (6 pm)
The Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen features a cast of today’s greatest Wagnerian singers, led by Bryn Terfel (Wotan), Deborah Voigt (Brünnhilde), Jay Hunter Morris (Siegfried), and Jonas Kaufmann (Siegmund). The four-opera epic is directed by Robert Lepage and conducted by Met Music Director James Levine and the company’s Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi. The production premiered at the Met over the course of the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons.
German composer Richard Wagner (1813–1883) was one of the most influential figures of 19th-century music. His idea of the Gesamtkunstwerk, or “total work of art,” combining music, theater, literature, architecture, and other disciplines, has had an impact far beyond the world of opera. The Ring cycle is his masterpiece and took an astounding 26 years to complete. Its story is loosely based on the medieval Icelandic Edda epics and the German Nibelungenlied. The protagonists—Wotan, the king of the gods, his warrior daughter Brünnhilde, and the hero Siegfried—are caught up in the struggle over a magical ring that gives unlimited power.
The Series Package includes tickets to all four operas and admission to Wagner’s Dream: the Making of The Ring
The Ring Cycle Schedule:
May 17 – Wagner’s Dream: the Making of The Ring (7 pm)
May 24 – Das Rheingold (7 pm)
May 26 – Die Walküre (1 pm)
May 27- Sigfried (1 pm)
May 29- Götterdämmerung (6 pm)
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