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Paramount Theater

The historic Paramount Theater a Charlottesville landmark built in 1931 offers a wide variety of live art performances. Check their website for performance schedule.


On November 25, 1931, The Paramount Theater of Charlottesville, Virginia opened its doors as one of the last grand "movie palaces" during the golden age of cinema. With its exceptional sight lines and astounding acoustics, The Paramount Theater became a landmark and an integral part of Central Virginia's community life over the next four decades.


Designed by the Chicago architectural firm of Rapp & Rapp, and built by Percival Hunter Faulconer and Hollis Rinehart, The Paramount Theater was contextual to the community, an homage to Thomas Jefferson in his hometown. The art deco style, typical of 1930s movie theaters, was abandoned. The Paramount boasts a stately Georgian façade, elegant lobby, magnificent chandeliers, classical seat decoration, 18th-century style colonial scenes painted on silk panels and an ornate auditorium.


The Paramount thrived through the depression era finally closing its doors on June 30, 1974. It is the last historical Paramount Theater still standing in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Located at the very heart of Charlottesville's Downtown Mall, The Paramount Theater was threatened with demolition in the late 80s and early 90s, by developers who planned to build a parking garage or retail/office building on its site.


In 1992, a group of community leaders purchased The Paramount Theater and founded The Paramount Theater, Inc. Following eighteen months of renovation and expansion, the fully restored Paramount Theater now once again welcomes the public for host of national acclaimed performance through the year.

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Here's What's Happening at this Location

ALL ABOARD for The General!

  • May 26, 2013
  • Times: 3pm Doors Open; 4pm Pre-film program
  • Phone: 434-979-1333

A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT in commemoration of Memorial Day. (Musical accompaniment by Matthew Marshall and Elizabeth Leverage-Hilles) SCHEDULE 3pm – Doors open – Tastings and exhibits in the Lobby! Enter the raffle! Wine tastings and food sampling from your favorite local spots. Be sure to enter the raffle for a chance to win fantastic prizes, including a wine tour on the Monticello Wine Trail, a nostalgic excursion ride for the family on the Buckingham Branch Railroad, and Fall 2013 ... Visit Website


Frankie Valli

  • May 28, 2013
  • Times: 8pm
  • Phone: 434-979-1333

Ticket holders will have an opportunity to get a refund on the cost of the tickets if they cannot make the new date. Tickets MUST be returned to the Box Office for the refund. All ticket holders will be contacted via email for details. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes and we thank you for your patience and understanding. Sponsored by: Three Anonymous Friends Oh, what a story. Frankie Valli, who came to fame in 1962 as the lead singer of the Four Seasons, is hotter than ever in th... Visit Website


Summer Concert No. 1

  • June 04, 2013
  • Times: 8pm
  • Phone: 434-979-1333

Tuesday Night Summer concert: Featuring the United States Army Chorus


TREES Conservation Talk with Tim Laman (LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph)

  • June 12, 2013
  • Times: June 12, 2013 at 7:30PM
  • Phone: 434-977-3687

To accompany his exhibit of oversized banners suspended in the trees along Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall, Tim Laman, National Geographic photographer, will present his work photographing Birds-of-Paradise.


LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph

  • June 13, 2013
  • Times: All Day
  • Phone: 434-977-3687

LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph is a celebration of photography, created by photographers, for those who share a passion for the still image. The Festival features exhibits and on-stage appearances of our INsight artists, as well as exhibitions, outdoor projections, workshops and interviews over three days and nights. LOOK3 gallery exhibits open on First Friday, June 7th, 2013, and are open to the public free of charge for the month of June.


La Bohème Met Opera

  • July 05, 2013
  • Times: 7:30pm
  • Phone: 434-979-1333

Giacomo Puccini La bohème Friday, July 12- 7:30pm Sunday, July 14 – 2pm Wednesday, July 17 – 7:30pm – (Mid-Week Discount) Friday, July 19 – 7:30pm Tickets will go On Sale Friday March 8th at 10am Whether this is your first or fiftieth La bohème, be prepared to be swept away by Puccini’s timeless masterpiece, featuring artists who have performed at the Metropolitan Opera and other prestigious theaters. With its soaring melodies, all too human charact... Visit Website


La bohème

  • July 12, 2013
  • Times: 7:30pm
  • Phone: 434-979-1333

La bohème by Giacomo Puccini Whether this is your first or fiftieth La bohème, be prepared to be swept away by Puccini’s timeless masterpiece, featuring artists who have performed at the Metropolitan Opera and other prestigious theaters. With its soaring melodies, all too human characters, and touching love story, it’s no surprise La bohème is one of the most frequently performed operas worldwide. Ash Lawn Opera’s production, set in the Paris Latin Quarter ... Visit Website


Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel

  • August 03, 2013
  • Times: 2pm
  • Phone: 434-979-1333

Music by RICHARD RODGERS Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Named the Best Musical by the New York Drama Critics’ Circle, and the Best Musical of the Twentieth Century by TIME, Carousel’s “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, “If I Loved You”, and “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over” will be brought to life by artists from the Metropolitan Opera and other prestigious theaters. If you fell in love with the 1956 film adaption, there is nothing like a... Visit Website