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About Us
The mission of the historic nonprofit Paramount Theater is to educate, enchant, enrich, and enlighten through the power of the arts by providing high-quality programming and accessibility for the artistic, educational, and charitable benefit of our entire community while driving economic vitality for Charlottesville, Albemarle, and the Central Virginia region.
Events
Paramount On Screen: World Cup: USA v. Paraguay
- The groundbreaking 2026 World Cup is here, and The Paramount invites the community to join us.
- Friday Jun 12, 2026
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Paramount On Screen: Jaws [PG]
- Directed by Academy Award-winner Steven Spielberg, Jaws set the standard for edge-of-your-seat suspense, quickly becoming a cultural phenomenon.
- Saturday Jun 13, 2026
![Paramount On Screen: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert [R]](https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/images/customers/1435/members/1180/events/13916/EVENT_ICON/1080x1080_Priscilla._Queen_of_the_Desert.png){kind=icon}
Paramount On Screen: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert [R]
- With a contract to perform a drag show way out in the Australian desert, Tick, Adam, and Bernadette journey across the Australian Outback in their pink tour bus
- Sunday Jun 14, 2026 - Saturday Jul 25, 2026
Charlottesville Opera Presents: Cinderella
- Rodgers and Hammerstein’s beloved Cinderella will have the whole family believing in fairy godmothers all over again.
- Friday Jun 26, 2026
Paramount On Screen: National Theatre Live in HD—The Playboy of the Western World
- Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play.
- Tuesday Jun 30, 2026
Charlottesville Opera Presents: The Barber of Seville
- Get ready for scheming, singing, and romantic chaos in Charlottesville Opera’s production of Rossini’s effervescent comedy The Barber of Seville.
- Friday Jul 17, 2026
Starr Hill Presents: Lyle Lovett and his Small Large Band
- His works, rich and eclectic, are some of the most beloved of any artist working today.
- Tuesday Jul 21, 2026
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![Paramount On Screen: Do the Right Thing [R]](https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/images/customers/1435/members/1180/events/13917/EVENT_ICON/1080x1080_Do_the_Right_Thing.jpg){kind=icon}
Paramount On Screen: Do the Right Thing [R]
- Written, directed by, and starring Spike Lee, this powerful, visual feast combines humor and drama with memorable characters while tracing the course of one day
- Friday Jul 24, 2026
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Met Live in HD: The Merry Widow
- Renée Fleming lights up the Met stage as Hanna Glawari, the fabulously wealthy widow of the title in Lehár’s beloved operetta, set in Paris.
- Saturday Jul 25, 2026
![Paramount On Screen: Down by the Riverside [NR]](https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/images/customers/1435/members/1180/events/13918/EVENT_ICON/1080x1080_Down_by_the_Riverside.png){kind=icon}
Paramount On Screen: Down by the Riverside [NR]
- Down by the Riverside shows how an unconventional campaign to save a beloved American waterway prompted a green revolution.
- Saturday Jul 25, 2026
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Paramount On Screen: The Lego Batman Movie [PG] (Sensory-Friendly)
- In the irreverent spirit of fun that made The Lego® Movie a phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – Lego Batman stars in his own adventure
- Sunday Jul 26, 2026
![Paramount On Screen: The Lego Batman Movie [PG]](https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/images/customers/1435/members/1180/events/13920/EVENT_PHOTO/1024x768_Lego_Batman(2).jpg)
DMR Adventures and Venture Stage Company Present: Disney’s Frozen
- For the first time in forever, experience the musical phenomenon that has taken the world by storm!
- Saturday Aug 1, 2026
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Met Live in HD: Aida
- In this powerful 2025 Met performance, soprano Angel Blue sings the title role of Verdi’s Egyptian drama.
- Saturday Aug 8, 2026
![Paramount On Screen: The Blues Brothers [R]](https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/images/customers/1435/members/1180/events/13932/EVENT_ICON/1080x1080_Blues_Brothers.png){kind=icon}
Paramount On Screen: The Blues Brothers [R]
- Comedy icons John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd star in an outrageously funny musical comedy about Jake and Elwood Blues, two brothers searching for redemption.
- Saturday Aug 8, 2026
![Paramount On Screen: To Kill A Mockingbird [NR]](https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/images/customers/1435/members/1180/events/13933/EVENT_ICON/1080x1080_To_Kill_a_Mockingbird.png){kind=icon}
Paramount On Screen: To Kill A Mockingbird [NR]
- A widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama defends a Black man falsely accused of a crime, teaching his children about the devastating realities of prejudice.
- Sunday Aug 9, 2026
