The Virginia Theatre has announced their upcoming season schedule, which you can read below. Yesterday, they provided some tips about Nick Offerman — he’ll be here November 1st.
A CUTC production of OKLAHOMA!
Thur-Sat, Aug 4-6 – 7:30pm
Sun, Aug 7 – 2pm
4th Annual PENS TO LENS: Student Screenwriting Competition & Gala Screening
Sat, Aug 13 – 2pm & 6pm
CHICAGO
Wed, Aug 24 – 7:30pm
NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971)
Sat, Aug 27 – 1pm & 7pm
THE FILMS OF ANDREW STANTON
Mon-Tue, Aug 29-30
A Bug’s Life (1998) Rated G (95 min)Wed-Thur, Aug 31-Sept 1
Finding Nemo (2003) Rated G (100 min)Fri-Sat, Sept 2-3
WALL-E (2008) Rated G (98 min)All screenings 7pm
THE FILMS OF ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU
Tue & Thur, Sept 6 & 8 21
Grams (2003) Rated R (124 min)Tue & Thur, Sept 13 & 15
Birdman (2014) Rated R (119 min)Tue & Thur, Sept 27 & 29
The Revenant (2015) Rated R (156 min)All screenings 7pm
10th Anniversary CUperStar FINALS
Sat, Sept 10
JON GORDON SEMINAR
Tue, Sept 13 – 9am
NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: Casablanca (1942)
Sat, Sept 17 – 1pm & 7pm
DISNEY’S SLEEPING BEAUTY—KIDS
Presented by Champaign Park District Youth Theatre
Thur, Sept 22 – 7pm, Fri, Sept 23 – 7pm, & Sat, Sept 24 – 2pm
GRACE POTTER
Thur, Sept 29 – 7:30pm
REWIND 92.5 FILM SERIES: DIRTY DANCING (1987)
Sat, Oct 1 – 7pm
THE FILMS OF KATHRYN BIGELOW & MEL BROOKS
Mon-Tue, Oct 3-4
Point Break (2015) Rated PG-13 (114 min)Wed-Thur, Oct 5-6
Strange Days (1995) Rated R (145 min)Fri-Sat, Oct 7-8
The Hurt Locker (2008) Rated R (131 min)Tue & Thur, Oct 11 & 13
The Producers (1968) Rated PG (88 min)Tue & Thur, Oct 18 & 20
Young Frankenstein (1974) Rated PG (106 min)All screenings 7pm
JOHN C. MAXWELL Live2Lead Simulcast
Fri, Oct 7 – 8am
THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID
Sat, Oct 15 – 7pm
NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: FIVE NIGHTS OF HITCH!
Mon, Oct 24
Vertigo (1958) Rated PG (128 min)Tue, Oct 25
The Birds (1963) Rated PG-13 (119 min)Wed, Oct 26
North By Northwest (1959) Not Rated (136 min)Thur, Oct 27
Rear Window (1954) Rated PG (112 min)Fri, Oct 28
Psycho (1960) Rated R (109 min)All screenings 7pm
MASKS, MUSIC, AND MERLOT
Presented by the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra
Sat, Oct 29 – 7pm
NICK OFFERMAN
Tue, Nov 1 – 7:30pm
THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER MEETS TAKE SIX: THE SUMMIT TOUR
Thur, Nov 3 – 7:30pm
DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the Broadway Musical
Presented by C2 Productions
(Champaign Central High School & Champaign Centennial High School Drama Programs)
Thur, Nov 10, at 7pm, Fri, Nov 11, at 7pm, Sat, Nov 12, 1pm & 7pm, Sun, Nov 13 at 1pm
ELF JR, the Musical
Presented by Champaign Park District Youth Theatre
Thur, Nov 17 at 7pm, Fri, Nov 18 at 7pm, and Sat, Nov 19 at 2pm & 7pm
NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: Readers’ Choice
Sat, Nov 26 – 1pm & 7pm
THE FILMS OF JOEL AND ETHAN COEN
Mon-Tue, Nov 28-29
No Country For Old Men (2007) Rated R (122 min)Wed, Nov 30 & Thur, Dec 1
Raising Arizona (1987) Rated PG-13 (94 min)Fri, Dec 2
Fargo (1996) Rated R (98 min)Sat, Dec 3
The Big Lebowski (1998) Rated R (117 min)All screenings 7pm (with a 1pm matinee Saturday)
HOLIDAY CARD PHOTO OP
Mon, Nov 14 – 5-8pm
Mon, Nov 21 – 5-8pm
Mon, Nov 28 – 5-8pm
Mon, Dec 5 – 5-8pm
MEET SANTA CLAUS AT THE VIRGINIA THEATRE!
Wed, Dec 14 & 21 – 5-7PM:
NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES:
THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER!
Mon-Tue, Dec 12-13
The Bishop’s Wife (1947) Not Rated (109 min)Wed-Thur, Dec 14-15
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) Rated G (112 min)Fri, Dec 16
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) Not Rated (96 min)Sat, Dec 17
It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) Rated PG (130 min)All screenings 7pm
ANDREW PETERSON presents BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD
Wed, Dec 7 – 7:30pm
HOLIDAY IN WHOVILLE
Sat, Dec 10 – 1pm
CU AT THE VIRGINIA
Presented by The Chorale
Sat, Dec 31 – 7pm
THE FILMS OF COPPOLA AND COPPELA
Tue & Thur, Jan 3 & 5
The Virgin Suicides (1999) Rated R (97 min)Tue & Thur, Jan 10 & 12
Apocalypse Now (1979) Rated R (153 min)Tue & Thur, Jan 17 & 19
Lost In Translation (2003) Rated R (101 min)Tue & Thur, Jan 24 & 26
The Godfather (1972) Rated R (175 min)All screenings 7pm
NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: Dracula (1931)
Sat, Jan 21 – 1pm & 7pm
RICKY SKAGGS
Sat, Jan 28 – 7:30pm
THE FILMS OF SPIKE LEE
Mon-Tue, Feb 13-14
School Daze (1988) Rated R (121 min)Wed-Thur, Feb 15-16
Clockers (1995) Rated R (128 min)Fri-Sat, Feb 17-18
Malcom X (1992) Rated PG-13 (202 min)All screenings 7pm
NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: Swing Time (1936)
Sat, Feb 4 – 1pm & 7pm
THE MOTH RADIO HOUR Live
Sat, March 4 – 7:30pm
THE FILMS OF ANG LEE
Tue, Feb 28 & Thur, Mar 2
Sense & Sensibility (1995) Rated PG (136 min)Tue & Thur, Mar 7 & 9
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Rated PG-13 (120 min)Tue & Thur, Mar 14 & 16
The Life of Pi (2012) Rated PG (127 min)Tue & Thur, Mar 21 & 23
Brokeback Mountain (2005) Rated R (134 min)All screenings 7pm
NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: The General (1926)
Sat, Mar 25 – 1pm & 7pm
UNDER THE STREETLAMP
Sat, April 1 – 7:30pm
NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: Duck Soup (1933)
Sat, April 15 – 1pm & 7pm
19TH ANNUAL ROGER EBERT’S FILM FESTIVAL
Presented by the College of Media at Illinois
Wed-Sun, April 19-23
Times TBD
CHAMPAIGN PARK DISTRICT DANCE ARTS
Sat, April 23, at 7pm, and Sun, April 24, at 2pm
CINDERELLA
Presented by CU Ballet
Sat, May 6 – 11am and 4pm
NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: Citizen Kane (1941)
Sat, May 27 – 1pm & 7pm
THE FILMS OF MARTIN SCORSESE
Mon-Tue, May 22-23
Raging Bull (1980) Rated R (129 min)Wed-Thur, May 24-25
After Hours (1985) Rated R (97 min)Fri, May 26
The Last Waltz (1978) Rated PG (117 min)All screenings 7pm
TWIST AND SHOUT ANNUAL DANCE RECITAL
Presented by Twist and Shout, Dance and Cheer
Sat, June 3 – 11am & 6pm
ART IN MOTION ANNUAL DANCE RECITAL
Presented by Art in Motion Dance Studio
Thur-Sat, June 8-10 – 6:30pm
THE FILMS OF STEVEN SPIELBERG
Tue & Thur, June 13 & 15
Schindler’s List (1993) Rated R (195 min)Tue & Thur, June 20 & 22
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Rated PG (132 min)Tue & Thur, June 27 & 29
E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982) Rated PG (132 min)All screenings 7pm
NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: High Noon (1952)
Sat, June 24 – 1pm & 7pm
ICE CREAM AND INDEPENDENCE
Presented by the Champaign Park DistrictSat, July 1 – 7pm
THE FILMS OF SPIKE JONZE & ALFONSO CUARÓN
Wed & Fri, July 5 & 7
Where The Wild Things Are (2009) Rated PG (101 min)Tue & Thur, July 18 & 20
Gravity (2013) Rated PG-13 (91 min)Mon-Tue, July 24 & 25
Adaptation (2002) Rated R (114 min)Wed-Thur, July 26 & 27
Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001) Rated R (106 min)Fri-Sat, July 28 & 29
Being John Malkovich (1999) Rated R (112 min)All screenings 7pm
NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: The Gold Rush (1925)
Sat, July 22 – 1pm & 7pm
THE FILMS OF PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON
Tue & Thur, Aug 8 & 10
The Master (2012) Rated R (144 min)Tue & Thur, Aug 15 & 17
Magnolia (1999) Rated R (188 min)Tue & Thur, Aug 22 & 24
There Will Be Blood (2007) Rated R (158 min)All screenings 7pm
NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Sat, Aug 26 – 1pm & 7pm
