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CHAMPAIGN — The historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign is set to shut down temporarily for technical upgrades early next year. The century-old venue will close in January 2025 and ...
(WCIA) — A historic Champaign theater stage has been empty for months while under renovation. But now, shows are back in the spotlight. The Virginia Theatre hosted a soft opening on Monday to ...
The Virginia Theatre in Champaign will be closing for construction come January, with no events happening between then and April. Crews will be working on the fly system, which controls the ropes ...
Cast and directors of That’s What She Said in front of the Virginia Theatre in Champaign on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. L-R-Jenette Jurczyk, Emily Harrington,Danielle Hendricks, SoeYun Song ...
CHAMPAIGN — Technical upgrades at Virginia Theatre will cost nearly $400,000 more than Champaign Park District staff originally estimated and are expected to result in a three-month closure of ...
The Virginia Theatre has been part of Champaign-Urbana’s community history for just over a century, and part of box office manager Stephanie Hege’s personal history, ever since she was a student at ...
Champaign Urbana Ballet presented its performance of “Cinderella” at the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign this past weekend. The production drew a diverse audience of ages and ...
CHAMPAIGN — The historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign is set to shut down temporarily for technical upgrades early next year. The century-old venue will close in January 2025 and ...