Virginia Samford Theatre

1116 26th Street South Birmingham, AL 35205	Official Site Twitter Seating Chart Seats: 323
Box Office Phone: 205-251-1228 Box Office Hours: 10am-5pm, Tu-F and 1hr before showtime

	Between the Lines Open: Mar-06 2009 Close: Mar-08 2009 International guest choreographer Kennet Oberly describes his multi-media ballet "Goldberg Variations" as the live "distillation of the creative process," and leaves us to question if the origin of creativity derives from man or from something more divine...

	Sophisticated Ladies Open: Nov-07 2008 Close: Nov-16 2008 Sophisticated Ladies is a musical revue based on the music of Duke Ellington.

	Disney's Beauty & The Beast Open: Jul-10 2008 Close: Aug-03 2008 Travel to an enchanted world filled with mystery and magic with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast! Based on the Academy award-winning animated feature, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is a charming love story filled with incredible costumes, beautiful sets and bubbly music. Sing along with entertaining characters like Lumiere and Mrs. Potts performing favorites like “Be Our Guest” and “Tale as Old as Time.” This modern classic is delightful fun for the entire family. Enjoy a tale as old as...

	42nd Street 1930's Broadway comes to life with 42nd Street, a musical fable which follows stage-struck Peggy Sawyer, a chorus girl who gets her "big break" in a musical being produced by New York City's most powerful impresario, Julian Marsh. When the show's leading lady sprains her ankle just hours before opening night, Marsh turns to Peggy to take over the role and save the show. Featuring timeless songs including "Lullaby of Broadway", "You're Getting To Be a Habit With Me", and "Dames", 42nd Street is a...

	A CenterStage Christmas Celebration Blending the secular and the sacred, A CenterStage Christmas Celebration offers something for everyone at the holidays! Act one brings the story of Amahl And The Night Visitors, Menotti's classic operetta about a poor child and his mother who are visited by the three wise men on their way to see the Christ Child. Act Two celebrates the joy of the season with a high-energy, fun-filled musical romp through the holiday music we all know and love. Featuring some of Birmingham's best performers, A CenterStage...

	A Christmas Carol You'll want to say "God Bless Us, Every One" when CenterStage presents this timeless classic just in time for Christmas! In this enchanting musical adaptation of Dickens' immortal tale, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former partner on a cold, dark Christmas Eve. By morning, he has seen three more spirits as well as discovered the true meaning of Christmas. Filled with delightful holiday tunes such as "A Place Called Home," "Link By Link," and of course "God Bless Us Every...

	A Christmas Story You'll shoot your eye out, kid! So goes the refrain heard from every adult in young Ralphie's life. All he wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder B.B. gun, but the forces of the grown-up world all seem to conspire against him. A delightful stage play based on the classic holiday film, A Christmas Story includes all of your favorite moments...little brother Randy's overstuffed winter coat, the treacherous furnace, the neighbor dogs, and (of course) the "major award" of a disembodied leg-lamp! Local favorite...

	Bye Bye Birdie It's 1960 and hip-swingin’ teen idol Conrad Birdie has been drafted into the army. But don’t worry, girls! His manager Albert has cooked up a plan to send him off with a swell new song and one last kiss from a lucky teenage fan...on The Ed Sullivan Show!

	Cabaret The Berlin of the 1930's is the backdrop for this sophisticated and thought-provoking musical. Seen through the eyes of the hissing, decadent, seductive Master of Ceremonies, the show offers a glimpse into the seedy German nightclub life that preceeded the ominous rise of the Third Reich. With a score that includes "Wilkommen," "Married," and "Tomorrow Belongs To Me," Cabaret also features a superb script based on the original stories of Christopher Isherwood. Be sure and join CenterStage for this...

	Cinderella Gather the family and start your holidays off with a smile...CenterStage presents a timeless family-friendly gem, Cinderella. When her wicked stepmother and ugly stepsisters go to the prince's ball, Cinderella is left all alone, until her Fairy Godmother arrives and magically transforms a pumpkin and six mice into a horse-drawn surrey...and Cinderella into a beautiful princess! Full of beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein tunes including "In My Own Little Corner" "Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?"...

	Gilligan's Island: The Musical At long last, CenterStage presents the musical version of one of America's most beloved television sitcoms! Join everyone's favorite "Seven Stranded Castaways" as they try (as always) to secure a rescue from their uncharted desert isle. Featuring Stephen Mangina as Gilligan, Mike Bridges as The Skipper, Frank Thompson and Dianne Daniels as Mr and Mrs Thurston Howell III, Kimberly Kirklin as Ginger, Jonathan Goldstein as The Professor, and Kim Dometrovich as Mary Ann, Raymond Quintero as a "special...

	Grease Summer lovin'...had me a blast... The summer may be over, but that means school is back in at Rydell High, where Danny Zuko, king of the "greasers" finds himself attached to "good girl" Sandy Dumbrowski. As their romance experiences ups and downs, we meet their colorful collection of friends and pay a visit to the rock-n-roll era of the 1950's. The score includes hits such as "Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee," "Beauty School Dropout," and "We Go Together." Bring out your poodle skirts and leather jackets...

	Guys and Dolls The Broadway of the 1950's comes to life through the antics of Sky Masterson, Sarah Brown, Nathan Detroit, Miss Adelaide, and the whole Guys And Dolls gang! Gambler Sky Masterson meets the toughest bluff of his life when he attempts to convince mission worker Sarah that he is indeed a reformed sinner. CenterStage welcomes the spring with this fun-filled musical treat, which includes such familiar and beloved tunes as "I'll Know," "I've Never Been In Love Before," "Sit Down You're Rockin' The Boat,"...

	HAIR CenterStage takes a trip back to the days of tie-dye and peace signs, free love and social protest with the classic rock musical, HAIR, which focuses on an idealistic young hippie named Claude, who must choose between fighting for his country in Vietnam, and upholding his true belief in peace and love. Featuring such hit numbers as "The Age of Aquarius," "Easy To Be Hard," "Hair," and "Good Morning Starshine," HAIR is sure to be a hit! Mature Subject Matter.

	I Do, I Do We open our season with a sweet, sentimental, and often hilarious look at a marriage which spans two lifetimes. I Do, I Do! follows Agnes and Michael, a young couple, through early marriage, childbirth, family life, and the "empty nest" years. Originally produced as a star vehicle for Mary Martin and Robert Preston, I Do, I Do! features a charming book by Tom Jones and a delightful Harvey Schmidt score. Join CenterStage in the intimate Martha Moore Sykes Studio Theatre for what promises to be a...

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