Heritage Returns

Photo by Michael Bailey

This summer Heritage Repertory Theatre, the University of Virginia’s summer professional theater, returns from a construction-induced one-year hiatus as the Heritage Theatre Festival. Theatergoers will also find a new parking structure with ample—and free—parking for the first time.

“We could not be happier to be returning,” says Robert Chapel, Heritage Repertory Theatre’s producing artistic director. “It’s been extremely gratifying to hear from people throughout the year who expressed how much they missed Heritage last summer and how excited they are to come back this year.”

The 2008 season features five shows that collectively captured 17 Tony Awards:

• The 1940s, film-noir-themed musical City of Angels (book, Larry Gelbart; music, Cy Coleman; lyrics, David Zippel; Tony Award for Best Musical)
• I Am My Own Wife, a one-person show with 30 characters based on the story of German transvestite Charlotte Von Mahlsdorf (Doug Wright; Pulitzer Prize for Drama; Tony Award for Best Play)
• Master Class, about opera legend Maria Callas (Terence McNally; Tony Award for Best Play)
• The Light in the Piazza, a romantic tale set in Tuscany (book, Craig Lucas; music and lyrics, Adam Guettel, Richard Rodgers’ grandson)
• Forever Plaid, a nostalgic tribute to 1950s close-harmony “guy groups” (Stuart Ross)

The box office opens June 2.