The Landmark Theater is the place to see big shows in Richmond – Broadway musicals, the Richmond Symphony and the annual performance by the Richmond Ballet of the Nutcracker Suite. The 3500-seat venue was designed so that all seats have a good view of the stage. For fans of Shakespeare, the Encore Theater Company performs the bard’s classic works outdoors in the Elizabethan Garden at Agecroft Hall. The 15th-century Tudor mansion provides the perfect setting.

The historic Empire Theatre, built in 1910, is home to the Theatre IV company, which performs plays designed especially for children and teenagers. The troupe’s year-round program includes both classic plays and new productions. The Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts was built in 1928 as a movie theater and now houses the Virginia Opera. Performances by the Richmond Ballet and Richmond Symphony are also featured. Housed in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Theatre Virginia presents a variety of musicals and plays.

Cinemas can be found throughout the city and suburbs, but for a special movie experience visit the Byrd Theater in Carytown. This magnificent hall shows the latest box-office hits in a glamorous atmosphere of marble, hand-painted murals and chandeliers. On Saturday evenings, an original Wurlitzer organ entertains guests before the movie starts.