SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    Form 8-K

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               CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)    January 23, 1997
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                       CADMUS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



               Virginia                   0-12954              54-1274108
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(State or other jurisdiction of        (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)        File Number)     Identification Number)



6620 West Broad Street, Suite 240, Richmond, Virginia                23230
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     (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code             (804) 287-5680
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Item 5.       Other Events.

On January 23, 1997, Cadmus Communications Corporation (the "Company") issued
the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 with respect to first quarter
financial results and David E. Bosher, Vice President and Treasurer of the
Company read the prepared remarks attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 on a
conference call with analysts, shareholders, prospective investors, and other
interested parties. Information in these documents relating to Cadmus' future
prospects and performance are "forward-looking statements," as defined by the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and, as such, are subject to
certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially. Potential risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to:
(1) continuing competitive pricing in the markets in which the Company competes,
(2) the gain or loss of significant customers or the decrease in demand from
existing customers, (3) the timing of significant orders received from
customers, (4) seasonal changes in the demand for the Company's products, (5)
changes in the Company's product sales mix, (6) continued success in the
integration of recently acquired businesses, and (7) the performance of new
management and leadership teams in the Company and its divisions.


Item 7.       Exhibits.

         Exhibit 99.1               Press Release
         Exhibit 99.2               Prepared Remarks from Conference Call





                                   Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized on January 24, 1997.


                        CADMUS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION


                        By:  /s/ C. Stephenson Gillispie, Jr.
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                               C. Stephenson Gillispie, Jr.
                               Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer




                                  Exhibit Index


         Exhibit

99.1     Press Release
99.2     Prepared Remarks from Conference Call