Shane Hudson

Shane D. Hudson, currently the Assistant Director of Development for PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill, NC, relocated to Durham after 14 years as an arts administrator in Boston. Mr. Hudson received a BFA in arts management from Emerson College in Boston, where he produced musicals at the Emerson Majestic Theater and received the Carol Burnett Award for dedication to the performing arts. In Boston, Mr. Hudson served as general manager and marketing director for Blue Man Group, theater manager for the historic Charles Playhouse and executive director of StageSource, the Alliance of Theater Artists and Producers. He also served on the StageSource board of directors and founded GhostLight Media Inc., a consultant group providing New England arts organizations with general management, marketing and event planning services. Mr. Hudson managed a variety of large-scale events including Blue Man Group's 2001 GRAMMY performance with Moby and Jill Scott, the re-launch of the internationally recognized Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Arts, the Annual Boston Theater Hero Gala and events with TONY winners Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, Scott Whitman and Susan Stroman. He currently serves on the board of directors of Arts North Carolina and Triangle ArtWorks. He is also a social media consultant for arts organizations and blogs at theatrenorthcarolina.com. Find him on Twitter at @shanedhudson.

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BWW Reviews: HAIR, A Transcendental Tribal Trip

May 11, 2011

Hair, playing at the Durham Performing Arts Center through Sunday, is a wonderfully trippy tribute to the heyday of the hippie movement.

Blue Man Group Rocks Durham

March 17, 2011

Blue Man Group, now playing at the Durham Performing Arts Center through Sunday, is a high-intensity, full- immersion theatrical spectacle.

In The Heights - A Deliriously Feel-Good Musical

February 23, 2011

In The Heights, now playing at the Durham Performing Arts Center through February 27, may very well be one of the most charming, deliriously feel-good musicals ever written.

Photo Coverage: DPAC's 2011-2012 'WOW, What A Season!' Announcement

February 18, 2011

WOW, what a season! The Durham Performing Arts Center just announced its 2011-2012 SunTrust Broadway Series live from New York City! Do not wait.

Disney’s The Lion King - Theatrical Perfection

January 7, 2011

Disney's The Lion King, playing at the Durham Performing Arts Center through January 30, is theatrical storytelling at its most spectacular.

Young Frankenstein - ALIVE in Durham!

December 10, 2010

Young Frankenstein, playing at the Durham Performing Arts Center through December 12, is wickedly funny and incredibly bawdy.

Betty Buckley’s Star Shines Brightly in Durham

November 25, 2010

Betty Buckley, Broadway diva, television star, and Tony Award-winning actress put on a spectacular concert last week at The Carolina Theatre in Durham.

Billy Elliot, The Musical - Simply Perfection

November 4, 2010

Billy Elliot, which opened last night at the Durham Performing Arts Center, is an absolute must-see production.

Photo Coverage: Billy Elliot Moves to Durham!

October 15, 2010

Billy Elliot The Musical has officially taken over Durham, NC.

Beauty and the Beast Enchants Durham Through June 13

June 9, 2010

Tuesday night, hundreds of children were enchanted by the touring production of Beauty and the Beast, now playing at the Durham Performing Arts Center through Sunday, June 13.

Photo Coverage: Auditions for Billy Elliot Draw from Far and Wide

June 6, 2010

Dozens of boys and girls auditioned this weekend for the chance to be part of the Second National Tour of Billy Elliot which launches at the Durham Performing Arts Center this fall.

The Color Purple Triumphs in Durham

May 30, 2010

The Color Purple made a triumphant return to the Durham Performing Arts Center this week.

Do You Have What It Takes To Be A Wildcat? High School Musical 2 Hits Town June 13 - 21, 2009

June 13, 2009

North Carolina Theatre and Broadway Series South are seeking energetic and talented performers to audition for High School Musical 2 in February 2009.

HAPPY DAYS - A NEW MUSICAL Plays April 14-19th at Progress Energy Center for the Arts

April 14, 2009

Goodbye gray skies, hello blue HAPPY DAYS A New Musical is coming to the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, April 14-19.

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Flies into Raleigh Beginning March 31

March 30, 2009

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, the most fantasmagorical Broadway musical in the history of everything, flies into Raleigh?s Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts beginning March 31 for 8 performances only!

PlayMakers Announces Stellar 2009-1010 Season

March 20, 2009

A two-part repertory production of Charles Dickens' epic 'The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby' will headline PlayMakers Repertory Company's 34th season, announced Thursday (March 5) by producing artistic director Joseph Haj.

MISS SAIGON Flies Into Raleigh Memorial Auditorium March 21

March 21, 2009

North Carolina Theatre and Progress Energy are thrilled to present Miss Saigon, the classic love story of our time based on Puccini?s opera, Madame Butterfly.

Justin Long to Join Evan Rachel Wood in Romeo and Juliet

March 18, 2009

Justin Long, Hollywood actor, will join the cast of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet for five benefit performances as Romeo, at Theatre In The Park.

LuPone: 'Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda' at Carolina Performing Arts 3/18

March 18, 2009

Tony Award-winning Broadway star Patti LuPone (the original Evita) takes us on a high-spirited tour of songs and roles that she 'could have played, should have played, did play and will play,' with selections from Hair, Bye Bye Birdie, Funny Girl, West Side Story, Peter Pan, Evita, Anything Goes and

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