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Review: FLIP at Charlotte Ballet
Funkier and more humbly budgeted than Charlotte Ballet's extravaganzas at larger venues, FLIP at the McBride Bonnefoux provided a different kind of adventure, substituted promise for polish, and dug deeper into the company's soul.
Review: THE OLD MAID / QUEEN MARY / MARTHA GRAHAM at Spoleto
Scottish Ballet's MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS is likely to stand as the most spectacular triumph at Spoleto Festival USA 2026, and festival founder Gian Carlo Menotti's 1939 radio opera, THE OLD MAID AND THE THIEF, will probably remain the best theatre.
Review: THE NOTEBOOK THE MUSICAL at Belk Theater
THE NOTEBOOK The Musical was a charming chamber piece when I first read Bekah Brunstetter's adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' breakout bestseller.
Review: A RAISIN IN THE SUN at Lee St. Theatre
'A Raisin In The Sun', performed at Lee St.
Review: ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK’S NEW WORLD SYMPHONY at Knight Theater
When Charlotte Symphony announced their 2025-26 schedule last March, they couldn’t have predicted the serendipity of two recent concerts a year later.
Review: BNS PRODUCTIONS' SEASON OPENER, KING HEDLEY II at Arts Factory
August Wilson’s brilliance in exposing generational trauma, societal pressure, and the complexity of Black male identity is on full display.
Review: SUFFS at Blumenthal Performing Arts
We are gloriously entertained and usefully educated by SUFFS, with a score from Shaina Taub that outshines HAMILTON, but perhaps we should also be more challenged.
Review: THE OUTSIDERS at Belk Theater
Musically and dramatically, THE OUTSIDERS plays like a top-notch chamber version of WEST SIDE STORY: less-heated animosities between the gangs, no symphonic aspirations to the music, and no hormones - none of these Greaser dudes has a girl! But when the music, the jagged choreography, and the specia
Review: THE WINTER'S TALE at Davidson Community Players
Yes, Davidson Community Players’ executive director Steve Kaliski certainly had a point this past weekend when he declared, “My kingdom for The Autumn’s Tale!” DCP had invited Shepherd Shakespeare Company, which normally performs outdoors at The Barn on Monroe Road, to perform THE WINTER’S
Review: QUEEN CITY ARTS FESTIVAL, INC. at Mint Museum
The event was a strong representation of the transformative power of the arts and the importance of creating platforms for Black playwrights and performers.
Review: BE A LION at Booth Playhouse
What a remarkable and entertaining night of theatre.
Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Belk Theatre
Tonight, I traveled back to my childhood as 'The Sound Of Music' stopped over at The Belk Theatre, in Charlotte, NC as it performs on stages throughout the U.
Review: BESSIE COLEMAN, FEARLESS AND FREE at Children's Theatre Of Charlotte
BESSIE COLEMAN, FEARLESS AND FREE was educational, inspiring, and uplifting.
Review: THE SUNSET LIMITED at The Arts Factory
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Review: AUSTEN'S PRIDE at Blumenthal Performing Arts
What better way to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary than to introduce an admirable musical adaptation of her most beloved book, Pride and Prejudice? Thanks to Lindsay Warren Baker & Amanda Jacobs' AUSTEN PRIDE, we have a near-perfect celebration, beautifully balancing P&P's exquisite comedy
Review: THREE BONE THEATRE PRESENTS 'ELECTRICIDAD' at Arts Factory
Electricidad reminded me of West Side Story in concept with the Latin traditions, gang affiliations, and family expectations.
Review: IMMEDIATE FAMILY DEBUTS IN CHARLOTTE, NC at Booth Playhouse
'Immediate Family' is a feel-good, fun-filled, “coming-to- age” drama with lots of twists and turns.
Review: JUSTICE ON TRIAL at United Faith Christian Academy
'Justice On Trial', written by Chad Cooper presented a compelling argument utilizing theatre of what a trial seeking reparations for African Americans for the evil deeds of slavery who possibly look like if civil rights attorneys sued the Department of Justice
Review: LIFE OF PI at Belk Theater
Lolita Chakrabarti, in her stage adaptation of LIFE OF PI seems to wish for a more delicate balance between the veracity of Pi’s two different tales of his harrowing sea adventure.
Review: THE TURN OF THE SCREW AT SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA at Dock Street Theatre
Spoleto Festival USA's bipolar weekend of WHITE BOX and POLAR BEAR & PENGUIN was an admirable pairing for young and old -but not as grippingly theatrical as the world premiere staging of Benjamin Britten's opera, THE TURN OF THE SCREW, retelling the ghostly Henry James novella under the direction of
Review: 'WHAT THE END WILL BE', Presented By Three Bone Theatre
'WHAT THE END WILL BE' has a lot to unpack because it deals with three generations of men and the demons they constantly fight interfaced with the real-life societal issues they are currently dealing with.
Review: PARADE at Belk Theater
As a Yeshiva boy with Ashkenazi DNA, my reaction to PARADE may have been more visceral than that of people who dislike OUR TOWN staging, see no reason for Leo Frank's lynching to become a big musical, or simply don't have Jewish skin and blood in the game.
Review: MARY JANE at Three Bone Theatre
What did our critic think of MARY JANE at Three Bone Theatre?
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Outer Banks Bluegrass Island Music Festival Roanoke Island Festival Park (10/14-10/17) |
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CINDERELLA by The United European Ballet Company The Carolina Theatre of Greensboro (10/07-10/07) |
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A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas Show Flat Rock Playhouse (11/27-12/20) |
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Wednesdays: Live Music with The Olsons at Lucky 32 - GSO | No Cover!! Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen (8/05-8/05) |
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2026-27 First Bank Broadway Season - Saturday Matinee Plan Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts (8/21-8/21) |
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Tim McGraw & 49 Winchester Truliant Amphitheater (8/14-8/14) |
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SHOWSTOPPERS! Mountain Theatre Company (8/12-8/30) |
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CINDERELLA by The United European Ballet Company Knight Theater (10/08-10/08) |
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Rumpelstiltskin Flat Rock Playhouse (11/12-11/15) |
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Carolina New Works Play Festival Three Bone Theatre (7/24-7/26) |