BWW Review: APPROPRIATE Sports Multiple Meanings and Graveyards
Who is or isn't prejudiced or racist is part of the cargo in Branden Jacob-Jenkins' APPROPRIATE, but the playwright also dissects what makes families tick and malfunction.
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BWW Review: Long Sufferings Redeemed by Pure Longings – and Bluegrass Music – in BRIGHT STAR
It takes decades for tragic losses and separations to turn around to bliss in Steve Martin's BRIGHT STAR, but there's plenty of sparkling bluegrass music along that rocky mountain road.
BWW Review: Break Out the Mindless Nostalgia With CP's Re-Engineered GREASE
Trotting out its third different opening scene, GREASE still doesn't have its artistic act together, but it still delivers mindless, guilty, and politically incorrect pleasures in abundance - with double scoops of sock hop nostalgia.
BWW Review: Tappin Music Carries the Night – at the Knight – in Opera Carolina's I DREAM
Hamstrung by a libretto that sidesteps Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' and 'Mountaintop' speeches, Douglas Tappin's I DREAM sustains audience enthusiasm with a powerhouse Opera Carolina cast.
BWW Review: Homespun BARBECUE APOCALYPSE Improves With Age
Charlotte's Off-Broadway takes a homespun approach to Matt Lyle's BARBECUE APOCALYPSE that makes it seem more real than it did in 2015.
BWW Review: Egg-spressive Brothers Cook Up SOMETHING ROTTEN for Elizabethan Stage
Whether you love 'em or hate 'em, the more you know about Shakespeare and Broadway musicals, the more SOMETHING ROTTEN will have you laughing out loud.
BWW Review: Time's Up for Heavy Drama in THE MERMAID HOUR, but the Lyricism Lingers On
While the crises of THE MERMAID HOUR seem more overblown than they did two years ago at Actor's Theatre, director Laley Lippard and her design team have brought fresh beauty and transcendence to the non-binary protagonist's aspirations.
BWW Review: Comedy and Dread Haunt THE HUMANS in Lower Manhattan
Pennsylvania rubes visiting the Big Apple supply old-timey laughs to THE HUMANS, but the Twin Towers and Hurricane Sandy also lurk in Stephen Karam's drama.
BWW Review: New RITE OF SPRING Showcases the Best of Charlotte Symphony and Ballet
Charlotte Symphony continues to shine in modern repertoire, but RITE OF SPRING: REINVNENTED was extra special as Charlotte Ballet also put its best foot forward.
BWW Review: Actor's Theatre Brings THE MOUNTAINTOP Down to Earth – So It Can Soar
Only slightly rushed, Katori Hall's THE MOUNTAINTOP arrives in style at its divine and visionary destinations in Actor's Theatre of Charlotte's production, directed by April Jones.
BWW Review: WAITRESS Frequently Betrays Its Southern Heart With Loudness and Silliness
With her country-rich voice, Desi Oakley keeps the Southern heart of WAITRESS beating despite the silly lagniappe of the script and the tour's overmiked production.
BWW Review: Lucia Stetson Brings a Regal, Enigmatic EVITA to CPCC
CPCC Theatre's EVITA sports spectacular sets and costumes along with a regal, enigmatic leading lady who can belt, but they need to fix the audio for the leading men.
BWW Review: Landing the Next LeBron Is Step One in KING LIZ -- but Can She Keep Him in Line?
Chameleonic sports agent Liz Rico has the game to land top NBA prospect Freddie Luna straight out of high school, but KING LIZ will need fresh moves keep her phenom from self-destructing
BWW Review: People Messing With Other People Keep THE LUCKIEST PEOPLE Lively
A father and son have plenty to sort out in the wake of Mom's death in Meridith Friedman's THE LUCKIEST PEOPLE, while the son's gay lover wonders which of the two is behaving more childishly.
BWW Review: The Truly Innovative Dances of Charlotte Ballet's INNOVATIVE WORKS Are Mesmerizing
Sasha Janes strays too far from his comfort zone in his new piece, but CharBallet's INNOVATIVE WORKS features stunners by Robyn Mineko Williams and Myles Thatcher
BWW Review: SCHOOL OF ROCK Sports Heavy-Metal Vulgarity
Somewhat muted and diluted at cavernous Ovens Auditorium, the touring company of SCHOOL OF ROCK is as talented and high-energy as their Broadway counterparts - reminding us that Andrew Lloyd Webber can truly rock.
BWW Review: Amid a Record Cold Wave, Nosky Brings the Heat of VIVALDI'S FOUR SEASONS
Reaching full bacchante mode, punk redhead violinist Aisslinn Nosky torched the Red Priest.
BWW Review: Charlotte's Off-Broadway Poignantly Pieces THREE DAYS OF RAIN Together
Meticulously directed by Paige Johnston Thomas, the Charlotte's Off-Broadway restores THREE DAYS OF RAIN to its original bearings, leaving us unexpectedly with a touch of bittersweet romantic comedy.
BWW Review: Charlotte Symphony Demonstrates Their Seasoning in BEETHOVEN
An autumn of BEETHOVEN presented by Christopher Warren-Green and the Charlotte Symphony ends triumphantly with his great VIOLIN CONCERTO, played with sensitivity and virtuosity by Benjamin Beilman.
BWW Review: Actor's Theatre Stages a Superior HAND TO GOD – In Hilarious Spurts
In many ways, the deglamorized Actor's Theatre production of HAND TO GOD works better than the Broadway version.
BWW Review: Subversive Energy Still Ignites FAHRENHEIT 451
Forget about Charlottesville and think about Charlotte when you go to see Three Bone Theatre's high-combustion revival of Ray Bradbury's FAHRENHEIT 451.
BWW Review: Miller's CRUCIBLE Roars Its Power at CP
Arthur Miller still has a message for post-2016 America in THE CRUCIBLE, and CPCC tre iTheatre s serving it up hot.
BWW Review: Little Discoveries Yield Big Laughs in THE SNOWY DAY
Children's Theatre balls up four Ezra Jack Keats kids' books into a fast, fun-filled and funny 44 minutes with THE SNOWY DAY AND OTHER STORIES.
BWW Review: Soot of Sodom Chases the Joads in THE GRAPES OF WRATH
After 27 years in the wilderness, Frank Galati's award-winning stage adaptation of Steinbeck's GRAPES OF WRATH finally arrives - powerfully - in Charlotte
BWW Review: Bourne's Stylish RED SHOES Misses the Train
Matthew Bourne's adaptation of THE RED SHOES struggles to tell its story - and contour its mad impresario villain - in ballet form.
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Rumpelstiltskin Flat Rock Playhouse (11/12-11/15) |
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2026-27 First Bank Broadway Season - Sunday Night Plan Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts (8/22-8/22) |
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Renée Fleming’s Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene Hanes Auditorium, Salem Academy and Collete (9/19-9/19) |
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2026-27 First Bank Broadway Season - Tuesday Night Plan Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts (8/17-8/17) |
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I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire Warehouse Studio Theatre (9/25-10/11) |
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2026-27 First Bank Broadway Season - Sunday Matinee Plan Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts (8/22-8/22) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Barry Bostwick Carolina Theatre (10/17-10/17) |
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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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Wicked Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts (11/18-12/06) |
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2026-27 First Bank Broadway Season - Thursday Night Plan Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts (8/19-8/19) |