CHARLOTTE THEATRE NEWSROOM

Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts will present THE VELVETEEN RABBIT, a beloved children's story transformed into a captivating stage production, starting March 2026.

Children's Theatre of Charlotte will present 'ESPERANZA RISING,' a stage adaptation of Pam Muñoz Ryan's Pura Belpré Award-winning book.

The Avett Brothers, creators of the Broadway musical Swept Away, will headline the 2026 Earl Scruggs Music Festival alongside jamgrass ensemble Greensky Bluegrass, and Béla Fleck: My Bluegrass Heart.

Flat Rock Playhouse will present BOOTS N BLUES March 27–29 at the Leiman Mainstage in Flat Rock, North Carolina.

The Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts, in collaboration with Nederlander and PFM, will present its 2026-27 Broadway season in Greensboro, NC, including shows like WICKED and THE GREAT GATSBY.

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Theatre Charlotte's most anticipated annual fundraiser, The Broadway Ball, returns on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at the elegant Kimpton Tryon Park Hotel, promising an unforgettable evening of celebration, connection, and purpose.

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

After a delay due to snow, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show will continue performances this weekend at ImaginOn, featuring over 75 puppets from Eric Carle's stories.

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

Theatre Charlotte will present The Flick, Annie Baker’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play, in an immersive production staged both onstage and in a working movie theater.

Davidson Community Players will present SHREK THE MUSICAL JR.

Western Piedmont Symphony, the professional orchestra of the western foothills of North Carolina, will present Masterworks: Romantic Masters.

UNCSA Community Music School has announced the launch of its Junior Appalachian Music Program, with classes starting on February 17, 2026.

Maestro Stefano Vignati will return to Opera Carolina to lead performances of Puccini's Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica.

​​​​​​​Spoleto Festival USA has announced its 2026 season, running May 22–June 7, 2026, featuring more than 110 performances across opera, dance, theater, music, jazz, and community programs.

Winners have been announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

Flat Rock Playhouse will host the 2026 MUSIC ON THE ROCK concert series, featuring a lineup of performances inspired by legendary musicians.

Comedian Jo Koy will return to the stage at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center on April 10, 2026.

Warehouse's CCT presents its next production, Wink by Jen Silverman, a dark, contemporary comedy running at Blumenthal's Booth Playhouse January 30 to February 1, and at Warehouse Studio Theatre, February 6 through 8, 2026.

Children’s Theatre of Charlotte will present its all-new comedy TOPSY-TURVY CINDERELLA from January 10 through January 25 at the Wells Fargo Playhouse at ImaginOn.

Davidson Community Players will kick off its 61st season in January at Armour Street Theatre with a co-production of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale in partnership with Charlotte's Shepherd Shakespeare Company.

The event was a strong representation of the transformative power of the arts and the importance of creating platforms for Black playwrights and performers.