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Submissions Are Open For BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage: Season 7
Get your audition book ready and start warming up your vocal cords—your moment in the spotlight is almost here! Next On Stage, BroadwayWorld’s nationwide competition for high school and college students, is back for Season 7, and we’re raising the curtain on our biggest season yet.
Nominations Open For The 2026 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2026 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards! The 2026 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
Kwamé Ryan to Extend Charlotte Symphony Tenure Through 100th Season
Grammy-winning conductor Kwamé Ryan will remain music director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra through its upcoming 100th anniversary season under a new four-year contract extension.
FOOTHILLS POPS: SYMPHONY OF THE SHIRE To Be Presented By Western Piedmont Symphony
WESTERN PIEDMONT SYMPHONY (WPS), the professional orchestra of the western foothills of North Carolina, will present FOOTHILLS POPS: SYMPHONY OF THE SHIRE at the J.
Second Year Cast Set For THE OUTSIDERS National Tour
Nolan White will lead THE OUTSIDERS national tour as Ponyboy Curtis when the second year begins September 19 in Denver, with stops including Los Angeles, Costa Mesa, Seattle and San Francisco.
Ailey II to Launch 27-City Tour Featuring World Premiere by Francesca Harper
Ailey II will tour 27 US cities from September 22, 2026, to April 11, 2027, presenting a world premiere by Francesca Harper and works by Alvin Ailey and Ronald K.
Kayla Ryan Walsh Joins MAMMA MIA! North American Tour Cast; Rob Hancock to Play 'Harry Bright'
Kayla Ryan Walsh joins the 25th Anniversary Tour of MAMMA MIA! as Rosie, while Rob Hancock moves from ensemble to Harry Bright, alongside returning principal cast members Jessica Crouch and Juliette M.
Photos: MYSTIC PIZZA Tour in Rehearsals; Full Cast Revealed
The complete cast has been announced for Mystic Pizza: A New Musical, with all new rehearsal photos also being released.
Sister Act to Open at Flat Rock Playhouse This Fall
Flat Rock Playhouse will stage SISTER ACT, the musical comedy based on the 1992 film, with Reggie Law directing the disco-era production in Flat Rock, North Carolina.
Around The BroadwayWorld: Top News, Reviews, Interviews & More from August 2026
In this August 2026 edition, two major national tours are gearing up to hit the road, with the casts of OH, MARY! and JERSEY BOYS offering behind-the-scenes looks at their rehearsal processes, while BroadwayWorld exclusively revealed that Aliya Grace will lead the upcoming BOOP! THE MUSICAL tour lau
Review: SOVEREIGNTY BY MARY KATHRYN NAGLE at Three Bone Theatre
Bringing a boatload of fresh information and perspective to the history of the Trail of Tears, along with the lasting injustices suffered by the Cherokee Nation, Mary Kathryn Nagle speaks out for the righteousness of the Cherokee cause and for reconciliation between longstanding Cherokee factions.
John Rubinstein and More Will Join THE NOTEBOOK North American Tour
New casting has been announced for the second year of the North American Tour of THE NOTEBOOK, including John Rubinstein, Angela Birchett, Makena Jackson, and more.
Video: The JERSEY BOYS Tour Cast Is Getting Ready to Hit the Road
Jersey Boys is getting ready to hit the road for its 20th Anniversary North American Tour.
THE COTTAGE to Make Lake Norman Premiere at Davidson Community Players
Davidson Community Players will present Sandy Rustin's comedy The Cottage at Armour Street Theatre, directed by Hanley Smith, who originated a role in the show's world premiere.
Video: Watch the JERSEY BOYS Tour Cast Perform 'My Boyfriend's Back' in Rehearsals
Jersey Boys is getting redy to hit the road for its 20th Anniversary North American Tour.
Exclusive: New Cast and Dates Announced for THE WIZ National Tour
Crossroads Live North America, producer of the National Tour of THE WIZ, has just announced an all-new cast who will ease on down the road.
Full Cast Announced for BOOP! THE MUSICAL National Tour
BOOP! The Musical has just announced the full cast for the upcoming North American Tour.
MANIA: THE ABBA TRIBUTE Sets US Tour Cast, to Open in Wichita in October
MANIA: The ABBA Tribute has announced full principal casting for its 2026/2027 US National Tour, which will open October 9, 2026, at the Orpheum Theatre in Wichita, Kansas.
Video: Watch the ‘Demented’ Cast of OH, MARY! Get Ready to Hit the Road
Oh, Mary! is hitting the road—and its new company is ready to unleash Mary Todd Lincoln on the rest of America.
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CLUE Tour to Launch Los Angeles Run In September; Tour Dates Announced
The North American tour of CLUE will open its third season at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles September 8-12, 2026, before visiting Memphis, St.
Review: ASCAP AND MOTOWN GOSPEL HONORS STELLAR AWARD NOMINEES at Omni Hotel
What an exciting evening - ASCAP partnered with Motown Gospel at a cocktail mixer to honor some of ASCAP members who were nominated for the 2026 Stellar Awards, located (for the first time), in Charlotte, NC.
PETER PAN'S NEVERLAND ADVENTURE To Open Season For Children's Theatre Of Charlotte
Children's Theatre of Charlotte invites audiences into Neverland and celebrate the changing seasons as it opens its 2026–27 season with the world premiere of the sensory theatre experience inclusive of all families, 'Peter Pan's Neverland Adventure.
Joshua Bell, BUGS BUNNY, BACK TO THE FUTURE Come to Charlotte Symphony This Fall
The Charlotte Symphony's fall season will include a Mozart's Requiem tribute marking the anniversary of 9/11, film-score concerts and a gala performance by violinist Joshua Bell.
RIGHT BEFORE I GO to Play Charlotte's Off-Broadway This Fall
Charlotte's Off-Broadway will partner with Mental Health Reimagined for four performances of Stan Zimmerman's play, pairing the staged reading with survivor portraiture and community talk-backs.
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Six Degrees of Separation Theatre Charlotte (4/09-4/18) |
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Wicked Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts (11/18-12/06) |
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A Year With Frog and Toad Children's Theatre of Charlotte (9/19-10/11) |
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Masterworks: Mystic Horizons P.E. Monroe Auditorium (10/24-10/24) |
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2026-27 First Bank Broadway Season - Thursday Night Plan Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts (8/19-8/19) |
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Coal Country Three Bone Theatre (3/05-3/21) |
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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 - Wednesday Night Plan Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts (8/18-8/18) |
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Frankenstein Theatre Charlotte (10/30-11/15) |
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Foothills Pops: Holiday Spectacular J.E. Broyhill Civic Center (12/04-12/04) |
