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Celebrate The Holidays With The Charlotte Symphony
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2021
The Charlotte Symphony's 2021 holiday season presents  beloved annual traditions, seasonal hallmarks, exciting new performances, and a family-friendly  Christmas movie with the Oscar-nominated score performed live to the complete film.  
WICKED Run in Greensboro Has Estimated $11 Million Impact on Local Economy
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2021
More than 66,000 people attended 24 performances of Wicked, making it the longest and highest-grossing engagement of a Broadway show that has ever played in the Triad. The musical has had en estimated $11 million impact on the local economy.
Nominations Close Sunday For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards
by BWW Staff - October 26, 2021
These are the final weeks to submit nominees for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. Nominations close Sunday, October 31st, 2021.
Last Chance To Submit Nominations For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards
by BWW Staff - October 20, 2021
These are the final weeks to submit nominees for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
The Magnetic Theatre to Host THE SPEAKEASY SOIREE
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2021
The Magnetic Theatre is partnering with Speakeasy Improv to present a weekend of 1920s-themed laughter and fun, November 12th and 13th.
Flat Rock Playhouse Presents A FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE CHRISTMAS
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2021
A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas kicks off the holiday season with a Flat Rock tradition, continuing live after going virtual in 2020!
Laura Dreyfuss To Create A Song Inspired By Public Lands in the Appalachian Mountains
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2021
​​​​​​​Sustain Music and Nature, a Fort Collins, CO based nonprofit that makes music a force for nature, proudly announces its upcoming Songscape will feature Grammy/Emmy award winning actor and BMG recording artist, Laura Dreyfuss. Showcasing the public lands surrounding the Roan Highlands of North Carolina in a retreat scheduled to take place this coming November, Dreyfuss' song and the accompanying music video, shot by videographer Ben Ward, will premiere globally in 2022.
NUNSENSE JAMBOREE Returns To Hendersonville Community Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2021
In the sequel to Nunsense and Nuncrackers, Dan Goggin's endearing, eccentric nuns sing zesty tunes with a country-and-western twang.
Wes Whitson Named MerleFest Festival Director
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2021
Wilkes Community College announced that Wes Whitson has been named as the new MerleFest festival director. Ted Hagaman, who has served as festival director for the last 15 years, has announced his plans to retire in the fall of 2022. 
Final Weeks To Submit Nominations For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards
by BWW Staff - October 06, 2021
These are the final weeks to submit nominees for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
Carolina Theatre Requires Proof of Vaccination Or Negative COVID-19 Test
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2021
Beginning October 4, 2021, the Carolina Theatre of Durham is requiring all guests to provide PRINTED proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72-hours of your event OR proof of full vaccination prior to entrance to the venue.
Bill Lockwood Steps Down At McCarter Theatre Center
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2021
After a remarkable and distinguished career at McCarter, Bill Lockwood will be stepping down as the Director of Special Programming at the end of June 2022.
Submit Nominations For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards
by BWW Staff - September 23, 2021
The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Comes to DPAC in February
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2021
Fan-favorite astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson comes to DPAC on February 9, 2022. The award-winning scientist will captivate guests with his lecture on “The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries”
McCarter Theatre Returns To In Person This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2021
As part of the re-opening weekend, McCarter invites the entire community to “GARBA 360,” a free offsite outdoor event at the Princeton Shopping Center celebrating the traditional Gujarati Social Folk Dance experience.
Monty Python's SPAMALOT Opens High Point Community Theatre's 2021/22 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2021
The Tony Award-winning Best Musical Monty Python's Spamalot is coming to High Point in search of the Holy Grail! Audiences can join King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table October 1-3 at High Point Theatre, presented by High Point Community Theatre.
Elizabeth Flax And Coolidge Harris II of GREENWOOD
by Vickie Evans - September 15, 2021
Meet The Masterminds, Director Elizabeth Flax and Playwright Coolidge Harris II, Behind The Stage Play, 'Greenwood', Based On The Tulsa, Oklahoma Massacre, A Love Story With A Historical Proponent. Performed At Matthews Playhouse, Matthews, NC, September 17th and 18th.
BWW Review: BNS Productions Encore Presentation: MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM at Duke Energy Theater
by Vickie Evans - September 10, 2021
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is one of ten of August Wilson's productions about the African American experience. Ma Rainey depicts the life of the famous blues singer, Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey, and Black Bottom is one of the songs she made famous. BNS Productions, based in Charlotte, NC, did an excellent job of bring this awesome work the the stage...with a twelve day running from August 11-22. It was sold-out many nights. So, as a result of its awesomeness, it is returning on September 12 for an encore performance.
Spend Fall At Flat Rock Playhouse With Two New Shows
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2021
Return to the Rock for the first time in 19 months for fresh new adaptations of these fan-favorites: Autumn at the Opry and A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas! 
Nominations Open For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards; Including Streaming, In-Person & More!
by BWW Awards - September 07, 2021
Nominations are now open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards! Streaming theatre, in-person, and more are included. Deadline for submissions is October 31st, 2021.
Spring Theatre to Present the World Premiere of GIL AND THE WILD ONE
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2021
As part of their 'season of change', Spring Theatre in North Carolina will be producing a world premiere play about love and dealing with loss.
Charlotte Symphony's 90th Season Begins with VIVALDI'S FOUR SEASONS
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2021
Music Director Christopher Warren-Green will open the  Charlotte Symphony’s 90th season with a concert featuring works by some of Italy’s most  celebrated composers, including Vivaldi’s beloved The Four Seasons.
UNCSA to Return to In-Person Performances for 2021-22 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2021
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts has announced a return to live performance with a 2021-22 season that spans time-honored classics and works by today’s visionary composers, choreographers, filmmakers and playwrights who represent an array of stories and voices from throughout our contemporary world.
The Magnetic Theatre Presents BLOODBATH: VICTORIA'S SECRET
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2021
As 'Tori Piper,' Victoria Leigh was once the darling of mid-to-late eighties low-budget horror-she was the go-to final girl of a dozen or so B-level slashers. Then she filmed the cult classic Sorority Bloodbath, a cinema verité horror film plagued by rumors of sinister occurrences on-set. Then she vanished, fueling a subset of fan conspiracy theories.
The Magnetic Theatre Presents THE SPARROW AND THE WHIPPOORWILL: A Bluegrass Musical
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2021
Paula is at a crossroads, trying to find her way in the world, as she starts her first nursing job in Asheville. She gets assigned to a patient, Cleo Nicholson, who presents her with a very unusual request. As Paula digs deeper into Cleo's life, she finds some very surprising information about him - and also herself.

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