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Charlotte Theater has started offering a virtual Broadway experience for patrons, with stars from Mean Girls, Beetlejuice, Hamilton, and more, according to Charlotte Theater.

The Charlotte Symphony will launch a new virtual concert series featuring a different ensemble of Charlotte Symphony musicians each week.

Two alumnae of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), violinist Jessica McJunkins, BM Music '09, and Olivia Mead, HS Dance '00, are the recipients of the third annual Alumni Artpreneur of the Year Awards.

Chancellor Brian Cole today announced that the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) will resume on-campus coursework for the fall 2020 semester, with modifications to the academic calendar and instructional model developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It has been said the show must go on.

Amid the global pandemic which has forced the temporary closure of many performing arts venues, 16 youth-serving theatres across the country have come together to share a national tribute.

University of North Carolina System Interim President Bill Roper has named Brian Cole as the ninth chancellor of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA).

Spoleto Festival USA announces 17 days of Spoleto at Home: free digital and radio broadcast programming for audiences to enjoy in lieu of the 2020 season.

The Charlotte Symphony has announced a new summer schedule for concerts postponed due to the health crisis.

The speaker series National Geographic Live will take Charlotte fans from the red plains of Mars to towering mountain summits and the jungles of Africa when it opens its third season at McGlohon Theater this fall.

Join Chickspeare and friends on Facebook Friday April 24 for a virtual Shakespeare-inspired original short play festival experience - from our houses to yours.

Tickets to Disney's Frozen will go on sale Friday, May 15, 2020 at 10 a.

Based on a concern for the health and safety of the university campus, community and audience members, festival organizers for Appalachian State University's annual summer arts event, An Appalachian Summer Festival, have announced the cancellation of the 2020 season.

If you hear a solitary melody floating through the air on Friday, April 17th at 3:00 p.

The Charlotte Observer has shared how the Youth Orchestras of Charlotte are getting through the current health crisis and more after playing at the Kennedy Center in February.

Blumenthal Performing Arts has announced its Broadway in Charlotte season, starting in November with nine new shows and multiweek return engagements of two extraordinary crowd-pleasers a?" Hamilton and Wicked, and more.

After careful analysis of the continued global, regional, and local impact of the Coronavirus, the Trustees of the Brevard Music Center have unanimously voted to cancel its renowned Summer Music Festival, which had been scheduled for May 30 - August 22, 2020.

Read an important statement from Flat Rock Playhouse about its upcoming season:

The Charlotte Symphony will suspend all concerts through June 2020 to protect the health and safety of its audiences, musicians, guest artists, staff, and volunteers due to concerns over the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Flat Rock Playhouse Production Manager, Adam Goodrum was recently alerted to a thread on an industry forum from an Oklahoma hospital seeking seamstresses to sew cloth face masks to combat the coronavirus shortage.

For 43 years, Spoleto Festival USA has gathered artists of all kinds, turning Charleston, South Carolina, into a cultural havena?"a place where opera, dance, theater, and music converge for a 17-day celebration of artistic innovation and tradition.

Lee Street theatre has announced that they will offer live, online content during our hiatus from normal operating practices.

 PlayMakers Repertory Company cancels remainder of 19/20 season:

In response to the Executive Order from North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper prohibiting mass gatherings of more than 100 people, DPAC has suspended all public events through April 12, 2020.

As the safety of the Charlotte Symphony's audience, musicians, guest artists, staff, and volunteers is our top priority, the CSO, in coordination with Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, will postpone all performances through April 12 due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19.