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Blumenthal Performing Arts Announces Nominees for 6th Annual Blumey Awards; Ceremony

Blumenthal Performing Arts Announces Nominees for 6th Annual Blumey Awards; Ceremony 5/21

by BWW News Desk — April 28, 2017
Blumenthal Performing Arts is pleased to announce the 72 nominees - six each in 12 categories - competing in the 6th Annual High School Musical Theater Awards, also known as The Blumey Awards, presented by Wells Fargo on Sunday, May 21, in Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center.
2017 Blumey Award Nominees Feature Best in High School Musical Theater; Full List!

2017 Blumey Award Nominees Feature Best in High School Musical Theater; Full List!

by BWW News Desk — April 28, 2017
Blumenthal Performing Arts has announced the 72 nominees - six each in 12 categories - competing in the 6th Annual High School Musical Theater Awards, also known as The Blumey Awards, presented by Wells Fargo on Sunday, May 21, in Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center.
The 80th Anniversary Of The Vagabond Players At The Henderson County Heritage Museum

The 80th Anniversary Of The Vagabond Players At The Henderson County Heritage Museum

by BWW News Desk — April 26, 2017
In 1937, long before Flat Rock Playhouse began its history "on the Rock" in the Village of Flat Rock, a man by the name of Robroy Farquhar led a group of struggling performers around the country, until together, they settled in the Blue Ridge region of Western North Carolina.
Linda Klein and Barbara Gehring Talk THE SECRET COMEDY OF WOMEN: GIRLS ONLY

Linda Klein and Barbara Gehring Talk THE SECRET COMEDY OF WOMEN: GIRLS ONLY

by Linda Ann Watt — April 24, 2017
Women love this show!
Asheville Creative Arts and Hood Huggers International Announce a Second Conversation

Asheville Creative Arts and Hood Huggers International Announce a Second Conversation as Part of the National Ghostlight Project

by BWW News Desk — April 24, 2017
Asheville Creative Arts (ACA), Asheville's professional children's theatre and Hood Huggers International, which offers sustainable strategies for building support pillars for resilient historically African American neighborhoods, announce they will be co-hosting a second conversation with NC Stage
Two Chances to Catch BUGS! The New Musical from Jonesalee, presented by Asheville Cre

Two Chances to Catch BUGS! The New Musical from Jonesalee, presented by Asheville Creative Arts

by BWW News Desk — April 24, 2017
Asheville Creative Arts (ACA), Asheville's professional children's theatre who recently produced the acclaimed production, THE LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD SHOW, continues its 5th Milestone Season with two exciting May events:
Photo Flash: Flat Rock Playhouse's SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE Opens

Photo Flash: Flat Rock Playhouse's SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE Opens

by BWW News Desk — April 21, 2017
They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway -they say there's always magic in the air… And soon, there will surely be some of that Broadway magic gracing the Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage, "mountain-style", with the return of the State Theatre's 2007 hit, Smokey Joe's Cafe!
Meroney Box Office Opens for Spring Run of TOM JONES

Meroney Box Office Opens for Spring Run of TOM JONES

by BWW News Desk — April 18, 2017
The Meroney Theater box office is now open for the swashbuckling comedy TOM JONES, adapted by Jon Jory from the novel by Henry Fielding.
BWW Review: STUPID F@#%ING BIRD Mashes Chekhov With Giddy Modernism

BWW Review: STUPID F@#%ING BIRD Mashes Chekhov With Giddy Modernism

by Perry Tannenbaum — April 8, 2017
If you can find STUPID F@#%ING BIRD at Queens University, you'll find that this mash-up of Chekhov's 'The Seagull' is a goofy lark.
BWW Review: Art and Business Clash in MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM

BWW Review: Art and Business Clash in MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM

by Perry Tannenbaum — April 7, 2017
The ugly spectacle of art being turned into money is very much at the heart of MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, but there's also an upstairs-downstairs conflict brewing.
CPCC to Present 15th Anniversary Performance of DANCES OF INDIA

CPCC to Present 15th Anniversary Performance of DANCES OF INDIA

by BWW News Desk — April 6, 2017
Internationally acclaimed performer and choreographer Dr.
ABC's SHARK TANK Announces Open Casting Call in Charlotte, NC

ABC's SHARK TANK Announces Open Casting Call in Charlotte, NC

by Caryn Robbins — April 6, 2017
SHARK TANK, the critically acclaimed entrepreneurial reality show that has become a culturally defining series, will be holding an open casting call at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday, April 29
Piedmont Players Theatre Announces Cast for Classic Comedy TOM JONES

Piedmont Players Theatre Announces Cast for Classic Comedy TOM JONES

by BWW News Desk — April 4, 2017
Piedmont Players Theatre (PPT) has announced the cast of TOM JONES, adapted by Jon Jory from the novel by Henry Fielding.
Hunter W. Foster Talks UNC CHARLOTTE SPRING DANCE CONCERT

Hunter W. Foster Talks UNC CHARLOTTE SPRING DANCE CONCERT

by Linda Ann Watt — April 4, 2017
The audience will take away all the dancers' commitment to the performance and I will take away strength, ability and growth, dancing in this show.
VIDEO: THE MUSIC OF SIMON AND GARFUNKEL at Flat Rock Playhouse

VIDEO: THE MUSIC OF SIMON AND GARFUNKEL at Flat Rock Playhouse

by Christina Mancuso — March 31, 2017
The Playhouse is returning to the 'rock' of Music on the Rock with their next tribute performance featuring the folk-rock music of Simon & Garfunkel.
Colby Christina Announced as 2017 National Black Theatre Festival Teen Co-Chair

Colby Christina Announced as 2017 National Black Theatre Festival Teen Co-Chair

by BWW News Desk — March 31, 2017
Say Hello to the 2017 National Black Theatre Festival Teen Co-Chair COLBY CHRISTINA! The Celebrity Co-Chairs are Anna Maria Horsford and Obba Babatunde.
Improv Musical Variety Extravaganza Starring the Chuckleheads Comes to The Dilworth N

Improv Musical Variety Extravaganza Starring the Chuckleheads Comes to The Dilworth Neighborhood Grille

by BWW News Desk — March 27, 2017
The Happy Birthday Scott Pacitti Comedy Improv Musical Variety Extravaganza Starring the Chuckleheads Comes to The Dilworth Neighborhood Grille, 911 East Morehead Street, Charlotte on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 8pm.
New York Theatre Ballet To Play At Edgecombe Community College Performing Arts Series

New York Theatre Ballet To Play At Edgecombe Community College Performing Arts Series, 3/30

by BWW News Desk — March 24, 2017
New York Theatre Ballet, the foremost chamber ballet company in the United States, will return to Tarboro, North Carolina on March 30, 2017 at 7:30pm to perform in the Edgecombe Community College Performing Arts Series, bringing a program of mixed repertoire.
BWW Review: A New RAISIN IN THE SUN Is Set to Explode

BWW Review: A New RAISIN IN THE SUN Is Set to Explode

by Perry Tannenbaum — March 23, 2017
Theatre Charlotte's vivid new staging of A RAISIN IN THE SUN reminds us that Lorraine Hansberry's drama was written to show us all the things, good and bad, that can happen to 'a dream deferred.
Postmodern Take on LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD to Kick Off Spring at Asheville Creative Ar

Postmodern Take on LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD to Kick Off Spring at Asheville Creative Arts

by BWW News Desk — March 21, 2017
Asheville Creative Arts (ACA), Asheville's professional children's theatre announces the first mainstage of its spring season, THE LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD SHOW, a postmodern take on the classic tale written by Russell Davis and co-directed by ACA co-founder Abby Felder and resident company member, Ka
BWW Review: BOOTYCANDY Sizzles With Satire and Seethes With Inner Turmoil

BWW Review: BOOTYCANDY Sizzles With Satire and Seethes With Inner Turmoil

by Perry Tannenbaum — March 17, 2017
Robert O'Hara's BOOTYCANDY has a merry old time lampooning trashy black mammas and a grandiloquent Sunday preacher, but the turbulence lurking within his gay anti-hero is indicative of the the playwright's ambivalence toward white people and his inner self-doubts.
BWW Review: The Ghost of (I Hate) Hamlet Returns - With a Vengeance - in WOMEN PLAYIN

BWW Review: The Ghost of (I Hate) Hamlet Returns - With a Vengeance - in WOMEN PLAYING HAMLET

by Perry Tannenbaum — March 16, 2017
Shamelessly borrowing his concept from Paul Rudnick's 'I Hate Hamlet,' William Missouri Downs's WOMEN PLAYING HAMLET hilariously flips the script, giving all the principal parts and scene-stealing cameos to women.
Charlotte Welcomes France's Acoustic Guitar Master Pierre Bensusan

Charlotte Welcomes France's Acoustic Guitar Master Pierre Bensusan

by BWW News Desk — March 16, 2017
???????On Saturday, March 25th, France's acoustic guitar master Pierre Bensusan continues his 40 date tour of the USA and Canada at The Evening Muse in Charlotte, North Carolina! 
SENSORIA to Celebrate Literature and the Arts at CPCC This Spring

SENSORIA to Celebrate Literature and the Arts at CPCC This Spring

by BWW News Desk — March 15, 2017
Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) invites you to attend Sensoria, its annual 10-day celebration of literature and the arts, featuring visual art, dance, theatre, music, film, culture, history, and more.
Flat Rock Playhouse to Present THE MUSIC OF SIMON & GARFUNKEL

Flat Rock Playhouse to Present THE MUSIC OF SIMON & GARFUNKEL

by BWW News Desk — March 14, 2017
The Playhouse is returning to the 'rock' of Music on the Rock with their next tribute performance featuring the folk-rock music of Simon & Garfunkel.

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