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Her Name Was Frankie: A Frankie Silver Story
There are many stories out there about Frankie Silver, but what makes a story the truth and who gets to tell it? In this show, an author takes a trip to the south to write a book about the historic North Carolina Murderess. When she gets there she finds the stories people tell...
I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire
It’s 2004, and lonely 14-year-old Shelby Hinkley has kidnapped Tobey Maguire, at the height of his Spiderman career, to force him into marrying her. However, you can’t just kidnap the most famous person in the world without consequences. Samantha Hurley’s laugh-out-loud dark...
Spider's Web
Agatha Christie’s comedy thriller delivers a unique blend of suspense and humor in an intricate plot of murder, police, drug addicts, invisible ink, hidden doorways, and secret drawers. Clarissa, wife of a diplomat, is adept at spinning tales of adventure, but when a murder...
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley’s revolutionary horror classic is shocked to life in Nick Dear’s thrilling adaptation. Told through the eyes of the abandoned Creature, this bold gothic retelling follows a life born innocent and curious, only to be rejected by the very man who made him. Alone in a...
Liberation
Liberation Written by Bess Wolh Directed by Donna Bradby https://www.threebonetheatre.com/2627events/liberation Starring Rachel Dawson* is Lizzie Jenny Hubbard* is Margie Lauren Pavlacka* is Susan Emma Kitchin* is Dora Valerie Thames is Celeste Callie Richards is Isadora Sabrina...
A Christmas Carol
For 20 years, A Christmas Carol has been Theatre Charlotte’s treasured holiday tradition. This anniversary production celebrates the warmth and wonder of Charles Dickens’ beloved novel through the eyes of the characters who have captured hearts for generations. As Ebenezer...
Here There Are Blueberries
SPECIAL LIMITED ENGAGEMENT STAGED READING An album of never-before-seen World War II-era photographs arrives at the desk of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum archivist Rebecca Erbelding. As Rebecca and her team of historians begin to unravel the shocking mystery behind the...
Coal Country
Coal Country, by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, tells the true story of the 2010 Upper Big Branch mine disaster, the deadliest American mining accident in nearly 50 years, which killed 29 men in Montcoal, West Virginia. Drawn from over 40 hours of interviews with survivors and...
Terminus
First produced in 2016, Terminus is a haunting and deeply human Southern Gothic drama set in rural Georgia. Eller Freeman and her grandson Jaybo share a fierce, unconventional bond in a weathered house by the railroad tracks. But as Eller’s memory begins to slip and fragments of...
Six Degrees of Separation
What if a stranger could change your life with a single story? Inspired by actual events, Six Degrees of Separation follows a charismatic young con man who gains access to Manhattan’s elite by claiming to be the son of Sidney Poitier. When Ouisa and Flan Kittredge welcome the...
The Reservoir
The Reservoir is a sharply funny, deeply moving new play by Jake Brasch about family, memory, and the messy work of healing. Fresh out of rehab and back home in Denver, Josh finds himself leaning on the last people he expected—his four aging grandparents, each navigating their...
Purpose
For decades, the Jasper family has stood as a pillar of Black American politics—civil rights leaders, pastors, congressmen. But when the youngest son returns home to Chicago with an uninvited guest in tow, old loyalties crack under the weight of long-buried secrets and...
Latest Charlotte Reviews
Review: HELL’S KITCHEN at Belk Theater
At its heart, Hell’s Kitchen is not simply a musical based on the life of the incomparable, Alicia Keys, it is a coming-of-age, autobiographical-inspired story that explores the complexities of single parenting, generational differences, and a young woman’s determination to discover her own ide…
Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Blumenthal Performing Arts
What did our critic think of HELL'S KITCHEN at Blumenthal Performing Arts?…
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.…
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. There was a palpable sense of excitement surrounding what many viewed as the beginning of …
Review: MARVIN: THE MARVIN GAYE REVUE
Sheldon Rhoden delivers an outstanding performance, lending his smooth vocals to many of Marvin Gaye's greatest hits, including 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine,' 'Let's Get It On,' 'Distant Lover,' 'I Want You,' and 'Sexual Healing'. Sheldon not only captures Marvin's signature sound but also his…
Review: TERRY STEELE SINGS LUTHER VANDROSS...
. As a musical enthusiast at heart, I was excited by the opportunity to relive some of Luther's greatest hits, including 'Stop to Love,' 'So Amazing,' 'A House Is Not a Home,' and, of course, 'Here and Now'—the song that earned Luther his first Grammy Award. Terry Steele proved to be a consummate …
Review: The 2026 International Black Theatre Festival
I have been attending the International Black Theatre Festival since 2009, and it has yet to disappoint me. The week promises an extraordinary lineup of world-class theatrical productions, educational workshops, The Garland Lee Thompson, Sr. Readers' Theatre presentations, celebrity appearances, ne…
Review: CHARLOTTE FINEST THEATRE ARTISTS WIN BIG
The 2026 ACE Awards was an unforgettable evening filled with exceptional performances, heartfelt acceptance speeches, inspiring worship, and well-deserved recognition.…
Review: FLIP at Charlotte Ballet
Funkier and more humbly budgeted than Charlotte Ballet's extravaganzas at larger venues, FLIP at the McBride Bonnefoux provided a different kind of adventure, substituted promise for polish, and dug deeper into the company's soul.…
Review: THE OLD MAID / QUEEN MARY / MARTHA GRAHAM at Spoleto
Scottish Ballet's MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS is likely to stand as the most spectacular triumph at Spoleto Festival USA 2026, and festival founder Gian Carlo Menotti's 1939 radio opera, THE OLD MAID AND THE THIEF, will probably remain the best theatre.…
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2026-27 First Bank Broadway Season - Sunday Night Plan Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts (8/22-8/22) |
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A Year With Frog and Toad Children's Theatre of Charlotte (9/19-10/11) |
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales Creative Greensboro (10/22-10/25) |
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Terminus Theatre Charlotte (3/05-3/21) |
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Phantom of the Opera (1925 silent film) with live accompaniment VisArt Video (10/25-10/25) |
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BKLYN The Musical Theatre Charlotte (5/14-5/30) |
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Masterworks: Splendid Tchaikovsky P.E. Monroe Auditorium (3/13-3/13) |
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2026-27 First Bank Broadway Season - Saturday Night Plan Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts (8/21-8/21) |
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Her Name Was Frankie: A Frankie Silver Story Parkway Playhouse (10/02-10/11) |
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Foothills Pops: The Texas Tenors J.E. Broyhill Civic Center (4/17-4/17) |
