Young guitarist Pablo S inz Villegas burned with Spanish duende, assuring that Charlotte Symphony's first Classics Series concert at Knight Theater wouldn't be their last.... (more...)
In a dazzling production that may challenge the small fry's small attention spans, Children's Theatre's MARY POPPINS sets a new standard for technical theatre in Charlotte.... (more...)
If you can find the newly repurposed Goodyear Arts Center, you'll find that the new PaperHouse Theatre production of Lauren Gunderson's THE REVOLUTIONISTS is a dark comedy with a light self-effacing touch.... (more...)
Taking over the key supporting roles of Charles Frohman and James Barrie's charismatic villain, Captain Hook, John Davidson rescues FINDING NEVERLAND from shipwreck.... (more...)
Under the direction of Evan Ensign, the 20th anniversary edition of RENT has become a no-fly zone for self-absorbed rockstar posturing and strutting.... (more...)
The Tony Award-winning music and orchestrations of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON are as beautifully rendered in CPCC Theatre's production as they were in the national tour, with better singing if you value clarity.... (more...)
Notwithstanding the lingering leeriness I feel about going to see them, one-person shows can be memorable and truly special. Billy Crystal's 700 Sundays, Frank Gorshin's Say Goodnight, Gracie and Colin Quinn's Long Story Short stand out as the best that I've seen by men, while I'd point to Julie Har... (more...)
Make sure to bring your smartphone to the Charlotte Art League when you see EAT THE RUNT. You'll help to cast the show, conveniently set in an art museum by playwright Avery Crozier, by texting your choices.... (more...)
Linda Woolverton does a masterful job of modernizing - and feminizing - Verdi's libretto for A DA, but despite an excellent Theatre Charlotte cast, slogging through Sir Elton's parade of power ballads grows tedious.... (more...)
BNS Productions has assembled a strong, deep, and engaging cast for August Wilson's JITNEY, and director Corlis Hayes keeps it chugging at a rush-hour pace.... (more...)
Three Bone Theatre's fast-paced production of THE SUBMISSION brings out all of playwright Jeff Talbott's backstage comedy and drama - and helps gloss over its clumsy, implausible ending.... (more...)
Shakespeare Carolina takes a bold step in their adaptation of Dumas's swashbuckling MAN IN THE IRON MASK, casting two women as the twin brothers who claim the title of Louis XIV.... (more...)
Knight Theater and Abby Corrigan's darker, more vulnerable portrayal of Middle Allison make the big differences in the current touring version of FUN HOME.... (more...)
CHARLOTTE SQUAWKS 13: CHARLOTTE, WE HAVE A PROBLEM does a better job targeting statewide and national scoundrels than delivering on its promise to face local issues, but there are genuine nuggets among the worthless trinkets - and an absolutely sensational new cast member.... (more...)
Spoleto Festival USA has gone from last year's 40th anniversary geniality to its customary edginess, and Druid Theatre's WAITING FOR GODOT wonderfully keynotes that shift at Dock Street Theatre.... (more...)
Physical comedy upstages Chekhovian pathos in Peter Quilter's THE ACTRESS, now at Spirit Square in a well-acted Three Bone Theatre production.... (more...)
Under the direction of Corey Mitchell, Theatre Charlotte delivers one of their best productions in the past 30, with Joe McCourt delivering a Broadway-caliber performance as Huey Calhoun, the heart of MEMPHIS.... (more...)
Shame and repression hinder homoerotic love in 1958, but it's easy, nasty love that's the bugbear when we cut to 2008 in Alexi Kaye Campbell's THE PRIDE.... (more...)
With a brilliantly imagined final scene, Charlotte Ballet choreographer Sasha Janes captures the emotions, manias, and passions of WUTHERING HEIGHTS with surprising success.... (more...)
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.... (more...)
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.'... (more...)
BWW Review: First Night at the Knight Succeeds With RODRIGO CONCERTO
BWW Review: Children's Theatre's MARY POPPINS Raises the Bar While Flying Its Star
BWW Review: THE REVOLUTIONISTS Reminds Us That 1793 Wasn't a Very Good Year
BWW Review: Davidson Takes Astonishing Flight on NEVERLAND Tour
BWW Review: Candle Burns More Brightly in RENT After 20 Years
BWW Review: Family and Romance Tug at an Iowa Housewife in MADISON COUNTY
BWW Review: THE CHRISTIANS Has Much to Say About America Under The Donald
BWW Review: Alfred's BROWN TALE Is Very Chicago and Very Funny
BWW Review: One-Two Punch of Surprises Powers EAT THE RUNT
BWW Review: Triumphant AIDA Cast Slogs Through Tedious Sir Elton Score
BWW Review: Fire, Fury, and Painful Memories Drive Wilson's JITNEY
BWW Review: Playwright Imposter Goes Off-Script in THE SUBMISSION
BWW Review: ShakesCar Puts Women Behind THE IRON MASK
BWW Review: More Empathy for a Barbaric Monarch in the Touring KING AND I
BWW Review: FUN HOME Strikes a New Balance on Tour
BWW Review: CHORUS LINE at CPCC Remains as Fresh as Ever – in Spots
BWW Review: SQUAWKS Hasn't Sharpened Its Claws
BWW Review: WAITING FOR GODOT Tops Spoleto's Edgy Theatre Lineup
BWW Review: Physical Comedy Reigns Supreme in THE ACTRESS
BWW Review: There's Plenty of Broadway Bravura in Theatre Charlotte's MEMPHIS
BWW Review: Enjoying Is Easier Than Understanding THE PRIDE
BWW Review: WUTHERING HEIGHTS Dances Madly to the End of Love
BWW Review: STUPID F@#%ING BIRD Mashes Chekhov With Giddy Modernism
BWW Review: Art and Business Clash in MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM
BWW Review: A New RAISIN IN THE SUN Is Set to Explode
Hugh Jackman and Vera Farmiga to Lead Puerto Rico Benefit Reading of THE PRINCESS BRIDE
Adrienne Warren to Star in TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
