Charles Perrault News

The State Ballet Theatre of Russia will be bringing their beloved rendition of Sleeping Beauty to the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center courtesy of the Marshall Artist Series. Be sure not to miss your chance to see this incredible ballet during its one night only performance in Huntington, WV.

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, the national ballet company of Monaco, comes to the Auditorium Theatre for the first time March 3 and 4 with The Sleeping Beauty (La Belle), a spellbinding re-imagining of the classic fairy tale. The company, established in 1985 by Caroline, Princess of Hanover, honors the dance history of Monaco begun by Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes in the early 1900s.

For the holidays, The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati presents CINDERELLA December 9-18, 2017 at the Taft Theatre. This isn't your mother's (or your grandmother's) Cinderella. Boys as well as girls will love all of the audience participation, side-splitting humor, and outlandish characters in this classic fairytale set to popular music.

Bergen County Players (BCP) continues its 85th season with the Prince Street Players version of the timeless classic, 'CINDERELLA'. The play is directed by Bill Kaufman and will be presented onstage December 2nd-17th. Performances will take place at the Little Firehouse Theatre, 298 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell with curtain at 7:30 pm on Fridays, and 2 matinee performances at 1 pm and 3:30 pm todays and Sundays. Tickets may be purchased online at www.bcplayers.org, by calling 201-261-4200 or by visiting the box office during regular box office hours.

Raleigh Little Theatre presents its 34th annual production of Cinderella, directed by Nancy and Rod Rich, running from December 1 - 17. Based on the fairy tale by Charles Perrault, this version from the Prince Street Players is adapted by Jim Eiler. Cinderella has been entrancing audiences of all ages for thirty-four years with its spectacles of comedic repertoire and phenomenal character dynamics.

The Fox Theatre presents the return of The State Ballet Theatre of Russia with a timeless production of Sleeping Beauty on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018 at 3 p.m.

The Fox Theatre proudly presents the return of The State Ballet Theatre of Russia with a timeless production of Sleeping Beauty on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018 at 3 p.m. Composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky and choreographed by Marius Petipa, Tchaikovsky based his ballet on the Brothers Grimm's version of Charles Perrault's 'La Belle au bois dormant.' 'Sleeping Beauty' received its premiere on Jan. 15, 1890, at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, and today, it stands as one of the world's most beloved and oft-performed ballets.

Bergen County Players (BCP) continues its 85th season with the Prince Street Players version of the timeless classic, 'CINDERELLA'. The play is directed by Bill Kaufman and will be presented onstage December 2nd-17th. Performances will take place at the Little Firehouse Theatre, 298 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell with curtain at 7:30 pm on Fridays, and 2 matinee performances at 1 pm and 3:30 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets may be purchased online at www.bcplayers.org, by calling 201-261-4200 or by visiting the box office during regular box office hours.

The State Ballet Theater of Russia returns to the Capitol Center for the Arts (COncord, NH) at 3PM on Sunday, January 28, 2018 with its production of Tchaikovsky's classic Sleeping Beauty , as choreographed by Marius Petipa.

Raleigh Little Theatre presents its 34th annual production of Cinderella, directed by Nancy and Rod Rich, running from December 1 - 17. Based on the fairy tale by Charles Perrault, this version from the Prince Street Players is adapted by Jim Eiler. Cinderella has been entrancing audiences of all ages for thirty-four years with its spectacles of comedic repertoire and phenomenal character dynamics.

It's been two decades since an entirely new kind of princess graced our television screens, singing songs of possible dreams. Twenty years ago, Cinderella came back to the small screen, starring Brandy Norwood in the title role, with a multi-cultural, star-studded supporting cast of Bernadette Peters, Victor Garber, Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Alexander and Whitney Houston.

For the holidays, The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati presents CINDERELLA December 9-18, 2017 at the Taft Theatre. This isn't your mother's (or your grandmother's) Cinderella. Boys as well as girls will love all of the audience participation, side-splitting humor, and outlandish characters in this classic fairytale set to popular music.

The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical from the creators of The Sound of Music and South Pacific offers a delightful and contemporary take on the classic story. A lush production that features an incredible orchestra, jaw-dropping transformations and the moments we all remember the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball and more plus some surprising new twists. Included in Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella are some of Rodgers + Hammerstein's most beloved songs, including In My Own Little Corner, Impossible/It's Possible and Ten Minutes Ago, in this hilarious and romantic Broadway experience for anyone who's ever had a wish, a dream... or a really great pair of shoes. Cinderella and her Prince have been REBORN! They might be BROADWAY'S COUPLE OF THE YEAR (New York Magazine).

Through a partnership between the AT&T Performing Arts Center & the City of Dallas' Office of Cultural Affairs, The Elevator Project brings Dark Circles Contemporary Dance's Big Bad Wolf and Les Fairies to the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, 6th Floor Studio Theatre October 19-21 after three performances at South Korea's foremost art and culture venue.

Rise Above Performing Arts in Sarasota Florida will begin their second season with Into the Woods on September 21st to the 23rd, 2017 at the Glenridge Performing Arts Center.

Rise Above Performing Arts in Sarasota Florida will begin their second season with Into the Woods on September 21st to the 23rd, 2017 at the Glenridge Performing Arts Center.

Through a partnership between the AT&T Performing Arts Center & the City of Dallas' Office of Cultural Affairs, The Elevator Project brings Dark Circles Contemporary Dance's Big Bad Wolf and Les Fairies to the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, 6th Floor Studio Theatre October 19-21 after three performances at South Korea's foremost art and culture venue.

Cincinnati Ballet has announced a new, annual Family Series, with an inaugural production of Beauty and the Beast. The production features the Cincinnati Ballet Second Company, with dancers from the new Professional Training Division, and students from Cincinnati Ballet's Otto M. Budig Academy. Beauty and the Beast comes to the Aronoff Center, with six performances April 6-8, and a sensory-friendly performance April 8 at 10:30 am.

Nashville Ballet will open its performance season with one of the most beloved ballets of all time, The Sleeping Beauty, September 23-24, 2017, at TPAC's Jackson Hall.

Raleigh Little Theatre has announced its 2017-2018 season - scroll down for highlights!