Charlotte News

Rising pop artist Jake Wesley Rogers announces Peace, Love & Pluto Tour, his first headlining tour of North America. The genre-blurring hitmaker kicks off the live trek co-produced by Live Nation and Emporium on Feb. 24, 2023 in Tampa FL at Crowbar, before criss-crossing the U.S. and Canada. Check out the list of upcoming tour dates!

The Broadway company of Chicago will welcome back Tony Award nominee Charlotte d’Amboise in the role of “Roxie Hart”, and Drama Desk nominee Ryan Silverman in the role of “Billy Flynn” beginning Monday, November 7, 2022.

Oh What A Night! The MTA Gala Was An INCREDIBLE Evening That Celebrated The Accomplishments Of Theater Professionals, Sponsored By The Metrolina Theatre Association. Kudos to the nominees and winners who elegantly graced the ballroom of the Le Meridien Hotel, in Charlotte, North Carolina

The new National Tour of Les Miserables launched earlier this month in Cleveland. Read the reviews for Les Miserables here!

“Roots” is the new single from London duo Charlotte Spiral and the second track to be revealed from their upcoming third EP All This Time, Asleep, produced by Mercury Prize nominated artist and celebrated producer Dave Okumu (Jessie Ware, Nilufer Yanya, Lianne La Havas, Joan As Police Woman).

South Coast Repertory gives a children's classic a modern twist with its Theatre for Young Audiences and Families production of Snow White. Adapted by Greg Banks and directed by H. Adam Harris, Snow White runs Nov. 4-20 on the Julianne Argyros Stage.

Gingold Theatrical Group will continue GTG’s 17th Season with their annual special evenings of community events that embrace human rights and free speech. All of GTG’s programs, inspired by the works of George Bernard Shaw, are designed to provoke peaceful discussion and activism.

NBA All-Star Chris Paul and Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA have joined the upcoming documentary HANDLE WITH CARE as executive producers. Additionally, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luguentz Dort, two of Canada’s brightest NBA stars, along with CJ Paul and Juanita Thompson of Ohh Dip!!! Productions, have come onboard as executive producers.

The nominations were announced live from Cipriani Wall Street by Emmy-nominated star of Pose and American Horror Story on FX, and now as Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway, Angelica Ross. Ross was joined by Jeffrey Sharp, award-winning film producer and the Executive Director of The Gotham.

Australian metal juggernauts PARKWAY DRIVE — Winston McCall (vocals), Luke Kilpatrick (guitar), Jeff Ling (guitar), Jia O'Connor (bass), and Ben Gordon (drums) — are returning to the U.S. for a headline tour in Winter 2023. The trek is special for several reasons. It's Parkway Drive's first U.S. tour support of their seventh album Darker Still.

On November 2, 2022, The New York Landmarks Conservancy will host its 29th Living Landmarks Celebration at The Plaza.  This year's honorees are Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts III, Andreas C. Dracopoulos, Marlene Hess, Earl Monroe, Charlotte Moore and Ciarán O'Reilly, Faith Ringgold, and Oscar Tang. 

Produced by Bruce Robison and recorded at The Bunker in Lockhart, TX, the EP consists of six new songs written by lead singer Cleto Cordero as a source of warmth and comfort as the winter months arrive. In addition to the band, Songs to Keep You Warm also features special guests Ashley Monroe (“Parallel”) and Kaitlin Butts (“How Long”).

A beloved holiday tradition will return to People’s Light with the world premiere of Alice in Wonderland: A Musical Panto. Alice in Wonderland: A Musical Panto runs November 16 through January 1 on the Leonard C. Haas Stage.

Nashville-based rock band, Colony House, has announced a nationwide headlining tour in support of their fourth full-length studio album, The Cannonballers, out February 3rd, 2023. The tour will kick off on February 11th, with a hometown show at The Ryman Auditorium. Tickets to that show are now available.

The Encore, Michigan’s award-winning, non-profit professional theatre company, is gearing up for the holidays with A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL.

Full casting and the 2022-23 tour route have been announced for the North American Tour of Beetlejuice the Musical. After its first public performance in Paducah, KY, the tour will officially launch in December at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco, CA before haunting 27 cities across North America with more dates to be announced shortly. Get the full cast and schedule here!

Final tickets are on sale this week for the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, which has waltzed into Sydney's Lyric Theatre this week, performing to packed audiences.

Co-produced by Melchor and Henry Kwapis (Benny Blanco, Dijon), the record features additional contributions from Charlie Puth, Lennon Stella, Emily Warren and Andrew Sarlo. Here Goes Nothing! also features Robin Pecknold (Fleet Foxes) on the track “Let Me Know When.” Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

Pinkshift - Ashrita Kumar (vocals, they/them), Paul Vallejo (guitar, he/him), and Myron Houngbedji (drums, he/him) - released their debut album, entitled Love Me Forever. The trio have been making their mark both in the U.S. and across the pond thanks to live shows, alongside the likes of their punk peers Pup, Mannequin Pussy, and more.

West End sensation Courtney Bowman will star as Kit De Luca and current cast member Andy Barke will take on the role of Happy Man/Mr Thompson in Pretty Woman the Musical from Tuesday 15 November.