(01/08/2013) - Troika Entertainment presents the international hit, Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical. Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical launches its national tour on January 8 in Minneapolis, MN at the Orpheum Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below!
(01/08/2013) - South Stream Productions announces the production of Copenhagen, by Michael Frayn. The play will run this weekend starting Friday, January 11 at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below.
(12/05/2012) - An ambivalent Cinderella? A blood-thirsty Little Red Ridinghood? A Prince Charming with a roving eye? A Witch...who raps? They're all among the cockeyed characters in James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's fractured fairy tale. Check out promo shots for William Peace University's production of INTO THE WOODS, set for the Leggett Theater in February 2013!
(11/30/2012) - This holiday season, PlayMakers Repertory Company will treat Triangle audiences to a family-friendly live version of a treasured holiday film with its production "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play" by Joe Landry. PlayMakers, the professional theater in residence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will present "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play" now through Dec. 16 in the Paul Green Theatre at UNC's Center for Dramatic Art on Country Club Road. Get a first look at the production in the photos below!
(11/28/2012) - Burning Coal Theatre Company presents William Shakespeare's comic As You Like It. The production will run tomorrow, November 29 through December 16, 2012 at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC. Get a first look at the show in the photos below!
(11/16/2012) - This Past Monday, November 12th, cast members from the national tour of Jersey Boys hosted the a cabaret fundraiser called 'Rock Like a Man' at the Carolina Theatre to benefit BCEFA and the Carolina Arts Discovery Program. The show was hosted by cast members Curtis Wiley and Kaleigh Cronin.This Past Monday, November 12th, cast members from the national tour of Jersey Boys hosted the a cabaret fundraiser called 'Rock Like a Man' at the Carolina Theatre to benefit BCEFA and the Carolina Arts Discovery Program. The show was hosted by cast members Curtis Wiley and Kaleigh Cronin. The cast sang songs from the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Bob Marley and more - and included several original songs written by cast members themselves. The event raised over $9000. Jersey Boys is running at the Durham Performing Arts Center through November 18th.
(11/06/2012) - Popular for over 200 years, Goldsmiths comic romp is a tasty stew of mistaken identities, social sabotage and happy endings. Convinced that his hosts are lower class buffoons and the love of his life is a barmaid, a young gentleman nearly ends up as one of the have-nots in this much-loved classic. Wit and warmth are brought to life in Oliver Goldsmiths eighteenth century comedy, She Stoops to Conquer, presented by Deep Dish Theater Company now through November 17. Directed by Tony Lea, this chuckler continues the company's twelfth season at University Mall. Get a first look at the show in the photos below!
(11/01/2012) - Burning Coal Theatre Company will present Conor McPherson's Shining City tonight, November 1 - 18, 2012. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2 pm at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC. Get a first look at the production in the photos below!
(10/31/2012) - Conceived and originally directed by John Michael Tebelak, with music and new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, GODSPELL is one of the biggest off-Broadway and Broadway successes of all time. Directed by Kenny Gannon, this production of GODSPELL opens tonight, October 31, at the Leggett Theatre in the Main Building with a run scheduled thru November 10.
(10/23/2012) - JEKYLL & HYDE, the international musical sensation will return to Broadway in Spring 2013 following a 25-week National Tour. The tour launched at San Diego's Civic Theatre in San Diego, California on October 2, and stars Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis in the title dual role of Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde, alongside Grammy Award nominee and R&B superstar Deborah Cox as Lucy. BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the cast in action below!
(10/16/2012) - Raleigh Little Theatre presents The 39 Steps, a send-up of Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller. Starting October 12, 2012 and running for three weeks, The 39 Steps is a tale of romance, intrigue and espionage that will leave audiences laughing for ages. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below.
(10/10/2012) - Roundabout Theatre Company's national tour of the 2011 Tony Award winning Anything Goes, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall and starring critically acclaimed Broadway actress Rachel York as "Reno Sweeney," is now running at Cleveland's PlayhouseSquare as part of the KeyBank Broadway Series. Anything Goes is the winner of three Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production photos below.
(10/09/2012) - North Carolina Theatre's Legally Blonde The Musical is being presented at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium October 9-14, 2012. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below.
(09/06/2012) - THE COMPLETE WORKS OF William Shakespeare (abridged) {revised}, the longest running comedy in London's West End, was written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield and will be directed by Rod Rich of Actors Comedy Lab. It will be performed in Raleigh Little Theatre's Gaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre located at 301 Pogue Street in Raleigh on September 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 & 29 at 8 pm and on September 16, 23 & 30 at 3 pm. The price of admission is $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors.
(07/30/2012) - Flat Rock Playhouse presents GUYS AND DOLLS, now playing onstage at Playhouse Mainstage through August 19. BroadwayWorld has a complete look at the production photos below.
(07/17/2012) - The NC Theatre will present OLIVER! opening tonight through July 22nd at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. BroadwayWorld has a first look of the show below.
(07/05/2012) - Dames at Sea comes ashore tonight, July 5-15 at the Kennedy Theater in Raleigh with Broadway's Todd Michel Smith* (Hairspray) at the helm of the ship's cast. Check out photos from the production below!
(04/11/2012) - Burning Coal Theatre Company will close its 15th season with the world premiere of Jude the Obscure, Parts 1 & 2 by Ian Finley, with music and lyrics by Thomas Hardy, Bruce Benedict, Jerome Davis and Jonathan Fitts. The production will run April 12 - May 5, 2012 at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC.
(03/21/2012) - On Saturday, March 17 took to the stage with the 60-piece Wilmington Symphony Orchestra at the Kenan Auditorium in Wilmington, NC. Joining her was her band including Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar), John Brown (bass), Steve Bakunis (drums), and musical director Billy Stritch and singer Jim Caruso.
(02/01/2012) - Burning Coal Theatre Company continues its 15th season with Man of La Mancha by Darion, Leigh and Wasserman. The production will run February 2 - 19, 2012 at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 pm (February 2 - 4, 9 - 11, 16 - 18, 2012) and Sundays at 2 pm (February 5, 12, 19, 2012). Sunday, February 5 at 2 pm is our 'Pay What You Can' Day.
(01/13/2012) - Burning Coal Theatre Company continues its Second Stage series, Wait Til You See This!, with the Southeastern Premiere of Mary's Wedding by Stephen Massicotte. This beautiful two-character love story is directed by Josh Benjamin (Limbo).
(12/16/2011) - On Wednesday, December 14, A Christmas Story, The Musical! celebrated its opening night at Chicago's legendary Chicago Theatre with producer Peter Billingsley, who starred as Ralphie in the original 1983 film, there to cheer the company on. Check out photos from opening night below!
(12/15/2011) - The North American tour of Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT will premiere in Toronto on December 28 and run through January 15 before continuing on to 14 other markets across the United States. Rehearsal shots have been released and BroadwayWorld brings you a look below!
(11/30/2011) - Burning Coal Theatre Company continues its 15th season with Shakespeare's Henry V (on Trapeze) presented in collaboration with the NYC-based Fight or Flight.
(10/28/2011) - The national touring production of MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, kicked off on October 16, 2011 at the Orpheum Theatre in - where else - Memphis, TN, where it played through October 23. The company is now in Houston, where is plays through the weekend, and will next head to Tulsa from November 1 through November 6). Production shots have just been released and BroadwayWorld brings you a first look below!
(09/07/2011) - Burning Coal Theatre Company will open its 15th season with the Southeastern premiere of Lucy Prebble's Enron. The production will run September 8 - 25, 2011 at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 pm (September 8 - 10, 15 - 17 and 22 - 24, 2011) and Sundays at 2 pm (September 11, 18, 25, 2011). Tickets are $20 or $15 for students, seniors and active military. All tickets are $10 on Thursday evenings. Sunday, September 11 at 2 pm is our ‘Pay What You Can' Day. That performance will also be Audio Described. For reservations and information, please call 919-834-4001 or visit www.burningcoal.org.
(08/29/2011) - On Saturday August 27, 2011, BroadwayWorld.com's CEO/Editor-in-Chief Robert Diamond, in the midst of Hurricane Irene married actress Jennifer Hallie Rosen after a 17 month engagement. The two were introduced by a friend of Rosen's, who wasn't able to make the wedding, as a result of the weather and warnings throughout all the boroughs. The BroadwayWorld.com News Desk stayed feverish all weekend while the couple said 'I Do', as news was coming fast about theatre cancellations, schedule changes and travel advisories in addition to all things that were happening in other parts of the country and the world, not affected by the Northeast's local weather.
(08/12/2011) - After the Revolution, by Amy Herzog, will open Deep Dish Theater Company's eleventh season and run August 26 to September 17 at University Mall.
(07/28/2011) - American Idol Winner SCOTTY MCCREERY and Runner Up Singer LAUREN ALAINA performs live to a sold out audience as their 2011 American Idols Live Tour makes a stop in Scotty McCreery's hometown at the RBC Center. Click below to check out photos from the concert!
(04/06/2011) - Burning Coal Theatre Company, a small professional theatre based in Raleigh, North Carolina announces its upcoming production of the American premiere of The Shape of the Table by playwright David Edgar, directed by Jerome Davis. The production will run April 7 - 24, 2011 at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
(02/18/2011) - WOW, what a season! The Durham Performing Arts Center just announced its 2011-2012 SunTrust Broadway Series live from New York City! Do not wait. Get your tickets while you can. The 2011-2012 season is spectacular - filled with great music, Tony Award winning shows and high-kicking showgirls! There's something for everyone this season at DPAC.
Direct from New York, next year's season combines the best of the new touring productions and some of your classic favorites to create another exciting Broadway lineup at DPAC. Plus WICKED makes a triumphant return to the Triangle!
(02/11/2011) - North Carolina Theatre, the region's premier producer of professional Broadway musical revivals is proud to produce The Producers, running February 12th through the 20th in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh, presented by Capital Bank.
(01/28/2011) - You'll find a ‘hole' lot to love about Superior Donuts, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Letts and presented by Deep Dish Theater Company February 18 to March 12. This sweet and soulful comedy-drama, directed by Tony Lea, continues the company's tenth season at University Mall.
(01/19/2011) - Burning Coal Theatre Company, a small professional theatre based in Raleigh, North Carolina announces its upcoming production of the world premiere of Blue, by Raleigh playwright Kelly Doyle, directed by Mark Sutch.
(01/13/2011) - Burning Coal Theatre Company, a small professional theatre based in Raleigh, North Carolina opened its world premiere production of Blue, by Raleigh playwright Kelly Doyle, directed by Mark Sutch.
(11/15/2010) - The second national tour of Tony award-winning musical SPRING AWAKENING has just kicked off, and photos from the production are posted below! Based on the 1891 Frank Wedekind play, the landmark musical is a stirring combination of sexuality, morality and rock & roll that is captivating audiences across the nation like no other musical in years. SPRING AWAKENING features an award-winning and evocative story with a score by Duncan Sheik, book and lyrics by Steven Sater, and original direction and choreography by Michael Mayer and Bill T. Jones, respectively.
(11/03/2010) - Burning Coal Theatre Company will present Conor McPherson's St. Nicholas November 4 - 21, 2010 at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2 pm. Tickets are $20 or $15 for students, seniors (65+) and active military. All Thursday night tickets are $10 apiece and the first Sunday, November 7 at 2 pm is our 'Pay What You Can' and Audio Described performance. The first Friday, November 5, includes a gala beginning at 6:15 pm (food and drink will be served), along with a cake and coffee in the lobby following the performance. Tickets and information may be obtained by calling 919.834.4001 or visiting www.burningcoal.org.
(10/29/2010) - A little bit burlesque, a little bit farce and a whole lot funny, Mark Twain's Is He Dead? will be performed by Deep Dish Theater Company now until November 13. This witty satire, adapted by David Ives and directed by Marc Williams, continues the company's tenth season at University Mall.
(10/15/2010) - Billy Elliot The Musical has officially taken over Durham, NC. The lobbies on all three floors of the Durham Performing Arts Center are littered with electric cables, costumes, props and even a specially installed dance floor for rehearsals. The President's Club has been transformed into a school room for the 21 children appearing in the musical who, when they aren't rehearsing, are being instructed by three tutors. The magnificent theatre itself is strewn with papers, lighting gels, and electric and sound equipment. There is a palpable sense of creation in the air as Billy Elliot prepares to open in Durham at the end of the month.
