BWW Review: 2021 Triangle Rising Star Awards
In 2016 and 2017, I had the great pleasure of attending the Triangle Rising Star Awards at the Durham Performing Arts Center.
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BWW Review: Raleigh Little Theatre's A NUMBER
This happens to be my first review for BroadwayWorld in over a year.
BWW Review: Blood Done Sign My Name, Playmakers Repertory Company
“Blood Done Sign My Name” is an unfortunately timely show that recounts a racially-motivated act of violence committed in Oxford, North Carolina in 1970.
BWW Review: THIS WONDERFUL LIFE, Raleigh Little Theatre
“I love ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, PlayMakers Repertory Company
What’s the holiday season without a performance of A CHRISTMAS CAROL? Ever since it was first published, theaters have shared productions of Charles Dickens’s classic story every year.
BWW Review: LES MISERABLES National Tour, DPAC
Sometimes, I worry when seeing LES MISERABLES yet another time that it won't ignite the same spark within me.
BWW Review: SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL National Tour at DPAC
DPAC has 'Unconditional Lovea' for Donna Summer this week as the National Tour of DONNA: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL is in town.
BWW Review: SEUSSICAL TYA, Raleigh Little Theatre
Raleigh Little Theatre's latest production is the Theatre for Young Audiences version of SEUSSICAL.
BWW Review: North Carolina Theatre's KINKY BOOTS
Based on Julian Jarrold's 2005 British independent film of the same name which was inspired by a true story, Kinky Boots tells the story of Charlie Price, who inherits a shoe factory from his father.
BWW Review: MEAN GIRLS, National Tour at DPAC
The MEAN GIRLS National Tour is trying to make fetch happen at DPAC this week.
Review: RENT, National Tour at DPAC
There are some musicals that become cultural milestones, that permeate beyond the theatre community into mainstream popular culture.
BWW Review: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, Raleigh Little Theatre
a?oeThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,a?? Raleigh Little Theatre's latest show, is the first local production of the much-acclaimed play.
BWW Review: COME FROM AWAY National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
Come From Away is based on a true story of when the isolated community of Gander, Newfoundland played host to the world.
BWW Review: CINDERELLA, Raleigh Little Theatre
If you're looking for a fun family show to see this holiday season, Raleigh Little Theatre's CINDERELLA is a great choice.
BWW Review: RAGTIME, PlayMakers Repertory Company
RAGTIME is a musical that is as relevant now as it was in 1998 when it premiered and the production currently on at PlayMakers Repertory Company makes that abundantly clear.
BWW Review: WHITE CHRISTMAS National Tour
It seems that the best things really do happen while you're dancing, or at least they do in the touring production of WHITE CHRISTMAS that's currently at DPAC.
BWW Review: HAVING OUR SAY, North Carolina Theatre
'At my age, I can say what I want,' Bessie Delany says in HAVING OUR SAY: THE DELANEY SISTERS' FIRST 100 YEARS.
BWW Review: A BRONX TALE National Tour
Audiences might be familiar with the 1993 film, a?oeA Bronx Tale,a?? which was directed by and starred Robert De Niro.
BWW Review: AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, Theatre Raleigh
Theatre Raleigh's first show of their 2019-2020 Family Series, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, is a fetching and cute musical suitable for the whole family.
BWW Review: North Carolina Theatre's WEST SIDE STORY
Inspired by William Shakespeare's famous play, Romeo & Juliet, West Side Story is set in the Upper West Side neighborhood of New York City in the mid-1950s.
BWW Review: ALADDIN National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
Based on Disney's 1992 Academy Award-winning animated film musical of the same name as well as the Arabic folktale from the One Thousand and One Nights, Aladdin follows an Arabian street urchin who steals food in order to support himself.
BWW Review: BLOOD AT THE ROOT, Raleigh Little Theatre
Plays and musicals are often written about racial incidents that have happened in the distant past, like THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS or the fictional RAGTIME.
BWW Review: HARRY CONNICK, JR. - A CELEBRATION OF COLE PORTER at Durham Performing Arts Center
This holiday season, three-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Harry Connick, Jr.
BWW Review: Theatre Raleigh's THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
When you open a program to find a page recommending ways that people can take action after seeing a musical (like registering to vote and supporting groups like the ACLU), you know that you're going to see something special.
BWW Review: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at Raleigh Little Theatre
Raleigh Little Theatre's A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER is the first local production of this musical which won the Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical in 2014.
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MAMMA MIA! DPAC (12/29-1/03) |
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Shadow Amok Time (An immersive, story driven, horror event) Snow Camp Outdoor Theatre (10/15-10/17) |
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Little Women Temple Theatre (10/15-11/01) |
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Mama's Boy Durham Arts Council (7/18-7/18) |
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Hello, Dolly! PlayMakers Repertory Company (7/16-7/26) |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame Theatre Raleigh (8/12-8/15) |
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Wicked Durham Performing Arts Center (3/31-4/18) |
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The Glass Menagerie Studio 1 (7/09-7/12) |
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Zac Brown Band Credit One Stadium (9/17-9/17) |
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Pirates! A Boy At Sea Switch Theatre Company (7/24-7/25) |