BWW Review: Theatre Raleigh's OH WHAT A HOLY NIGHT Concert Showcases Local Talent
There are times I drag my reluctant husband to a show because if I didn't, I might not ever see him.
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BWW Review: Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts' Production of RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER Pays Homage to TV Classic and Delivers Timely Universal Message
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen.
BWW Review: Stage Adaptation of ELF Lacks the Magic Mojo of the Movie
In the Broadway musical ELF, one of the characters says, 'Lower your expectations and you won't be disappointed.
BWW Review: THE WEIR at Burning Coal Theatre Stirs Up Haunting Tale of Woe
What makes a good play? A musical can hook you with a snappy showstopper, but a play, on the other hand, is all about the language, rhythm, and story.
BWW Review: Steeped in Tradition, Raleigh Little Theatre's CINDERELLA Brims with Enchantment
Seeing children at the theater makes me giddy with excitement.
BWW Review: North Carolina Theatre's ALADDIN AND HIS WINTER WISH Pays Homage to Panto Tradition and Roasts Raleigh in a Fun, Knockabout Kind of Way
Cute costumed kids filed into The Duke Energy Center Thursday night to see Lythgoe Family Panto production of ALADDIN AND HIS WINTER WISH.
BWW Review: Dear Friend, SHE LOVES ME is an Old-Fashioned, Feel-Good, Sweet, Holiday Treat
Love is in the air at PlayMakers Repertory Company.
BWW Review: JERSEY BOYS National Tour at North Carolina Theatre
Jersey Boys is presented in a documentary-style format that dramatizes the formation, success and eventual breakup of The Four Seasons.
BWW Review: The Barlett Theater's Site-Specific Production of THE FLICK Capitalizes on Every Multileveled Morsel of Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play
At the core of Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, THE FLICK is the juxtaposition between celluloid and digital film projections, art and commercialism, reality and make-believe.
BWW Review: HAMILTON National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
Based on Ron Chernow's 2004 biographical novel titled Alexander Hamilton, the musical, Hamilton, tells the true story of one of America's Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton.
BWW Review: Theatre Raleigh's ROCKY HORROR Spotlights Triangle Talent and Pays Homage to Cult Classic
Every so often an offbeat show comes along that's nonsensical and nutty.
BWW Review: NRACT'S NEXT TO NORMAL Tackles Difficult Subject Matter with Dignity
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately one in five adults, 43.
BWW Review: Wildly Entertaining CHOIR OF MAN Brings Joyous Romp to Durham Performing Arts Center
They say the show must go on.
BWW Review: The Judson Theatre Company's LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE Celebrates Sisterhood and Unity
LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron explores the complex relationships women have with their shoes, purses, bras, weight, Madonna, their sisters, and their mothers.
BWW Review: Sentimentality and Show-Stopping Performances Make Temple Theatre's GHOST Worth the Trip
In the summer of 1990, the genre-bending, sleeper movie 'Ghost' opened.
BWW Review: Playmakers' SKELETON CREW Gives Contemplative Commentary on the Decline of American Industry and Fleeting American Dream
A 'Forbes' headline from last week read: "Ford Prepares for Mass Layoffs After Losing $1 Billion to Trump's Trade Tariffs, Report Says.
BWW Review: North Carolina Theatre's IN THE HEIGHTS
In the Heights is an original musical that is set over the course of three days, involving characters in the largely Hispanic-American neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City.
BWW Review: Burning Coal's Well-Timed Historical Drama STUFF HAPPENS is the Right Play for Right Now
On April 11, 2003, just two days after the fall of Saddam Hussein, then Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, along with General Richard B.
BWW Review: Theatre in the Park's IT IS DONE Serves Up Spooky Tale Along With Fine Performances
A storm is brewing over Theatre in the Park (TIP), a storm of such magnitude that it brings three strangers together in a honky-tonk bar in the middle of nowhere.
BWW Review: No-Holds-Barred, RANDY RAINBOW Takes Down Trump and Friends One Parody at a Time in Durham
At the Carolina Theatre in Durham Sunday night, Randy Rainbow got a standing ovation before he even sang one note.
BWW Review: Raleigh Little Theatre's Timely REVOLUTIONISTS Feels Like the Right Story for Right Now
Last weekend, Lauren Gunderson's THE REVOLUTIONISTS opened at Raleigh Little Theatre, proving once again that women and feminists can be very funny.
BWW Review: Theatre Raleigh's ONCE is Simply Grand
From the outset, it is clear, that Theatre Raleigh's production of ONCE is not going to be a typical theatrical experience, but a completely immersive one.
BWW Review: Raleigh Little Theatre's SISTER ACT
Based on Emile Ardolino's 1992 film of the same name, Sister Act follows disco diva Deloris Van Cartier as she is put in protective custody after witnessing a murder.
BWW Review: Theatre in the Park's IT'S ONLY A PLAY Has Makings of a Good Show, but...
There's an irony about sitting in a theater on opening night reviewing a play about a play and the sometimes-tempestuous relationship between the players and the critics.
BWW Review: Intense and Fiery Performance Makes Theatre Raleigh's MASTER CLASS Riveting
With the fiery intensity of a tigress, Judy McLane channels opera diva Maria Callas in Theatre Raleigh's production of Terrence McNally's MASTER CLASS.
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Little Women Temple Theatre (10/15-11/01) |
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MAMMA MIA! DPAC (12/29-1/03) |
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C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters On 12 Sep to 13 Sep 2026 Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts (9/12-9/13) |
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War Bonds Temple Theatre (2/04-2/07) |
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White Christmas Temple Theatre (12/03-12/20) |
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Take My Death Away (A Halloween Musical) Snow Camp Outdoor Theatre (10/08-10/10) |
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Wicked Durham Performing Arts Center (3/31-4/18) |
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Tangled Vows Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts (7/18-7/18) |
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The Notebook Durham Performing Arts Center (7/14-7/19) |
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Hello, Dolly! PlayMakers Repertory Company (7/16-7/26) |