BWW Review: Irreverent THE BOOK OF MORMON Still Big on Laughs, Slight in Shock Value
When THE BOOK OF MORMON opened on Broadway in 2011, it was called blasphemous, crude, raunchy, and genius.
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BWW Review: Kristin Chenoweth Returns to the Stage in Boone After a Six-Week Hiatus and Lights Up the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
Kristin Chenoweth kicked off the next leg of her tour in Boone after a six-week hiatus last weekend.
BWW Review: North Carolina Theatre's NEWSIES
Based on the 1992 Disney film of the same name, which in turn was inspired by the real-life newsboys strike of 1899 in New York City, Newsies tells the captivating story of a band of underdogs who become unlikely heroes when they stand up to the most powerful men in New York.
BWW Review: Raleigh Little Theatre's INTO THE WOODS Turns Spotlight on Talented Teens
Any Stephen Sondheim musical is a lofty feat for even the most seasoned of performers.
BWW Review: Women's Theatre Festival's GOBLIN MARKET Makes for a Visual Feast
Long before Disney introduced the world to Anna and Elsa, Christina Rosetti penned GOBLIN MARKET, a fairytale narrative poem about the power of sisterly love.
BWW Review: NRACT'S Fun FIRST DATE Worthy of a First Impression Rose
FIRST DATE is a cute, somewhat formulaic, kitsch musical comedy that packs a whole lot of laughs.
BWW Review: Theatre Raleigh's Inventive, Heartfelt BIG FISH Transports Audience to a Simpler Time
Theatre Raleigh's BIG FISH transports audiences to a simpler time, before the age of social media and the insatiable need to curate personal stories on small screens.
BWW Review: Conservatory Students Prove They Are on the Right Track in North Carolina Theatre's Production of PIPPIN
PIPPIN opened on Broadway in 1972 under the direction of legendary choreographer Bob Fosse.
BWW Review: Fans Gleek Out During LM/DC Concert at DPAC
At what concert can you hear music from both Young the Giant and Olivia Newton-John? The LM/DC Tour featuring former "Glee" stars Lea Michele and Darren Criss.
BWW Review: Women's Theatre Festival's PARALLEL LIVES Delivers Enough Knee-Slapping Moments of Hilarity to Be Worthy of a Night Out
According to Mo Gaffney, she and Kathy Najimy still think they are the funniest people on the planet.
BWW Review: Theatre in the Park's Funny IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU Rides on the Coattails of Standout Comedic Performances
You are cordially invited to Theatre in the Park (TIP) for the wedding of Brian Howard and Rebecca Steinberg.
BWW Review: Theatre Raleigh's Compelling SIGNIFICANT OTHER Strikes Delicate Balance
Always a bridesmaid, never the bride… or so the old saying goes.
BWW Review: Poignant, Dramedy CRUMBLE (LAY ME DOWN JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE) Opens Women's Theatre Festival
What do you get when you cross a grief-stricken mother, a bomb-making daughter, a crazy cat lady for an aunt, an apartment mourning for better days, and an apparition manifesting himself in the form of Justin Timberlake and Harrison Ford? Sheila Callaghan's play CRUMBLE (LAY ME DOWN, JUSTIN TIMBERLA
BWW Review: Raleigh Little Theatre's DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER Serves Up Comic Romp About Marriage, Infidelity and Alibis Gone Awry
Raleigh Little Theatre's Don't Dress for Dinner is a comic romp about marriage, infidelity, and alibis gone awry.
BWW Review: NRACT'S SPRING AWAKENING Delivers Timely Message
The Tony Award-winning SPRING AWAKENING begs the question: 'How will we know what to do if our parents won't tell us?' The provocative show, which opened June 1st, closes out North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre's (NRACT) 2017-2018 season.
BWW Review: Theatre Raleigh's Sweet, Heartfelt DADDY LONG LEGS Transports Audience to a Simpler Time
If it is the secret of happiness you seek, you might look no further than The Kennedy Theatre in Downtown Raleigh where Theatre Raleigh's production of 'Daddy Long Legs' opened last night.
BWW Review: BLOOD DONE SIGN MY NAME at Raleigh Little Theatre is One History Lesson Not to be Missed
Playwright and performer Taylor Mac once said: "Theater reminds an audience of the things they've forgotten, dismissed, or buried or that others have buried for them.
BWW Review: THE ILLUSIONISTS LIVE FROM BROADWAY Delivers Good Family Fare to Durham Performing Arts Center
Gone are the days of the magic wand, rabbit, and top hat.
BWW Review: NORTH CAROLINA THEATRE'S A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN Rocks the Fletcher Opera Theater
Janis Joplin is alive and well and rocking the Fletcher Opera Theater at The Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts.
BWW Review: WAITRESS National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
Based on Adrienne Shelly's 2007 independent film of the same name, Waitress tells the story of Jenna Hunterson, a Waitress at a small town diner who is trapped in an abusive marriage to her husband Earl.
BWW Review: Theatre in the Park's Irreverent HAND TO GOD Delivers Laugh Out Loud Comedy
There is something very sinister happening at Theatre in the Park (TIP) in Raleigh and you only have until May 6th to catch it before it's exorcised.
BWW Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Durham Performing Arts Center
While the stage version of THE SOUND OF MUSIC does not follow the movie exactly, and the choreography at times seems contrived and clumsy, fans of the story will delight in Douglas W.
BWW Review: BRIGHT STAR National Tour at North Carolina Theatre
Originating from the 2013 collaborative album by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell titled Love Has Come for You, Bright Star tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina in the 1920s and '40s.
BWW Review: Led By Powerhouse Female Performances, THE COLOR PURPLE Delivers Timeless and Timely Story
Thirty-four years after Alice Walker's The Color Purple won The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the national tour of the Tony Award®-winning Broadway revival of the same name delivers a timely story of self-discovery and forgiveness.
BWW Review: MAKS, VAL, & PETA LIVE ON TOUR: CONFIDENTIAL Brings Love Story to Durham Performing Arts Center
Following their successful OUR WAY tour in 2015, DANCING WITH THE STARS' brothers VALENTINE CHMERKOWVSKIY and MAKSIM CHMERKOWVSKIY brought their new show, CONFIDENTIAL, to The Durham Performing Arts Center stage Thursday, along with twotime Mirror Ball winner, also known as Maks' wife, PETA MURGAT
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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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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) |