Raleigh Newsroom
Chris Tucker Comes to DPAC May 8
by BWW News Desk on October 17, 2019 in Raleigh Chris Tucker is currently on a successful U.S. and international 2019 comedy tour, receiving rave reviews from all over the world. Chris Tucker will make a stop at DPAC in Durham, NC on Friday May 8, 2020. (more...) 
Temple Theatre Presents STARDUST ROAD
by BWW News Desk on October 17, 2019 in Raleigh Temple Theatre has announced casting for the World Premiere production of Hoagy Carmichael's Stardust Road. This exciting, original production will be co-produced by Temple Theatre and Hoagy Carmichael's son, Hoagy Bix Carmichael. At the helm of this new musical Journey of Hoagy Carmichael's classic music are co-conceivers director, Susan H. Schulman, choreographer, Michael Lichtefeld, (Broadway: Little Women, The Sound of Music, The Secret Garden, and Sweeney Todd), and music supervisor and arranger, Broadway maestro, Lawrence Yurman (Broadway: War Paint, It Shoulda Been You, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever and Grey Gardens). (more...) 
BWW Review: North Carolina Theatre's WEST SIDE STORY
by Jeffrey Kare on October 16, 2019 in Raleigh 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. The story explores the rivalry between two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The Jets, a white gang, and the Sharks, who are immigrants from Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, Tony, a former member of the Jets and best friend of the gang's leader, Riff, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks. (more...) 
Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox Comes To DPAC
by BWW News Desk on October 16, 2019 in Raleigh (more...) 
Photo/Video: First Look At Zach Adkins In WEST SIDE STORY
by BroadwayWorld TV on October 15, 2019 in Raleigh BroadwayWorld has a first look at NC Theatre's WEST SIDE STORY, playing now through October 20th at Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh. (more...) 
Two Weeks Left To Nominate For The 2019 BroadwayWorld Raleigh Awards, Presented by TodayTix!
by BWW News Desk on October 14, 2019 in Raleigh There's just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Raleigh Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31. (more...) 
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE On Sale At DPAC October 24
by BWW News Desk on October 14, 2019 in Raleigh Plan your escape to the new musical about the choices we make a?" and the people we become a?" once we've had a change in latitude. DPAC is pleased to announce that Jimmy Buffett's ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE will come to DPAC from April 28 to May 3, 2020, as part of SunTrust Broadway's 2019 / 2020 season. (more...) 
BWW Exclusive: Ben Rimalower's Broken Records with Special Guest, Santino Fontana!
by Ben Rimalower on October 14, 2019 in Raleigh In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to Tony, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz about Judy Collins' 1967 album 'Wildflowers.' They also discuss Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, The Supremes, 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf,' Motown, 'Bye Bye Birdie,' and Leonard Cohen. Stephen talks about the conception and creation of a number of his works, including 'Wicked,' 'Godspell,' 'Pippin,' 'The Baker's Wife,' 'Working,' 'Rags,' and 'The Prince of Egypt.' He tells stories about working with artists such as Howard Ashman, Charles Strouse, Steven Spielberg, and Whitney Houston, and talks about collaborating with Alan Menken, with whom he wrote the songs for the hit Disney films 'Pocahontas,' 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' and 'Enchanted.' (more...) 
BWW Interview: Addie Morales of North Carolina Theatre's WEST SIDE STORY
by Jeffrey Kare on October 10, 2019 in Raleigh I've recently had the great pleasure of interviewing actress Addie Morales, who is currently in rehearsals for North Carolina Theatre's upcoming production of West Side Story, where she'll be starring in the coveted role of Maria. Addie has previously played the role numerous times regionally at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Barrington Stage Company, Casa Mañana, and New London Barn. Her other regional credits include Tick, Tick, Boom at Playhouse Square and The Buddy Holly Story at Casa Mañana. (more...) 
BLIPPI LIVE Comes to DPAC in February
by BWW News Desk on October 09, 2019 in Raleigh Today, children's YouTube sensation Blippi announces the first-ever tour across North America, with a date at DPAC in Durham, NC on February 20, 2020. Blippi Live! is set to bring the vivacious, energetic, and educational children's character from the screen to the stage for an all-ages extravaganza of fun, dancing, singing and meeting amazing new friends onstage. (more...) 
BWW Exclusive: Ben Rimalower's Broken Records with Special Guest, Stephen Schwartz!
by Ben Rimalower on October 07, 2019 in Raleigh In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to Tony, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz about Judy Collins' 1967 album 'Wildflowers.' They also discuss Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, The Supremes, 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf,' Motown, 'Bye Bye Birdie,' and Leonard Cohen. Stephen talks about the conception and creation of a number of his works, including 'Wicked,' 'Godspell,' 'Pippin,' 'The Baker's Wife,' 'Working,' 'Rags,' and 'The Prince of Egypt.' He tells stories about working with artists such as Howard Ashman, Charles Strouse, Steven Spielberg, and Whitney Houston, and talks about collaborating with Alan Menken, with whom he wrote the songs for the hit Disney films 'Pocahontas,' 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' and 'Enchanted.' (more...) 
BWW Review: ALADDIN National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
by Jeffrey Kare on October 04, 2019 in Raleigh 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. Meanwhile, Princess Jasmine is feeling hemmed in by her father's desire to find her a royal groom. To win over both Jasmine and the Sultan, Aladdin teams up with a genie from a magic lamp he found to disguise himself as a wealthy prince. Yet, the Sultan's Grand Vizier, Jafar, is plotting to take over the throne. (more...) 
Disney's ALADDIN Opens Tonight At DPAC
by BWW News Desk on October 03, 2019 in Raleigh The DPAC premiere of Disney's Aladdin opens tonight, October 3, 2019, at 7:30 PM for a limited engagement of 4 weeks through Saturday, October 26, 2019, as part of SunTrust Broadway's, 2019 / 2020 season. (more...) 
PlayMakers Presents DAIRYLAND
by BWW News Desk on October 02, 2019 in Raleigh PlayMakers Repertory Company presents a?oeDairyland,a?? a world premiere comedy by Heidi Armbruster. This whimsical, heartfelt tale of one woman's journey from farm to table and table to farm is directed by Vivienne Benesch, and runs from October 16 to November 3, 2019. (more...) 
Violinist Philippe Quint Returns To North Carolina Symphony For Barber And Chaplin
by BWW News Desk on October 02, 2019 in Raleigh Multiple Grammy Award-nominated violinist Philippe Quint returns to perform with the North Carolina Symphony in three performances on Friday, October 11, 2019 and Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 8:00pm at Meymandi Concert Hall, Woolner Stage in Raleigh and on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 3:00pm at Pinecrest High School's Lee Auditorium in Southern Pines. (more...) 
THE BAND'S VISIT at DPAC On Sale October 10
by BWW News Desk on October 02, 2019 in Raleigh DPAC has announced that THE BAND'S VISIT, one of the most Tony Award-winning musicals in history, will be coming to the Triangle from April 7 to April 12, 2020, as part of SunTrust Broadway's 2019 / 2020 Season. The tour of the critically acclaimed and 10-time Tony Award-winning production launched at the Providence Performing Arts Center on June 25, 2019 and continued on to play Washington, DC. THE BAND'S VISIT will play over 32 cities in its first season including Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Boston, MA and Los Angeles, CA. (more...) 
DPAC Announces Digital Rush Lottery For Disney's ALADDIN
by BWW News Desk on October 01, 2019 in Raleigh DPAC has announced that beginning October 1st at 9:00 AM, a digital rush lottery will take place for Disney's ALADDIN. The hit Broadway musical will begin performances at DPAC on Wednesday, October 2 for a limited engagement of 4 weeks through Saturday, October 26, as part of SunTrust Broadway's 2019 / 2020 season. (more...) 
Matinee Added For The DPAC Premiere Of A MAGICAL CIRQUE CHRISTMAS On Sale Thursday, October 3
by BWW News Desk on September 30, 2019 in Raleigh Following its inaugural hit holiday tour across North America in 2018, Simon Painter, Tim Lawson and MagicSpace Entertainment announced today that they will once again bring together the world's greatest entertainers for a spellbinding and incredible holiday production in A MAGICAL CIRQUE CHRISTMAS. (more...) 
Sebastian Maniscalco Adds Seconds Show at DPAC
by BWW News Desk on September 30, 2019 in Raleigh By popular demand an additional show for Sebastian Maniscalco You Bother Me Tour has been added to DPAC on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 9:30 PM. (more...) 
BWW Exclusive: Ben Rimalower's Broken Records with Special Guest, Cole Escola!
by Ben Rimalower on September 30, 2019 in Raleigh In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to actor and comedian Cole Escola about Judy Garland's beloved 1961 Grammy-winning live album Judy at Carnegie Hall. They also discuss Bernadette Peters, Liza Minnelli, Barbara Cook, and Marin Mazzie. Cole talks about how he discovered each of these legendary performers and how live albums and concert patter have helped inform his own career. Cole currently writes for and stars in Amy Sedaris's Emmy-nominated show At Home with Amy Sedaris on truTV. (more...)
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Comes to Theatre Raleigh
by BWW News Desk on September 30, 2019 in Raleigh Theatre Raleigh kicks off its 2019-2020 Family Series with a world-premiere musical! With book and lyrics by Claybourne Elder and music by Rodney Bush, Around the World in 80 Days (October 11-27) is a high-flying musical adventure suitable for all ages! Phileas Fogg, eccentric millionaire, is on a daring race against time! Join him and three unlikely companions on a globe-trotting musical adventure featuring trains, elephants, stolen diamonds, and wacky disguises! (more...) 
BWW Review: BLOOD AT THE ROOT
by Nicole Ackman on September 29, 2019 in Raleigh Plays and musicals are often written about racial incidents that have happened in the distant past, like THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS or the fictional RAGTIME. It's less often that they are written about more contemporary events like the true story of the Jena Six, six black students charged with attempted murder after a school fight in Louisiana in 2006. But Dominique Morisseau's BLOOD AT THE ROOT at Raleigh Little Theatre tackles the topic with respect and thoughtfulness, creating a narrative that examines the situation from many sides of the student body of the high school where it occurred. (more...)
Nominations Open For The 2019 BroadwayWorld Raleigh Awards, Presented by TodayTix!
by BWW News Desk on October 01, 2019 in Raleigh Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Raleigh Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31. (more...) 
BWW Interview: Korie Lee Blossey of ALADDIN National Tour
by Jeffrey Kare on September 26, 2019 in Raleigh I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing actor Korie Lee Blossey, who at the time of our conversation was getting ready to start performances as the Genie in the national tour of Disney's Aladdin in Charlotte, North Carolina. He made his national tour debut as a standby for the role about two and a half years prior to this. A New Yorker by way of Michigan, some of Korie's previous credits include Kerchak in Tarzan, Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Caliban in The Tempest, and Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors. (more...) 
IN LOVE WITH THE ARROW COLLAR MAN to Make Winston-Salem Debut
by BWW News Desk on September 25, 2019 in Raleigh A bold new drama about pioneering 20th-century artist and illustrator J.C. Leyendecker and his lover-muse, America's first male sex symbol, will have its Southern premiere at the famed Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem. (more...) |
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