Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center Announces POINTS IN SPACE: PERFORMANCE AT BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2025
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center will present Points in Space: Performance at Black Mountain College, September 5, 2025–January 10, 2026. Featuring historic figures like John Cage, Merce Cunningham, and Robert Rauschenberg alongside new performances and public programs, the exhibition explores BMC’s radical influence on avant-garde performance.
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2025
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center will present Points in Space: Performance at Black Mountain College, September 5, 2025–January 10, 2026. Featuring historic figures like John Cage, Merce Cunningham, and Robert Rauschenberg alongside new performances and public programs, the exhibition explores BMC’s radical influence on avant-garde performance.
Cast Set for SOBER SONGS At Theatre Row
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2025
SOBER SONGS, a daring new musical by Michael Levin, with music direction and arrangements by Brian Reynolds, choreography by Megan Roe, directed by Chris Mackin.
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2025
SOBER SONGS, a daring new musical by Michael Levin, with music direction and arrangements by Brian Reynolds, choreography by Megan Roe, directed by Chris Mackin.
Review: THE WIZ National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
by Jeffrey Kare - August 06, 2025
The Wiz is an all-Black musical reimagining of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 classic children’s novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The story follows Dorothy, a young girl who lives on a farm in Kansas, until a cyclone arrives, picks up her house, and blows her away to the fantastical land of Oz.
by Jeffrey Kare - August 06, 2025
The Wiz is an all-Black musical reimagining of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 classic children’s novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The story follows Dorothy, a young girl who lives on a farm in Kansas, until a cyclone arrives, picks up her house, and blows her away to the fantastical land of Oz.
News Raleigh Convention Center Reveals New Director Of Marketing And Sponsorships
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2025
The Raleigh Convention Center and Red Hat Amphitheater, as part of Raleigh's Complex of venues, has announced the promotion of Kate Jansen, CMP to Director of Marketing and Sponsorships.
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2025
The Raleigh Convention Center and Red Hat Amphitheater, as part of Raleigh's Complex of venues, has announced the promotion of Kate Jansen, CMP to Director of Marketing and Sponsorships.
Interview: Jackie Dempsey on Squonk's BROUHAHA
by Jeffrey Kare - August 04, 2025
Jackie Dempsey is the co-founder and co-artistic director of Squonk. The Pittsburgh-based theatrical performance group has played everywhere from Broadway to the Kennedy Center, and now they're bringing their playful, collaborative energy to North Carolina on August 23rd and 24th.
by Jeffrey Kare - August 04, 2025
Jackie Dempsey is the co-founder and co-artistic director of Squonk. The Pittsburgh-based theatrical performance group has played everywhere from Broadway to the Kennedy Center, and now they're bringing their playful, collaborative energy to North Carolina on August 23rd and 24th.
Photos: DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE At Judson Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2025
Judson Theatre Company’s fourth annual Summer Theatre Festival continues with Tony Award winning playwright Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise, a heartfelt romantic comedy. Check out photos of the production.
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2025
Judson Theatre Company’s fourth annual Summer Theatre Festival continues with Tony Award winning playwright Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise, a heartfelt romantic comedy. Check out photos of the production.
MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE to be Presented at Burning Coal Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2025
Burning Coal Theatre Company will present ten (10) performances over the next ten months of My Name is Rachel Corrie by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2025
Burning Coal Theatre Company will present ten (10) performances over the next ten months of My Name is Rachel Corrie by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Raleigh Little Theatre Reveals Directors for Fall 2025 Lineup
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2025
Raleigh Little Theatre has announced the directors leading the way in the company's brand new season. Learn more about the full lineup of directors for the productions here!
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2025
Raleigh Little Theatre has announced the directors leading the way in the company's brand new season. Learn more about the full lineup of directors for the productions here!
Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts Receives 2025 Venue Excellence Award
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2025
The International Association of Venue Managers has awarded the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts with the 2025 Venue Excellence Award. Learn more!
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2025
The International Association of Venue Managers has awarded the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts with the 2025 Venue Excellence Award. Learn more!
LEARNING CURVES to be Presented at Burning Coal Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2025
Burning Coal Theatre Company will present the premiere of the one-woman show Learning Curves, by Jake Lipman, developed in Matt Hoverman’s Go Solo Workshop, directed by Susan Gross. Learn more!
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2025
Burning Coal Theatre Company will present the premiere of the one-woman show Learning Curves, by Jake Lipman, developed in Matt Hoverman’s Go Solo Workshop, directed by Susan Gross. Learn more!
BWW Q&A: Billy Harrigan Tighe on Waitress at THEATRE RALEIGH
by Joshua Wright - July 25, 2025
Theatre Raleigh, a professional nonprofit theater company in North Carolina’s capital, continues to attract national attention with its bold programming and impressive casting. Recent productions have featured Broadway stars including Ariana DeBose, Beth Leavel, Rachel Bay Jones, and Norm Lewis — and its 2024 staging of Waitress adds another name to the list: Billy Harrigan Tighe, taking on the role of Dr. Pomatter.
by Joshua Wright - July 25, 2025
Theatre Raleigh, a professional nonprofit theater company in North Carolina’s capital, continues to attract national attention with its bold programming and impressive casting. Recent productions have featured Broadway stars including Ariana DeBose, Beth Leavel, Rachel Bay Jones, and Norm Lewis — and its 2024 staging of Waitress adds another name to the list: Billy Harrigan Tighe, taking on the role of Dr. Pomatter.
Review: LES MISÉRABLES National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
by Jeffrey Kare - July 16, 2025
Based on Victor Hugo's 1862 novel of the same name. Les Misérables follows Jean Valjean, an ex-convict who after serving nineteen years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread, goes on a quest for redemption. When a kind bishop inspires him by a tremendous act of mercy, Valjean breaks his parole as he decides to begin his life anew. As time goes on, he has relentlessly been pursued by a ruthless police inspector who’s hoping to bring him to justice. Though along the way, a group of young idealists make their last stand at a street barricade during a revolutionary period in France.
by Jeffrey Kare - July 16, 2025
Based on Victor Hugo's 1862 novel of the same name. Les Misérables follows Jean Valjean, an ex-convict who after serving nineteen years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread, goes on a quest for redemption. When a kind bishop inspires him by a tremendous act of mercy, Valjean breaks his parole as he decides to begin his life anew. As time goes on, he has relentlessly been pursued by a ruthless police inspector who’s hoping to bring him to justice. Though along the way, a group of young idealists make their last stand at a street barricade during a revolutionary period in France.
Kerry Painter Will Receive IAVM Convention Center Lifetime Achievement Award
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2025
Kerry Painter CVE, CMP, CEM, Executive Director of the Raleigh Convention and Performing Arts Complex (The Complex), has been named the recipient of the 2025 Convention Center Lifetime Achievement Award.
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2025
Kerry Painter CVE, CMP, CEM, Executive Director of the Raleigh Convention and Performing Arts Complex (The Complex), has been named the recipient of the 2025 Convention Center Lifetime Achievement Award.
Lyle Lovett And His Acoustic Group are Coming To DPAC in September
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2025
4x Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and actor Lyle Lovett has unveiled new dates for his 2025 tour—this time with his Acoustic Group. The 14-city trek will come to DPAC in September. Learn more!
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2025
4x Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and actor Lyle Lovett has unveiled new dates for his 2025 tour—this time with his Acoustic Group. The 14-city trek will come to DPAC in September. Learn more!
Broadway's Alyssa Fox to Star In WAITRESS At Theatre Raleigh
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2025
Theatre Raleigh has announced that Broadway star Alyssa Fox will lead its summer production of 'Waitress' as Jenna, the fearless and big-hearted baker at the center of this beloved musical. The show runs August 6–24, 2025, at the De Ann S. Jones Theatre in North Raleigh.
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2025
Theatre Raleigh has announced that Broadway star Alyssa Fox will lead its summer production of 'Waitress' as Jenna, the fearless and big-hearted baker at the center of this beloved musical. The show runs August 6–24, 2025, at the De Ann S. Jones Theatre in North Raleigh.
Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
by Jeffrey Kare - June 18, 2025
Based on Billy Wilder’s 1959 Academy Award-winning film of the same name, Some Like It Hot follows two musicians, Joe & Jerry, who are forced to flee Chicago after witnessing a mob hit. With gangsters hot on their heels, they’re on the run as the newest members of the swingingest big band ever to cross the country…disguised as Josephine & Daphne. This is the second musicalization of the classic comedy following the 1972 Tony-nominated Sugar.
by Jeffrey Kare - June 18, 2025
Based on Billy Wilder’s 1959 Academy Award-winning film of the same name, Some Like It Hot follows two musicians, Joe & Jerry, who are forced to flee Chicago after witnessing a mob hit. With gangsters hot on their heels, they’re on the run as the newest members of the swingingest big band ever to cross the country…disguised as Josephine & Daphne. This is the second musicalization of the classic comedy following the 1972 Tony-nominated Sugar.
Sixth Vivace International Music Festival's Showcase Concert Series to Take Place This Summer
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2025
Vivace Music Foundation will present the sixth edition of the Vivace International Music Festival's Showcase Concert Series, hosted in Wilmington, North Carolina. Learn more!
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2025
Vivace Music Foundation will present the sixth edition of the Vivace International Music Festival's Showcase Concert Series, hosted in Wilmington, North Carolina. Learn more!
Video: First Look at PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at Theatre Raleigh
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2025
Watch a first look video at Peter and the Starcatcher! This Tony-winning play reimagines the story of Peter Pan, exploring themes of friendship, duty, and love while delving into the depths of greed and despair.
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2025
Watch a first look video at Peter and the Starcatcher! This Tony-winning play reimagines the story of Peter Pan, exploring themes of friendship, duty, and love while delving into the depths of greed and despair.
Review: Theatre Raleigh's PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
by Jeffrey Kare - June 13, 2025
Loosely based on Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson’s 2004 novel, Peter and the Starcatcher upends the classic story of how a miserable young orphan became The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up, otherwise known as Peter Pan. It begins when he and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff.
by Jeffrey Kare - June 13, 2025
Loosely based on Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson’s 2004 novel, Peter and the Starcatcher upends the classic story of how a miserable young orphan became The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up, otherwise known as Peter Pan. It begins when he and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff.
FORGIVE US, GUSTAVITO Comes to Burning Coal Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2025
Forgive us, Gustavito!, an outrageous animal noir will be performed by the Otherland Theatre Ensemble beginning next week. Learn more about the upcoming show here!
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2025
Forgive us, Gustavito!, an outrageous animal noir will be performed by the Otherland Theatre Ensemble beginning next week. Learn more about the upcoming show here!
Otherland Theatre Ensemble's FORGIVE US, GUSTAVITO! Begins Next Week
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
Forgive us, Gustavito!, an outrageous animal noir will be performed by the Otherland Theatre Ensemble on June 19, 20, 26, and 28 at 7:30 p.m. and June 21, and 29 at 2 p.m. at Burning Coal Theatre, Raleigh NC as part of their Wait 'Til You See This! Series. Tickets are $10.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
Forgive us, Gustavito!, an outrageous animal noir will be performed by the Otherland Theatre Ensemble on June 19, 20, 26, and 28 at 7:30 p.m. and June 21, and 29 at 2 p.m. at Burning Coal Theatre, Raleigh NC as part of their Wait 'Til You See This! Series. Tickets are $10.
Triangle Sketch Comedy To Return To TR Studio With WE'RE TRIPPIN'
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2025
In 'The Uproar: We're Trippin'' Triangle Sketch Comedy explores travel, vacation, and a general sense of wanting to get out of here. Learn more about the upcoming shows and see how to purchase tickets.
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2025
In 'The Uproar: We're Trippin'' Triangle Sketch Comedy explores travel, vacation, and a general sense of wanting to get out of here. Learn more about the upcoming shows and see how to purchase tickets.
BWW Q&A: David Furr of PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at Theatre Raleigh
by Joshua Wright - May 28, 2025
Theatre Raleigh is proud to welcome Tony and Drama Desk–nominated actor David Furr to its stage in the swashbuckling adventure Peter and the Starcatcher.
by Joshua Wright - May 28, 2025
Theatre Raleigh is proud to welcome Tony and Drama Desk–nominated actor David Furr to its stage in the swashbuckling adventure Peter and the Starcatcher.
THE COLOR PURPLE Comes to Raleigh Little Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2025
Raleigh Little Theatre will present The Color Purple, a musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, running this June. Learn more about the show here!
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2025
Raleigh Little Theatre will present The Color Purple, a musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, running this June. Learn more about the show here!
J. Harrison Ghee to Be Awarded Key to the City in North Carolina Hometown
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2025
Tony Award-winning Broadway star J. Harrison Ghee will be awarded a Key to the City in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on Tuesday, May 27, at 6:30 p.m. The event is free to attend and open to the public.
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2025
Tony Award-winning Broadway star J. Harrison Ghee will be awarded a Key to the City in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on Tuesday, May 27, at 6:30 p.m. The event is free to attend and open to the public.
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