Upcoming Shows
Stereophonic
Mar 17 – Mar 22, 2026
The Most Tony-Nominated Play of All TimeThe most Tony Award-winning Show of the year. The most Tony Award-nominated Play of all time. STEREOPHONIC mines the agony and...
Santana
Apr 3
Carlos Santana, the GRAMMY-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist, is set to perform at DPAC on April 3, 2026, as part of the...
The Great Gatsby
May 5 – May 10, 2026
The Most Spectacular Show of the SeasonTHE PARTY’S ROARING IN THE TRIANGLE! THE GREAT GATSBY is a “Broadway extravaganza that explodes with life and energy” (Entertainment Weekly)....
HAMILTON
May 20 – Jun 14, 2026
America's #1 MusicalA revolutionary story of passion, unstoppable ambition, and the dawn of a new nation.HAMILTON is the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding...
The Notebook
Jul 14 – Jul 19, 2026
A Love Story for the AgesBased on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, THE NOTEBOOK tells the story of Allie and Noah, both from different...
Review: HELL'S KITCHEN National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
by Jeffrey Kare - February 18, 2026
Inspired by the music and upbringing of Alicia Keys. Hell’s Kitchen follows Ali, a 17-year-old girl full of fire, searching for freedom, passion, and her place in the world. Along the way, we meet her dynamic family, a musical mentor who changes her life, and the neighborhood that helps her grow u...
Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
by Jeffrey Kare - December 17, 2025
Based on Sara Gruen’s 2006 novel of the same name. Water for Elephants follows Jacob Jankowski, a Polish-American college student who during the Great Depression, loses both of his parents in a car accident. As a result, he jumps on a moving train unsure of where the road will take him. Yet, he fi...
Review: Poiema Artistry Theatre Co.'s IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS
by Jeffrey Kare - December 07, 2025
Based on Michael Curtiz’ 1954 Academy Award nomination film musical of the same name. Irving Berlin’s White Christmas follows veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis who have formed a successful song-and-dance act after World War II....
Past Shows
Hell's Kitchen
Feb 17 – Feb 22, 2026
The Hit Broadway Musical from Global Superstar Alicia KeysAli is a 17-year-old girl full of fire – searching for freedom, passion and her place in...
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Dec 28 – Jan 17, 2026
The Season's Must-See ShowBroadway’s spellbinding spectacular HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD is coming to the Triangle. Join the next adventure and experience the wizarding world like...
Water for Elephants
Dec 16 – Dec 21, 2025
The New York Times Critic's Pick“Many wonders await audiences in this gorgeously imaginative Broadway musical.” - The New York Times The critically acclaimed bestselling novel comes to...
The Outsiders
Dec 2 – Dec 7, 2025
Tony Award Winner! Best MusicalThe winner of the 2024 Tony Award® for Best Musical is THE OUTSIDERS.Adapted from S.E. Hinton’s seminal novel and Francis Ford Coppola's iconic...
Elf The Musical
Nov 26 – Nov 30, 2025
The Holiday Show of the SeasonELF THE MUSICAL, inspired by the hit film, is the hilarious and heartwarming tale of Buddy, a young orphan child whose life...
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
Nov 14 – Nov 16, 2025
A Celebration of One of the World's Best-Selling Artists of All TimeAn uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL is the inspiring...
SIX
Oct 28 – Nov 2, 2025
The Return of the Pop Culture PhenomenonFrom Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of...
The Sound of Music
Oct 7 – Oct 12, 2025
One of the Most-Loved Musicals of All TimeFor 65 years, THE SOUND OF MUSIC has been one of our “favorite things.” With its timeless story and irresistibly...
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Sep 2 – Sep 14, 2025
Disney's Newest BlockbusterBe Our Guest at Disney’s 30th Anniversary production of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the breathtaking musical filled with the romance and grandeur audiences know and...
The Wiz
Aug 5 – Aug 10, 2025
The Tony Award Winning Best Musical Selling Out Theatres Across The CountryTHE WIZ returns “home” to stages across America in an all-new Broadway tour, the first...
Les Misérables
Jul 15 – Jul 20, 2025
Still the World's Most Popular MusicalCameron Mackintosh presents the acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES.This brilliant staging has...
Some Like It Hot
Jun 17 – Jun 22, 2025
The Most Award-Winning Musical of the SeasonWinner of 4 Tony Awards®, including Best Choreography and Best Costumes, SOME LIKE IT HOT is “A Super-Sized, All-Out Song-And-Dance Spectacular!”...
The DPAC Rising Star Awards
May 29
The DPAC Rising Star Awards will take place on May 29, 2025, showcasing the talents of high school students from across central North Carolina in...
Back to the Future: The Musical
May 20 – May 25, 2025
Broadway's Most Electrifying New MusicalWinner of the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, four WhatsOnStage Awards, including Best New Musical, and the Broadway World...
Kimberly Akimbo
Apr 29 – May 4, 2025
The Most Tony Award-Winning Show of the SeasonA new musical about growing up and growing old (in no particular order), KIMBERLY AKIMBO is the winner of 5...
The Book of Mormon
Apr 8 – Apr 13, 2025
Four Time DPAC Sellout ReturnsThe New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century.” The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores...
Beetlejuice
Mar 18 – Mar 23, 2025
Back by Popular Demand, Tim Burton's Sensational MusicalHe earned his stripes on Broadway… now the ghost-with-the-most is coming to DPAC. It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s...
Shucked
Mar 4 – Mar 9, 2025
The Funniest Musical of the YearSHUCKED is the Tony Award®–winning musical comedy The Wall Street Journal calls “flat out hilarious!” And nobody knows funny like economists. Featuring a...
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
Jan 7 – Jan 12, 2025
The Songs You Know. The True Story You've Never Heard - Until NowTHE UNTOLD TRUE STORY OF A BROOKLYN KID WHO BECAME A CHART-BUSTING, SHOW-STOPPING,...
'Twas the Night Before... By Cirque du Soleil
Dec 5 – Dec 15, 2024
A Must-See Holiday Spectacular‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE… is Cirque du Soleil’s first holiday show, based on the classic poem “A Visit from Saint Nicolas” by Clement...
Hadestown
Nov 29 – Dec 1, 2024
Broadway's Tony and Grammy-Winning Best MusicalCOME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE.Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony® Awards...
& Juliet
Oct 1 – Oct 6, 2024
Broadway's Biggest New HitCreated by the Emmy®-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek,” this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. &...
DPAC
Sep 9
DPAC in Durham, North Carolina, has been nominated for the Theater of the Year Award by the International Entertainment Buyers Association, underscoring its status as...
Clue
Sep 3 – Sep 8, 2024
A Hilarious Mystery That Keeps You GuessingA mansion. A murder. A mystery.Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy...
MAMMA MIA!
Jul 30 – Aug 4, 2024
The Global Smash Hit Musical Based on the Songs of ABBAA mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you'll never forget! Set...
Disney's The Lion King
May 15 – Jun 9, 2024
The Show of a LifetimeMore than 100 million people around the world have experienced the phenomenon of Disney's THE LION KING, and now you can, too, when the Triangle's...
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