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Swan Lake: International Ballet Stars in Greensboro, NC! On January 14, 2026


Timeless. Majestic. Unforgettable. This production features all-new, hand-painted sets and over 200 custom-designed scenery elements, transforming the stage into a dreamlike landscape. With world-renown ballet ...

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child


The Season's Must-See Show Broadway’s spellbinding spectacular  HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD  is coming to the Triangle. Join the next adventure and experience the ...

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child


It’s time to believe in magic again. When Harry Potter’s head-strong son Albus befriends the son of his fiercest rival, Draco Malfoy, it sparks an ...

The Dream MLK Fest


The Dream MLK Fest brings the heat to Greensboro this MLK Weekend! T3 Entertainment presents an unforgettable night of hip-hop and celebration featuring YFN Lucci, ...

Fatherland
Fatherland
1/22 - 2/1/2026


When a father gets swept up in political conspiracy theories and turns to violent insurrection, his son must make an impossible choice to bring him ...

Rhinoceros
1/22 - 2/1/2026


Switch Theatre Company presents Eugene Ionesco’s classic absurdist play, Rhinoceros, which explores themes of conformity and individuality in a small French town where residents mysteriously ...

Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
1/22 - 2/1/2026


Switch Theatre Company kicks off their four-show 2026 season with Eugene Ionesco’s classic allegory, Rhinoceros. The play follows reluctant hero/everyman Berenger as he decides whether ...

Stupid F##king Bird by Aaron Posner


Sort of adapted from THE SEAGULL by Anton Chekhov Directed by Danica Jackson In this irreverent, contemporary, and darkly funny adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s  The Seagull ...

VIVALDI'S THE FOUR SEASONS


"Step into the vivid, ever-changing world of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons with the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra’s third Classics Series concert of 25/26 Season—an evening that ...

Vivaldi's The Four Seasons


Step into the vivid, ever-changing world of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra’s third Classics Series concert of 25/26 Season—an evening that blends ...

Music Man Sr
Music Man Sr
2/9 - 2/14/2026


Lead the big parade in this adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway classic.

Primary Trust by Eboni Booth
Primary Trust by Eboni Booth
1/28 - 2/15/2026


When Kenneth’s life of quiet routine— a bookstore job and happy hour mai tais—is suddenly upended, he is confronted by an unfamiliar world of possibility. ...

The Sarafinas, My Way
The Sarafinas, My Way
2/12 - 2/15/2026


The Sarafinas, My Way  is a dance-theatre concert featuring NYC’s premier precision dance company,  The Sarafinas  and Emmy-Nominated TV Host and Broadway Veteran,   Amanda ...

Hell's Kitchen
2/17 - 2/22/2026


The Hit Broadway Musical from Global Superstar Alicia Keys Ali is a 17-year-old girl full of fire – searching for freedom, passion and her place ...

Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen
2/17 - 2/22/2026


The Hit Broadway Musical from Global Superstar Alicia Keys Ali is a 17-year-old girl full of fire – searching for freedom, passion and her place ...

Red Pitch
Red Pitch
2/5 - 2/22/2026


The US premiere of a red-hot play about futbol, friendship, and coming of age in a constantly shifting world.  This critically acclaimed play originated at ...

The Prom
The Prom
2/19 - 2/22/2026


Book and Lyrics by Chad Beguelin Book by Bob Martin Music by Matthew Sklar Directed by Mia Self Sometimes on our journey to share a ...

WSYO CONCERT


Concert Sponsored by: Bob King Buick GMC • Jerry A. and Marilyn S. Cook Family Foundation • James E. Moore Insurance Agency • Decision Point ...

A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Show


Direct from Off-Broadway and London’s West End, the internationally acclaimed A Taste of Ireland Company returns with its flagship production ‘A Taste of Ireland, The ...

CLASSICAL CONNECTIONS: FEATURING TIFT MERRITT


Centered on the ideas of redemption, recovery, and resilience, this Classical Connections program takes its inspiration from the Japanese art of kintsugi: repairing broken pottery ...

Stereophonic
3/17 - 3/22/2026


David Adjmi’s Stereophonic zooms in on a music studio in the mid-1970s, where an up-and-coming rock band recording a new album finds itself suddenly on ...

Stereophonic
Stereophonic
3/17 - 3/22/2026


The Most Tony-Nominated Play of All Time The most Tony Award-winning Show of the year. The most Tony Award-nominated Play of all time.  STEREOPHONIC  mines ...

Santana
4/3


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 ...

MAPPING INSTINCTS: Neuroscience at PLAY with the Mind and Body


A production devised by the company. In 1998, the neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp published a book classifying seven primary affective systems or, more simply, emotional developmental ...


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Latest Raleigh Reviews


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 find...

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....

Review: THE OUTSIDERS National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center


by Jeffrey Kare - December 03, 2025

Based on S. E. Hinton’s 1967 novel of the same name as well as Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 film adaptation. The Outsiders is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960s. The story follows Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade, and their Greaser family of ‘outsiders’ as they battle with their affluent ...

Review: Theatre Raleigh's ONCE ON THIS ISLAND


by Jeffrey Kare - November 13, 2025

Based on Rosa Guy’s 1985 novel, My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant Girl, a Caribbean-set retelling of the original fairy tale of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen....

Review: Ali Stroker in Concert at Theatre Raleigh


by Jeffrey Kare - October 19, 2025

In June 2016, my mom and I went to New York during Tony Awards weekend. On the day of the telecast, we both walked all the way to the Beacon Theatre (where the ceremony was taking place) while rehearsal was going on...

Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center


by Jeffrey Kare - October 08, 2025

Based on Maria von Trapp’s 1949 memoir titled The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. The Sound of Music tells the true story of Maria Rainer, a young, free-spirited, but troublemaking postulant at a convent in Salzburg, Austria. Knowing how irresponsible she is, the Mother Abbess sends her to Salzbu...

Review: Theatre Raleigh's WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND


by Jeffrey Kare - September 25, 2025

What We Leave Behind is a completely original musical that explores the impact of chronic illness on a family. When Jenny, a musical theatre composer is diagnosed with breast cancer, it seems as though her world has come crashing down around her....

Review: BEAUTY & THE BEAST National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center


by Jeffrey Kare - September 04, 2025

Based on Disney's 1991 Academy Award-winning animated film musical of the same name as well as Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s classic French fairy tale. Beauty & the Beast follows Belle, a bright, beautiful young woman who doesn't seem to fit in with her village....

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....

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 h...



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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Raleigh Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
DPAC (12/28 - 1/17)
Hamilton (Angelica Company) in Raleigh Hamilton (Angelica Company)
Durham Performing Arts Center (5/19 - 6/14)
Red Pitch in Raleigh Red Pitch
Burning Coal Theatre (2/5 - 2/22)
HAMILTON in Raleigh HAMILTON
DPAC (5/20 - 6/14)
The Notebook in Raleigh The Notebook
DPAC (7/14 - 7/19)
Fatherland in Raleigh Fatherland
Bulldog Ensemble Theater (1/22 - 2/1)
My Fair Lady in Raleigh My Fair Lady
Burning Coal Theatre (4/9 - 4/26)
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