Raleigh Theatre Newsroom

Carmen opened the show with two back-to-back songs from Steve Martin & Edie Brickell’s Bright Star. The musical where she made her Broadway debut in 2016 after many years in the industry.

Burning Coal Theatre Company will present Wait Til You See This! 2025, its Second Stage Series of collaborations with emerging artists. This year's productions include Ride The Cyclone (written by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell, directed by Jireh Ijeoma; co-production with Pure Life Theatre), The Mansion of Many Apartments (written and directed by Bronwen Carson), Sea Change (written by Tamara Kissane, directed by Rebecca Holderness), and Forgive Us, Gustavito (devised and performed by the ensemble).

Burning Coal Theatre Company will present Wait Til You See This! 2025, its Second Stage Series of collaborations with emerging artists. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Coming to Theatre Raleigh to perform in concert this Saturday night is Carmen Cusack. She returns returns to the area after starring as Annie in last season's Bull Durham: The Musical.

Theatre Raleigh has announced that Broadway veterans David Furr and Jessica Boevers Bogart are part of the cast and crew for the upcoming family-friendly production 'Peter and the Starcatcher' from June 11-22, 2025.

DPAC has announced the finalists for The DPAC Rising Star Awards, central North Carolina's High School Musical Theatre Awards, that will take place this month.

Based on David Lindsay-Abaire’s 2001 stage play of the same name, Kimberly Akimbo follows a bright and funny teenage girl from New Jersey who happens to look like a 72-year-old lady. However, her aging disease may be the least of her problems. Forced to maneuver family secrets, borderline personalities, and possible felony charges, Kim is determined to find happiness in a world where not even time is on her side.

This summer, Durham welcomes a new theatrical company, Scapegoat Initiative. Founded by Durham-based actor and activist Arin Dickson, Scapegoat Initiative seeks to be an unconventional, daring, and empowering source of art in Durham.

Since 2008, Burning Coal Theatre Company's KidsWrite! Festival has been a celebration of one-act plays written by 6th-12th graders residing in North Carolina.

After reviewing this year's submissions, Burning Coal Theatre has announced the finalist scripts and directors for KidsWrite! 2025. Learn more about the upcoming lineup here!

 Raleigh Little Theatre (RLT) invites audiences of all ages to head back to class - musical style - with its upcoming production of Schoolhouse Rock Live! Learn more here!

PlayMakers Repertory Company has revealed a major addition to its leadership team. Tina CoyneSmith has joined the company as its new Director of External Relations after a nationwide search. Learn more!

The American Dance Festival (ADF) will present the 2025 Balasaraswati/Joy Anne Dewey Beinecke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching and its $5,000 honorarium to dance educators Lynda Davis and Clay Taliaferro.

After years of rising audience enthusiasm and sold-out performances, North Carolina Opera is expanding its season in 2025-2026 with three full-scale productions. Learn more!

North Carolina Theatre, Raleigh’s leading professional musical theatre company, will shut down operations in May 2024 following a bankruptcy filing and suspended productions. The company has been headquartered at the Martin Marietta Performing Arts Center in downtown Raleigh.

Tony Award-winning actor Joe Mantegna, best known for his role in the hit TV crime series Criminal Minds, is lending his voice as narrator for the new documentary PTSD: The Invisible Enemy.

Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts has revealed a groundbreaking project that will double its square footage, establishing itself as one of the most advanced theatres in the American South. Learn more!

Get ready to dance, sing, and celebrate as Opera House Theatre Company continues its 40th Anniversary Season with HAIRSPRAY this summer. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

BWW Q&A: Cadie J. Bryan of The Marriage of Figaro at North Carolina OperaaComedic capers and uproarious antics take center stage as Mozart’s classic opera battle of the sexes and the classes returns to North Carolina Opera. Follow Figaro, the cunning confidant, and Susanna, the sly servant, as they navigate a maze of matrimonial mayhem and mischief. With hilarious hijinks and a sensational score, the “greatest opera ever written” will have you rolling in the aisles!

The Trip to Bountiful is set in Houston, Texas in the 1940s after World War II. The story follows Carrie Watts, an elderly Southern woman who dreams of escaping the bustling city to return to her rural home of Bountiful. She sets out on a risky journey to her beloved hometown with her family in hot pursuit.

Watch a preview of Theatre Raleigh at The Trip to Bountiful, starring Kim Zimmer, the four-time Daytime Emmy award winning actor of Reva Shayne on 'Guiding Light'. See the video now!

Switch Theatre Company hits the road this Spring with their 6-city tour of Shakespeare in the Parks: OTHELLO. The show improves upon the company's two previous outdoor productions with a short-format version of The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice.

The Complex has promoted Mara Craft to General Manager of the Raleigh Convention Center and Red Hat Amphitheater. Learn more about Craft and about The Complex here!

Prepare for a riot of romance, razor-sharp wit, and nonstop laughs as THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO hits the stage this April! Mozart’s beloved masterpiece is a fast-paced showdown of love, loyalty, and class warfare, where Figaro and Susanna must outsmart a conniving Count, dodge disguises, and unravel a tangle of trickery, all set to some of the most brilliant music ever composed.

Horton Foote’s TONY-winning play The Trip to Bountiful tells the moving story of Carrie Watts, an elderly Southern woman who dreams of escaping the bustling city to return to rural Bountiful, Texas. She sets out on a risky journey to her beloved hometown with her family in hot pursuit. Along the way, she encounters kindness and compassion … and discovers the true meaning of home.