Raleigh Theatre Newsroom

North Carolina Opera will present its 15th Anniversary Opera Gala, a spectacular evening of music, elegance, and celebration. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets to the event.

Red Hat Amphitheater has continued to be a major economic driver and after a record-breaking 2024 concert season contributed to $33.7 million in total economic impact, up almost double from $17.6 million in 2023.

PlayMakers Repertory Company has turned the traditional season announcement on its head with a high-energy, company-wide video that puts audiences front and center of the theatre's boldest lineup yet. Watch the video.

PlayMakers Repertory Company has revealed its 2025/26 season. From high-stakes drama to heartwarming humor, this season will feature powerful performances and unforgettable stories. Learn more!

Theatre Raleigh has announced that single tickets are now available for its highly anticipated 2025 Main Stage season. Kicking off the lineup is next month's production of 'The Trip to Bountiful,' starring four-time Daytime Emmy Award winner Kim Zimmer.

 Celebrated comedian Taylor Tomlinson has announced the second leg of her next stand-up tour, “Save Me,” with additional shows across the US this fall and winter, including a stop in Raleigh at the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts.

The Ruth Pauley Lecture Series will present 'Everyone's a Critic' with Adam Feldman in Owens Auditorium at Bradshaw Performing Arts Center, Sandhills Community College.

PlayMakers Repertory Company has revealed the cast for its upcoming production of Little Shop of Horrors, bringing a fresh and dynamic ensemble to the beloved cult-classic musical comedy. Learn more about the production!

After 3 months in New Hampshire and 4 months in Austria, I’m finally back on my college campus in North Carolina! Immediately, I jumped back into the theatre department, full steam ahead. This semester, my goal was to be involved in as many shows as possible (without overextending myself), and stretch myself to try new positions! Here’s what my semester looks like:

The School of Drama at UNCSA has announced a $1 million gift from acclaimed actor and two-time Tony Award-winning director of stage and screen Joe Mantello, a graduate of the school’s class of ’84.

Burning Coal Theatre Company has announced its production of Being Chaka, created by Téa Artistry, written by Tara Amber, Chuk Obasi, and Nalini Sharma, directed by Chuk Obasi and Vieve Radha Price.

With their unmissable blend of Broadway razzle-dazzle and cabaret charm, 'Jim Caruso's Cast Party with Billy Stritch' will light up Owens Auditorium at Bradshaw Performing Arts Center. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Originally premiering at NYC SketchFest, Mikki Marvel's sketch show will premiere at Moonlight Stage Company in Raleigh. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

By popular demand, a new show has been added for KEVIN HART at DPAC in February. Emmy and GRAMMY-nominated comedian and Mark Twain recipient KEVIN HART is presenting the next leg of his stand-up comedy tour “Acting My Age.” Learn more!

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Raleigh Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Capital Arts Theater Guild will present its inaugural installment of their new national musical development program, the National Music Theater Foundry. Taking place on January 24 & 25, 2025, at the Theatre Raleigh Arts Center's TR STUDIO.

North Carolina Opera has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $20,000. Learn more about the organization and the grant.

Kim Zimmer, the four-time Daytime Emmy award winning actor renowned for her portrayal of Reva Shayne on 'Guiding Light,' will star in Theatre Raleigh's highly anticipated production of 'The Trip to Bountiful.'

PlayMakers Repertory Company will present Arthur Miller's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning classic Death of a Salesman. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

A Beautiful Noise is a biographical musical about legendary singer/songwriter Neil Diamond. The story chronicles how a poor Jewish kid from Brooklyn became one of the most universally adored showmen of all time. With his first break into songwriting in the 1960s, his meteoric rise in the 1970s, and plenty of crushing disappointments and heart-stopping triumphs along the way.

Emmy-nominated and SAG Award-winning actor Sharon Lawrence stars in a sold-out run of THE SHOT by Robin Gerber at PlayMakers Repertory Company. Learn more about the production and see photos here!

The internationally lauded American pianist-composer Michael Stephen Brown will be presented by the Duke University in a piano recital on Sunday afternoon, January 12, 2025, at 3 pm at Baldwin Auditorium.

Switch Theatre Company will launch their 2024-25 season of free-to-the-Public Theater Productions with Helen’s History Hop. Learn more about the show here!

 Raleigh Area Children's Theatre will merge with Theatre Raleigh, the region's professional, nonprofit theatre company renown for showcasing Broadway talent in the Triangle. Learn more here!

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Raleigh Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!