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Performing Arts Events
1329 Events (viewing events 1 through 25)
Charlotte -- Sat., May 30, 2020 at 3:00 PM ( Wed., May. 27, 2020 - Sun., Jun. 7, 2020 )
Children's Theatre of Charlotte: CANCELED: Balloonacy
* Canceled due to COVID-19 response protocol.
A mischievous balloon finds its way into the home of a solitary old man, and suddenly his curmudgeonly life is interrupted. Sweet, inventive and packed with physical comedy, this play explores the power of friendship and shows how, with a little imagination and acceptance,... Read More
$22 - $16
Sat., May 30, 2020 at 3:00 PM
Raleigh Boychoir: STREAMING: World Music
Our final concert of this special 52nd season is our World Music Concert at Pullen Baptist Church. Journey with the Raleigh Boychoir as we travel around the world through music! You will hear many languages and music performed by our four choral ensembles!
Streaming live on YouTube on... Read More
Tickets available online.
$
Cary -- Sat., May 30, 2020 at 7:30 PM
North Carolina Symphony: CANCELED: Star Wars and More!
Performed by North Carolina Symphony; Wesley Schulz, conductor
Each summer, thousands of North Carolinians gather for music under the stars at Summerfest concerts at the Symphony’s summer home, Koka Booth Amphitheatre. Presented by UNC Health Care and hosted by the Town of Cary, Summerfest concerts offer classical masterworks and pops programs in a relaxed and family-friendly outdoor... Read More
$
Asheville -- Sat., May 30, 2020 at 7:30 PM ( Fri., May. 29, 2020 - Sat., May. 30, 2020 )
Asheville Ballet: CANCELED: Spring Into Dance: A Movement Bouquet
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
$
Raleigh -- Sat., May 30, 2020 at 8:00 PM ( Thu., May. 28, 2020 - Sun., Jun. 7, 2020 )
North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre (NRACT): RESCHEDULED: Calendar Girls
* CALENDAR GIRLS is now scheduled to open on Thursday, May 28, 2020 and run until June 7, 2020 (changed from opening April 24 due to COVID-19 concerns). Shows will run Thursday through Sunday. For those with tickets purchased, an email will be sent out in the next week with the updated information about the dates of... Read More
Tickets available online.
$ Ticketed
Sat., May 30, 2020 at 8:00 PM ( Fri., May. 29, 2020 - Sat., Jun. 6, 2020 )
Women's Theatre Festival: STREAMING: Freakshow
Step this way into the inner world of Mr. Flip’s Traveling Freakshow, a collection of marvels such as Amalia, The Woman With No Arms Or Legs, The Pinhead, and Aquaboy the Human Salamander. As they travel from town to town, Mr. Flip keeps an eye out for potential new acts - often children with a physical difference that he... Read More
May 29: Midnight Preview Performance
Sat May 30: 8pm Live Performance (followed by opening night Zoom reception)
Sun May 31: 5pm Live Performance (followed by post-show talk back)
Fri June 5: 8pm Live Performance
Sat June 6: 8pm Live Performance
Streaming on ... Read More
$10
Charlotte -- Sat., May 30, 2020 at 8:00 PM ( Fri., May. 22, 2020 - Sun., Jun. 7, 2020 )
Theatre Charlotte: POSTPONED: Dreamgirls
* Opening postponed, date TBA, due to COVID-19 response protocol.
A sweeping and inspirational journey through 20th century American popular music, Dreamgirls chronicles one Motown group’s rise from obscurity to superstardom. Set in the glamorous and competitive world of the music industry, Dreamgirls... Read More
$28
Charlotte -- Sun., May 31, 2020 at 2:00 PM ( Wed., May. 27, 2020 - Sun., Jun. 7, 2020 )
Children's Theatre of Charlotte: CANCELED: Balloonacy
* Canceled due to COVID-19 response protocol.
A mischievous balloon finds its way into the home of a solitary old man, and suddenly his curmudgeonly life is interrupted. Sweet, inventive and packed with physical comedy, this play explores the power of friendship and shows how, with a little imagination and acceptance,... Read More
$22 - $16
Charlotte -- Sun., May 31, 2020 at 2:30 PM ( Fri., May. 22, 2020 - Sun., Jun. 7, 2020 )
Theatre Charlotte: POSTPONED: Dreamgirls
* Opening postponed, date TBA, due to COVID-19 response protocol.
A sweeping and inspirational journey through 20th century American popular music, Dreamgirls chronicles one Motown group’s rise from obscurity to superstardom. Set in the glamorous and competitive world of the music industry, Dreamgirls... Read More
$28
Raleigh -- Sun., May 31, 2020 at 3:00 PM ( Thu., May. 28, 2020 - Sun., Jun. 7, 2020 )
North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre (NRACT): RESCHEDULED: Calendar Girls
* CALENDAR GIRLS is now scheduled to open on Thursday, May 28, 2020 and run until June 7, 2020 (changed from opening April 24 due to COVID-19 concerns). Shows will run Thursday through Sunday. For those with tickets purchased, an email will be sent out in the next week with the updated information about the dates of... Read More
Tickets available online.
$ Ticketed
Charlotte -- Sun., May 31, 2020 at 4:00 PM ( Wed., May. 27, 2020 - Sun., Jun. 7, 2020 )
Children's Theatre of Charlotte: CANCELED: Balloonacy
* Canceled due to COVID-19 response protocol.
A mischievous balloon finds its way into the home of a solitary old man, and suddenly his curmudgeonly life is interrupted. Sweet, inventive and packed with physical comedy, this play explores the power of friendship and shows how, with a little imagination and acceptance,... Read More
$22 - $16
Sun., May 31, 2020 at 5:00 PM ( Fri., May. 29, 2020 - Sat., Jun. 6, 2020 )
Women's Theatre Festival: STREAMING: Freakshow
Step this way into the inner world of Mr. Flip’s Traveling Freakshow, a collection of marvels such as Amalia, The Woman With No Arms Or Legs, The Pinhead, and Aquaboy the Human Salamander. As they travel from town to town, Mr. Flip keeps an eye out for potential new acts - often children with a physical difference that he... Read More
May 29: Midnight Preview Performance
Sat May 30: 8pm Live Performance (followed by opening night Zoom reception)
Sun May 31: 5pm Live Performance (followed by post-show talk back)
Fri June 5: 8pm Live Performance
Sat June 6: 8pm Live Performance
Streaming on ... Read More
$10
Charlotte -- Wed., Jun. 3, 2020 at 7:30 PM ( Fri., May. 22, 2020 - Sun., Jun. 7, 2020 )
Theatre Charlotte: POSTPONED: Dreamgirls
* Opening postponed, date TBA, due to COVID-19 response protocol.
A sweeping and inspirational journey through 20th century American popular music, Dreamgirls chronicles one Motown group’s rise from obscurity to superstardom. Set in the glamorous and competitive world of the music industry, Dreamgirls... Read More
$28
Raleigh -- Thu., Jun. 4, 2020 at 7:30 PM ( Thu., Jun. 4, 2020 - Sun., Jun. 21, 2020 )
ARTS NC STATE, NC State University Theatre: CANCELED: Holmes and Watson
It’s not a Who-Done-It, it’s a Who-Is-It? Sherlock Holmes is dead, or so it is assumed. A number of frauds and fakes have come forward to lay claim to his identity. Follow Dr. Watson as he determines if one of these mad men is the real Sherlock Holmes.
Directed by Rachel Klem
SHOW WARNINGS: Use of Haze... Read More
Thursday, June 11 - 7:30pm (Community Night - All seats $19)
$26 - $6
Raleigh -- Thu., Jun. 4, 2020 at 7:30 PM ( Thu., Jun. 4, 2020 - Sun., Jun. 21, 2020 )
Burning Coal Theatre Company: Playdate
Hugh Hefner wakes up one morning and realizes that his home doesn’t feel like his home anymore. His kids are keeping secrets from him, his Bunnies are nowhere to be found, and his house is haunted by ghosts and demons. It’s the last day of Mr. Hefner’s life, but before his entire empire crumbles to the ground,... Read More
$15 - $10
Charlotte -- Thu., Jun. 4, 2020 at 7:30 PM ( Thu., Jun. 4, 2020 - Sat., Jun. 27, 2020 )
Actor's Theatre of Charlotte: CANCELED: Head Over Heels
* Canceled due to COVID-19 response protocols.
An unconventional fairy tale love story set to the iconic hits of the Go-Go's!
Thursday, June 4 @ 7:30 - Pay What You Can Night
Friday, June 5 @ 8:00 PM - Preview, 50% Off
Saturday, June 6 @ 8:00 PM - Preview, 50% Off
$
Raleigh -- Thu., Jun. 4, 2020 at 7:30 PM ( Thu., Jun. 4, 2020 - Sun., Jun. 21, 2020 )
Burning Coal Theatre Company: Playdate
Playdate by Kallan Dana, directed by Ana Radelescu, presented in collaboration with Kailin Solomons. A play about a Playboy. And his bunnies.
$15
Charlotte -- Thu., Jun. 4, 2020 at 7:30 PM ( Fri., May. 22, 2020 - Sun., Jun. 7, 2020 )
Theatre Charlotte: POSTPONED: Dreamgirls
* Opening postponed, date TBA, due to COVID-19 response protocol.
A sweeping and inspirational journey through 20th century American popular music, Dreamgirls chronicles one Motown group’s rise from obscurity to superstardom. Set in the glamorous and competitive world of the music industry, Dreamgirls... Read More
$28
Thu., Jun. 4, 2020 at 8:00 PM
Earl Scruggs Music Festival: STREAMING: Jerry Douglas of The Earls of Leicester
Festivals everywhere have been hard hit by a summer of cancellations and an atmosphere of uncertainty, but we all will need to gather again soon. In the meantime, the Earl Scruggs Music Festival is proud to present A Month of Mondays, a series of lively livestreamed interviews between the festival’s artistic director Steve... Read More
Free
Raleigh -- Thu., Jun. 4, 2020 at 8:00 PM ( Thu., May. 28, 2020 - Sun., Jun. 7, 2020 )
North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre (NRACT): RESCHEDULED: Calendar Girls
* CALENDAR GIRLS is now scheduled to open on Thursday, May 28, 2020 and run until June 7, 2020 (changed from opening April 24 due to COVID-19 concerns). Shows will run Thursday through Sunday. For those with tickets purchased, an email will be sent out in the next week with the updated information about the dates of... Read More
Tickets available online.
$ Ticketed
Raleigh -- Fri., Jun. 5, 2020 at 7:30 PM ( Thu., Jun. 4, 2020 - Sun., Jun. 21, 2020 )
ARTS NC STATE, NC State University Theatre: CANCELED: Holmes and Watson
It’s not a Who-Done-It, it’s a Who-Is-It? Sherlock Holmes is dead, or so it is assumed. A number of frauds and fakes have come forward to lay claim to his identity. Follow Dr. Watson as he determines if one of these mad men is the real Sherlock Holmes.
Directed by Rachel Klem
SHOW WARNINGS: Use of Haze... Read More
Thursday, June 11 - 7:30pm (Community Night - All seats $19)
$26 - $6
Raleigh -- Fri., Jun. 5, 2020 at 7:30 PM ( Fri., Jun. 5, 2020 - Sun., Jun. 21, 2020 )
Burning Coal Theatre Company: Deal With It
Four celebrities are assigned to anger management group therapy after different incidents. Each one has their own set of issues but what secrets will be revealed? Sometimes, anger towards someone else can really be directed at yourself. Sometimes life gets hard and you have to learn how to deal with it!
$15 - $10
Newton -- Fri., Jun. 5, 2020 at 7:30 PM ( Fri., Jun. 5, 2020 - Sun., Jun. 21, 2020 )
The Green Room Community Theatre: POSTPONED: Always A Bridesmaid
In this zany comedic romp, four friends have sworn to keep the promise they made on the night of their Senior Prom: to be in each other’s weddings…no matter what. More than thirty years later, these Southern friends-for-life are still making “the long walk” for each other, determined to honor that... Read More
$18 for Adults; $16 for Seniors (60+); $14 for Students (13+); $8 for children age 12 and under; Children 2 and under free (if seated on parent’s lap).
There are group discounts for parties of 10+.
$18 - $8
Raleigh -- Fri., Jun. 5, 2020 at 7:30 PM ( Fri., Jun. 5, 2020 - Sun., Jun. 21, 2020 )
Burning Coal Theatre Company: Deal with It
Deal with It by Renee Nixon, directed by Renee Nixon, presented in collaboration with SheCow Productions. Sometimes you just have to!
$15
Charlotte -- Fri., Jun. 5, 2020 at 8:00 PM ( Thu., Jun. 4, 2020 - Sat., Jun. 27, 2020 )
Actor's Theatre of Charlotte: CANCELED: Head Over Heels
* Canceled due to COVID-19 response protocols.
An unconventional fairy tale love story set to the iconic hits of the Go-Go's!
Thursday, June 4 @ 7:30 - Pay What You Can Night
Friday, June 5 @ 8:00 PM - Preview, 50% Off
Saturday, June 6 @ 8:00 PM - Preview, 50% Off
$
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