Beltline to Broadway

Dreamgirls
2023-02-07 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Duke Energy Center, 2 E. South Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
Dreamgirls is about a time in American musical history when rhythm and blues blended with other styles of popular music to create a new American sound. Spanning from gospel, R&B, and smooth pop to the arrival of disco, this musical mirrors the glamorous and electrifying rise of groups like The Supremes, The Marvelettes, The Temptations and The Shirelles. Through exploring themes of ambition, hope and betrayal, Dreamgirls reveals the behind-the-scenes reality of the competitive entertainment industry, and how women not only survived but redefined the phenomenal “dream.” Dreamgirls was the winner of six 1982 Tony Awards, including Jennifer Holliday for Best Actress, and winner of the Academy Award for Jennifer Hudson.

Mlima's Tale
2023-01-26 19:30 | Burning Coal Theatre, 224 Polk St., Raleigh, NC, 27604, United States
There’s a ghost on the Ivory Highway. It follows the tusk of an elephant across thousands of miles, over land and sea, and feels each hand it touches along the way. Who is culpable in this underground global market? Can we learn from Mlima’s Tale?

Hamlet
2023-01-25 19:30 - 21:30 | PlayMakers Repertory Company, 120 Country Club Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. A vivid reimagining of one of the world’s best psychological thrillers tells the tale of a courtly world turned upside down. The king is mysteriously killed. A brother has stolen his crown and bride. Young Hamlet, usurped heir, is thrust into a morass of intrigue, treachery, madness and revenge.

January 25-27 — Preview performances
February 4 — Opening Performance
February 5 — Open captioned performance, with dialog, stage direction, and sound effects communicated on a “universal access” live caption unit; On-site childcare available; Post-show discussion
February 7 — Socially distanced seating

Blood Wedding
2023-01-27 20:00 - 22:00 | Raleigh Little Theatre, 301 Pogue Street, Raleigh, NC, 27607, United States
Blood Wedding is a gripping Spanish tragedy from Federico García Lorca. Inspired by a true story and first performed in 1933, this is a classic play that deserves our attention. Two families in rural Spain are intricately bound in an unbreakable cycle of murder and revenge. Violent and long-standing community tensions re-emerge when one mother learns her son – The Groom – is due to marry an ex-lover of the hot-blooded Leonardo Felix, who later steals The Bride away from the wedding celebrations. An entire town goes after the lovers in the middle of the night where pursuers and pursued plunge into a realm of deep darkness where the moonlight is not friendly and the forest not shelter enough. Lorca’s image-laden poetry unfolds the story with the fire and power characteristic of his work and the fateful resonance that marked his own tragically short life.
By Federico García Lorca, translated by Lillian Groag
Directed by Rachel Klem

Dot
2023-01-20 20:00 - 22:00 | North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre, 7713-51 Lead Mine Road, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27615, United States
This twisted and hilarious new play grapples unflinchingly with aging parents, midlife crises, and the heart of a West Philly neighborhood.
The holidays are always a wild family affair at the Shealy house. But this year, Dotty and her three grown children gather with more than exchanging presents on their minds. As Dotty struggles to hold on to her memory, her children must fight to balance care for their mother and care for themselves.
Director: Natasha Jackson

My Name is Asher Lev
2023-02-03 19:30 - 21:30 | Ridge Road Baptist Church, 2011 Ridge Rd, Raleigh, 27607
MY NAME IS ASHER LEV is an adaptation by Aaron Posner of the novel by Chaim Potok. It follows the journey of a young Jewish painter torn between his Hasidic upbringing and his desperate need to fulfill his artistic promise. It’s a powerful show that explores each of our drives to discover and develop who we are in relation to (and sometimes in spite of) the social, familial, and religious structures that form our identities.

Don’t miss this play about creativity, community, and calling as we explore the painful choices we must make in order to grow and ask the question: Is the hurt worth it?

Unnecessary Farce
2023-01-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Temple Theatre, 120 Carthage Street, Sanford, NC, 27518
Two cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Go! In a cheap motel room, an embezzling mayor is supposed to meet with his female accountant, while in the room next-door, two undercover cops wait to catch the meeting on videotape. But there’s some confusion as to who’s in which room, who’s being videotaped, who’s taken the money, who’s hired a hit man, and why the accountant keeps taking off her clothes.

Cats
2023-01-31 19:30 - 21:30 | DPAC, 123 Vivian Street, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
CATS, the record-breaking musical spectacular by Andrew Lloyd Webber that has captivated audiences in over 30 countries and 15 languages, is now on tour across North America!
Audiences and critics alike are rediscovering this beloved musical with breathtaking music, including one of the most treasured songs in musical theater—”Memory”. Winner of 7 Tony Awards® including BEST MUSICAL, CATS tells the story of one magical night when an extraordinary tribe of cats gathers for its annual ball to rejoice and decide which cat will be reborn. The original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber (The Phantom of the Opera, School of Rock, Sunset Boulevard), original scenic and costume design by John Napier (Les Misérables), all-new lighting design by Natasha Katz (Aladdin), all-new sound design by Mick Potter, new choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton) based on the original choreography by Gillian Lynne (Phantom) and direction by Trevor Nunn (Les Misérables) make this production a new CATS for a new generation!

A Steady Rain
2023-01-21 19:30 | Theatre Raleigh Studio, 3027 Barrow Dr, Raleigh, NC, 27616, United States
In celebration of our 10th year, a reprisal of A STEADY RAIN
January 21-February 4
Tickets on sale now!
Critical review quotes from our 2013 production:
“A STEADY RAIN is honest and captivating theater at its very best.” — Triangle Arts and Entertainment
“A perfect example of live theater’s spellbinding power and emotional thrust.” — The News & Observer
