Celebrating Gender Parity on Five Continents for our 5th Anniversary! The International Centre for Women Playwrights (ICWP) is thrilled to report that a record-breaking number of recipients will receive the 2016 50/50 Applause Awards, which recognizes theatres that produced 50% or more women playwrights in their 2015/16 season of shows. ICWPContinue Reading
HART presents INTO THE WOODS In the new Fangmeyer Theater Opening Sept. 16 Along with Harmon’s Den Bistro The long awaited opening of HART’s new second stage, the Daniel and Belle Fangmeyer Theater, is finally at hand. After two years of construction the Broadway musical “Into the Woods” will officially christenContinue Reading
NC Stage kicks off its 2016-17 Mainstage season with George Brant’s Grounded, a dramatic script that dares to delve into the issues of modern warfare. When a hot-shot Air Force F16 fighter pilot becomes unexpectedly pregnant, she is removed from her super-sonic life in the sky and assigned to a trailerContinue Reading
The Asheville Lyric Opera (ALO) is presenting a multitude of performances, Opera Talks, and public concerts in their 2016-2017 seasons. From Singing in the Park to Cavalleria Rusticana, there is an event for everyone with ALO. On September 9th, ALO continues its series on Muhammad Ali. The heavyweight champion’s legacyContinue Reading
When The Magnetic Theatre opened its world premiere of Steven Samuels’ When Jekyll Met Hyde in January 2011, it was an immediate, huge hit, selling out nearly all of its extended run, delighting critics and audiences alike. David Hopes of Mountain Express raved that “you realize that theater can be stranger and moreContinue Reading
Coming next to the HART Theatre is a family friendly comedy from a most unlikely source, comedian Lewis Black. He is familiar to many for his angry rants on John Stewart’s “The Daily Show,” or his voice as the character “Anger” in the recent animated feature “Inside Out.” Few peopleContinue Reading
GRAMMY AWARD-WINNER KATHY MATTEA AND BILL COOLEY OPEN DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE MAINSTAGE SERIES SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 AT 8:00 P.M. One of the most respected country stars of her era, Kathy Mattea and guitarist/arranger Bill Cooley join Diana Wortham Theatre’s Mainstage Series with The Acoustic Living Room, a unique show arrangedContinue Reading
The Lewis Black Comedy “ONE SLIGHT HITCH” Beginning August 26 Coming next to the HART Theatre is a family friendly comedy from a most unlikely source, comedian Lewis Black. He is familiar to many for his angry rants on John Stewart’s “The Daily Show,” or his voice as the character “Anger”Continue Reading
4th Annual World Masterwork Series Benefit concert on Saturday, September 3, 7pm This is a Benefit Concert for Mission Foundation’s Ladies Night Out Program. The Ladies Night Out program and Mission Foundation is pleased to partner with the 4th World Masterworks Series Concert raising funds and awareness for breast cancer. Since 2006, Ladies Night Out has provided life-saving mammogramsContinue Reading
