Creative Loafing Charlotte

CPCC students perform La Traviata

• by Anita Overcash
A classic opera that's filled with tragedy.
• Tags: Arts, theater, CPCC, Central Piedmont Community College, Giuseppe Verdi, La Traviata, Opera Theatre, Charlotte, NC

Past and present in The Pride

• by Anita Overcash
Playwright Alexi Kaye Campbell's play rolls with the changing times of homosexual life in England.
• Tags: Arts, theater, The Pride, Davidson College, Davidson, NC

Matt & Ben duel at Petra's

• by Perry Tannenbaum
Stephen Seay Productions brings its outré comedy to Plaza Midwood.
• Tags: Arts, theater, Matt & Ben, Petra's Piano Bar, Mindy Kaling, Brenda Withers, Tania Kelly, Darlene Parker, Charlotte, NC

Jekyll & Hyde transforms at Belk Theater

• by Perry Tannenbaum
The production is slated to hit Broadway in April of 2013.
• Tags: Arts, theater, Jekyll & Hyde the Musical, Constantine Maroulis, Deborah Cox, Frank Wildhorn, Belk Theater, Charlotte, NC

Actor's Theatre goes red

• by Perry Tannenbaum
Local theater troupe takes on the Tony Award winning play.
• Tags: Arts, theater, Actor's Theatre of Charlotte, Red, Charlotte, NC

Home-wrecking poodle at CPCC

• by Perry Tannenbaum
Playwright A.R. Gurney's Sylvia turns Pease Auditorium into a park.
• Tags: Arts, theater, CPCC, Sylvia

In the Heat of the Night takes us back

• by Perry Tannenbaum
Theatre Charlotte is presenting the local premiere of Matt Pelfrey's stage adaptation of the 1967 Oscar-winning film.
• Tags: Arts, theater, In the Heat of the Night, Theatre Charlotte

Theater review: Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

• by Perry Tannenbaum
There's a lot to chew on in the CAST production.
• Tags: Arts, theater, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Carolina Actors Studio Theatre, Dee Blackburn, Tony Wright, Jamey Varnadore, Michael Harris, Michael R. Simmons, Eric Blake, J.R. Jones, Rigo Nova, Megan Santiago, Charlotte, NC

Musical chairs at the White House: Opus

The violin's the thing in Charlotte Shakespeare's latest production

• by Perry Tannenbaum
• Tags: Performing Arts, Charlotte Shakespeare, Opus, Michael Hollinger, Elise Wilkinson, Joe Copley, Charlotte, arts in Charlotte, theater

Good grief!: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Snoopy & co. take it to the house

• by Perry Tannenbaum
• Tags: Performing Arts, theater, Children's Theatre of Charlotte, Charlie Brown, ImaginOn, Charles Schultz, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, arts in Charlotte

Davidson Community Players rocks the cradle

• by Perry Tannenbaum
Baby: The Musical performances at Armour Street Theatre.
• Tags: Arts, Baby: The Musical, Armour Street Theatre, theater, Davidson Community Players, Davidson, NC

UNC Charlotte takes on queasy play

• by Perry Tannenbaum
How I Learned to Drive is a powder keg of a play.
• Tags: Arts, theater, How I Learned to Drive, Paula Vogel, Charlotte Repertory Theatre, Steve Umberger, Black Box Theatre, UNC Charlotte, Joe Rux, Actor's Theatre of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

Theater review: Godspell

• by Perry Tannenbaum
The CPCC Theatre production is strongly anchored.
• Tags: Arts, theater, Godspell, CPCC Theatre, Stephen and Susan Gundersheim, Ryan Deal, Steven James, Matt Carlson, Ericka Ross, Meredith Owen, Jimmy Chrismon, Lexi Karabatsos, Chris Jones, John-Michael Tebelak, Stephen Schwartz, Jamey Varnadore, James Duke, Charlotte, NC

God of Carnage brings its wrath

We're all Neanderthal

• by Perry Tannenbaum
• Tags: Performing Arts, Yasmina Reza, God of Carnage, Actor's Theatre of Charlotte, James Gandolfini, Ann Marie Costa, theater, performing arts, Charlotte

Reader Pick

Best Local Actor (Male or Female)

Graham Smith

• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Graham Smith, actor, theater, Reader Pick

Staff Pick

Best Theater Company

Carolina Actors Studio Theatre (CAST)

• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Carolina Actors Studio Theatre, theater, August: Osage County, Carolina Actors Studio Theatre (CAST), Staff Pick

Staff Pick

Best Local Actor

Jeremy Shane

• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Jeremy Shane, theater, actor, Staff Pick

Staff Pick

Best Local Actress

Tania Kelly

• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Tania Kelly, theater, actress, Staff Pick

Godspell at CPCC

• by Perry Tannenbaum
CPCC Theatre becomes the ninth Charlotte company to offer the production.
• Tags: Arts, theater, Godspell, Central Piedmont Community College, CPCC Theatre, Pease Auditorium, Charlotte, NC

Playground tussles in God of Carnage

• by Perry Tannenbaum
Season 24 at Actor's Theatre of Charlotte opens with a big bang.
• Tags: Arts, Actor's Theatre of Charlotte, theater, God of Carnage, Charlotte, NC