Looking back at Season 95
It’s time to come home…
To say that we are excited to return home, welcome our Theatre Charlotte family through the doors, and sit back in a dark theatre while magic unfolds on stage couldn't be more of an understatement.
We have seven exciting shows planned for Season 95. From local premiers to classic favorites, we hope you will join us for some outstanding local theatre.
A Christmas Carol
Adapted by Julius Arthur Leonard
From the novel by Charles Dickens
Directed by Josh Logsdon
December 9 - 18, 2022
Celebrating its 16th year as Theatre Charlotte’s holiday tradition! Travel the streets of London with the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future as they work to warm old Ebenezer Scrooge’s heart as well as ours.
Something Rotten!
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell | Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick | Conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Directed by Billy Ensley
NEW DATES + GRAND REOPENING
January 20 - February 5, 2023
When a soothsayer foretells that the future of theater involves singing, dancing, and acting at the same time, the Bottom Brothers set out to write the world’s very first musical. With 10 Tony® nominations including Best Musical, Something Rotten! is a “big, fat hit!” (New York Post).
Misery
Based on the novel by Stephen King
Adapted by William Goldman
Directed by Ron Law
NEW DATES: March 3 - 19, 2023
When romance novelist Paul Sheldon wakes up incapacitated after a car crash in the secluded home of his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, events take a nightmarish turn. Based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel, William Goldman’s spine-tingling adaptation traps you in the room with Paul as he must outsmart Annie if he hopes to escape.
Pippin
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by Roger O. Hirson
Directed by Lisa Blanton
April 14 - 30, 2023
There's magic to do when a prince learns the true meaning of glory, love and war in Stephen Schwartz's iconic and unforgettable musical masterpiece. With an infectiously unforgettable score, Pippin is the story of one young man's journey to be extraordinary.
Detroit ‘67
By Dominique Morisseau
Directed by Ron McClelland
May 26 - June 11, 2023
Turntables turn to turmoil when a mysterious woman enters the lives of two siblings running an after-hours joint in their basement. Set against the backdrop of the 1967 uprising, this thought-provoking, resonant play by top playwright Dominique Morisseau sizzles to the soundtrack of the 1960s.
I and You
By Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Rasheeda Moore
June 16 - 25, 2023
An ode to youth, life, love, and the strange beauty of human connectedness, this remarkable comedy-drama tells a rich, layered story of two very opposite teenagers. I and You is a witty and uplifting portrayal of friendship, youth, and living life to the fullest, and won the coveted American Theatre Critics Association’s New Play Award.
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
By Steve Martin
Directed by Stuart Spencer
May 2023
Mint Museum Uptown - James B. Duke Auditorium
Steve Martin's long-running off-Broadway absurdist comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism.
**Picasso at the Lapin Agile is part of TC+, an alternative to our Main Stage programming created to bring shows into our community, present new or challenging works, and explore unique opportunities to engage artists and audiences.