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Upcoming performing arts shows in Raleigh

Get a sneak peak into what’s to come for Raleigh’s performing arts scene in the next few months.

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There’s nothing like the anticipation of a live performance.

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Raleigh’s performing arts scene is booming with productions and shows. Get ready to mark your calendars for what’s to come and enjoy the best of what Oak City has to offer in fine arts.

Ballet

“Jekyll & Hyde” | Oct. 17-Nov. 3 | Fletcher Opera Theater | Watch as classical dance is combined with a twist of the dark side for this tale of man’s duality.

“Carmina Burana” | Nov. 21-24 | Raleigh Memorial Auditorium | Witness a tale of the complexity of the human experience on Wall Street.

“The Nutcracker” | Dec. 12-24 | Raleigh Memorial Auditorium | Enjoy a holiday classic filled with wonder.

Opera

“Ernani” | Nov. 10 | Meymandi Concert Hall | View a tale of love, betrayal, and vengeance as one man seeks to rescue the woman he loves.

“The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson” | Dec. 13-15 | A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater | Explore the journey of NC born trailblazer Mary Cardwell Dawson through raging storms and segregation.

Plays and musicals

“Something Rotten” | Aug. 23-Sept. 15 | Raleigh Little Theatre | See this musical comedy set in the 1590s following two brothers who are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of The Bard himself.

“Bull Durham” | Sept. 10-22 | Duke University, Reynolds Industries Theater | Based on the home run film, explore how lives are brought together by baseball and love.

“Doubt, A Parable” | Oct. 18-Nov. 3 | Raleigh Little Theatre | Witness a drama of a dedicated principal taking matters into her own hands after suspecting foul play.

“Curse of the Starving Artist” | Nov. 6-17 | Theatre Raleigh Main Stage | Follow a family hungry for something more than food, something that resembles evil.

“Cinderella” | Dec. 6-22 | Raleigh Little Theatre | Indulge in the retelling of a classic that’s filled with music and comedy.

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