In the Spotlight

Raleigh is where your playbills are. And the local 2022–23 arts and theater season is chock-full of must-see productions, exhibits and more. So mark your calendars and jump on those tickets because if all the world’s a stage, the City of Oaks is in the spotlight.

SEPTEMBER

• The Play That Goes Wrong, Sept. 14–25
• Theatre Raleigh | theatreraleigh.com 

• Frozen, Sept. 14–Oct. 2
• DPAC | dpacnc.com 

• Pride and Prejudice, Sept. 16–Oct. 2
• Raleigh Little Theatre | raleighlittletheatre.org 

• Jerome Robbins’ The Concert, Sept. 22–25
• Raleigh Memorial Auditorium | carolinaballet.com

• A Great Big Wooly Mammoth Thawing From the Ice, Sept. 29–Oct. 16
• Burning Coal Theatre Company | burningcoal.org

• Let the Right One In, Sept. 30–Oct. 16
• Theatre in the Park | theatreinthepark.com  

OCTOBER

• Puccini MANON LESCAUT in Concert, Oct. 2
• Meymandi Concert Hall | ncopera.org 

• Why Not Theatre: Prince Hamlet, Oct. 7
• UNC Memorial Hall | carolinaperformingarts.org

• A Modern Vision: European Masterworks from The Phillips Collection, Oct. 8–Jan. 22
• North Carolina Museum of Art | ncartmuseum.org

• Dracula, Oct. 13–30
• Fletcher Opera Theater | carolinaballet.com

• James Cameron – Challenging the Deep, Oct. 15–May 7
• North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences | naturalsciences.org

• Annie, Oct. 18–23
• DPAC | dpacnc.com 

• The Surprising Story of the Three Little Pigs, Oct. 22–30
• Raleigh Little Theatre | raleighlittletheatre.org 

• Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, Oct. 26–Nov. 6
• Theatre Raleigh | theatreraleigh.com

• Dance Theatre of Harlem, Oct. 27 
• Fletcher Hall | carolinatheatre.org

• The Power of Women in Country Music, Oct. 28–Feb. 26
• North Carolina Museum of History | ncmuseumofhistory.org 

NOVEMBER

• Steel Magnolias, Nov. 4–13
• A.J. Fletcher Opera Theatre | nctheatre.com 

• Bobbi Jene Smith: Broken Theater, Nov. 11–12
• UNC Memorial Hall | carolinaperformingarts.org

• Hairspray, Nov. 15–20
• DPAC | dpacnc.com

• Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Nov. 17–20
• Raleigh Memorial Auditorium | carolinaballet.com

• Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, Nov. 26
• DPAC | dpacnc.com

• Elf the Musical, Nov. 29–Dec. 4
• DPAC | dpacnc.com

DECEMBER

• Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, featuring Dianne Reeves: Big Band Holidays, Dec. 2
• UNC Memorial | carolinaperformingarts.org

• Cinderella, Dec. 2–18 
• Raleigh Little Theatre | raleighlittletheatre.org 

• A Christmas Carol, Dec. 9–11
• Raleigh Memorial Auditorium | theatreinthepark.com

• The Nutcracker, Dec. 9–10
• NCSU Stewart Theatre | city-ballet.com

• Emanuel Gat Dance: LOVETRAIN2020, Dec. 7
• UNC Memorial Hall | carolinaperformingarts.org

• The Nutcracker, Dec. 10–24
• DPAC/Raleigh Memorial Auditorium | carolinaballet.com

• The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Dec. 23
• DPAC | dpacnc.com 

JANUARY

• TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, Jan. 3–8
• DPAC | dpacnc.com

• Mozart Don Giovanni, Jan. 27 & 29
• Raleigh Memorial Auditorium | ncopera.org

• Blood Wedding, Jan. 27–Feb. 12
• Raleigh Little Theatre | raleighlittletheatre.org

FEBRUARY

• Grieg: Piano Concerto, Feb. 2–19
• Fletcher Opera Theater | carolinaballet.com

• Dreamgirls, Feb. 7–12
• Raleigh Memorial Auditorium | nctheatre.com

• The Book of Mormon, Feb. 14–19
• DPAC | dpacnc.com