South Carolina Theatre Newsroom

Multi-platinum-selling singer/songwriter and Tony Award-winning performer, Idina Menzel announced the “Take Me or Leave Me Tour” in North America this upcoming Summer 2024, including a stop at the Charleston Gaillard Center on Saturday, August 3.

The iconic character hasn’t grown out of perfect family entertainment.

Trustus Theatre will take a trip to the capitol for POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive. Selina Fillinger's brilliant, all-female farce is running May 3-18 on the Thigpen Mainstage.

One of the biggest podcast duos, Hannah Berner and Paige Desorbo, announced their brand-new tour Giggly Squad Live: Club Giggly. One of the stops includes the Charleston Gaillard Center on September 7.

Experience the Music of David Bowie

Arts Capacity, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing transformative arts experiences to underserved incarcerated communities, and the South Carolina Philharmonic, an orchestra based in Columbia, SC performing live symphonic music and providing dynamic educational opportunities in the Midlands, have announced a partnership to produce a series of prison concert programs in South Carolina correctional facilities.

Catch the hilarious Mark Normand live at North Charleston PAC on November 22. Tickets go on sale this Friday. Don't miss out on a night of laughter and entertainment.

Timothy Rogers has been appointed Managing Director of Charleston Stage, succeeding Frank Mack, who left in February to join the Encore Musical Theatre Company.

Discover the 2024 - 2025 Best of Broadway Season lineup at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets.

The Peace Center has announced its 2024-25 Broadway Season. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune by Terrance McNally has come to Trustus Theatre several times since its opening in 1989. The show runs from April 11th-20th in the Trustus Side Door.

The Betsy Blackmon Dance Program at USC will present its Student Choreography Showcase, featuring original works by dance students, April 20-21 at Drayton Hall Theatre. 

Join Holy City Arts & Lyric Opera (HALO) for the world premiere of SINGERS & STANZAS at the Dock Street Theatre in May. This unique event features new songs inspired by love, written by Lowcountry poets and performed by renowned vocalists and pianists.

The South Carolina New Play Festival has announced the 3rd annual festival. It will take place over four days, starting on Thursday, August 8, and will feature a wide range of musicals, plays, town halls, an outdoor variety stage, and will culminate in a Cabaret featuring Tony-nominee Phillip Boykin (Hadestown) on August 11.  

Proof will be presented at Lean Ensemble Theater. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Catch comedian Dusty Slay in action at the Charleston Gaillard Center's The Night Shift Tour.

Legendary rock band HEART have announced the extension of their highly-anticipated return to the road after a five-year hiatus with 30 additional dates across North America this fall. The tour stops at the North Charleston Coliseum October 17.

The North Charleston Performing Arts Center will play host to The Price is Right Live™ interactive stage show on April 23 at 8:00 pm,  just a few short weeks away!

The Charleston Gaillard Center and Buxton Books will present A Conversation with Erik Larson on May 16, 2024 in celebration of his new book, The Demon of Unrest.

The Charleston Gaillard Center will present comedian Mike Birbiglia on Friday, December 13, 2024.

Alice Childress' TROUBLE IN MIND will be performed as The Warehouse Theatre’s latest production opening on March 29th.

Experience the dynamic fusion of contemporary dance and ballet with COMPLEXIONS in concert with USC Dance. Learn more about the performance and see how to purchase tickets.

The USC Department of Theatre and Dance will conclude its 2023-2024 season in “epic” fashion with a production of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s The Visit, April 5-12 at Drayton Hall Theatre.

The North Charleston Performing Arts Center will present the Bluey live show, Bluey's Big Play The Stage Show! See when the performance is taking place and learn how to purchase tickets.

Broadway in Columbia has announced its 2024-25 season. The season kicks off this November with Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas the Musical and continues for eight shows through 2025. Highlights include Six, Hadestown, Les Miserables, and more!