Name: Matthews Playhouse 30th Gala Celebration!
Start: 2026-06-13T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Matthews Playhouse

Matthews Playhouse

Saturday, June 13th, 2026 Starting at 6 pm Matthews Community Center
Join us for an evening of fun as we celebrate 30-years of Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts!
The evening will include Chef-curated hors d’oeuvres, a Silent Auction (featuring joyous experiences and wonderful treasures), 30 years of Matthews Playhouse memorabilia, and a special variety show with many familiar faces, including Emcees Geof Knight (MPH’s Scrooge) and Lindsey Schroeder (MPH’s Carole King)!
Get your tickets TODAY at https://www.matthewsplayhouse.com/30th-anniversary-gala
YOU are what makes Matthews Playhouse amazing! We hope to see YOU there!
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Thursday, May 14th | Triple C Brewing Company 2900 Griffith St, Charlotte, NC
Doors: 7:00 PM | Show: 8:00 PM Online: $21.50 | Door: $25.00
Grab a brew, hit the food truck, then come inside for a night of non-stop laughs.
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General Info Venue: The Barrel Room Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector Duration: 60 minutes. Doors open 45 minutes before the show. No entry once it starts. Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant View the FAQs for this event <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRZUYQEQkmkZNmav6ySfvpSgE7N2UQcE1hMkSEvSsgCUlPJRgNR4voUxn11iJej1Qhjnhl4yObkQXXS/pub" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a> Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone If you would like to book a private concert or buy regular tickets for a large group (+30 people), click <a href="https://candlelightexperience.com/groups/#groups-form" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a> Check out all the <a href="https://feverup.com/en/charlotte/candlelight" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Candlelight concerts</a> in Charlotte To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card, click <a href="https://feverup.com/m/126334" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>
Tentative Program
<ul><li>Time from Inception</li><li>This Land from The Lion King</li><li>Zooster’s Breakout from Madagascar</li><li>Supermarine from Dunkirk</li><li>Honor from The Pacific</li><li>A Dark Knight from The Dark Knight</li><li>Wonder Woman Suite</li><li>Gladiator Suite</li><li>Cornfield Chase from Interstellar</li><li>Dune Suite</li><li>Discombobulate from Sherlock Holmes</li><li>Pirates of the Caribbean Suite</li></ul>
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<ul><li>Charlotte Strings</li></ul>
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General Info Venue: Great Aunt Stella Center Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector Duration: 60 minutes. Doors open 45 minutes before the show. No entry once it starts. Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant View the FAQs for this event here Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone If you would like to book a private concert or buy regular tickets for a large group (+30 people), click here Check out all the Candlelight concerts in Charlotte To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card, click here
Tentative Program
Dancing Queen - ABBA SOS - ABBA Money, Money, Money - ABBA Voulez Vous - ABBA Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen I Want to Break Free - Queen Killer Queen - Queen Waterloo - ABBA Super Trouper - ABBA Mamma Mia - ABBA Don't Stop Me Now - Queen We Will Rock You - Queen We Are the Champions - Queen Gimme Gimme Gimme - ABBA
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Courtroomprov: Consider yourself summoned to appear in the CATCh courtroom, where our improvisers will turn your suggestions into a classically dramatic, hilarious court trial, all made up right on stage! In this show, our audience plays a vital role. Once all of the evidence has been presented and the final arguments are given, it’s up to you to decide: GUILTY or NOT GUILTY.
See you in court!
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