BE OUR GUEST to our newly announced 2026-27 Broadway Season! 🌹
The season is a standout mix of drama, romance, spectacle, comedy and theatrical magic! Highlights include the 40th anniversary return of Phantom of the Opera in a revitalized production featuring Maria Björnson’s original design; a new, reimagined production of Beauty and the Beast; the Charlotte premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child; the regional premiere of Oh, Mary!; the Charlotte premiere of Peter Pan Goes Wrong, produced by Blumenthal Arts and staged exclusively in Charlotte; and Buena Vista Social Club, arriving in Charlotte following its Broadway run. The season also includes Dirty Dancing and Death Becomes Her, rounding out a lineup that blends returning favorites, fresh productions and major Broadway titles!
Blumenthal Arts will also present four Broadway Extras: A Beautiful Noise, The Wiz, Heathers and Jersey Boys!
Season subscriptions and renewals are available NOW at the link in our bio!
To learn more about the hit shows coming to Charlotte next season, Blumenthal Arts Presents: Charlotte On Stage and Beyond is STREAMING NOW on our YouTube channel! Go behind-the-scenes with Kristen Miranda as she chats with the creative teams behind some of the sensational shows headed to the Queen City! We also check in with a number of Blumey Awards alums currently doing BIG THINGS on Broadway and MORE!
To stream our season announcement special, click the link in our bio!
The Blumey Awards would not be possible without the people and organizations who show up year after year to support these students and this program.
Thank you to our 2026 title sponsor, @bankofamerica , to Don and Mary Doctor, to @hobart_wealth for supporting our Best Actor and Best Actress categories, and to every business, family and individual who sponsored an award or contributed a gift this year.
Because of your support, hundreds of students across our community gain more than performance experience. They build confidence, friendships, leadership skills and a sense of belonging that stays with them long after the night ends.
Thank you for investing in these students and in the future of arts education through the 2026 Blumey Awards.
To those participating in tonight’s ceremony, BREAK A LEG! You are all STARS! ⭐️
TAKEOVER ALERT!
You’ve enjoyed their incredible behind-the-scenes content all week long and now – our 2026 Blumey Awards Best Student Reporter Nominees, sponsored by @axioscharlotte , are taking over our Instagram Stories ALL DAY SUNDAY during the official ceremony at Belk Theater!
Be sure to TUNE IN for even more high school musical theater loving fun!
As we inch closer to the 2026 Blumey Awards at Belk Theater, we’re continuing to spotlight alumni doing BIG things on Broadway and beyond!
Next up: 2017 & 2018 Blumey Awards Best Supporting Actor Winner @rixeyterry , who is currently starring as Man 1/Charles Lee in Hamilton on Broadway!
This fun segment is part of our hour-long special Blumenthal Presents: Charlotte On Stage and Beyond, exploring our newly announced 2026–27 Broadway Season - streaming now on our YouTube channel (link in bio)!
POV: You made the Belk Theater marquee 😎
CONGRATS to the record-breaking **59** Charlotte area schools that participated in the 2026 Blumey Awards, presented by @bankofamerica (yes, ALL are currently featured on our fabulous marquee)!
Cannot wait to reveal this year’s winners TOMORROW NIGHT! For those not able to join us in person, we will be sharing the winners in real time on the Blumenthal Arts and Blumey Awards Facebook and Instagram channels!
To the directors and theater educators who taught every one of our 2026 Blumey Awards participants far more than music, blocking, and choreography - THANK YOU!
Today (and really, every day), we celebrate the theater teachers and directors who create spaces for young performers to grow, connect and shine. We are forever grateful for the impact you make both on and off the stage!
Rest up, Blumey fam! The big ceremony takes over our beautiful Belk Theater TOMORROW NIGHT!
📷 Our Best Student Reporter Nominees 🤩: @richard.hughess@urfava_ava08@charlie.bullock4@grace_gaffaney
Happy Phan Friday!
Sharing a sneak peek of @bronsonbiz ’s jaw-dropping performance of “The Music of the Night” from Phantom of the Opera at our Unmask The Season: 2026–2027 Broadway Season Announcement Party at Belk Theater last month!
Want to see the full performance? Check out our 2026–27 Broadway Season Announcement playlist on YouTube (link in bio)!
We cannot wait to welcome @phantomtour back to Charlotte July 7–18 as part of our new PNC Lights Broadway Series!
Tickets are ON SALE NOW with the purchase of a Season Subscription (link in bio)!
Album drops Sunday.
Working title – share your suggestions in the comments!
Let’s hear it for our 2026 Blumey Awards Top 6 Best Actor Nominees! Can’t wait to see their highly anticipated medley number!
Everything (and everyone) is FINE. 😅
Please join us in giving a round of applause for the seven technical apprentices working on this year’s Blumey Awards ceremony: two in projections, two in lighting, and three in audio!
Each is being mentored by industry professionals, like New York-based sound designer Gage Baker!
📷: @richard.hughess@urfava_ava08@charlie.bullock4@grace_gaffaney
“Even though it can be a tearjerker, it’s also a celebration of life. We hope people walk away feeling rejuvenated and with a sense of gratitude for the people in their lives who’ve carried them through.” 💙
In today’s blog (link in bio), get to know @notebookmusical through this wonderful interview with our very own 2019 Blumey Awards Best Actress winner, @arella.flur - now serving as the tour’s Assistant Company Manager!
We’re thrilled to welcome her back to the Queen City for performances at Belk Theater from May 19–24. And SURPRISE! She’s been given the green light to take a night off from tour to return as a presenter at this year’s Blumey Awards ceremony on Sunday night! 🎭
