News & Press

DURHAM, NC (JULY 23, 2020) — A Carolina Theatre work crew refurbished the infrastructure inside the venue’s historic Fletcher Hall this month and saved the City of Durham more than $100,000 in the process. Members of the theatre’s operations staff have repaired and repainted the ornate crown molding at the top of the elegant 1,000-seat […]

As we look forward to a brighter future, we’re committed to helping Durham get Back On The Bull. The Carolina Theatre is participating in Durham’s Back On The Bull initiative. The initiative provides a COVID-19 health and safety checklist, allowing businesses to share their safety procedures with residents. For more information, visit the Back On […]

We’ve been here for you since 1926, and that means your safety is our priority. The Carolina Theatre of Durham is participating in Count On Me NC, a public health initiative providing COVID-19 training to North Carolina businesses. The theater’s operations team leaders have completed the General Best Practices for COVID-19 Management training, and the […]

DURHAM, NC (July 7, 2020) — The Carolina Theatre has installed a little free library in front of the venue’s historic facade at 309 West Morgan St in downtown Durham. Constructed from a vintage movie poster frame, the library will be open to the public during Takeout Concessions Fridays (4-8 p.m.). Each Friday, locals and […]

Each Wednesday and Thursday, Arturo Sanchez sits at his dining room table with his cat, Delilah, and a seltzer water, quizzing (almost) complete strangers on subjects ranging from Norse mythology to Atari games to Baltic geography. QuizfromHome.com, a virtual offshoot of trivia nights hosted by Durham’s own Bull McCabe’s Irish Pub and Fullsteam Brewery, started […]

The Carolina Theatre of Durham sadly announces the passing of Pepper Fluke, 87, an extraordinary woman whose tireless work and steadfast support helped both save and sustain our historic building for more than 40 years. Without Pepper’s direction, energy and generosity, the Carolina Theatre would simply not exist as it does today. In the mid-1970s, […]

Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc’s Board of Trustees named Chapel Hill businesswoman and artist Rebecca Newton its president and CEO at its bi-monthly board meeting on Tuesday, September 26. A longtime advocate of the nonprofit that operates the city-owned historic arts venue, Newton is expected to replace interim CEO Dan Berman in mid-October. She will […]

Carolina Theatre Stages Comeback Durham Nonprofit Has Fully Emerged from Accumulated Net Deficit of $1.7 Million Eighteen months after a financial crisis threatened to force closure of the Carolina Theatre, the nonprofit that operates the venue has entirely erased an estimated $1.7 million net deficit. Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. reported an accumulated net surplus […]

The Carolina Theatre of Durham and Duke Performances are excited to co-present three extraordinary performing arts shows in 2018: Take Me to the River: Memphis Soul & R&B Revue featuring William Bell, Bobby Rush & Don Bryant, Gregory Porter, and Diego El Cigala The Carolina Theatre and Duke Performances are thrilled to extend their co-presenting […]

Durham-based Ponysaurus Brewing Co. will debut a delicious new beer exclusively at the Carolina Theatre this Thursday (April 13) during the venue’s planned Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers show. Carolina Theatre concessionaires will pour the new Ponysaurus Extra Pale Ale alongside some of the brewery’s other craft beers at a stand in the venue branded with […]