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DURHAM, NC (December 29, 2020) — Today, the Board of Trustees of Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. announced experienced arts executive Randy McKay as the new president & CEO of the nonprofit organization that manages the city-owned historic venue. McKay brings a career filled with experience saving and stewarding historic theaters with him to Durham. […]

DURHAM, NC — November 11, 2019 — After helping guide the Carolina Theatre of Durham through one of its most successful eras in the venue’s 93-year history, Rebecca Newton will retire as president & CEO of the nonprofit that operates the city-owned venue by the end of June 2020, the organization’s Board of Trustees announced […]

In recognition of the contributions and service of its former interim President and CEO Dan Berman, the nonprofit that operates the historic Carolina Theatre of Durham has named the venue’s cinema wing after Berman and his wife, Karen. Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc.’s Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the cinema naming measure, permanently acknowledging […]