Community Cue: Conversations Inspired by the Stage
This series of free events, open to the general public, welcomes the community to explore a theme or topic inspired by an upcoming show. Community Cues elicit impactful conversation from attendees around these themes, with moderated events featuring local experts, teaching artists or members of the featured production's cast, crew or creative team. Community Cues take place at community sites around the Charlotte region, as well as at Blumenthal Arts venues.
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Kimberly Akimbo
We were joined by two members of the cast, one who plays a principal role and the other, a swing. Both actors are from North Carolina, and they chatted with our audience about their experience with this show on the road versus this show on Broadway!
Parade
We enjoyed a thought provoking and engaging conversation with members of the cast about their work on the show and the little known moment in history told through the musical, Parade.
Life Rules
We had a wonderful Q&A with Paul Oakley Stovall, Yassmine Alers, and Billy Rude about their recent cabaret show, Life Rules, which played the Stage Door Theater in early March. We also teased Paul's play, Immediate Family, which will play the Booth Playhouse this summer.
Hamilton
Cast members of Hamilton, the acclaimed Broadway musical based on Ron Chernow's biography of Alexander Hamilton, sat down for a conversation about the 2025 tour.
The Mystical Arts of Tibet
We were joined in conversation by our President and CEO, Tom Gabbard, and members of Birdmen, the incredible, stilt-walking street artists who have been part of the Charlotte International Arts Festival for the past three years. After that conversation, we experienced the amazing opening ceremony of the Sand Mandala painting by Tibetan monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery.
The Lion King
Puppetry is such an important part of what makes the Lion King so unforgettable and our friends at Sigmon Theatrical introduced us to different types of puppets, how they’re made, and how even the simplest movements of a puppet can help tell a story.
The Lion King at NourishUP
We partnered with Nourish Up (formerly Loaves and Fishes) to highlight food scarcity, one of the themes in The Lion King. In addition to a Q&A with members of the cast, local Chef, Shef Shaun, used the demo kitchen at Nourish Up to us how to make leftover chicken last for multiple meals by using it as an ingredient in pasta. We all got to sample his creation and we left with recipes for that pasta, quesadillas, and chicken salad. Learn more about Nourish Up here.