“Chemical Imbalance: A Jekyll and Hyde Play” by Lauren Wilson is a hilarious lampoon of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic gothic novella and a send-up to the prim and repressed Victorian Era.

I sat down with Steve Vernon and Chad Hsu to discuss Big Dawg’s latest, “Chemical Imbalance: A Jekyll & Hyde Play.”

The stage glows red. Thalian's lamps, scattered through the theatre, flicker like candles. Before the curtain even comes up, the audience is already whispering about the spooky atmosphere, waiting with anxious anticipation. We're warned about what's to come: flashing lights, fog, and a whole lot of blood.

Dracula is giving Thalian Association Community Theatre a chance to play with something Wilmington doesn't see all that often on a main stage: horror that is actually allowed to be horror.

Panache Theatrical Productions brings the Tony Award-winning musical 'Avenue Q' to the Ruth and Bucky Stein Theatre at Thalian Hall September 17-27.

This September, join Pineapple-Shaped Lamps as they celebrate nearly two decades of comedy with their SWEET 16 ANNIVERSARY SHOW, only at Thalian Hall!

When I arrived at Thalian Hall for Opera House Academy's performance of Mean Girls, I was swallowed into a sea of pink (even though it wasn't Wednesday). A group of girls and women ranging from elementary school ages to moms posed in front of the poster outside. A middle schooler wore a t-shirt featuring the original film stars. A girl in the bathroom was wearing army pants and flip-flops. I'd never seen Mean Girls put on as a musical. I saw the film the night it opened, my 1

Splintered Stage presents “Love/Sick,” a one-act dark comedy play cycle by John Cariani. Instead of one through-line narrative, the play is a collection of short plays that explore how romance can go wrong. Each short features just two characters, ranging from love at first sight to long-ago ex-lovers.

While the script of ‘The Shark is Broken’ is tough to chew, Chase Harrison finds the production and cast do their best to deliver.

The Shark is Broken is a comedy about the filming of JAWS: feuding costars, unpredictable weather, and a mechanical shark that won't stop malfunctioning... is JAWS destined for failure?

Five hundred years after their deaths, the six wives of Henry VIII return to the stage to belt out their sides of the story—and to argue over which one had it worse—in ‘Six: The Musical.'

Taking on a classic is a daunting task, but Suellen Yates, with her cast and crew may have just staged Wilmington’s best musical of 2026.

“Gypsy” opens this coming Thursday, June 18 and runs through June 28 only at the historic Thalian Hall.

‘Men on Boats’ is fast-paced splash, one-part history lesson and part madcap comedy.

Get ready to grab an oar and hop aboard Big Dawg’s "Men on Boats” at Thalian Hall.

Don’t make the disastrous mistake of missing out on Panache’s hilarious production of “Disaster: The Musical,” now playing at the Ruth and Bucky Stein Theatre until May 3.

'Disaster! The Musical’ is full of laughs and class acts going into the premiere at Ruth and Buck Stein Theatre on April 23.

Audiences should rush on down that yellow brick road to Thalian Hall, and experience this magical production of ’The Wizard of Oz' for themselves.

Ready to support a new and inventive night out? Don’t Tell Comedy shows are $25 plus fees. Performances are Friday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 19 at 7 p.m.

While the city prepares for the full-fledged festivities of Azalea Fest 2026, the cast and crew of the Thalian Association’s “The Wizard of Oz” are ramping up for the ever dreaded “Hell Week” to begin.