At the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, you’ll find the very best in live music, comedy, theatre, dance, music and more. Below is a video sampler of past, present and returning artists. Become a Friend of the Wortham Center and enjoy perks throughout the season.
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“God is a Scottish Drag Queen” offers comedic, behind-the-scenes look at all of humanity, told by God himself
Dressed in a floral powersuit, a neatly bobbed wig and a pair of low-lying reading glasses, God has descended to Earth with all the exasperated energy of a fed-up parent, and he’s ready to dole out tough love to his 7.7 billion children. Speaking in a thick Scottish accent, he struggles to keep his cool […]
Aquila Theatre breathes new life into literary classics, “The Great Gatsby” and “Macbeth,” Feb. 4 & 5
For one weekend of stellar performances at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, Aquila Theatre brings two literary classics to life in downtown Asheville: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby on Friday, Feb. 4 and Shakespeare’s Macbeth on Saturday, Feb. 5. One of the Wortham Center’s fan-favorite companies, returning each season with two new […]
