With Deepest Gratitude The 2024-25 Wortham Presents season has come to a close—and what a season it was. In a year shaped by resilience and recovery, your support—as a donor, subscriber, ticket buyer, volunteer or advocate—turned every performance into something unforgettable. With heartfelt appreciation, Managing Director Rae Geoffrey shares a special thank-you message—a reflection on […]
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Renowned illusionist Jeki Yoo brings quick-change and close-up magic to the Wortham, April 24
The magic of world-renowned illusionist Jeki Yoo — known as “the cutest magician of all time” on social media — comes to downtown Asheville Thursday, April 24 at 7 p.m., for an act that left notorious critic Simon Cowell stunned in a 2017 appearance on America’s Got Talent. South Korean magician Jeki Yoo first made […]
Once upon a time, there was a princess…
“Once upon a time, there was a princess born to a king and queen who were banished from the island of Ériu and forced to flee to America in a coffin ship.” So begins the true, award-winning story of former New York City call girl Mary Goggin in “Runaway Princess: A Hopeful Tale of Heroin, […]
The Acting Company program for Feb. 28 and March 1
The playbill program for The Acting Company presents Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, Friday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m., and August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, Saturday, March 1 at 8 p.m., in Diana Wortham Theatre at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts.
Chanticleer program for Jan. 31
The playbill program for Chanticleer, performing Friday, January 31 at 8 p.m. in Diana Wortham Theatre at the Wortham Center.
VIDEO: 人の力 “Hito no Chikara” — The Power of Human Strength
An unimaginable amount of energy. A 400-years-old instrument. Heart-thumping rhythms and explosive beats. YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan delivers a thrilling, high-energy ride through centuries of Japanese tradition with a dizzying display of more than 40 Taiko drums. The power of human strength, tenacity and sheer endurance lie at the heart of this new program, […]
