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Carolina Theater reopens, draws audiences with live dance and revived film series

Carolina Theater · April 27, 2026
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The historic Carolina Theater in Charlotte reopened in 2025 and has begun hosting live performances and film programs that have attracted sellout crowds, the theater’s programmer, Ben Klein, said.

The Carolina Theater in Charlotte, closed for decades and restored by community and nonprofit partners, reopened in 2025 and is inviting audiences back with live dance and a revived film program. "There's something special that happens in a theater when the lights go down, and you are there and you're communing with your community," said Ben Klein, the theater's programmer.

Klein cited the Hispanic…

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