January offers a variety of interesting and exciting events for families to experience in and around the Triad. Here are some of the top offerings:
Little Women: The Broadway Musical
Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance
Jan. 9-11, Jan. 16-18, various times
Tickets $25
Based on Louisa May Alcott’s life, “Little Women” follows the adventures of sisters Jo, Meg, and Amy March. Jo weaves the story of herself and her sisters and their experience growing up in Civil War America.
Monster Jam: Freestyle Mania
First Horizon Coliseum, Greensboro
Jan. 10-11, various times
Tickets start at $30
Monster Jam is an action-packed motorsports experience for the entire family. It features world-famous trucks like Grave Digger, Megalodon, El Toro Loco, and others. Watch the drivers push their 12,000-pound trucks to the limit during jaw-dropping stunts and fierce head-to-head battles.
Manilow: The Last Greensboro Concert
First Horizon Coliseum, Greensboro
Jan. 15, 7 p.m.
Tickets start at $40
Barry Manilow, a Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning icon, will make his final Greensboro appearance. Manilow, whose career has spanned more than five decades, will perform his greatest hits with his signature showmanship.
A Night at Hogwarts, Winston-Salem Symphony
Reynolds Auditorium
Jan. 17, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $10
The Winston-Salem Symphony performs fantastic scores and snippets from the Harry Potter films. The music was written by composers John Williams, Nicholas Hooper, Patrick Doyle, and Alexandre Desplat.
Exponential Ensemble
UNC School of the Arts, Watson Hall
Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $25
The Exponential Ensemble features classic masterworks and contemporary masterpieces. Founded in 2011, the mixed-music ensemble consists of New York City’s top performers and teaching artists. The group plays works inspired by math, science and literacy.
JUMP: America’s Van Halen Experience
The Ramkat, Winston-Salem
Jan. 23, 8 p.m.
Tickets start at $28
This concert, performed by one of the top Van Halen tribute groups, delivers two hours of classic David Lee Roth era Van Halen. JUMP will feature deep cuts from the first six albums.
Wild Kratts Live 2.0: Activate Creature Power!
Steven Tanger Center, Greensboro
Jan. 23, 6:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $47
Dive into another classic Wild Kratts adventure with the Kratt Brothers as they combine live action and animation from their hit television show.
Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton
Spectrum Center, Charlotte
Jan. 23, 8 p.m.
Tickets start at $87
Fantasia Barrino, a Grammy Award-winning vocal powerhouse, joins Anthony Hamilton. Fantasia won season three of “American Idol;” Hamilton, a singer, songwriter, producer, and actor, has sold more than 50 million albums.
Romantic Masterpieces: Presented by Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
Steven Tanger Center, Greensboro
Jan. 24, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $45
Romantic masterworks feature violinist Marjorie Bagley. Experience the joyous energy of Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture, Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, and Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 2.
Happy Birthday, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart!
UNC School of the Arts, Watson Hall
Jan. 25, 3 p.m.
Tickets $25
The School of Music celebrates the life, legacy, and 270th birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A UNCSA tradition for almost 50 years, faculty artists will present an array of Mozart’s chamber music.
Shucked
Steven Tanger Center, Greensboro
Jan. 27-Feb. 1, various times
Tickets TBA
“Shucked” is a Tony Award-winning musical comedy that “The Wall Street Journal” calls “flat out hilarious.” Filled with corn puns, the show is about a farming community whose livelihood—corn—is dying.
The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra
Carolina Theatre of Greensboro
Jan. 30, 7 p.m.
Tickets start at $42
The Glenn Miller Orchestra, formed in 1956, has its own distinctive jazz sound and is considered one of the greatest big bands of all time. This is an opportunity to see the 18-member ensemble perform some of the most popular music of the 1940s, from “Moonlight Serenade” to “Chattanooga Choo Choo.”
