# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Breaking Free: An Evening with Tony Award-winner Paul Oakley Stovall
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: This January, multitalented performer, playwright and Tony Award-winner Paul Oakley Stovall returns to the Queen City with his most personal cabaret yet, Breaking Free.

After captivating audiences at Stage Door Theater with Love Rules and Life Rules, Paul heads upstairs to Booth Playhouse at Blumenthal Arts Center, where his play Immediate Family enjoyed a celebrated run last summer. Through a moving blend of song and storytelling, this new piece explores what it means to rise above life’s challenges and let go of the chains we place on ourselves, inviting audiences to reflect, rejoice and break free.

Paul’s full band includes Broadway star Yassmin Alers (The Notebook, RENT, On Your Feet), several Charlotte musicians and Blumey Awards alumni Harold Garcia and Jada Rankin sharing the stage as featured vocalists.

Expect Paul's signature blend of artistry, heart and community spirit in an evening that celebrates resilience and connection.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/charlotte/breaking-free-an-evening-with-tony-award-winner-paul-oakley-stovall/200029207685452
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, performances, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 256

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.blumenthalarts.org/events/detail/breakingfree?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=charlotte-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Charlotte
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Booth Playhouse at the Blumenthal Arts Center
- **lat**: 35.22728
- **long**: -80.84152
- **full address**: Booth Playhouse at the Blumenthal Arts Center, 130 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202-2100, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Blumenthal Arts (https://allevents.in/org/blumenthal-arts/23531973)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Booth Playhouse at the Blumenthal Arts Center, 130 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202-2100, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Blumenthal Arts
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, performances, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Breaking Free: An Evening with Tony Award-winner Paul Oakley Stovall ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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