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Divas! 2026 Winners
On Saturday, May 2, our 2026 Divas raised an impressive total of $70,300 during our 20th and final Divas! fundraiser! The evening’s “Divas Las Vegas” themed event included a catered pre-show reception and silent auction leading up to the… Read More
Divas! 2025 Winners
On Saturday, April 12, we raised an impressive total of $54,671 during our Divas! 2025 fundraiser! Divas! celebrated its 19th anniversary in RLT’s Cantey V. Sutton Theatre and included a pre-show reception leading up to the performance. Thank you to all of our… Read More
Cantey Award Winners 2024
Photo by Elly McClanahan RLT’s annual Cantey Awards night was held on Tuesday, June 25, in the Cantey V. Sutton Theatre. The Canteys are held each year in celebration of the completion of a season and to acknowledge… Read More
Divas! 2024 Winners
On Saturday, May 11, we raised an impressive total of $54,426 during our Divas! 2024 fundraiser! Divas! celebrated its 18th anniversary in RLT’s Cantey V. Sutton Theatre and included a pre-show reception leading up to the performance. Thank you to all of our… Read More
Divas! 2023 Winners
On Saturday, April 22, we raised an incredible total of $64,605 during our Divas! 2023 fundraiser! Divas! celebrated its 17th anniversary in RLT’s Cantey V. Sutton Theatre and included a pre-show reception leading up to… Read More
Divas! 2022 Winners
On Saturday, April 30, we raised an incredible total of $80,945 during our Divas! 2022 fundraiser! Divas! returned to its original home in RLT’s Cantey V. Sutton Theatre for its 16th anniversary after being held… Read More
Cantey Awards Night 2021 – Volunteer and Youth Awards
The RLT staff after surprising Heather Strickland with the only 2021 Cantey Award. Photo by Cindy McEnery RLT’s annual Cantey Awards night was held on Wednesday, June 30, in the Stephenson Amphitheatre. Instead of handing out individual performance… Read More
Divas! 2021 Winners
On Saturday, May 16, we raised a record-breaking total of over $106,000 during our Divas! Under the Stars fundraiser! Divas! returned to RLT after being held virtually in 2020 due to safety concerns and… Read More
Divas! 2020 Winners
We raised a total of $39,580 on Thursday, August 6, during the first ever virtual Divas! fundraiser! Divas! made the move to a virtual format due to safety concerns and regulations surrounding the COVID-19… Read More
Cantey Awards Night 2020 – Performance, Volunteer and Youth Awards
Last night, we held our annual Cantey Awards, presented live online. Watch the replay of the livestream on YouTube or our Facebook page. For this year’s awards, it was decided that since we were not able to complete… Read More
Winners of Performance & Volunteer Awards from the 2019 Canteys!
Thank you to each and every volunteer who has contributed to another fantastic season at RLT. Congratulations to all of the winners! Read more about the history of the Cantey Awards here and read more about the volunteer awards… Read More
Cantey Award Nominees for the 2018-19 Season
Performance awards have been presented at Raleigh Little Theatre every year since the 1949-50 season. In the 1975-1976 season, the name of the award was changed from “Oscar” to “Cantey” in honor of Mrs. Cantey Venable Sutton, the Grand Dame… Read More