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Edited and Published by Robert W. McDowell

December 1, 2022 Issue
PART 1 (November 26, 2022)

A FREE Weekly E-mail Newsletter Covering Theater, Dance, Music, and Film in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill/Carrboro Area of North Carolina Since April 2001.

PART 1A: MASTER CALENDAR, COMPILED BY ROBERT W. McDOWELL

November 2022 Theater, Opera, and Dance Calendar


On Nov. 29-Dec. 4, Cody Garcia (left) stars as Buddy in Elf the Musical at the Durham Performing Arts Center (photo by Jeremy Daniel)

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the Triangle Review's updated Master Calendar of Events for November 2022. If your productions are not listed in this calendar, please e-mail the SHOW TITLE(S), DATE(S), LOCATION(S), and the name of the PRESENTER(S) to RobertM748@aol.com, and be sure to e-mail all your news releases and publicity PHOTOS -- with CAPTIONS and PHOTO CREDITS -- to that address. (Our "snail mail" address is Triangle Review, 2830 Manorcrest Court #442, Raleigh, NC 27609-8702.)

NOW PLAYING:


Holiday Enrapture III will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26th, in Raleigh's A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater

Nov. 26: 7 p.m. Saturday: Holiday Enrapture III: A Night of Comedy and Smooth Grooves (In Person), featuring Rod Allison (a.k.a. Rod of God) and Myk'l Hanna & Band (BG Premier Entertainment, LLC in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). TRAILER: https://www.bgpremier.com/?wix-vod-comp-id=comp-l8s83she. THE PRESENTER: https://www.bgpremier.com/, https://www.facebook.com/bgpentertainment, and https://www.instagram.com/bgpentertainment. THE VENUE: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/venues, https://www.facebook.com/DECRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/DECRaleigh/, https://twitter.com/DECRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUCPC9naUI3G8vHw0K8Qnew. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/getting-duke-energy-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/know-before-you-go-information. TICKETS: $35-$55, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: bgpentertainment0@gmail.com.

Nov. 26: 8 p.m. Saturday: A Drag Queen Christmas (In Person), hosted by Nina West (Murray & Peter Present in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEEv5k0FZ_8. THE PRESENTER: https://www.dragfans.com/, https://www.facebook.com/mppresent/, https://www.instagram.com/mppresent/, https://twitter.com/mppresent, and https://www.youtube.com/c/MPPresent/featured. THE VENUE: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/venues, https://www.facebook.com/DECRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/DECRaleigh/, https://twitter.com/DECRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUCPC9naUI3G8vHw0K8Qnew. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/getting-duke-energy-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/know-before-you-go-information. TICKETS: $35-$75, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: murray@mppresent.com.


Jamie Ann Romero and Eric Bryant star as Emma Woodhouse and George Knightley in Kate Hamill's Emma (photo by HuthPhoto)

Nov. 26-27; Nov. 29-Dec. 4: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, except 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20th: Kate Hamill's Emma (In Person, except Dec. 1-4 Video-on-Demand Performance), based on the 1815 novel by Jane Austen, directed by Meredith McDonough, and starring (in alphabetical order) Eric Bryant as Mr. George Knightley, Hyley Cartee as Mrs. Elton, Kimberly Chatterjee as Harriet Smith, Jeffrey Blair Cornell as Mr. Weston/Mr. Henry Woodhouse, Amber Nicole Guest as Miss Bates, Rasool Jahan as Mrs. Weston, Jamar Jones as Robert Martin/Frank Churchill, Jamie Ann Romero as Emma Woodhouse, Sanjana Taskar as Jane Fairfax, and Adam Valentine as Mr. Elton/Mrs. Bates (PlayMakers Repertory Company in the Paul Green Theatre in UNC-Chapel Hill's Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGQwvDJ3AU. PRC VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/PlayMakersRep1. 2022-23 SEASON: https://playmakersrep.org/season/2022-23/. UNC NEWS RELEASE: https://college.unc.edu/2022/11/playmakers-kate-hamills-emma/. THE PRESENTER: https://playmakersrep.org/, https://www.facebook.com/playmakersrep, https://www.instagram.com/playmakersrep/, https://twitter.com/playmakersrep, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayMakers_Repertory_Company, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO7crv41zzCYf9HxRDUEVdw. PRC BLOG: https://playmakersrep.org/about-us/our-blog/. THE VENUE: https://playmakersrep.org/about-us/paul-green-theatre/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://playmakersrep.org/visitor-info/directions-and-parking/. CAROLINA TOGETHER COVID-19 PAGE: https://carolinatogether.unc.edu/. THE PLAY: https://trwplays.com/emma/ and https://www.guthrietheater.org/shows-and-tickets/2021-2022-season/emma/. THE PLAYWRIGHT: http://www.kate-hamill.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8567470/, http://instagram.com/katastic29, https://twitter.com/katerone, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Hamill. NOTE 1: The 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27th, show will be an open-captioned performance, with a "universal-access" live-caption unit, communicating dialog, stage directions, and sound effects. NOTE 2: There will also be a post-show discussion with cast and crew, following the 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27th, performance. NOTE 3: The 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29th, show will be a socially distanced performance. SPECIAL ACTIVITY: For hardcore Jane Austen fans, the Jane Austen Summer Program is hosting A Day Out with Emma, starting at 12 noon Saturday, Dec. 3rd. The Day Out will feature lectures by Austen scholars, a tea break with scones and other goodies, crafts (Make Your Own Fascinators!), Austen-centric shopping, a special preshow reception, and reserved group seating for the 7:30 p.m. performance of the play. To buy tickets, click here. TICKETS: $20 and up ($10 students and youth), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets to in-person performances and here to buy a ticket a video-on-demand performance, viewable from 12 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1st, until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4th. INFORMATION: 919-962-7529 or prcboxoffice@unc.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: PlayMakers Repertory Company. Nancy Gardner Rich's Triangle Review Review Permalink.

UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS:


The National Tour of Elf the Musical at DPAC will star Mark Fishback as Santa and Cody Garcia as Buddy (photo by Jeremy Daniel)

Nov. 29-Dec. 4: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday: Matthew Sklar, Chad Beguelin, Thomas Meehan, and Bob Martin's Elf the Musical (In Person), directed by Sam Scalamoni, choreographed by Connor Gallagher, presented as part of WRAL Greatest Hits of Broadway at DPAC, and starring Cody Garcia as Buddy, Mark Fishback as Santa, Jerquintez Alonzo Gipson as the Store Manager, Jaxon James as Michael Hobbs, Caitlin Lester-Sams as Emily, Bobby Montaniz as Mr. Greenway, Nakiya Peterkin as Deb, Christopher Robert Smith as Walter Hobbs, and Tieisha Thomas as Jovie, plus an Ensemble that includes (in alphabetical order) Shannon Conboy, David Couter, Will Daly, Nico DiPrimio, Justin Glass, Evan Hussey, TJ Kubler, Juliana Lamia, Ryan Mulvaney, Emily Ann Stys, Emilee Theno, Nicole Zelka. and Cait Zuckerman and Swings that include dance captain Jo Davis and assistant dance captain Daniel Pahl (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKLvt_pYg38&t=1s. WRAL GREATEST HITS OF BROADWAY AT DPAC: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/category/broadway. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.dpacnc.com/, https://www.facebook.com/DPACNC, https://www.instagram.com/DPACNC/, https://twitter.com/DPAC, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DPACLive. DIRECTIONS: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/directions. PARKING: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/parking. DPAC COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/vaccination-and-covid-19-test-requirements. THE TOUR: https://elfmusicaltour.com/, https://www.facebook.com/elfthemusicalontour/, https://www.instagram.com/elfthemusical/, and https://twitter.com/ElfTheTour. TOUR CAST & CREATIVE TEAM: https://elfthemusicaltour.com/#cast. THE MUSICAL: https://www.mtishows.com/elf-the-musical, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/elf-488283, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elf_(musical). TICKETS: $28.50 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

Nov. 30: 6:45 to 10 p.m. Wednesday: The Best of Yet to Come (In-Person Fundraiser) (Cary Playwrights' Forum and Switchyard Theatre Company in the Transfer Co. Ballroom in the Transfer Co. Food Hall in Raleigh). PRESENTER #1 (Cary Playwrights' Forum: https://www.caryplaywrightsforum.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CaryPlaywrights, https://www.instagram.com/caryplaywrightsforum/, https://twitter.com/CaryPlaywrights, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDM991taImNmNUDOsrbJXuA. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.caryplaywrightsforum.org/?p=5043. PRESENTER #2 (Switchyard Theatre Company): https://switchyardtheatrecompany.org/, http://www.facebook.com/switchyardtc, https://instagram.com/switchyardtc, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJaRNCMuYM5dtbb6tVNAGsg. 2022-23 SEASON: https://switchyardtheatrecompany.org/tag/2022-23/. THE VENUE: https://www.transfercoballroom.com/, https://www.facebook.com/TransferCoBallroom, https://www.instagram.com/transfercoballroom, and https://twitter.com/TransferCoVenue. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): https://switchyardtheatrecompany.org/shows/the-best-of-yet-to-come/. NOTE: Click here to purchase $5, $10, $20, and $100 raffle tickets. TICKETS: $5, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: cpfinfo@caryplaywrightsforum.org or info@switchyardtc.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Cary Playwrights' Forum and Switchyard Theatre Company.

REGISTER FOR AARP THEATER *VIRTUAL SCREENINGS* TO WATCH ONLINE


Stream Paul Gordon's adaptation of
Jane Austen's Emma: A New Jane
Austen Musical
(2018) for FREE
at 4 p.m. Saturday, December 10th

Genre: Musical/Comedy
Not Rated
Running Time: 120 Minutes
Directed by Tim Kashani and Kent Nicholson.
Starring Kelli Barrett as Emma Woodhouse, Timothy Gulan as Mr. Knightley, Dani Marcus
as Harriet Smith, Lauren Cohn as Miss Bates,
Brian Herndon as Mr. Elton, Richert Easley
as Mr. Woodhouse, Sharon Reitkerk as Jane Fairfax, Will Reynolds as Frank Churchill,
Adam Daveline as Robert Martin, Don Richard
as Mr. Weston, Pamela Winslow Kashani as
Mrs. Weston, and Caitlin Brooke as Mrs. Elton.
Click title or poster for trailer/details
NOTE: AARP membership is NOT Required, but
you must first click here and create a FREE
AARP.org account to watch this film!

Click here to register
Internet Movie Database:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8800062/.
TCM Movie Database: N/A.
Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated
this film
 


Stream The Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker
(2018) for FREE at 4 p.m.
Saturday, December 17th

Genre: Musical/Dance
Not Rated
Running Time: 107 Minutes
Choreographed by Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov.
Directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon.
Starring Marianela Nuñez as The Sugar Plum Fairy, Vadim Muntagirov as The Prince, Anna Rose O'Sullivan as Clara, Marcelino Sambé as Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker, and Gary Avis as Herr Drosselmeyer.
PROGRAM: http://static.roh.org.uk/showings/the-nutcracker-live-2018/en.pdf.
THE DVD: ttps://shop.roh.org.uk/products/the-nutcracker-dvd-the-royal-ballet-2018.
Click title or poster for trailer/details
NOTE: AARP membership is NOT Required, but
you must first click here and create a FREE
AARP.org account to watch this film!

Click here to register
Internet Movie Database:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17346010/.
TCM.com: N/A.
Wikipedia: N/A.
Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film
David Nice's TheArtsDesk.com Review
(Rating: 4 of 5 stars)
Jann Parry's DanceTabs Review
(Rating: 4 of 5 stars)
Luke Jennings' Guardian Review
(Rating: 5 of 5 stars)
The Independent's Review
(Rating: 4 of 5 stars)
Mark Monahan's Telegraph Review
(Rating: 4 of 5 stars)
 


Stream Hip Hop Nutcracker at NJPAC (2019)
for FREE at 7 p.m. Sunday, December 18th

Genre: Ballet/Holiday
Not Rated
Running Time: 84 Minutes
Directed by Jennifer Weber.
Starring Ann-Sylvia Clark, Gabriel Emphasis,
Lily Frias, and Bryan Longchamp.
Official Website: http://hiphopnutcracker.com/.
Click title or poster for trailer/details
NOTE: AARP membership is NOT Required, but
you must first click here and create a FREE
AARP.org account to watch this film!

Click here to register
Internet Movie Database:N/A.
TCM Movie Database: N/A.
Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film
 


 

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