April 2023 Theater, Opera, and Dance Calendar

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the Triangle Review's final April 2023 Master Calendar of Events. 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:

Jersey Boys at Theatre Raleigh stars (from left) Rob Marnell (front) as Bob Gaudio, Rory Max Kaplan as Tommy
DeVito, Randy Cain as Nick Massi, Gian Raffaele DiCostanzo as Frankie Valli (photo by Jennifer Robertson)

April 19-23: 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday: Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe, Marshall Brickman, and Rick Elise's Jersey Boys (In Person), directed by Matt Bogart and choreographed by associate director Candi Boyd, with music direction by Brian Whitted, and starring Gian Raffaele DiCostanzo as Frankie Valli, Rory Max Kaplan as Tommy DeVito, Rob Marnell as Bob Gaudio, and Randy Cain as Nick Massi (Theatre Raleigh at the Theatre Raleigh Arts Center at 6638 Old Wake Forest Rd. in Raleigh). TRAILERS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXAWAA8ds3o and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KSQViUB89Y. 2023 SEASON: https://theatreraleigh.com/2022-main-stage-season/. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://theatreraleigh.com/, https://www.facebook.com/TheatreRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/theatre_raleigh/, https://twitter.com/theatreraleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBrPHqUNhtfRMWQ2Ej8Fxeg. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://theatreraleigh.com/location-parking/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://theatreraleigh.com/covid-19-updates/. JERSEY BOYS (2004 La Jolla, 2005 Broadway, and 2008 West End Jukebox Musical): https://jerseyboysinfo.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/jersey-boys-394780, https://www.facebook.com/JerseyBoysBroadway, https://www.instagram.com/jerseyboysbroadway/, https://twitter.com/JerseyBoysInfo, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Boys, and https://www.youtube.com/user/jerseyboys. FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS: http://www.frankievallifourseasons.com/, https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/four-seasons, http://vocalgroup.org/inductees/the-four-seasons/, https://www.britannica.com/topic/the-Four-Seasons-American-music-group, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Seasons_(band). SPECIAL DEAL: Use discount code "Jersey30" to get 30% OFF tickets for the show's remaining performances. NOTE: This show contains STRONG LANGUAGE, and may be inappropriate for children 12 and under. TICKETS: $30-$45, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-832-9997, info@theatreraleigh.com, or boxoffice@theatreraleigh.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Theatre Raleigh. Pamela Vesper and Kelly Nelson's Triangle Review Review Permalink. Susie Potter's Triangle Arts Review Review.

N.C. State University Theatre will stage Qui Nguyen's She Kills Monsters, directed by Danica Jackson, on April 13-23 in Titmus Theater

April 19-23: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: Qui Nguyen's She Kills Monsters (In Person), directed by Danica Jenelle Jackson (N.C. State University Theatre in the Titmus Theatre in N.C. State University's Frank Thompson Hall in Raleigh). THE VENUE: https://arts.ncsu.edu/about/plan-your-visit/facilities/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/plan-your-visit/directions-and-parking/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/home/access-services/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.ncsu.edu/coronavirus/. SHE KILLS MONSTERS (2011 Off-Off-Broadway Dungeon & Dragons Dramatic Comedy): https://www.conamp;cordtheatricals.com/p/8807/she-kills-monsters, https://theflea.org/shows/she-kills-monsters/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_Kills_Monsters. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. QUI NGUYEN (El Dorado, AR-born playwright, screenwriter, and director): http://quinguyen.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5945690/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qui_Nguyen. TICKETS: $27 general admission ($10 NCSU students, $9.99 children 12 and under, $19.99 other students, and $23 seniors 60+ and NCSU faculty and staff), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-515-1100 or universitytheatre@ncsu.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: N.C. State University Theatre.

April 20-23: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard (In Person), adapted and directed by Randolph Curtis Rand, choreographed by Avis Hatcher-Puzzo, and starring (in alphabetical order) Erin Amlicke as Yasha, Lynda Clark as the Love Daughter-of-Andréy and the Wife-of-Ranévsky, Abbi Colborn as Charlotta Daughter-of-Iván/Passer-by, Gene Cordon as Boris Son-of-Boris Simyónov-Squeekytoy, Maxine Eloi as Varya, Mark Filiaci as Leoníd Son-of-Andrey Gáyev, Matthew Hager as Trofimov, John Jimerson as Semyón Son-of-Panteléy Yepikhódov, Stephen Jones as Firs, Elise Kimple as Anya, and Jordan Lichtenheld as Dunyásha (Burning Coal Theatre Company in the Murphey School Auditorium in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3qVv6iWGS3yQtVoFH5_XNQ. STUDY GUIDE: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fmu0vQLfnfeMCD3d_WzuG_DqmLrJuqfO/view. THE PRESENTER: https://burningcoal.org/, https://www.facebook.com/burningcoaltheatrecompany, https://www.instagram.com/burningcoaltc/, https://twitter.com/burningcoaltc, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3qVv6iWGS3yQtVoFH5_XNQ. 2022-23 MAINSTAGE SEASON: https://burningcoal.org/mainstage/. PODCASTS: https://burningcoal.podbean.com/. THE VENUE: https://burningcoal.org/plan-your-visit/ and https://burningcoal.org/history-of-the-murphey-school/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://burningcoal.org/plan-your-visit/. COVID PRECAUTIONS: https://burningcoal.org/covid-precautions/. NOTE: Arts Access, Inc. of Raleigh will audio-describe the show's 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22nd, performance. TICKETS: $30 ($20 students, teachers, and active-duty military personnel, and $25 seniors 65+), except $20 Thursdays. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-834-4001 or info@burningcoal.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Burning Coal Theatre Company.

Randy Jordan (center) stars as Matthew Harrison Brady in Inherit The Wind at TIP (photo by Catherine Davis Photography)

April 20-23: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's Inherit the Wind (In Person), directed by Ira David Wood III and starring Peter Battis as Henry Drummond, Jim O'Brien as the Rev. Jeremiah Brown Dr. Bob Harris as The Judge, Randy Jordan as Matthew Harrison Brady, Brooke Langley Miller as Rachel Brown, James Miller as Bertram Cates, Ira David Wood IV as E.K. Hornbeck, Robert Richardson as Meeker, Rainee Denham as Mrs. Brady, Lawson Walker as Howard Blair, Margo Schuler as Mrs. Krebs, Sam Schuster as Tommy Stebbins, Danny Norris as Mr. Bannister, Archil Megrelishvill as Elijah, Chris Myles as the Mayor, Greg Fusare as Tom Davenport, Paul Jason Baker-Nicholas as Harry Y. Esterbrook, Phillip Solano as Jesse H. Dunlap, Henry Young as Sillers, Kai Petra Halford as Melinda Loomis, Mike Rumble as Mr. Goodfellow/Storekeeper/Hawker, and Rylee Davis as Mrs. Blair (Theatre in the Park in the Ira David Wood III Pullen Park Theatre in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/, https://www.facebook.com/theatreintheparkraleigh, https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/10561032/theatre-in-the-park/, https://twitter.com/TheatreInPark, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6csRm6S7ViHeBuRSlV_fqg. 2023 SEASON: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/whats-on/season-2023.html. DIRECTIONS: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/visit/how-to-find-us.html. PARKING: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/visit/parking.html. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): https://www.theatreinthepark.com/welcome.html. INHERIT THE WIND (1955 Dallas and 1955 Broadway Play): https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=1689, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/inherit-the-wind-4722, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inherit_the_Wind_(play). THE SCRIPT: https://kb.osu.edu/handle/1811/24646. STUDY GUIDE (Utah Shakespeare Festival): https://www.bard.org/study-guides/fiddler-on-the-roof-study-guide/. TICKETS: $20-$25, plus taxes and fees, except $20.38 per person for groups of 10 or more. Click here to buy tickets. GROUP SALES (10+ tickets): Call 919-831-6058 or click here. INFORMATION: 919-831-6058 or info@theatreinthepark.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Theatre in the Park. Melanie Simmons' Triangle Review Review Permalink.

April 20-23: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Tiny Beautiful Things (In Person), based on the 2012 book, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar, by Cheryl Strayed; co-conceived by Marshall Heyman, Thomas Kail; and Nia Vardalos; adapted for the stage by Vardalos; directed by Honest Pint co-artistic director David Henderson; and starring Honest Pint co-artistic director Susannah Hough as Sugar, plus Larry Evans as Letter Writer #1, Nat Sherwood as Letter Writer #2, and Demetrius "DJ" Brinson as Letter Writer #3 (Honest Pint Theatre Company and The Justice Theater Project at the Theatre Raleigh Studio at 3027 Barrow Dr. in Raleigh). PRESENTER (Honest Pint Theatre Company): https://www.honestpinttheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/honestpinttheatrecompany, https://www.instagram.com/honestpinttheatre/, https://twitter.com/honestpintthe8r, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jvpkyjZ1mzZGy1t3BV8mQ. 2023 SEASON: https://www.honestpinttheatre.org/plays-events. PRESENTER (The Justice Theater Project): https://www.thejusticetheaterproject.org/, https://www.facebook.com/Justicetheater, https://www.instagram.com/justicetheaterproject/, https://twitter.com/justicetproject, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGoYepGz-n99gOyTAj7QTg/videos?view=0&sort=p. 2022-23 SEASON: http://www.thejusticetheaterproject.org/2223-season-rising-like-a-phoenix. THE VENUE: https://theatreraleigh.com/tr-studio/. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://theatreraleigh.com/covid-19-updates/. TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS (2016 Off-Broadway Dramatic Comedy): https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/62781/tiny-beautiful-things, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/6271, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_Beautiful_Things#Stage_adaptation. NIA VARDALOS (Winnipeg, Manitoba-born actress, playwright, and screenwriter): http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/48286, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0889522/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/nia-vardalos-453112, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nia_Vardalos. WARNING: According to the presenters, this show "Contains strong language and adult content." NOTE: There will be a post-show discussion, with a member of the North Carolina Psychological Association, after the 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22nd, performance. TICKETS: $25 general admission ($15 ages 25 and below), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. (NOTE: Sundays are already SOLD OUT.) INFORMATION: info@honestpinttheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Honest Pint Theatre Company and The Justice Theater Project.

Taylor Warren (center) as Chad really shakes things up on stage in All Show Up in Sanford (photo by Heather Garrity Photography)

April 20-23, 27-30: 2 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Joe DiPietro's All Shook Up (In Person), featuring the songs of Elvis Presley, directed by Peggy Taphorn, choreographed by musical director Gavan Pamer, and starring Taylor Warren as Chad, Ravenne Pantoja as Natalie Haller/Ed, Shawn Heifert as Jim Haller, Cerina E. Johnson as Sylvia, Caitlin Dobbins as Lorraine, Patrick Holt as Dennis, Dana Cullinane as Sandra, Sarah Jenkins as Mayor Matilda Hyde, Seth Hoyle as Dean Hyde, and Taylor Hambrick as Sherrif Earl, plus an Ensemble that includes Claudia Austin, Luis Beltran, Tyler Berndt, Mark Davio, Josiah Garrison, Julia Heifert, Seana Laverentz, Ashley Montijo, Paris Parker, dance captain Sydney Pope, Arya Scarlet, dance captain Colton Steele, Jude Stumpf, Hayden Sullivan, Jordan Watson, and Kelsey Wilson and Swings that include Ephraim Boyte and Lorelei Garrity (Temple Theatre of Sanford). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/templetheatrenc. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: http://templeshows.com/, https://www.facebook.com/TempleTheatreNC, https://www.instagram.com/TempleTheatreNC/, https://twitter.com/TempleTheatreNC/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Theatre_(Sanford,_North_Carolina), and https://www.youtube.com/user/templetheatrenc. 2022-23 MAIN-STAGE SEASON: http://templeshows.com/#mainstage. DIRECTIONS: http://templeshows.com/contact. COVID-19 GUIDELINES: http://templeshows.com/tickets/temple-theatre-covid-guidelines. ALL SHOOK UP (2005 Broadway Jukebox Musical): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/all-shook-up-383113 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Shook_Up_(musical). Joe DiPIETRO (Teaneck, NJ-born playwright and lyricist): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/joe-dipietro-383115, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2628394/, https://www.facebook.com/joe.dipietro.39, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_DiPietro. NOTE: All shows are wheelchair accessible, and there is a hearing-loop system is available for all devices with T-coil wireless receivers. TICKETS: $32 ($17 students and $29 active-duty military personnel and Lee County educators), plus taxes and fees, except $27 per person for groups of 10 or more. Click here to buy tickets. GROUP RATES (10+ tickets): http://templeshows.com/tickets#id-928. INFORMATION: 919-774-4155 or boxoffice@templeshows.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Temple Theatre of Sanford. Robert O'Connell's Triangle Review Review Permalink.

April 21-22: 8 p.m. Friday and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday: Jones • Hope • Wooten's Always a Bridesmaid (In Person), directed by Beth Honeycutt (Towne Players of Garner in the Garner Performing Arts Center). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL-yIT-KaZLnadPz5dT9TCg. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.towneplayers.org/upcoming-shows. THE PRESENTER: https://www.towneplayers.org/, https://www.facebook.com/TownePlayersofGarner, https://www.instagram.com/towneplayers/, https://twitter.com/towneplayers, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL-yIT-KaZLnadPz5dT9TCg. THE VENUE: http://www.garnerperformingartscenter.com, https://www.facebook.com/GarnerPerformingArtsCenter/, and https://www.instagram.com/gpacgarner. DIRECTIONS: https://www.mapquest.com/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.garnernc.gov/departments/parks-recreation-and-cultural-resources/parks-covid-19-status. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.garnernc.gov/departments/parks-recreation-and-cultural-resources/garner-performing-arts-center/visit/directions. ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID (2013 Comedy): https://www.joneshopewooten.com/always.htm and https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=4729. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://www.dramatists.com/previews/4729.pdf. JONES • HOPE • WOOTEN (Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, playwrights): https://www.joneshopewooten.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/joneshopewooten/. TICKETS: $13.99 in advance and $15 at the door,plus taxes and fees, except $12 per person for groups of 12 or more. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-779-6144 or ascotthoneycutt@aol.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Towne Players of Garner.

UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS:

Carolina Performing Arts will present Osvaldo Golijov's Falling Out of Time, a musical interpretation of
David Grossman's 2014 book, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20th, in Memorial Hall at UNC-Chapel Hill

April 20: 7:30 p.m. Thursday: Osvaldo Golijov's Falling Out of Time (In Person), a musical interpretation of the 2014 book by David Grossman (Carolina Performing Arts in Memorial Hall at UNC-Chapel Hill). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sA3dNo5T14. THE PRESENTER: https://carolinaperformingarts.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaPerformingArtsUNC, https://www.instagram.com/carolinaperformingarts, https://twitter.com/UNCPerformArts, and https://www.youtube.com/user/UNCPerformArts. 2022-23 SEASON: https://carolinaperformingarts.org/current-season/. CPA BLOG: https://carolinaperformingarts.org/blog/. THE VENUE: https://carolinaperformingarts.org/venues/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://carolinaperformingarts.org/parking/. CPA COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://carolinaperformingarts.org/health-and-safety/. OSVALDO GOLIJOV (Argentinian classical-music composer, nee Osvaldo Noé Golijov): https://osvaldogolijov.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0326497/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osvaldo_Golijov. TICKETS: $42-$62 ($10 UNC students with valid UNC One Card), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-843-3333 or carolinaperformingarts@unc.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: Carolina Performing Arts.

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present David Spade: The Catch Me Inside Tour, with Katherine Blanford and Bobby Miyamoto, at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 20th

April 20: 8 p.m. Thursday: David Spade: The Catch Me Inside Tour (In Person), with Katherine Blanford and Bobby Miyamoto (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). DAVID SPADE VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/c/davidspade. 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. DAVID SPADE (Birmingham, MI-born stand-up comedian, writer, and actor, nee David Wayne Spade): https://davidspade.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005450/, https://www.facebook.com/DavidSpade, https://www.instagram.com/davidspade/, https://twitter.com/DavidSpade, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Spade, and https://www.youtube.com/c/davidspade. TICKETS: $45 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

April 20: 8:30 p.m. Thursday: On Tap Spring Showcase 2023 (In Person), featuring The Pitchforks a cappella group (Duke on Tap in Page Auditorium on Duke University's West Campus in Durham). THE PRESENTER: https://sites.duke.edu/dukeontap/, https://www.facebook.com/DukeOnTap/, https://www.instagram.com/ontapduke/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2DQFdk36kqZYrsfEAcJAHw. THE VENUE: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/venues/page-auditorium/. DIRECTIONS/MAP (scroll down): https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/venues/. DUKE COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://coronavirus.duke.edu/. TICKETS: FREE: No tickets required. INFORMATION: 919-684-4444 or tickets@duke.edu.

April 20-23: 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Abram Hill's On Strivers Row (In Person), directed by Kenneth E. Hinton Sr. and starring <Kalimah Williams as Sophie, Briquel Jackson as Mrs. Pace, Khiya Hawthorne as Ruby Jackson, Brianna Johnson as Dolly Van Striven, Kirstyn Marshall as Rowena, Malachi Moore as Professor Hennypest, Robert McCreary as Oscar Van Striven, Alex Henderson as Chuck, Jaylan Ivery as Joe Smothers, Esaie Kasongo as Dr. Leon Davis, Sheyi Sunmola as Louise Davis, Taliyah Hearn as Lily Livingston, Kailah Wharry as Tillie Petunia, and Jasmyn Harper as Beulah, plus Understudy Simone McLamb (N.C. Central University Theatre in NCCU's University Theatre in the Farrison-Newton Communications Building in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCroN84MwU4b3G5WeZZJuPfA. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.onthestage.tickets/north-carolina-central-university-theatre/season. THE PRESENTER: https://our.show/nccutheatre, https://www.onthestage.tickets/north-carolina-central-university-theatre, https://www.nccu.edu/cash/theatre, https://www.facebook.com/NCCUUNIV/, https://instagram.com/NCCUTHEATRE, https://twitter.com/NCCUUNIVTHEATRE, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCroN84MwU4b3G5WeZZJuPfA. THE VENUE: https://foursquare.com/v/farrisonnewton-communications-building/4bd701eb29eb9c7404f695e1. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/north-carolina-central-university-theatre/6319561b2723d80e36218f55/tickets. ABRAM HILL (a.k.a. Ab Hill, playwright and co-founder of the American Negro Theatre, 1910-86): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abram_Hill. THE VENUE: https://foursquare.com/v/farrisonnewton-communications-building/4bd701eb29eb9c7404f695e1. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps. COVID-19 POLICIES: https://www.nccu.edu/covid-19. TICKETS: $20 ($10 students and $15 seniors), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-530-6242 or nccutheatre@nccu.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: N.C. Central University Theatre.

Devils en Pointe will present the DEP Spring Showcase, featuring collaborations with Embodiment Contemporary
Dance and Sabrosura, at 7 p.m. Friday, April 21st, in Duke University's R.J. Reynolds Industries Theater

April 21: 7 p.m. Friday: DEP Spring Showcase (In Person), including excerpts from Swan Lake, six newly choreographed pieces, and collaborations with Embodiment Contemporary Dance and Sabrosura Devils en Pointe in the R.J. Reynolds Industries Theater on Duke University's West Campus in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/@devilsenpointe1344. THE PRESENTER: https://www.facebook.com/people/Devils-en-Pointe/100054542496898/, https://www.instagram.com/devilsenpointe/, and https://www.youtube.com/@devilsenpointe1344. THE VENUE: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/venues/reynolds-industries-theater/. DIRECTIONS/MAP (scroll down): https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/venues/. DUKE COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://coronavirus.duke.edu/. TICKETS: FREE: No tickets required. INFORMATION: 919-684-4444 or tickets@duke.edu.

Actors Improv Theater will present Hystory in the Making, celebrating the company's 40th anniversary,
at 8 p.m. Friday, April 21st, in the Earl & Rhoda Wynn Theater at The ArtsCenter of Carrboro

April 21: 8 p.m. Friday: Hystory in the Making (In Person), directed by featuring Parker Bach, Hailey Brown, director Greg Hohn, Dana Marks, and Steve Scott, plus musical director Glenn Mehrbach (piano), Rob Ladd (drums), and Ricky Bloomfield (tenor sax/oboe) (Actors Improv Theater at The ArtsCenter of Carrboro in its Earl & Rhoda Wynn Theater). AACTORS IMPROV VIDEOS: https://transactors.org/videos/ and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPfAoYMBwvhwnLCHJqUgBTw. THE PRESENTER: https://actorsimprov.org/, https://www.facebook.com/actorsimprovco/, https://www.instagram.com/actorsimprov/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPfAoYMBwvhwnLCHJqUgBTw. THE VENUE: https://artscenterlive.org/, https://www.facebook.com/artscenterlive, https://www.instagram.com/artscenterlive/, https://twitter.com/artscenterlive/, and https://www.youtube.com/user/TheArtsCenterLive. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://artscenterlive.org/about/#visitor-info. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): https://artscenterlive.org/. TICKETS: $16 ($8 student), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-929-2787 or info@artscenterlive.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The ArtsCenter of Carrboro.

The Duke Opera Theater will present Once Upon a Time at 7 p.m. Friday, April 21st, for FREE

April 21: 7 p.m. Friday: Once Upon a Time (In Person and Livestream), including scenes from Cinderella (Massenet and Viardot versions), Rusalka (Dvořák), and Alice, An Operatic Wonderland (Amy Scurria, Ph.D. 2015), staged by director David Heid and performed in costumes, with accompaniment by pianist Daniel Seyfried (Duke Opera Theater in Baldwin Auditorium on Duke University's East Campus in Durham). THE PRESENTER: https://music.duke.edu/ensembles/opera-theater. THE VENUE: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/venues/baldwin-auditorium/. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/gWtV4AXuviL2. DUKE COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://coronavirus.duke.edu/. TICKETS: FREE. Click here to livestream. INFORMATION: 919-660-3333 or elizabeth.thompson@duke.edu.

The Process Series will present Özlem Özgül Dündar's Body W/O Borders, translated by Henning Bochert, directed by
Joseph Megel, and featuring Sanjana Taskar, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 21st and 22nd, UNC-Chapel Hill

April 21-22: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday: Özlem Özgül Dündar's Body W/O Borders (In Person), translated by Henning Bochert, directed by Joseph Megel, and featuring Sanjana Taskar (The Process Series in the Swain Hall Black Box Theatre at UNC-Chapel Hill). THE PRESENTER: https://www.processseries.unc.edu/, https://www.facebook.com/theprocessseries, https://twitter.com/ProcessSeries, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwREP3KeyxRkMUIn_Z_JMuQ. THE VENUE: https://diversity.unc.edu/venue/swain-hall-black-box-theatre/. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. PARKING: https://move.unc.edu/parking/. COVID POLICY: https://www.processseries.unc.edu/covid-policy. TICKETS: FREE but $10 suggested donation. Click here to reserve tickets. INFORMATION: 919-843-5666 or uncprocessseries@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Process Series.

NS2 and The Carolina Theatre of Durham will present Kathleen Madigan: Boxed Wine & Tiny Banjos 2023 Tour at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 21st and 22nd

April 21-22: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday: Kathleen Madigan: Boxed Wine & Tiny Banjos 2023 Tour (In Person) (NS2 and The Carolina Theatre of Durham in Fletcher Hall at The Carolina Theatre). KATHLEEN MADIGAN VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/kathleenmadigan. PRESENTER (NS2): https://nationalshows2.com/, http://facebook.com/nationalshows2, http://instagram.com/nationalshows2, and http://twitter.com/nationalshows2. PRESENTER/VENUE (The Carolina Theatre): https://carolinatheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaTheatreDurham, https://www.instagram.com/carolinatheatredurham/, https://twitter.com/CarolinaDurham, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8IUyRJrizW9YuBpTeuJyg. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/directions/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/health-and-safety-policies/. KATHLEEN MADIGAN (Florissant, MO-born stand-up comedian, actress, and writer): https://kathleenmadigan.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0534904/, https://www.facebook.com/KathleenMadigan/, http://instagram.com/officialkathleenmadigan, http://twitter.com/kathleenmadigan, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Madigan, and https://www.youtube.com/user/kathleenmadigan. TICKETS: $27.75 and up, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-560-3030 or efan@carolinatheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Carolina Theatre of Durham.

The Roxboro Little Theater will present Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray, and Marsha Norman's The
Color Purple at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 21-23, in the Kirby Theater in Roxboro

April 21-23: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray, and Marsha Norman's The Color Purple (In Person), directed by Fred Motley (Roxboro Little Theater in the Kirby Theater in the Kirby Cultural Arts Complex in Roxboro). THE PRESENTER: https://www.personcountync.gov/government/departments-i-z/recreation-arts-parks/2022-2023-performing-arts-series. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.personcountync.gov/government/departments-i-z/recreation-arts-parks/2022-2023-performing-arts-series. THE VENUE: https://www.personcountync.gov/government/departments-i-z/recreation-arts-parks/kirby-cultural-arts-complex/kirby-theater, https://www.facebook.com/KirbyCulturalArtsComplex, https://www.instagram.com/kirbyculturalartscomplex/, https://twitter.com/playinginPerson, and https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/353956605/kirby-theater-and-cultural-arts-complex/. THE COLOR PURPLE (2005 Broadway Musical): https://www.theatricalrights.com/show/the-color-purple/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/the-color-purple-398534, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Color_Purple_(musical). TICKETS: $10-$20 ($8 students). Click here to buy tickets. DIRECTIONS: https://www.mapquest.com/us/north-carolina/kirby-theater-441195259. INFORMATION: 336-597-1709 or kirby.theater@personcounty.net.

April 21-23: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Spring 2023 DanceWorks Concert (In Person) (DanceWorks in Jones Auditorium at Meredith College in Raleigh). 2022 VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeaDwc_P5M4. THE PRESENTER: https://www.meredith.edu/dance/dance-opportunities/. THE VENUE (scroll down): https://www.meredith.edu/cultural-arts. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.meredith.edu/commencement/commencement-directions/ and https://www.google.com/maps. PARKING: https://www.meredith.edu/campus-police/parking-on-campus. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.meredith.edu/staying-strong/masking-guidance/. TICKETS: FREE but $5 donation suggested.. PLEASE DONATE TO: Meredith College.

April 21-23, 28-30; May 5-7: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Peter Shaffer's Equus (In Person), directed by Sean A. Brosnahan and starring Simon Kaplan as Dr. Martin Dysart, Aaron Boles as Alan Strang, Christine Rogers as Dora Strang, Kevin Varner as Frank Strang, Jean Higgins Jamison as Hester Salomon, Bridget Patterson as Jill Mason, Keith Kenel as Harry Dalton, Griffin James as Nugget/Horseman, and Miranda Curtis as Nurse (North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.nract.org/, http://www.facebook.com/NRACT, http://instagram.com/nract_raleigh, https://twitter.com/NRACT_raleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2ifc8evvO-kGDgGFXq3Fww. 2023-24 SEASON: https://www.nract.org/shows. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.nract.org/accessibility. COVID REQUIREMENTS: http://www.nract.org/news-events. EQUUS (1973 West End and 1974 Broadway): https://www.concordtheatricals.com/s/2822/equus, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/equus-3358, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equus_(play). THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. PETER SHAFFER (English dramatist, screenwriter, and novelist, nee Peter Levin Shaffer, 1926-2016): https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/peter-shaffer, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/peter-shaffer-8127, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0787323/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Peter-Shaffer, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Shaffer. TICKETS: $22 ($20 students and teachers, seniors, and active-duty military personnel), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-866-0228 or ops@nract.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre.

April 22: 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday: Spring Works: New, Contemporary & Classical (In Person) (Cary Ballet Company in the Cary Arts Center in Cary). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOWDzZ8pp4cm2dY5d9kK0Ew. THE PRESENTER: https://www.caryballetcompany.org/, http://www.facebook.com/cbcomp, https://www.instagram.com/caryballetcompany/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOWDzZ8pp4cm2dY5d9kK0Ew. https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/cary-arts-center, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cary-Arts-Center/235735853122351, and https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/15097356/cary-arts-center/. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps. PARKING: https://www.townofcary.org/home/showpublisheddocument/7187/637648017090330000. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/cary-arts-center/accessibility. TOWN OF CARY COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOL: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/prcr-indoor-facilities-know-before-you-go. TICKETS: $25-$30, plus taxes and fees. Click here and scroll down to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-481-6509 or info@caryballetcompany.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Cary Ballet Company.

Raleigh Little Theatre will present Divas! 2023 annual fundraiser, with a 6:30 p.m. preshow reception and 7:30 p.m. show,
on Saturday, April 22nd, in its Cantey V. Sutton Theatre (photo of 2022 winner Tina Morris-Anderson by Cindy McEnery)

April 22: 6:30 p.m. preshow reception and 7:30 p.m. show Saturday: Divas! 2023 (In-Person Fundraiser) (Raleigh Little Theatre in its Cantey V. Sutton Theatre). 2023 DIVAS: Click here and scroll down for diva names and donation links. NOTE 1: All shows are wheelchair accessible, and assistive-listening devices are available for all shows. NOTE 2: There will be a $10 per person, plus taxes and fees, dress rehearsal at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 21st, but with no a preshow reception, auction items, or winner announced at its end. Click here to buy $10 April 21st dress-rehearsal tickets. TICKETS: $60, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy $60 April 22nd show tickets. INFORMATION: 919-821-3111 or BoxOffice@RaleighLittleTheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Raleigh Little Theatre.

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present Druski: The Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda Tour, with special guest Navv Greene, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 22nd

April 22: 8 p.m. Saturday: Druski: The Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda Tour (In Person), with special guest Navv Greene (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). DRUSKI VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/@druski. 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. DRUSKI (Columbia, MD-born comedian and Internet personality, nee Drew Dawit Desbordes): https://4lifersworld.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11926377/, https://www.facebook.com/druski2funnyofficial, https://www.instagram.com/druski/, https://twitter.com/druski, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druski, and https://www.youtube.com/@druski. TICKETS: $43.25 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

The Clayton Center will present An Evening with Joe Bob Briggs: How Rednecks Saved Hollywood at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 22nd

April 22: 8 p.m. Saturday: An Evening with Joe Bob Briggs: How Rednecks Saved Hollywood (In Person) (The Clayton Center in Clayton). HOW REDNECKS SAVED HOLLYWOOD PREVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPvxAw08cWg&t=115s. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/, https://www.facebook.com/TheClaytonCenter/, https://www.instagram.com/theclaytoncenter/, https://twitter.com/claytoncenternc, and https://youtube.com/c/TheClaytonCenterNC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/493/Directions-Parking. HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDELINES: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/735/Health-Safety-Guidelines. HOW REDNECKS SAVED HOLLYWOOD: https://joebobbriggs.com/how-rednecks-saved-hollywood/. JOE BOB BRIGGS (Dallas, TX-born film critic and comedian, nee John Irving Bloom): https://joebobbriggs.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089185/, https://www.facebook.com/JoeBobBriggs/, https://www.instagram.com/joebobbriggsofficial, https://twitter.com/therealjoebob, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Bob_Briggs, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5IDb5-O1DUP9rw0vFniDQ. TICKETS: $40, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-553-1737 or eventinfo@townofclaytonnc.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Clayton Center.

April 22: 7 p.m. Saturday: Sitch Experience Vol. 3 Concert (In Person), featuring guest performers Project ASM, Post-Grad Blues Crew, Alicia Marie, and Imani Pressley (The ArtsCenter of Carrboro in its Earl & Rhoda Wynn Theater). THE SITCH EXPERIENCE VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alQIpzkWgQg and https://www.youtube.com/sitchofficialmusic. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://artscenterlive.org/, https://www.facebook.com/artscenterlive, https://www.instagram.com/artscenterlive/, https://twitter.com/artscenterlive/, and https://www.youtube.com/user/TheArtsCenterLive. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://artscenterlive.org/about/#visitor-info. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): https://artscenterlive.org/. THE SITCH EXPERIENCE: https://www.sitchofficial.com/, http://facebook.com/sitchofficialmusic, https://www.instagram.com/sitchofficial/, http://www.twitter.com/sitchofficial, and https://www.youtube.com/sitchofficialmusic. TICKETS: $12 in advance and $15 at the door, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-929-2787 or info@artscenterlive.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The ArtsCenter of Carrboro.

April 22-23: 2 and 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island (In Person), adapted and directed by Sue Scarborough and starring Susan Hager as Actor 1, Daniel Cryer-Muthedath Ryder as Actor 2, and Dominic Pitocco as Actor 3 (Seed Art Share in Joslin Garden, 2431 W. Lake Dr., in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://seedartshare.org/, https://www.facebook.com/seedraleigh, https://www.instagram.com/seed_art_share/, https://twitter.com/seedraleigh/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChPKXwsezplAiUjIHBLzGpw. THE VENUE: https://raleighnc.gov/parks/joslin-garden and https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088067150124. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. TICKETS: $20 ($12 children 12 and under), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-371-6953 or info@seedartshare.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Seed Art Share.

April 22-23: 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday: Anthony Garcia-Copian's The Last Virgin in Cuba (staged reading) (In Person) (Diamente Arts & Cultural Center in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER/VENUE: Diamente Arts & Cultural Center http://diamanteartsculturalcenter.org/, https://www.facebook.com/DiamanteInc, https://www.instagram.com/diamanteartsandculturalcenter, https://twitter.com/NCDiamanteInc, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2ybNJzBtFj-k63doHsuSHw. DIRECTIONS: https://www.bing.com/maps. WARNING: The presenter cautions, "Due to its colorful language and content, this staged reading is for an adult audience." TICKETS: Click here to register. INFORMATION: 919-852-0075 or contact@diamanteinc.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Diamente Arts & Cultural Center.

April 22-23, 25-30: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray, and Marsha Norman's The Color Purple (In Person), directed and choreographed by Christopher Betts and starring Brené "Bre" Jackson as Celie, Nicole Henry as Shug Avery, Frenchie Davis as Sofia, and Akron Watson as Mister (North Carolina Theatre in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/nctheatre. NCT NEWS RELEASE: https://issuu.com/northcarolinatheatre/docs/announcing_cast_and_creative_team_for_the_north_ca?fr=sNDI2MDU4Nzc0Nzk. 2022-23 SEASON: https://nctheatre.com/show-season/202021-season. THE PRESENTER: https://nctheatre.com/, https://www.facebook.com/nctheatre, https://www.instagram.com/nctheatre/, https://twitter.com/nctheatre, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Theatre, and https://www.youtube.com/user/nctheatre. THE VENUE: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/venues, https://www.facebook.com/MMCRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/mmcraleighnc/, https://twitter.com/MMCRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/@MMCRaleighNC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/getting-martin-marietta-center. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/accessibility-martin-marietta-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/know-before-you-go-information. THE COLOR PURPLE (2005 Broadway Musical): https://www.theatricalrights.com/show/the-color-purple/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/the-color-purple-398534, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Color_Purple_(musical). NOTE: Arts Access, Inc. of Raleigh will audio-describe the show's 2 p.m. Saturday, April 29th, performance. WARNING: NCT cautions, "This show contains strong language, sexual and physical violence, adult themes, and will use theatrical haze. [It is n]ot recommended for children under 12 years of age. Children under 6 years of age are not admitted. Parental discretion is advised." TICKETS: $40 and up, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. GROUP RATES (10+ tickets): 919-831-6941 or groups@nctheatre.com. INFORMATION: 919-831-6941 or boxoffice@nctheatre.com. DONATE TO: North Carolina Theatre.

DPAC will present Bill Maher Live on Stage, starring the host of Comedy Central and ABC's "Politically Incorrect" and HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher," at 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 23rd

April 23: 8 p.m. Sunday: Bill Maher Live on Stage (In Person) (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). BILL MAHER VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/RealTime and https://billmaher.com/videos/. 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. BILL MAHER (New York City-born stand-up comedian, political commentator, actor, and talkshow host, nee William Maher): https://billmaher.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/bill-maher-108969, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005175/, https://www.instagram.com/billmaher/, https://twitter.com/billmaher/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Maher, and https://www.youtube.com/user/RealTime. TICKETS: $59.50 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

April 23: 6:30 p.m. Sunday: Eduardo de Rosamaria's Noche Flamenca! (In Person), featuring the music of Paco de Lucia, Gipsy Kings, and Ottmar Liebert; Flamenco; and an authentic Spanish Tablao (Ed Stephenson and The Paco Band at the Holly Springs Cultural Center in Holly Springs). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqRyOBpap1Ph2MhwN9hSapQ. THE PRESENTER: https://edwardstephenson.com/paco-band/, https://www.facebook.com/edwardstephensonclassical, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqRyOBpap1Ph2MhwN9hSapQ. THE VENUE: https://www.hollyspringsnc.us/323/Cultural-Center, https://www.facebook.com/hsculturalcenter, https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/275094689/holly-springs-north-carolina/holly-springs-cultural-center/, and https://twitter.com/HollySpringsCC. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.hollyspringsnc.gov/1846/COVID-19. TICKETS: $20 (early-bird price though April 15th), $30 (regular price on April 16-22), and $35 (late-bird price on April 23rd), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-567-4000 or hsculturalcenter@hollyspringsnc.gov. PLEASE DONATE TO: Holly Springs Cultural Center.

Pequod Productions and Burning Coal Theatre Company will co-present the eighth annual edition of Fairest Creatures:
Shakespeare's Sonnets on April 15th and 23rd via Facebook Live and on April 24th in the Murphey School Auditorium

April 23: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday: The Sonnets of William Shakespeare, Part 1: Sonnets 1-77 (Facebook Live) (Pequod Productions and Burning Coal Theatre Company livestreamed via Facebook Live). SCHEDULE OF READERS: Click here. PRESENTER (Pequod Productions): https://www.facebook.com/pequod.productions.nc. PRESENTER (Burning Coal Theatre Company): https://burningcoal.org/, https://www.facebook.com/burningcoaltheatrecompany, https://www.instagram.com/burningcoaltc/, https://twitter.com/burningcoaltc, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3qVv6iWGS3yQtVoFH5_XNQ. PODCASTS: https://burningcoal.podbean.com/. TICKETS: FREE but donations appreciated. INFORMATION: 919-271-1801 or fairestcreatures0423@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Pequod Productions and Burning Coal Theatre Company.

April 24: 7 to 10 p.m. Monday: The Sonnets of William Shakespeare, Part 2: Sonnets 78-154 (In Person) (Pequod Productions and Burning Coal Theatre Company in the Murphey School Auditorium in Raleigh). SCHEDULE OF READERS: Click here. PRESENTER (Pequod Productions): https://www.facebook.com/pequod.productions.nc. PRESENTER (Burning Coal Theatre Company): https://burningcoal.org/, https://www.facebook.com/burningcoaltheatrecompany, https://www.instagram.com/burningcoaltc/, https://twitter.com/burningcoaltc, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3qVv6iWGS3yQtVoFH5_XNQ. PODCASTS: https://burningcoal.podbean.com/. THE VENUE: https://burningcoal.org/plan-your-visit/ and https://burningcoal.org/history-of-the-murphey-school/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://burningcoal.org/plan-your-visit/. COVID PRECAUTIONS: https://burningcoal.org/covid-precautions/. TICKETS: FREE but donations appreciated. INFORMATION: 919-271-1801 or fairestcreatures0423@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Pequod Productions and Burning Coal Theatre Company.

April 25: 6 p.m. Tuesday: Judy M. Dove's Shinsei (rebirth) (In-Person Staged Reading), presented as part of Stages: New Play Readings series (OdysseyStage in the Durham County Main Library in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXT4FpUyLxcizriWEBpOe3A. THE PRESENTER: https://www.odysseystage.org/, https://www.facebook.com/OdysseyStage, https://www.instagram.com/odysseystagetheatre, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXT4FpUyLxcizriWEBpOe3A. THE VENUE: https://durhamcountylibrary.org/location/main-library/, https://www.facebook.com/DurhamCountyLibrary, https://www.instagram.com/durhamcountylibrary/, https://twitter.com/DurhamCountyLib, and https://www.youtube.com/c/durhamcountylibrary. DIRECTIONS: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=durham+county+main+library. TICKETS: FREE but donation suggested. INFORMATION: odysseystage@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: OdysseyStage Theatre.

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present the national tour of the Bad Friends: Andrew Santino & Bobby Lee podcast at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26th

April 26: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: Bad Friends: Andrew Santino & Bobby Lee (In Person) (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). BAD FRIENDS: ANDREW SANTINO & BOBBY LEE VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/c/BadFriends. 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. BAD FRIENDS: ANDREW SANTINO & BOBBY LEE (podcast): https://www.badfriendspod.com/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/505006323534658/, https://www.instagram.com/badfriendspod/, https://twitter.com/badfriends_pod, and https://www.youtube.com/c/BadFriends. TICKETS: $39.50 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

The Carolina Ballet will present Robert Weiss' world-premiere ballet, Orpheus & Eurydice, with music by J. Mark
Scearce, performed by the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, on April 27-30 in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium

April 27-30: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Robert Weiss' ballet, Orpheus & Eurydice (In Person), with music by J. Mark Scearce, performed live by the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle (Carolina Ballet in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://www.carolinaballet.com/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaBallet, https://www.instagram.com/carolinaballet/, https://twitter.com/CarolinaBallet, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Ballet, and https://www.youtube.com/user/CBcarolinaballet. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.carolinaballet.com/2022-2023-season/. THE COMPANY: https://www.carolinaballet.com/company/. THE VENUE: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/venues, https://www.facebook.com/MMCRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/mmcraleighnc/, https://twitter.com/MMCRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/@MMCRaleighNC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/getting-martin-marietta-center. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/accessibility-martin-marietta-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/know-before-you-go-information. TICKETS: $27.15-$100.15, plus taxes and ticket fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. GROUPS (10+ tickets): 919-719-0900 and https://www.carolinaballet.com/tickets/special-rates/. INFORMATION: 919-719-0900 or boxoffice@carolinaballet.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Carolina Ballet.

Alyssa Noble and Chris Strauss will present RECITAL: Spring '23, featuring performances by Noble, Strauss, Linda Belans, Amy Blakely, Shannon Drake, Jim Henderson, Wilhelmina
Indermaur, Shasta Kola, Katie Milani, Megan Ross, Silvia Sheffield, and Mac Woodburn, at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 28th and 29th, at Mettlesome Theater in Durham

April 28-29: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday: RECITAL: Spring '23 (In-Person Variety Show), featuring Linda Belans, Amy Blakely, Shannon Drake, Jim Henderson, Wilhelmina Indermaur, Shasta Kola, Katie Milani, Alyssa Noble, Megan Ross, Silvia Sheffield, Chris Strauss, and Mac Woodburn (Alyssa Noble and Chris Strauss at Mettlesome Theater, 800 Taylor St., Suite 9-156, Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.alyssanobledance.com/video-gallery. THE PRESENTERS: https://www.alyssanobledance.com/ and https://www.barriskilldance.com/team-2/chris-strauss. THE VENUE: https://thisismettlesome.com/, http://www.facebook.com/thisismettlesome, http://instagram.com/hellomettlesome, and https://twitter.com/hellomettlesome. TICKETS: $15 at the door, plus taxes and fees.

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present the national tour of Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville, starring Logan Floyd as Velma Kelly and Katie Frieden as Roxie Hart, on April 28-30

April 28-30: 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday: John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse's Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville (In Person), starring Logan Floyd as Velma Kelly, Katie Frieden as Roxie Hart, and Jeff Brooks as Billy Flynn and presented as part of WRAL Greatest Hits of Broadway at DPAC (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdM4bWEKvOk&t=3s. 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. WRAL GREATEST HITS OF BROADWAY AT DPAC: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/category/broadway. THE TOUR: https://www.chicagoontour.com/home, https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoOnTour, https://www.instagram.com/ChicagoOnTour/, and https://twitter.com/ChicagoOnTour/. CAST & CREATIVE TEAM: https://www.chicagoontour.com/cast. TICKETS: $37.50 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

April 28-30: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: William Shakespeare's The Tempest (In Person), directed by Max Kaufman and starring Mary Rowland as Prospero, Dani Coan as Miranda, Xenon Winslow as Ariel, John Paul Middlesworth as Caliban, Abbe Fralix as Trinculo, Dave McEwen as Gonzalo, Kimmy Fiorentino as Ferdinand, Michael Parker as Sebastian, Naveed Moeed as Antonio, Nicholas Hopf as Stephano, Randle Kennedy as Alonso, and Scott Renz as Boatswain (Switchyard Theatre Company on the stage at Southern Village, 620 Market St., Chapel Hill, NC 27516 , in Chapel Hill). THE PRESENTER: https://switchyardtheatrecompany.org/, http://www.facebook.com/switchyardtc, and https://instagram.com/switchyardtc. 2022-23 SEASON: https://switchyardtheatrecompany.org/tag/2022-23/. THE VENUE: Southern Village https://www.southernvillage.com/, https://www.facebook.com/SouthernVillageMarket/, https://www.instagram.com/southernvillage/, and https://twitter.com/SouthernVillage. DIRECTIONS: https://www.southernvillage.com/directions. THE TEMPEST (romance, written in 1610-11): https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/the-tempest/, https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Tempest, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tempest. THE SCRIPT: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/download/#the-tempest. STUDY GUIDE (Utah Shakespeare Festival): https://www.bard.org/study-guides/the-tempest-study-guide/. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (Elizabethan and Jacobean playwright and poet, 1564-1616): https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-life/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare. TICKETS: $20 ($10 students and children 5+ and $15 seniors 65+), plus taxes and fees, except $45 Family 4-Packs and $14 per person for groups of six or more. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-926-9906 or info@switchyardtc.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Switchyard Theatre Company.

April 28-30; May 5-7: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, and 7:30 p.m. Monday: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Joseph Stein's Fiddler on the Roof (In Person), directed and choreogaphed by Nancy Gardner Rich, with music direction by Darylene Cothren Hecht, and starring Jamie Gorski as Tevye the Dairyman, Heather Shinpaugh as Tevye's wife Golde, Shelby Barros as Tevye's daughter Tzeitel, Elena Mulligan as Tevye's daughter Hodel, Brynna Rosenberg as Tevye's daughter Chava, Karen Williams as Yente the Matchmaker, Jaret Preston as Motel the Tailor, Marshall Moller as Perchik the Student, Ryan Lim as the Russian Fyedka, and Jared Joyal as Lazar Wolf the Butcher VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/CaryPlayers. (Cary Players at the Cary Arts Center in Cary). THE PRESENTER: https://caryplayers.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CaryPlayers, https://twitter.com/CaryPlayers, and https://www.youtube.com/user/CaryPlayers. 2022-23 SEASON: https://caryplayers.org/shows/. THE VENUE: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/cary-arts-center, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cary-Arts-Center/235735853122351, and https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/15097356/cary-arts-center/. DIRECTIONS: https://caryplayers.org/cary-arts-center/. PARKING: https://www.townofcary.org/home/showpublisheddocument/7187/637648017090330000. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/cary-arts-center/accessibility. TOWN OF CARY COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOL: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/prcr-indoor-facilities-know-before-you-go. TICKETS:$24 ($22 students under 18 and seniors 55+), plus taxes and fees. Click here and scroll down to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-439-4410 or info@caryplayers.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Cary Players.

April 28-30; May 5-7: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday: Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Glenn Slater, and Doug Wright's Disney The Little Mermaid (In Person) (Harnett Regional Theatre at Stewart Theater in Dunn). VIDEOS: https://www.facebook.com/onlinehrt/videos. THE PRESENTER: http://onlinehrt.org/, https://www.facebook.com/onlinehrt/, and https://www.instagram.com/onstagewithhrt/. 2022-23 SEASON: http://onlinehrt.org/season/. THE VENUE: https://stewarttheater.com/, https://www.facebook.com/StewartTheater/, and https://www.instagram.com/stewarttheater/. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: N/A. THE LITTLE MERMAID (2007 Denver and 2008 Broadway Musical Fantasy): https://www.mtishows.com/disneys-the-little-mermaid, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/the-little-mermaid-456221, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(musical). THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. NOTE: There will be a special $35-per-person Breakfast Under the Sea at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 29th, at Simply Divine Events & Lodging. Click here for the breakfast sign-up form. TICKETS: $18, plus taxes and fees. Click here and scroll down to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 910-892-0448 or info@stewarttheater.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Harnett Regional Theatre and Stewart Theater.

April 29: 4 p.m. Saturday: Katha: a Kuchipudi Dance Performance (In Person), performed by Sreelakshmy Govardhanan Leela Foundation in the PSI Theatre at the Durham Arts Council in Durham). THE PRESENTER: https://www.leela-foundation.org/, https://www.facebook.com/leelafoundation20, THE VENUE: https://durhamarts.org/psi-theatre/. DIRECTIONS (scroll down): https://durhamarts.org/visit/. PARKING (scroll down): https://durhamarts.org/visit/. ACCESSIBILITY (scroll down): https://durhamarts.org/visit/. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): https://durhamarts.org/visit/. TICKETS: $30 ($25 college students with ID), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 910-391-6808 or info@leela-foundation.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Click Leela Foundation.

Signs of Life will present Signs of Life: The American Pink Floyd at 8 p.m. on
Friday, April 28th, in Fletcher Hall at The Carolina Theatre of Durham

April 28: 8 p.m. Friday: Signs of Life: The American Pink Floyd (In Person) (Signs of Life in Fletcher Hall at The Carolina Theatre of Durham ). SIGNS OF LIFE VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM5Py5o4ADQFvE3VME76enw. THE PRESENTER: https://www.signsoffloyd.com/, https://www.facebook.com/SignsOfLifePinkFloyd, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM5Py5o4ADQFvE3VME76enw. THE VENUE: https://carolinatheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaTheatreDurham, https://www.instagram.com/carolinatheatredurham/, https://twitter.com/CarolinaDurham, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8IUyRJrizW9YuBpTeuJyg. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/directions/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/health-and-safety-policies/. TICKETS: $30 and up, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-560-3030 or efan@carolinatheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Carolina Theatre of Durham.

The ArtsCenter of Carrboro will present The Magic of African Rhythm, as part of its Family
Performance Series:, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 29th, in the Earl & Rhoda Wynn Theater

April 29: 7 p.m. Saturday: Family Performance Series: The Magic of African Rhythm (In Person) (The ArtsCenter of Carrboro in its Earl & Rhoda Wynn Theater). THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://artscenterlive.org/, https://www.facebook.com/artscenterlive, https://www.instagram.com/artscenterlive/, https://twitter.com/artscenterlive/, and https://www.youtube.com/user/TheArtsCenterLive. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://artscenterlive.org/about/#visitor-info. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): https://artscenterlive.org/. THE MAGIC OF AFRICAN RHYTHM: http://tmoar.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/TheMagicOfAfricanRhythm/. TICKETS: $8, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-929-2787 or info@artscenterlive.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The ArtsCenter of Carrboro.

April 29: 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Liz Callaway: Broadway & Beyond (In Person) Sandhills Repertory Theatre at Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines). THE PRESENTER: https://sandhillsrep.org/, https://www.facebook.com/sandhillsrep, and https://www.instagram.com/sandhillsrepertorytheatre/. THE VENUE: https://pchs.ncmcs.org/ and https://twitter.com/Pinecrest_MCS. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. LIZ CALLAWAY (Chicago, IL-born actress and singer): http://lizcallaway.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/liz-callaway-34285, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130356/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Callaway. TICKETS: $30 ($95 first three rows of center orchestra), plus taxes and fees, Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 347-385-4207 or sandhillsbroadway@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Sandhills Repertory Theatre.

April 29-30: 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: here in With Flying Colors (In Person), with special guest Anthony Morigerato (North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble in Fletcher Hall at The Carolina Theatre of Durham). NCYTE VIDEOS: https://www.ncyte.org/media and https://www.youtube.com/user/NCYouthTapEnsemble. THE PRESENTER: https://www.ncyte.org/, https://www.facebook.com/ncyouthtapensemble/, https://www.instagram.com/ncyte_youknow/, https://twitter.com/ncyteyouknow, and https://www.youtube.com/user/NCYouthTapEnsemble. THE VENUE: https://carolinatheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaTheatreDurham, https://www.instagram.com/carolinatheatredurham/, https://twitter.com/CarolinaDurham, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8IUyRJrizW9YuBpTeuJyg. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/directions/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/health-and-safety-policies/. TICKETS: $25 ($20 students and seniors), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-560-3030 or efan@carolinatheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Carolina Theatre of Durham.

April 30: 3 p.m. Sunday: Michael Pizzi's 65th Birthday Bash Concert (In Person), a FREE concert and silent-auction fundraiser for the Historic Sunrise Theater (Sunrise Theater in Southern Pines). THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.sunrisetheater.com/, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sunrise-Theater/186393227581, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO1RMpAYYjje3ii0HocQwcA. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. MICHAEL A. PIZZI (Sandhills Repertory Theatre artistic and producing director): https://sandhillsrep.org/michael-pizzi/, http://www.touchinghumanityinc.org/, AND https://www.facebook.com/michael.pizzi.7/. TICKETS: FREE but reservations required. Click here to reserve tickets. INFORMATION: sandhillsbroadway@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Sunrise Theater.

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