December 2022 Theater, Opera, and Dance Calendar

Emma K. Johnson (left) and Cassandra White star as Cinderella and Fairy Godmother in RLT's Cinderella (photo by Cindy G McEnery)

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the Triangle Review's updated Master Calendar of Events for December 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:

Dec. 16: 7:30 p.m. Friday: 2023 Season Launch Party! (In Person) (Firebox Theatre Company at the Cotton Company Event Gallery in Wake Forest). VIDEOS: https://www.facebook.com/fireboxtheatrecompany/videos/. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.fireboxtheatre.com/performances. THE PRESENTER: https://www.fireboxtheatre.com/, https://www.facebook.com/fireboxtheatrecompany/, and https://www.instagram.com/fireboxtheatrecompany/. THE VENUE: https://www.thecottoncompany.net/, https://www.facebook.com/fireboxtheatrecompany/thecottoncompanyofwakeforest, and https://www.instagram.com/thecottoncompany. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps/. TICKETS: FREE but registration required. Click here to register. INFORMATION: fireboxtheatre@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Firebox Theatre Company and the Cotton Company Event Gallery.

Dec. 16-17: 7 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday: Holiday Songbook of Broadway & the Movies (In Person), with musical direction by Ed Martel and featuring Laura Yen Solito and Michael A. Pizzi, plus Liane Martel, Jesse Dietzel, Matt Butler, and Mark Benard (Sandhills Repertory Theatre" in Sunrise Theater in Southern Pines). THE PRESENTER: https://sandhillsrep.org/, https://www.facebook.com/sandhillsrep/, and https://www.instagram.com/sandhillsrepertorytheatre/. THE 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/. TICKETS: $40-$75, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: sandhillsbroadway@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Sandhills Repertory Theatre.

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts will present three SOLD-OUT performances of Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux's One Christmas Night in Memphis on Dec. 16th and 17th

Dec. 16-17: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux's One Christmas Night in Memphis (In Person), featuring the music of the "Million Dollar Quartet" of rock-and-roll pioneers Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash (Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts in Wake Forest). TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/741245075. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.wakeforestrencen.org/tickets-events/featured-events. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.wakeforestrencen.org/, https://www.facebook.com/WFRenaissanceCentre, https://www.instagram.com/wakeforestrencen/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh6rWcgsa6EEvwMbq2K85Hg. DIRECTIONS: https://www.wakeforestrencen.org/plan-your-visit/driving-directions. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.wakeforestrencen.org/plan-your-visit/accessibility. COVID PROTOCOLS: https://www.wakeforestrencen.org/tickets-events/covid-19-protocols. THE TOUR: TICKETS: $20-$35, plus taxes and fees. These three shows are SOLD OUT! INFORMATION: 919-435-9458 or RCBoxOffice@wakeforestnc.gov. PLEASE DONATE TO: Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts.

On Dec. 16-18, Shawn Heifert (left) and Peter Battis will star as Jacob Marley and Ebenezer Scrooge in Michael Hoagland and Peggy Taphorn's
musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol, based on Charles Dickens' 1843 novel, at the Temple Theatre of Sanford (photo by Ravenne Pantoja)

Dec. 16-18: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Michael Hoagland and Peggy Taphorn's musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol (In Person), based on the 1843 short novel A Christmas Carol, in Prose: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas by Charles Dickens, directed and choreographed by Peggy Taphorn, with musical direction by Gavan Pamer, and starring Peter Battis as Ebenezer Scrooge, Gus Allen as Bob Cratchit, Shawn Heifert as Jacob Marley, Patrick Holt as Scrooge's nephew Fred, Cora Stumpf and Karrington Welch alternating as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Tyler Stouffer as the Ghost of Christmas Present, Scotland Hawes and Hayden Sullivan alternating as Ginger and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, Arya Scarlet as Mrs. Cratchit, Sawyer Hendrick and Isabelle Toepher alternating as Tiny Tim, Akili Holder-Cozart as a Laundress, Michael Jones as Old Joe, Deanna Richards as a Charwoman, Christopher Kyle as Young Scrooge, Kelsey Wilson as Belle, Jordan Watson as Mr. Fezziwig, Claudia Austin as Mrs. Fezziwig, and Cal Bumgardner as Jasper, with Scarlet, Wilson, and Bumgardner forming three parts of the Quartet and Holder-Cozart, Jones, and Richards comprising the Charity Trio (Temple Theatre of Sanford). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/templetheatrenc. 2022-23 MAIN-STAGE SEASON: http://templeshows.com/#mainstage. 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. DIRECTIONS: http://templeshows.com/contact. COVID-19 GUIDELINES: http://templeshows.com/tickets/temple-theatre-covid-guidelines. NOTE: All shows are wheelchair accessible, and there is a hearing-loop system is available for all devices with T-coil wireless receivers. TICKETS: $20-$32, including fees. 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.

Theatre in the Park will stage Ira David Wood III's madcap musical-comedy hit, A Christmas Carol, starring Wood as Scrooge and David Henderson as Marley, on Dec. 14-18 at DPAC

Dec. 16-18: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Ira David Wood III's musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol (In Person), starring Ira David Wood IV (Dec. 16 and 17 evening) and Ira David Wood III (Dec. 17 matinee and 18) as Ebenezer Scrooge and David Henderson as Jacob Marley (Theatre in the Park at the Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). TIP VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6csRm6S7ViHeBuRSlV_fqg. THE PRESENTER: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/, https://www.facebook.com/theatreintheparkraleigh, https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/10561032/theatre-in-the-park/, https://twitter.com/TheatreInPark, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_in_the_Park, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6csRm6S7ViHeBuRSlV_fqg. THE 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 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/latest-updates-on-events-at-dpac/reopening-faq. THE SHOW: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/whats-on/ira-david-wood-iiis-a-christmas-carol-2022.html, https://www.theatreinthepark.com/whats-on/, and https://www.facebook.com/groups/415779002499655. TICKETS: $36.50 and up, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. GROUPS (20+ tickets): 919-680-2787, Groups@DPACnc.com, and https://www.dpacnc.com/events/groups-services. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Theatre in the Park.

The Roxboro Little Theater will stage A Christmas Carol on Dec. 16-18 in the Kirby Theater in Roxboro

Dec. 16-18: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Eddy Daniel's adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol (In Person) (Roxboro Little Theater in the Kirby Theater in the Kirby Cultural Arts Complex in Roxboro). 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.personcountync.gov/government/departments-i-z/recreation-arts-parks/kirby-cultural-arts-complex/kirby-theater/2021-2022-performing-arts-series. THE PRESENTER: https://www.personcountync.gov/government/departments-i-z/recreation-arts-parks/kirby-cultural-arts-complex/kirby-theater/roxboro-little-theater. 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/. 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.

Dec. 16-18: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 and 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Jeanne Bargy and Jim Eiler's Prince Street Players Ltd. production of Cinderella (In Person), directed by Laura Bess Jernigan and Lormarev Jones and starring Emma K. Johnson as Cinderella, Corey Roe as Prince Charming, Riki Dows as Queen Darling III, Roni Nicole as Stepmama, Olivia Roe as Henrietta, Emily Steinhoff James as Gertrude, Cassandra White as Fairy Godmother, and Clare Vestal and Jackson Morgan as Fairy Godmother's Helpers (Raleigh Little Theatre in its Cantey V. Sutton Theatre in Raleigh). DIGITAL PROGRAM: http://raleighlittletheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CINDERELLA-Program-Online.pdf. RLT VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/user/raleighlittletheatre. 2022-23 SEASON: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/shows-and-events/. THE PRESENTER: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/RaleighLittleTheatre, https://www.instagram.com/rlt1936/, https://twitter.com/RLT1936, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raleigh_Little_Theatre, and http://www.youtube.com/user/raleighlittletheatre. RLT PODCASTS: https://anchor.fm/rltpodcast. SEATING CHARTS: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/visit-us/seating-charts/. DIRECTIONS: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/visit-us/. MAPS/PARKING/TRANSIT: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/visit-us/maps-and-parking/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/visit-us/accessibility/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/reopening-rlt/. THE PLAY: https://www.princestreetplayers.com/cinderella and https://www.mtishows.com/cinderella-prince-street-players-version. OTHER LINKS: Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper Cendrillon, or La petite Pantoufle de Verre (1697 French fairy tale): https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cinderella-folktale-heroine (Encyclopædia Britannica) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella (Wikipedia). Charles Perrault (French author, 1628-1703): https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Perrault (Encyclopædia Britannica) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Perrault (Wikipedia). Cinderella (e-texts of various versions of the fairy tale, as written by Charles Perrault and others): http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0510a.html (from D. L. Ashliman's folk texts, a library of folktales, folklore, fairy tales, and mythology). Cinderella (Prince Street Players Version): https://www.princestreetplayers.com/cinderella (Prince Street Players), https://www.mtishows.com/cinderella-prince-street-players-version (Music Theatre International), and http://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_c/cinderella.htm (Guide to Musical Theatre). Jeanne Bargy (music): https://www.princestreetplayers.com/our-shows (Prince Street Players bio). Jim Eiler (music, lyrics, and book): https://www.princestreetplayers.com/our-shows (Prince Street Players bio). NOTE: All shows are wheelchair accessible, and assistive-listening devices are available for all shows. TICKETS: $32 ($28 children 12 and under), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-821-3111 or BoxOffice@RaleighLittleTheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Raleigh Little Theatre.

Dec. 16-18: 7 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday; and 1:30 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday: The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (In Person), staged by Mariaelena Ruiz and Heather Iler and presented as part of the Town of Cary's Marvelous Music Family Series (Cary Ballet Company at the Cary Arts Center in Cary). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8DKm8wVdKThPJXdsj15Jg. THE PRESENTER: https://www.caryballetcompany.org/, http://www.facebook.com/cbcomp, https://www.instagram.com/caryballetcompany/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOWDzZ8pp4cm2dY5d9kK0Ew. 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://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. NOTE: The Ballerina Tea following each 11 a.m. minishow is SOLD OUT. TICKETS: $15 and up, 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.

The Barriskill Dance Theatre School will present The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16th, and
5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 17th and 18th,in Page Auditorium on Duke University's West Campus in Durham

Dec. 16-18: 7 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (In Person) (Barriskill Dance Theatre School in Page Auditorium on Duke University's West Campus in Durham). THE PRESENTER: https://www.barriskilldance.com/, https://www.facebook.com/barriskilldancetheatreschool, https://www.instagram.com/barriskilldance/, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwZmhaHXm5s. THE VENUE: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/venues/. DIRECTIONS/MAP (scroll down): https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/venues/. DUKE COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://coronavirus.duke.edu/. NOTE: The school will livestream the 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17th, performance TICKETS: $35 ($25 youth 10 and under), except $15 per person for groups of 10 or more, plus taxes and fees. Click here and scroll down to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-489-5100 or contact@barriskilldance.com.

Dec. 16-18: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: Lauren Gunderson's Silent Sky (In Person), directed by Rebecca Holderness and starring Katy Werlin, Nash Tetterton, Staci Sabarsky, Laurel Ullman, and Rebecca Bossen (Burning Coal Theatre Company in the Murphey School Auditorium in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3qVv6iWGS3yQtVoFH5_XNQ. 2022-23 MAINSTAGE SEASON: https://burningcoal.org/mainstage/. 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. 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/. THE PLAY: https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=5234 and https://www.laurengunderson.com/all-plays/silent-sky. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. THE PLAYWRIGHT: https://www.laurengunderson.com/, https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lauren-gunderson-b-1982/, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/27155, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4454013/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Gunderson. TICKETS: $30 ($20 students, teachers, and active-duty military personnel and $25 seniors 65+), except $5 College Night on Dec. 2nd, Pay-What-You-Can Performance on Dec. 4th, $5 Student Rush Tickets for students 18 and under, $15 Thursdays and $15 per person for groups of 10 or more. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-834-4001 or info@burningcoal.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Burning Coal Theatre Company.

The Carolina Ballet will stage The Nutcracker, with a live orchestra and illusions by Rick Thomas, Dec. 16-24 in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium

Dec. 16-18, 20-24: 7 p.m. Friday the 16th, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday the 17th, 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday the 18th, 7 p.m. Tuesday the 20th, 2 and 7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday the 21st-23rd, and 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday the 24th: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker (In Person), reinterpreted by Zalman Raffael, inspired by previous productions by George Balanchine and Robert Weiss, with a live symphony orchestra (Carolina Ballet in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). TRAILER: https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaBallet/videos/520360186644391. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.carolinaballet.com/2022-2023-season/. THE COMPANY: https://www.carolinaballet.com/company/. 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. 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. THE BALLET: https://en.tchaikovsky-research.net/pages/The_Nutcracker, https://www.classical-music.com/features/works/a-guide-to-tchaikovskys-the-nutcracker/, https://www.nutcracker.com/about-us/history-of-nutcracker, https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Nutcracker, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker. PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-93): https://en.tchaikovsky-research.net/pages/Tchaikovsky:_A_Life, https://www.biography.com/musician/pyotr-ilyich-tchaikovsky, https://world-biography.info/people/peter-ilyich-tchaikovsky-biography.html, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pyotr-Ilyich-Tchaikovsky, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky. NOTE: On Saturday, Dec. 17th, there will be a preshow magic show by magician Rick Thomas, starting at 1 p.m. before the 2 p.m. performance and 6 p.n. before the 7 p.m. performance. TICKETS: $27 and up, 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. Melissa Rooney's Triangle Review Review Permalink.

UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS:

Dec. 17: 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday: The Motown Sound of Christmas (In Person), featuring the classic sounds of Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Martha and the Vandellas, The Temptations, and More (Pure Life Theatre Company in the PSI Theatre at the Durham Arts Council in Durham). THE PRESENTER: https://www.purelifetheatre.com/, https://www.facebook.com/purelifetheatre/, https://www.instagram.com/purelifetheatre/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc4CsZ5WoMaPwoHtKjCHLxA. 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: $27 ($22 students and $25 seniors and active-duty military personnel), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-839-9505 or purelifetheatre@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Pure Life Theatre.

Dec. 17: 6 p.m. Saturday: Wild Mind Improv: Holly Jolly Holiday Show (In Person), featuring director Anoo Tree Brod, Dylan Grewen, and Dan Sipp, plus a SPECIAL SECRET GUEST (Wild Mind Improv with Anoo Tree Brod in the West End Theater at The ArtsCenter of Carrboro). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/@anootreebrod7415. THE PRESENTER: https://www.facebook.com/WILDMINDIMPROV, https://www.anootreebrod.com/, https://www.instagram.com/anootreeb_wildmindimprov/, and https://www.youtube.com/@anootreebrod7415. 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: $12 ($8 kids), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-929-2787 or info@artscenterlive.org.

The Barriskill Dance Theatre School will present The Nutty Nutcracker, set to the musical stylings of Duke Ellington, at
11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 17th and 18th,in Page Auditorium on Duke University's West Campus in Durham

Dec. 17-18: 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday: Nutty Nutcracker (In Person), set to the musical stylings of Duke Ellington (Barriskill Dance Theatre School in Page Auditorium on Duke University's West Campus in Durham). THE PRESENTER: https://www.barriskilldance.com/, https://www.facebook.com/barriskilldancetheatreschool, https://www.instagram.com/barriskilldance/, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwZmhaHXm5s. THE VENUE: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/venues/. DIRECTIONS/MAP (scroll down): https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/venues/. DUKE COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://coronavirus.duke.edu/. TICKETS: $35 ($25 youth 10 and under), except $20 per person for groups of 10 or more, plus taxes and fees. Click here and scroll down to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-489-5100 or contact@barriskilldance.com.

Dec. 18: 6:30 p.m. Sunday: First Annual Holiday Fundraiser Dinner! (In-Person Murder-Mystery Party), a night of mystery-themed entertainment with a portion of each ticket going to Toys for Tots (The UnIntentionals in the Barrel Room at Lynwood Brewing in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://www.theunintentionals.com/, https://www.facebook.com/theunintentionals">https://www.facebook.com/theunintentionals, http://www.instagram.com/the_unintentionals, https://twitter.com/unintentionals, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClJFgz2ivmDgFSvS-6VseIA. THE VENUE: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064769148821. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. TICKETS: $75, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: news@theunintentionals.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: The UnIntentionals and Toys for Tots.

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present A Magical Cirque Christmas, featuring Magical Hostess Lucy Darling, at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 19th

Dec. 19: 7:30 p.m. Monday: A Magical Cirque Christmas (In Person), featuring Magical Hostess Lucy Darling (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.magicalcirquechristmas.com/cirque_christmas/videos.html. 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. A MAGICAL CIRQUE CHRISTMAS: https://www.magicalcirquechristmas.com/cirque_christmas, https://www.facebook.com/AMagicalCirqueChristmas/, https://www.instagram.com/amagicalcirquechristmas/, https://mobile.twitter.com/cirquechristmas, and https://www.youtube.com/@amagicialcirquechristmasto5245. TICKETS: $39 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

Dec. 21-22, 28-29: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday: The Motown Sound of Christmas (In Person), featuring the classic sounds of Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Martha and the Vandellas, The Temptations, and More (Pure Life Theatre Company at the Cary Arts Center in Cary). THE PRESENTER: https://www.purelifetheatre.com/, https://www.facebook.com/purelifetheatre/, https://www.instagram.com/purelifetheatre/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc4CsZ5WoMaPwoHtKjCHLxA. 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://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: $27 ($22 students and $25 seniors and active-duty military personnel), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-839-9505 or purelifetheatre@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Pure Life Theatre.

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present high-octane performances of The Hip Hop Nutcracker, with special guest MC Kurtis Blow, at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23rd

Dec. 23: 3 and 7:30 p.m. Friday: The Hip Hop Nutcracker (In Person), with special guest MC Kurtis Blow (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/@hiphopnutcracker7360. 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 HIP HOP NUTCRACKER: https://hiphopnutcracker.com/, https://www.facebook.com/thehiphopnutcracker/, https://www.instagram.com/hiphopnutcracker/, https://twitter.com/hhnutcracker?lang=en, and https://www.youtube.com/@hiphopnutcracker7360. CAST: http://hiphopnutcracker.com/#cast. CREATIVE TEAM: http://hiphopnutcracker.com/#creative. TICKETS: $25 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets for the 3 p.m. show and the 7:30 p.m. show. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

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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	Stream Yo-Yo Ma in Athens: The Bach Project (2019), playing six Bach suites for solo cello, for FREE, at 4 p.m. Saturday, January 21st Genre: Documentary Not Rated Running Time: 135 Minutes The Album: Yo-Yo Ma: Six Evolutions - Bach: Cello Suites Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6XaCGjrIRFiS5D5IVg66vb. Featurette on the Album's Making: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxJ6pzOLzLo. Yo-Yo Ma's Official Website: https://www.yo-yoma.com/. Directed by Bernhard Fleischer. 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. Wikipedia: N/A. Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film	Stream Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake (2015) for FREE at 7 p.m. Friday, February 5th Genre: Fantasy/Music/Ballet Not Rated Running Time: 160 Minutes Choreographed by Yuri Grigorovich, directed for TV by Vincent Bataillon, and starring Svetlana Zakharova as Odette/Odile, Denis Rodkin as Prince Siegfried, and Artemy Belyakov as The Evil Genius, plus the Corps de Ballet and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre 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/tt8884088/. TCM Movie Database: N/A. Wikipedia: N/A. Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film
Stream Gershwin: Bidin' My Time (Preludes: 92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists) (2020) for FREE at 4 p.m. Saturday, February 18th Genre: Music/Documentary Not Rated Running Time: 63 Minutes Music Director Paul Masse. Narrator Beth Malone. Starring Farah Alvin, Allison Blackwell, Nikki Renée Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, Katherine Henly, Jeff Kready, James T. Lane, Kara Lindsay, and Zachary Prince. 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. Wikipedia: N/A. Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film	Stream John Neumeier's Hamburg Ballett version of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (2021) for FREE at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 5th Genre: Ballet Not Rated Running Time: 125 Minutes Choreographed by John Neumeier. Starring Anna Laudere as Hippolyta/Titania, Edvin Revazov as Theseus/Oberon, Alexandr Trusch as Philostrat/Puck, Madoka Sugai as Hermia, Hélène Bouchet as Helena, Jacopo Bellussi as Lysander, Karen Azatyan as Demetrius, Marc Jubete as Bottom/Pyramus, and Borja Bermúdez as Flute/Thisbe. 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. Wikipedia: N/A. Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film	Stream Three Tenors: From Caracalla to the World (2021) for FREE at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 25th Genre: Documentary/History/Music Not Rated Running Time: 93 Minutes Directed by Jean-Alexander Ntvyihabwa. Starring Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, and José Carreras, with Nicoletta Mantovani and Zubin Mehta. 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/tt22940972/. TCM Movie Database: N/A. Wikipedia: N/A. Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film

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