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Edited and Published by Robert W. McDowell

March 2, 2023 Issue
PART 1 (February 23, 2022)

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

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

Final February 2023 Theater, Opera, and Dance Calendar


The Durham Performing Arts Center will present the national tour of the 2020 Tony Award® winner, Jagged Little Pill: The Musical, on Feb. 28-March 5, as part Truist Broadway at DPAC

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the Triangle Review's final February 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:

Feb. 23-26: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford, and Lawrence D. Cohen's Carrie: The Musical (In Person), based on the 1974 novel by Stephen King, directed by Lormarev Jones, choreographed by Courtney White (Meredith College Theatre in Jones Auditorium at Meredith College in Raleigh). PROGRAM: https://c7p4g5i9.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CarrieMusicalProgram23.pdf. THE PRESENTER: https://www.meredith.edu/theatre, https://www.facebook.com/meredithensembletheatre, and https://www.instagram.com/merediththeatre/. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.meredith.edu/theatre/current-season/. 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/. CARRIE: THE MUSICAL (1988 Stratford Upon Avon and 1988 Broadway musical): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/carrie-2421 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_(musical). TICKETS: FREE but donations suggested.. Click here to sign up for tickets. INFORMATION: datreservations@meredith.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: Meredith College.

Feb. 23-26: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits (In Person), created and written by Gerard Alessandrini and directed by Freddie Lee Heath, with music direction by Diane Petteway, and starring Alexander B. Fernandez, Andrea Amthor Twiss, Connor Lewis, Jay Davenport, Molly Hamelin, Rhonda Lemon, Rose Higgins Martin, Tedd Szeto, and Tina Morris-Anderson (Theatre in the Park in the Ira David Wood III Pullen Park Theatre in Raleigh). TRAILER: https://www.facebook.com/theatreintheparkraleigh/videos/1866096927108455. 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. FORBIDDEN BROADWAY/FORBIDDEN BROADWAY'S GREATEST HITS: https://forbiddenbroadway.com/, http://www.iobdb.com/, https://www.theatricalrights.com/show/forbidden-broadway-greatest-hits/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Broadway. TICKETS: $25-$31, plus taxes and fees. 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. Robert O'Connell's Triangle Review Review Permalink.


PlayMakers Mobile will stage William Shakespeare's The Tempest, directed by Tracy Bersley, on Feb. 21-26 at various Triangle venues

Feb. 23-26: 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Thursday, 2 p.m. Friday, 3 and 6:30 p.m.Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: William Shakespeare's The Tempest (In Person), directed by Tracy Bersley and starring Hayley Cartee, Heinley Gaspard, Jamar Jones, Saleemah Sharpe, Sanjana Taskar, and Adam Valentine (PlayMakers Mobile at various Triangle locations). THE PRESENTER: https://playmakersrep.org/education-and-outreach/playmakers-mobile/. THE VENUES: Click here and scroll down for performance venues. THE TEMPEST (The Tempest, a five-act drama written circa 1610-11): https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/the-tempest/, https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Tempest, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tempest. THE SCRIPT: https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/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://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-life/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare. TICKETS: FREE but donations suggested. INFORMATION: 919-962-7529 or prcboxoffice@unc.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: PlayMakers Repertory Company.


N.C. State University Theatre will stage Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotos' Urinetown: The Musical, directed by Danica Jackson and choreo-
graphed by Jess Barbour, with musical direction by Mark Hopper, on Feb. 23-26 in Stewart Theatre in NCSU's Talley Student Union

Feb. 23-26: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotos' Urinetown: The Musical (In Person), directed by Danica Jenelle Jackson and choreographed by Jess Barbour, with musical direction by Mark Hopper (N.C. State University Theatre in Stewart Theatre on the second floor of N.C. State University's Talley Student Union in Raleigh). TRAILER: https://www.facebook.com/ncstateuniversitytheatre/videos/716580396623921?idorvanity=446074308838453. THE PRESENTER: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/, https://www.facebook.com/ncstateuniversitytheatre/, https://www.instagram.com/ncstateuniversitytheatre/, https://twitter.com/NCSUTheatre, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIfzSeRcRkzZHdPb4ltSzBw. URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL (2001 Off-Broadway, 2001 Broadway, and 2014 West End Musical): https://www.mtishows.com/urinetown, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/67, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/urinetown-10611, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinetown. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. THE VENUES: 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/. TICKETS: $32 ($14 NCSU students, $15 children 12 and under, $22 other students, and $29.99 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.

Feb. 23-26; March 1-5: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Noël Coward's Present Laughter (In Person), directed by Nadia Bodie-Smith and starring John Frazier as Garry, Tania Kelly as Monica, Shana Fisher as Liz, Akili Holder-Cozart as Joanna, Dani Coan as Daphne, Jamin Wade as Roland, Cameron Waters as Morris, Naveed Moeed as Hugo, Gerald Rubin as Fred, Stephanie Spohrer as Miss Erikson, and Joy Bryant as Lady Saltburn (Switchyard Theatre Company in the PSI Theatre at the Durham Arts Council in Durham). 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: 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/. PRESENT LAUGHTER (1942 West End and 1946 Broadway Comedy): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/present-laughter-7223, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Present_Laughter. NOËL COWARD (English actor, director, playwright, and composer, 1899-1973): https://www.noelcoward.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/nol-coward-36502, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002021/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Noel-Coward, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%C3%ABl_Coward. TICKETS: $25 ($10 students and $20 seniors 65+), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: info@switchyardtc.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Switchyard Theatre Company.

Feb. 23-26; March 2-5, 9-12: 2 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Laine Robertson's Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill (In Person), starring Jenece Upton as Billie Holiday (Temple Theatre of Sanford). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szmcVca0jiQ. 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. JENECE UPTON (Chicago-based actress and singer): http://graytalentgroup.com/talent/jenece-upton/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenece-upton-23172822, https://www.facebook.com/jenece.upton, https://www.instagram.com/jenecejanice/, and https://www.youtube.com/@jeneceupton2349. BILLIE HOLIDAY (legendary jazz singer, 1915-59): https://billieholiday.com/, https://www.biography.com/musicians/billie-holiday, https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/billie-holiday, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/billie-holiday-45383, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0390507/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Billie-Holiday, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Holiday. NOTE: All shows are wheelchair accessible, and there is a hearing-loop system is available for all devices with T-coil wireless receivers. TICKETS: $29 ($17 students and $27 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.

Feb. 24-25: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday: Linda Stryk's Monte Carlo (In Person), directed by Stephanie Veren and starring Patsy Castellano as Lottie Rose, Julz McCallister as Daisy Rose, Jaynesha Davis as Angela, Virginia Edwards as Maggie, and Bowman Thomson as Game Show Host/Eddie (Neuse Little Theatre at "The Hut" [American Legion Hut] in Smithfield). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/NeuseLittleTheatre. 2022-23 SEASON: https://hometownheritage.com/neuselittletheatre/2022-23brochure.pdf. THE PRESENTER: http://www.neuselittletheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/NeuseLittleTheatre, https://www.instagram.com/neuselittletheatre/, https://twitter.com/NeuseLittleThtr, and https://www.youtube.com/user/NeuseLittleTheatre. THE VENUE: https://www.wral.com/Smithfield/Arts/The-Hut-in-Smithfield/5058210/. MONTE CARLO: https://lydiastryk.com/monte-carlo/ https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=5090 THE SCRIPT: https://lydiastryk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MONTE-CARLO-SAMPLE.pdf. LINDA STRYK: https://lydiastryk.com/. TICKETS: $13 if purchased in advance and $15 at the door, plus taxes and fees. Call 919-934-1873 or e-mail neuselittletheatre@gmail.com to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-934-1873 or neuselittletheatre@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Neuse Little Theatre.


The Justice Theater Project's Feb. 10-26 production of Best of Enemies stars (from left) Amanda Lee Scherle
as Mary Ellis, Brian Yandle as C.P. Ellis, DJ Brinson as Bill Riddick, and J. Ra'Chel Fowler as Ann Atwater

Feb. 24-26: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday: Mark St. Germain's Best of Enemies (In Person), based on The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South by Osha Gray Davidson and directed by Yamila Monge and starring Brian Yandle as C.P. Ellis, J. Ra'Chel Fowler as Ann Atwater, DJ Brinson as Bill Riddick, and Amanda Lee Scherle as Mary Ellis (The Justice Theater Project at the Umstead Park United Church of Christ in Raleigh). SPECIAL EVENTS (scroll down): http://www.thejusticetheaterproject.org/best-of-enemies. 2022-23 SEASON: http://www.thejusticetheaterproject.org/2223-season-rising-like-a-phoenix. THE PRESENTER: 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. THE VENUE: https://www.upucc.org/, https://www.facebook.com/UmsteadParkUCC, https://www.instagram.com/umsteadparkucc/, https://twitter.com/UPUCC, and https://www.youtube.com/user/upucc/featured. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.upucc.org/contact. UPUCC COVID-19 POLICY (scroll down): https://www.upucc.org/. BEST OF ENEMIES (2012 Play): https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=4802. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://www.dramatists.com/previews/4802.pdf and https://books.google.com/books. MARK ST. GERMAIN: http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/5900, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1059505/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_St._Germain. NOTE: This play contains adult language and content and is recommended for theatergoers age 14 and up. TICKETS: $23 ($5 students and educators, $18 cast members, and $20 seniors 60+ and active-duty military personnel), except $18 per person for groups of 10 or more, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-264-7089 or thejusticetheaterproject@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Justice Theater Project. Robert O'Connell's Triangle Review Review Permalink. Melissa Rooney's Triangle Review Review Permalink.

Feb. 24-26: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Gary Geld, Ossie Davis', Philip Rose, and Peter Udell's Purlie (In Person), directed by Deb Royals Mizerk and choreographed by Anthony Cooper, with music direction by Ronzel Bell, and starring Darius Martrell Hooks as Purlie Victorius, Nicole Fuqua as Church Soloist, TyDiam Coleman as Lutiebelle Gussimae Jenkins, Connie Lea as Missy, Spencer Jenkins as Gitlow, Emelia "Me-Me" Cowans as Idella, Devon Cessna as Charlie, and Doug Kapp as Ol' Cap'n (Pure Life Theatre in the Theatre Raleigh Studio at 3027 Barrow Dr. in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.facebook.com/purelifetheatre/videos. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.purelifetheatre.com/upcoming-events. 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://theatreraleigh.com/tr-studio/. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://theatreraleigh.com/covid-19-updates/. PURLIE (1970 Broadway Musical): http://guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_p/purlie.htm, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/purlie-7303, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purlie. TICKETS: $22 ($20 students, seniors, and active-duty military personnel), except $5 per person for groups of 10 or more, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-839-9505 or purelifetheatre@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Pure Life Theatre.

UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS:


The ArtsCenter of Carrboro will present Lee Hardin, with special guest Wild Mind Improv with Anoo Tree Brod, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24th

Feb. 24: 7:30 p.m. Friday: Lee Hardin (In Person), with special guest Wild Mind Improv with Anoo Tree Brod (The ArtsCenter of Carrboro in its Earl & Rhoda Wynn Theater). LEE HARDIN VIDEOS: http://leehardincomedy.com/video and https://www.youtube.com/@leehardin3277. 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/. LEE HARDIN: http://leehardincomedy.com/, https://www.facebook.com/ComedianLeeHardin/, https://www.instagram.com/leehardincomedy/, https://twitter.com/leehardincomedy, and https://www.youtube.com/@leehardin3277. TICKETS: $20, 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 Durham Performing Arts Center will present Riverdance, produced by Moya Doherty and directed by John McColgan, with a rerecorded soundtrack by Bill Whelan, on Feb. 24-26

Feb. 24-26: 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 7 Sunday: Riverdance (In Person), presented as part of WRAL Greatest Hits of Broadway at DPAC (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). TRAILER/VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5geKLSLN0w and https://www.youtube.com/riverdance. WRAL GREATEST HITS OF BROADWAY AT DPAC: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/category/broadway. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.dpacnc.com/, https://www.facebook.com/DPACNC, https://www.instagram.com/DPACNC/, https://twitter.com/DPAC, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DPACLive. DIRECTIONS: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/directions. PARKING: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/parking. DPAC COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/vaccination-and-covid-19-test-requirements. THE TOUR: https://riverdance.com/, https://www.facebook.com/Riverdance, https://www.instagram.com/riverdance/, https://twitter.com/riverdance, and https://www.youtube.com/riverdance. TICKETS: $29.50 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.


The Halle Cultural Arts Center in Apex will host a program on Black History in Early Apex,
presented by author/historian Warren Holleman et al., at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25th

Feb. 25: 6 p.m. Saturday: Black History in Early Apex (In Person), presented by author/historian Warren Holleman et al. (Halle Cultural Arts Center in Apex). TRAILERS: https://www.facebook.com/PeakEnsemblePlayers/videos/. VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1PZg3QSWMInviV5N5v2MA/videos. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.facebook.com/PeakEnsemblePlayers/events/. THE PRESENTER: https://www.facebook.com/PeakEnsemblePlayers and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1PZg3QSWMInviV5N5v2MA/videos. THE VENUE: http://thehalle.org/, https://www.facebook.com/thehalleofApex, https://www.instagram.com/thehalleapex/, http://thehalle.org/twitter, and http://thehalle.org/youtube. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY: http://thehalle.org/accessibility. COVID REQUIREMENTS: http://thehalle.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=442. TICKETS: FREE but registration is required. Click here to register. INFORMATION: 919-249-1120 or halleculturalartscenter@apexnc.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Halle Cultural Arts Center.


The Fuquay-Varina Arts Center will present Joshua Lozoff: Life is Magic at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25th

Feb. 25: 7:30 Saturday: Joshua Lozoff: Life is Magic (In Person) (Fuquay-Varina Arts Center in Fuquay-Varina). JOSHUA LOZOFF VIDEOS: https://joshualozoff.com/videos/ and https://www.youtube.com/@JoshuaLozoff. 2023 SEASON: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=fvac&pr=1. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1111/Arts-Center, https://www.facebook.com/FuquayVarinaArtsCenter/, https://www.instagram.com/fvartscenter/, http://twitter.com/TownofFV, and https://www.youtube.com/c/TownofFuquayVarinaGov. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1385/COVID-19-Information. JOSHUA LOZOFF: https://joshualozoff.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0523666/, https://www.facebook.com/joshua.lozoff/, https://www.instagram.com/joshualozoff/, https://twitter.com/JoshuaLozoff, and https://www.youtube.com/@JoshuaLozoff. TICKETS: $15 ($12 students and seniors), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-567-3921 or info@fvarts.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Fuquay-Varina Arts Center.


Carolina Performing Arts will present Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels' opera, Omar, at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25th and 26th, in UNC's Memorial Hall (photo © Leigh Webber)

Feb. 25-26: 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Southern Futures at CPA artist-in-residence Rhiannon Giddens and composer Michael Abels' opera, Omar (In Person), conducted by John Kennedy and directed by Kaneza Schaal (Carolina Performing Arts in Memorial Hall at UNC-Chapel Hill). VIDEO: https://youtu.be/lZ0L8qbhea0. 2022-23 SEASON: https://carolinaperformingarts.org/current-season/. 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. 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/. RHIANNON GIDDENS (music and lyrics): https://www.rhiannongiddens.com/, https://carolinaperformingarts.org/artists/rhiannon-giddens/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2871962/, https://www.facebook.com/RhiannonGiddensMusic/, https://www.instagram.com/rhiannongiddens/, https://twitter.com/RhiannonGiddens, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhiannon_Giddens, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTQvn1-6IhiMo994ivalgmA. MICHAEL ABELS (music): https://michaelabels.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8752173/, https://www.instagram.com/_michaelabels/, https://twitter.com/michaelabels/a>, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Abels. TICKETS: $39-$69 ($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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Digital and Lifelong Learning will present Dar He: The Lynching of Emmett Till, writ-
ten and performed by Mike Wiley, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26th, in the Grumman Auditorium at the Friday Conference Center

Feb. 26: 3 p.m. Sunday: Mike Wiley Productions presents Dar He: The Lynching of Emmett Till (In Person), written and performed by Mike Wiley (UNC-Chapel Hill Digital and Lifelong Learning in the Grumman Auditorium at the Friday Conference Center, co-sponsored by the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History; the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion; the Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies; the Center for the Study of the American South; the Carolina Black Caucus; the Carolina Union; and WUNC). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfKCSWwHmzQ. THE PRESENTER/VENUE (Mike Wiley Productions): http://mikewileyproductions.com/#s-about, https://www.facebook.com/mikewileyproductions/, https://www.instagram.com/mikewileyproductions/, https://twitter.com/MIKEWILEYPRODS, and https://www.youtube.com/user/MikeWiley. THE PRESENTER/VENUE (UNC-Chapel Hill Digital and Lifelong Learning): https://dll.unc.edu/, http://facebook.com/uncdll, and https://twitter.com/UNC_DLL. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://dll.unc.edu/about-us/directions-to-the-friday-center/. UNC-CHAPEL HILL COVID-19 COMMUNITY STANDARDS: https://carolinatogether.unc.edu/community-standards/. NOTE: Following the performance, participants will have opportunity for an interactive Q&A session with playwright and performer Mike Wiley. TICKETS: FREE, but this performance is SOLD OUT. INFORMATION: 919-962-3000 or click here. PLEASE DONATE TO: UNC-Chapel Hill Digital and Lifelong Learning.


i Firenzi will present A Midsummer Night's Commedia, written by Lara Coutinho-Dean and Dina Turnello,
performed in 16th Century Commedia dell'Arte style using parts of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer
Night's Dream
, at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26th, in the Herbert C. Young Community Center in Cary

Feb. 26: 5 p.m. Sunday: A Midsummer Night's Commedia (In Person), written by Lara Coutinho-Dean and Dina Turnello, performed in 16th Century Commedia dell'Arte style using parts of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, and presented to celebrate Commedia dell'Arte Day 2023 (February 25th), which is dedicated to the memory of Eugenio Allegri (1956-2022) (i Firenzi at the Herbert C. Young Community Center in Cary). VIDEOS: https://www.ifirenzi.com/videos/ and https://www.youtube.com/@ifirenzi1944. THE PRESENTER: https://www.ifirenzi.com/, https://www.facebook.com/ifirenzi, and https://www.youtube.com/@ifirenzi1944. THE VENUE: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/herbert-c-young-community-center, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Herbert-Young-Community-Center/1532564967011181, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Young_Community_Center. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps/. TICKETS: FREE. INFORMATION: info@ifirenzi.com.


The Temple Theatre of Sanford will present Mary D. Williams in concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28th

Feb. 28: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday: Mary D. Williams: Gospel Singer. Performer. Historian. Educator. (In Person) (Temple Theatre of Sanford). MARY D. WILLIAMS VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/. 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. MARY D. WILLIAMS (gospel singer, performer, historian, and educator): https://www.facebook.com/people/Mary-D-Williams/100000773731679/ and https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3089191/. TICKETS: $15, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-774-4155 or boxoffice@templeshows.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Temple Theatre of Sanford.

Feb. 28-March 5: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday: Alanis Morissette, Glen Ballard, and Diablo Cody's Jagged Little Pill: The Musical (In Person), presented as part of Truist Broadway at DPAC (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). TRAILER/VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVNKJjU4G8o and https://www.youtube.com/jaggedmusical. 2022-23 TRUIST BROADWAY AT DPAC SEASON: https://www.dpacnc.com/truist-broadway/season/truist-broadway-at-dpac-2022-2023. 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 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/latest-updates-on-events-at-dpac/reopening-faq. THE TOUR: https://jaggedlittlepill.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/jagged-little-pill-534409, https://www.facebook.com/jaggedmusical/, https://www.instagram.com/jaggedlittlepill/, https://twitter.com/jaggedmusical, and https://www.youtube.com/jaggedmusical. TOUR CAST & CREATIVE TEAM: https://jaggedlittlepill.com/cast-creative/. TICKETS: $30 and up, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. GROUPS (10+ tickets): 919-680-2787, Groups@DPACnc.com, and https://www.dpacnc.com/events/groups-services. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

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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.
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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.
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