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Edited and Published by Robert W. McDowell

December 1, 2022 Issue
PART 3 (November 29, 2022)

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

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

November and December 2022 Theater, Opera, and Dance Calendar

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


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

Nov. 29-Dec. 4: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday: Matthew Sklar, Chad Beguelin, Thomas Meehan, and Bob Martin's Elf the Musical (In Person), directed by Sam Scalamoni, choreographed by Connor Gallagher, presented as part of WRAL Greatest Hits of Broadway at DPAC, and starring Cody Garcia as Buddy, Mark Fishback as Santa, Jerquintez Alonzo Gipson as the Store Manager, Jaxon James as Michael Hobbs, Caitlin Lester-Sams as Emily, Bobby Montaniz as Mr. Greenway, Nakiya Peterkin as Deb, Christopher Robert Smith as Walter Hobbs, and Tieisha Thomas as Jovie, plus (in alphabetical order) Shannon Conboy, David Couter, Will Daly, dance captain Joy Davis, Nico DiPrimio, Justin Glass, Evan Hussey, TJ Kubler, Juliana Lamia, Ryan Mulvaney, assistant dance captain Daniel Pahl, Emily Ann Stys, Emilee Theno, Nicole Zelka. and Cait Zuckerman (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). DIGITAL PROGRAM: https://issuu.com/dpac0/docs/dpac_elf_digital. TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKLvt_pYg38&t=1s. WRAL GREATEST HITS OF BROADWAY AT DPAC: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/category/broadway. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.dpacnc.com/, https://www.facebook.com/DPACNC, https://www.instagram.com/DPACNC/, https://twitter.com/DPAC, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DPACLive. DIRECTIONS: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/directions. PARKING: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/parking. DPAC COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/vaccination-and-covid-19-test-requirements. THE TOUR: https://elfmusicaltour.com/, http://www.networkstours.com/show/elf-the-musical/, https://www.facebook.com/elfthemusicalontour/, https://www.instagram.com/elfthemusical/, and https://twitter.com/ElfTheTour. TOUR CAST & CREATIVE TEAM: https://elfthemusicaltour.com/#cast. THE MUSICAL: https://www.mtishows.com/elf-the-musical, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/elf-488283, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elf_(musical). TICKETS: $28.50 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.


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

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

UPCOMING NOVEMBER PRODUCTION:

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

DECEMBER PRODUCTIONS (Preliminary List):


The Temple Theatre of Sanford will once again present Michael Hoagland and Peggy Taphorn's musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol, based on Charles
Dickens' 1843 short novel and directed and choreographed by Peggy Taphorn, with musical direction by Gavan Pamer, on Dec. 1-4, 8-11, and 15-18

Dec. 1-4, 8-11, 15-18: 2 p.m. Thursday, 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.

Dec. 1-4, 8-11, 15-18: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-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. NOTE: Arts Access, Inc. of Raleigh will audio-describe the show's 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 00th, performance. 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.

Dec. 2-4, 8-11, 15-18: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 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 1: All shows are wheelchair accessible, and assistive-listening devices are available for all shows. NOTE 2: Arts Access, Inc. of Raleigh will audio-describe the show's 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11th, performance. 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. 2-5: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, and 7:30 p.m. Monday: Philip Grecian's adaptation of A Christmas Story (In Person) by Jean Shepherd, directed by Debra Zumbach Grannan and starring Joe Beaudin as Adult Ralph, Gage McDermott as Ralphie Parker, Joey DeSena as Old Man, Kirsten DeSena as Mrs. Parker, Holden Good as Randy Parker, Liz Mullins as Miss Shields, Joshua Larkins as Flick, Luke Randall as Schwartz, Violet Landwehr as Esther Jane, Lyra Benjamin as Helen Weathers, Truitt Johnson as Scut Farkas, Vincent Larkins as Desperado One/Teen, Chloe Veeder as Desperado Two/Teen, Steve Whetzel as Red Ryder, Chris McKittrick as Santa/Pierre Andre/Cop, Kevin Burke as Tree Lot Owner/Neighbor, Danny Mullins as Delivery Man/Cowboy/Janitor, Cynthia Mandese as Mrs. Claus/School Nurse, Annabelle King as Elf/Teen/Roxanne, plus Lydia Gentry, Erica Depo, Chloe Foley, and Finn Barker as Bumpus Hounds/Kids on Playground and, Tina Vance, Nicola Lefler, Will Harris, Glen Vance, and Chris Braschler as Carolers VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/CaryPlayers. (Cary Players at the Cary Arts Center in Cary). 2022-23 SEASON: https://caryplayers.org/shows/. THE PRESENTER: https://caryplayers.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CaryPlayers, https://twitter.com/CaryPlayers, and https://www.youtube.com/user/CaryPlayers. 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:$20 ($18 students and seniors 55+), except $17 per person for groups of eight or more (Note: All tickets are $20 at the door). Call 800-514-3849, 919-469-4069, or click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-439-4410 or info@caryplayers.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Cary Players.

Dec. 9-11: 7 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Ira David Wood III'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 and starring Ira David Wood III as Ebenezer Scrooge and David Henderson as Jacob Marley (Theatre in the Park in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Artsin Raleigh). 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.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 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. NOTE: Arts Access, Inc. of Raleigh will audio-describe the show's 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11th, performance. TICKETS: $35 and up, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. GROUPS (20+ tickets): 919-831-6058, ext. 1071; brent@theatreinthepark.com; and https://www.theatreinthepark.com/book-tickets-now/group-sales.html. INFORMATION: 919-831-6058 or info@theatreinthepark.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Theatre in the Park.


NOTE: There will also be a 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11th, show at Mount Calvary United Church of Christ in Durham

Dec. 10: 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday: Langston Hughes' Black Nativity: A Gospel Christmas Musical Experience in Concert (In Person), directed by Stephanie M. Howard (Asabi) and choreographed by Kristi V. Johnson and Toya Chinfloo, with musical direction by Ray Watkins (The Justice Theater Project in the Joseph M. Bryan Jr. Amphitheater at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh). JTP VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGoYepGz-n99gOyTAj7QTg. 2022-23 SEASON: http://www.thejusticetheaterproject.org/2223-season-rising-like-a-phoenix. THE PRESENTER: http://www.thejusticetheaterproject.org/, https://www.facebook.com/Justicetheater, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGoYepGz-n99gOyTAj7QTg. THE VENUE: https://ncartmuseum.org/events-and-exhibitions/programs/performances-and-concerts/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://ncartmuseum.org/visit/plan-your-visit/. ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION: https://ncartmuseum.org/accessibility-and-inclusion/. TICKETS: FREE but registration required and donations suggested. Click here to register. INFORMATION: 919-264-7089 or thejusticetheaterproject@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Justice Theater Project.


The Carolina Ballet will stage The Nutcracker, with a live orchestra, on Dec. 10th and 11th at the Durham Performing Arts Center and on Dec. 16-24 in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium

Dec. 10-11: 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: 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 at the Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). 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, and https://www.youtube.com/user/CBcarolinaballet. 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. TICKETS: $33 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.

Dec. 11: 4 p.m. Sunday: Langston Hughes' Black Nativity: A Gospel Christmas Musical Experience in Concert (In Person), directed by Stephanie M. Howard (Asabi) and choreographed by Kristi V. Johnson and Toya Chinfloo, with musical direction by Ray Watkins (The Justice Theater Project at Mount Calvary United Church of Christ in Durham). JTP VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGoYepGz-n99gOyTAj7QTg. 2022-23 SEASON: http://www.thejusticetheaterproject.org/2223-season-rising-like-a-phoenix. THE PRESENTER: http://www.thejusticetheaterproject.org/, https://www.facebook.com/Justicetheater, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGoYepGz-n99gOyTAj7QTg. THE VENUE: https://www.mountcalvaryucc.org/, https://www.facebook.com/mount.calvary.5030, https://www.instagram.com/mountcalvaryucc/, https://twitter.com/mountcalvaryucc, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChO3M0yd9aRmGo7PISxiPPA. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. TICKETS: FREE but registration required and donations suggested. Click here to register. INFORMATION: 919-264-7089 or thejusticetheaterproject@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Justice Theater Project.


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. 14-18: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 8 p.m. Sunday: Ira David Wood III's musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol (In Person), starring Ira David Wood IV (Dec. 14, 16, and 17 evening) and Ira David Wood III (Dec. 15, 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.

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, 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. 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.

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. 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.

REGISTER FOR AARP THEATER *VIRTUAL SCREENINGS* TO WATCH ONLINE


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

Genre: Musical/Comedy
Not Rated
Running Time: 120 Minutes
Directed by Tim Kashani and Kent Nicholson.
Starring Kelli Barrett as Emma Woodhouse, Timothy Gulan as Mr. Knightley, Dani Marcus
as Harriet Smith, Lauren Cohn as Miss Bates,
Brian Herndon as Mr. Elton, Richert Easley
as Mr. Woodhouse, Sharon Reitkerk as Jane Fairfax, Will Reynolds as Frank Churchill,
Adam Daveline as Robert Martin, Don Richard
as Mr. Weston, Pamela Winslow Kashani as
Mrs. Weston, and Caitlin Brooke as Mrs. Elton.
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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.
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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/.
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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:
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Directed by Bernhard Fleischer.
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