January 2023 Theater, Opera, and Dance Calendar

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the Triangle Review's updated January 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:

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts will present comedian Jen Kober and her improvised rock-n-roll comedy at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27th

Jan. 27: 7:30 p.m. Friday: Jen Kober (In Person) (Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts in Wake Forest). JEN KOBER VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNAqqgVigmzvulw3EO_dXaQ. 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. JEN KOBER: http://jenkober.com/, https://www.facebook.com/JenKoberComedy, https://www.instagram.com/jenkober/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNAqqgVigmzvulw3EO_dXaQ. WARNING: This show contains adult language and mature content. TICKETS: $20, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-435-9458 or RCBoxOffice@wakeforestnc.gov. PLEASE DONATE TO: Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts.

Jan. 27, 29: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni (In Person), performed in Italian with English supertitles, conducted by Joseph Mechavich, directed by Brenna Corner, and starring Timothy Murray as Don Giovanni, Mary Dunleavy as Donna Anna, Sylvia d'Eramo as Donna Elvira, Helen Huang as Zerlina, Alex McKissick as Don Ottavio, Zachary Nelson as Leporello, Oren Gradus as Il Commendatore, and Christian J. Blackburn as Masetto (North Carolina Opera in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). DIGITAL PROGRAM: https://issuu.com/ncopera/docs/ncopera_dongiovanni_web. VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfR_1l1blvZyhsaII5MLaZw/videos. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.ncopera.org/2021-22-season/. THE PRESENTER: https://www.ncopera.org/, https://www.facebook.com/NorthCarolinaOpera, https://www.instagram.com/northcarolinaopera/, https://twitter.com/NCOpera, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfR_1l1blvZyhsaII5MLaZw. 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. ACCESSIBILITY: Call the N.C. Opera Box Office at 919-792-3853 for accessible seating options. DON GIOVANNI (The Libertine Punished; or, Don Giovanni, a two-act opera, premiered 1787): https://www.metopera.org/Discover/Synopses/Don-Giovanni/, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Don-Giovanni-opera-by-Mozart, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Giovanni. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (nee Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-91): https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart. NOTE 1: Arts Access, Inc. of Raleigh will audio-describe the show's 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27th, performance. NOTE 2: The North Carolina Opera is offering $15 College Student Tickets with ID, available in advance by calling 919-792-3853 or e-mailing boxoffice@ncopera.org and available at the door 90 minutes before showtime. TICKETS: $23.46 and up, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. GROUP RATES (10+ tickets): Call the N.C. Opera Box Office at 919-792-3853 for group ticket prices. INFORMATION: 919-792-3853 or info@ncopera.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: North Carolina Opera.

DPAC will present the Jim Gaffigan: Dark Pale Tour, starring the six-time Grammy nominee and three-time Emmy Award-winning comedian and actor, at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Jan. 27th and 28th

Jan. 27-28: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday: Jim Gaffigan: Dark Pale Tour (In Person) (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/@jimgaffigan. 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. JIM GAFFIGAN: https://jimgaffigan.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jim-gaffigan-489566, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0300712/, https://www.facebook.com/JimGaffigan, https://www.instagram.com/jimgaffigan/, https://twitter.com/JimGaffigan, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Gaffigan, and https://www.youtube.com/@jimgaffigan. TICKETS: $59.75 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

Jan. 27-28: 8 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday: Marc Camoletti's Don't Dress for Dinner (In Person), adapted by Robin Hawdon, directed by Beth Honeycutt, and starring Dan Bain as Bernard, Olivia Ashley as Jacqueline, Greg Flowers as Robert, Brenna Smith as Suzette, Meg Dietrich as Suzanne, and Ethan Carpenter as George (Towne Players of Garner in the Garner Performing Arts Center in Garner). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL-yIT-KaZLnadPz5dT9TCg. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.towneplayers.org/upcoming-shows. THE PRESENTER: https://www.towneplayers.org/, https://www.facebook.com/TownePlayersofGarner, https://www.instagram.com/towneplayers/, https://twitter.com/towneplayers, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL-yIT-KaZLnadPz5dT9TCg. THE VENUE: https://www.garnernc.gov/departments/parks-recreation-and-cultural-resources/garner-performing-arts-center-1747, https://www.facebook.com/GarnerPerformingArtsCenter/, and https://www.instagram.com/gpacgarner. DIRECTIONS: https://www.mapquest.com/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.garnernc.gov/departments/parks-recreation-and-cultural-resources/parks-covid-19-status. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.garnernc.gov/departments/parks-recreation-and-cultural-resources/garner-performing-arts-center/visit/directions. DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER (1991 West End and 2012 Broadway "boulevard comedy"): https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/1252/dont-dress-for-dinner, https://robinhawdon.com/robin-hawdon-plays/dont-dress-for-dinner/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/dont-dress-for-dinner-491119, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Dress_for_Dinner. MARC CAMOLETTI (Swiss-born French playwright, 1923-2003): https://www.concordtheatricals.com/a/1064/marc-camoletti, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/marc-camoletti-7490, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0131942/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Dress_for_Dinner. TICKETS: $13.99 in advance, plus taxes and fees, or $15 at the door (cash or check only). Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-779-6144 or ascotthoneycutt@aol.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Towne Players of Garner.

Carolina Performing Arts will present Jen Shyu in Zero Grasses: Ritual for the Losses at 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27th and 28th, in UNC-Chapel Hill's CURRENT ArtSpace + Studio

Jan. 27-28: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday: Jen Shyu in Zero Grasses: Ritual for the Losses (In Person) (Carolina Performing Arts in the CURRENT ArtSpace + Studio at UNC-Chapel Hill). JEN SHYU VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/@JenShyuMusic. 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/. JEN SHYU: http://www.jenshyu.com/, https://www.facebook.com/jenshyumusic/, https://www.instagram.com/jenshyu/, https://twitter.com/jenshyu, and https://www.youtube.com/@JenShyuMusic. TICKETS: $15 ($10 UNC-Chapel Hill students), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-843-3333 or carolinaperformingarts@unc.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: Carolina Performing Arts.

Jan. 27-29: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2 (In Person), directed by Mia Self and starring Laura J. Parker as Prince Hal, plus Dustin K. Britt, Teal Lepley, and Jed Dixon, with music from Aaron C. Alderman and the cast (Sweet Tea Shakespeare in Leggett Theatre in Main Building at William Peace University in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/SweetTeaShakespeare. 2023 SEASON: https://sweetteashakespeare.com/tickets/. THE PRESENTER: https://sweetteashakespeare.com/, https://www.facebook.com/sweetteashakes, https://www.instagram.com/sweetteashakes/, https://twitter.com/sweetteashakes, and https://www.youtube.com/user/SweetTeaShakespeare. THE VENUE: https://www.visitraleigh.com/listing/leggett-theatre-at-william-peace-university/59630/. DIRECTIONS: https://www.peace.edu/about/locations-directions/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.peace.edu/health/. HENRY IV, PART 2 (Henry IV, Part 2, a five-act chronicle play, written circa 1597-98): https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/henry-iv-part-2/, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Henry-IV-Part-2, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV,_Part_2. THE SCRIPT: https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/henry-iv-part-2/entire-play/. STUDY GUIDE (Utah Shakespeare Festival): https://www.bard.org/study-guides/henry-iv-part-two-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. NOTE: There will be live preshow music, starting 30 minutes before showtime. TICKETS: $22 ($10 students, $20 seniors, and $19 active-duty military personnel and Gold Star families), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 910-420-4383 or info@sweetteashakespeare.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Sweet Tea Shakespeare.

PlayMakers Rep will stage Hamlet, directed by Vivienne Benesch, on Jan. 25-Feb. 12 in the Paul Green Theatre (photo by HuthPhoto)

Jan. 27-29; Jan. 31-Feb. 5; Feb. 7-12: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: William Shakespeare's Hamlet (In Person), directed by Vivienne Benesch and starring Tia James as Hamlet, Sekou Laidlow as Claudius/The Ghost, Kathryn Hunter-Williams as Gertrude, Jeffrey Blair Cornell as Polonius/Gravedigger, Sanjana Taskar as Ophelia, Rasool Jahan as Laertes, Hayley Cartee as Horatio, Heinley Gaspard as Guildenstern, Jamar Jones as Osric/Lucianus, Jeffrey Meanza as the Player King, Saleemah Sharpeas Marcellus, Thomas Nash Tetterton as Bernardo/Priest, Adam Valentine as Rosencrantz, and Peter Vitale as Musician, plus an Ensemble that includes Kira Cornell, Kenny Ortiz, and Grace Wissink (PlayMakers Repertory Company in the Paul Green Theatre in UNC-Chapel Hill's Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art). DIGITAL PROGRAM: https://issuu.com/playmakersrep/docs/hamlet_playbill_final_1_. CREATIVE VISION SERIES PODCAST: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1sKZfaxiueDqipLMZiFXIa?si=cXtVSmZ2Q5momLmMZ_VJUg&nd=1. PRC VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/PlayMakersRep1. 2022-23 SEASON: https://playmakersrep.org/season/2022-23/. PRC NEWS RELEASE: https://playmakersrep.org/announcements/up-next-hamlet/. 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/ and https://museum.unc.edu/exhibits/show/names/paul-green-theatre. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://playmakersrep.org/visitor-info/directions-and-parking/. CAROLINA TOGETHER COVID-19 PAGE: https://carolinatogether.unc.edu/. HAMLET (Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, a five-act tragedy written circa 1599-1601): http://triggs.djvu.org/global-language.com/ENFOLDED/index.php, https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/hamlet/, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hamlet-by-Shakespeare, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet. THE SCRIPT: https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/hamlet/. STUDY GUIDE (Utah Shakespeare Festival): https://www.bard.org/study-guides/hamlet-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. NOTE 1: The Jan. 27th performance will be a preview. NOTE 2: The Saturday, Jan. 28th, opening-night performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. NOTE 3: Arts Access, Inc. of Raleigh will audio-describe and American-sign-language interpret the show's 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31st, performance. NOTE 4: The 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5th, show will be an open-captioned performance, with a "universal-access" live-caption unit, communicating dialog, stage directions, and sound effects. NOTE 5: On-site childcare will be available at the 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5th, show, and there will be a post-show discussion after this performance. NOTE 6: There will be socially distanced seating at the 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7th, performance. TICKETS: $20 and up ($10 students and youth), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-962-7529 or prcboxoffice@unc.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: PlayMakers Repertory Company.

Jan. 27-29; Feb. 2-5: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Keith Huff's A Steady Rain (In Person), directed by Susannah Hough and starring Ryan Brock as Denny and David Henderson as Joey (Honest Pint Theatre Company the Theatre Raleigh Studio at 3027 Barrow Dr. in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://www.honestpinttheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/honestpinttheatrecompany, https://www.instagram.com/honestpinttheatre/, https://twitter.com/honestpintthe8r, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jvpkyjZ1mzZGy1t3BV8mQ. THE VENUE: https://theatreraleigh.com/tr-studio/. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps. A STEADY RAIN: https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/3853/a-steady-rain, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/a-steady-rain-484364, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Steady_Rain. KEITH HUFF: https://www.concordtheatricals.com/a/2479/keith-huff, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/keith-huff-484367, and https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3542197/. TICKETS: $25 ($15 students), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: info@honestpinttheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Honest Pint Theatre Company.

Jan. 27-29; Feb. 2-5: 2 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Paul Slade Smith's Unnecessary Farce (In Person), directed by Craig Rhyne and starring Patrick Holt as Eric Sheridan, Sydney Pope as Billy Dwyer, Arya Scarlet as Karen Brown, Gavan Pamer as Mayor Meekly, Gus Allen as Agent Frank, Stephen N. Moore as Todd, and Peggy Taphorn as Mary Meekly (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. UNNECESSARY FARCE: https://www.unnecessaryfarceplay.com/ and https://www.playscripts.com/play/1490. PAUL SLADE SMITH (Brooklyn, NY actor and playwright): http://www.paulsladesmith.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/paul-slade-smith-499278, and https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13485468/. 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. Robert O'Connell's Triangle Review Review Permalink.

RLT will stage Federico García Lorca's Blood Wedding, translated by Lillian Groag and directed by Rachel Klem, on Jan. 27-29 and Feb. 2-5 and 9-12 in its Gaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre

Jan. 27-29; Feb. 2-5, 9-12: 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Federico García Lorca's Blood Wedding (Bodas de sangre) (In Person), translated by Lillian Groag and directed by Rachel Klem (Raleigh Little Theatre in the Gaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/raleighlittletheatre. 2022-23 SEASON: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/shows-and-events/. THE PRESENTER: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/RLT1936, https://www.instagram.com/RLT1936/, https://twitter.com/RLT1936, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raleigh_Little_Theatre, and https://www.youtube.com/user/raleighlittletheatre. RLT PODCAST: 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/. BLOOD WEDDING (Bodas de sangre, a three act folk tragedy that premiered in 1933): https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=3005, https://www.universolorca.com/en/obra-literaria/blood-wedding/, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Blood-Wedding, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Wedding. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books (complete Spanish text). FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA (Spanish poet and dramatist, 1898-1936): https://garcia-lorca.org/en/, https://www.universolorca.com/en/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/federico-garcia-lorca-5514, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0305030/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Federico-Garcia-Lorca, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca. 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 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5th, performance. TICKETS: $27 ($23 students, seniors 62+, and active-duty military personnel), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-821-3111 or BoxOffice@RaleighLittleTheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Raleigh Little Theatre.

Jan. 27-29; Feb. 2-5, 9-12: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: Lynn Nottage's Mlima's Tale (In Person), directed by Ana V. Radulescu, choreographed by Willie Hinton and starring Preston Edgar Campbell and Khalil LeSaldo (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/. MLIMA'S TALE: https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=5892, and https://shop.aer.io/tcg/p/Mlimas_Tale/9781559365994-9511, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/6524. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. LYNN NOTTAGE: http://www.lynnnottage.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/lynn-nottage-483794, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/3672, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0636618, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Nottage. TICKETS: $30 ($20 students, educators, and active-duty military personnel and $25 seniors 65+), except $20 Thursdays, $5 weeknights for students 18 and under, $5 College Night (Jan. 27th), and Pay-What-You-Can Day (Jan. 29th). Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-834-4001 or info@burningcoal.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Burning Coal Theatre Company.

Jan. 27-29; Feb. 3-5: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Colman Domingo's Dot (In Person), directed by Natasha Jackson and starring Jacquie Deas-Brown as Dotty Shealy, J. Ra'Chel Fowler as Shelly Shealy, Mark Robinson as Donnie Shealy, Aya Wallace as Averie Shealy, Katie Milligan as Jackie, Nick Popio as Adam Shealy, Anjali Thawani as Fidelia (North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre in Raleigh). TRAILERS: https://www.facebook.com/NRACT/videos. 2022 SEASON: http://www.nract.org/shows. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.nract.org/, http://www.facebook.com/NRACT, http://instagram.com/nract_raleigh, https://twitter.com/NRACT_raleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2ifc8evvO-kGDgGFXq3Fww. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.nract.org/accessibility. COVID REQUIREMENTS: http://www.nract.org/news-events. DOT: https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/60374/dot. COLMAN DOMINGO: https://www.colmandomingo.com/, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/22253, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/colman-domingo-417633, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0231458/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colman_Domingo. NOTE: There will be a talkback with the cast and Lisa Crose of the Alzheimer's Association of North Carolina after the 3 p.m. Sunday, January 29th, performance. TICKETS: $22 ($20 students and teachers, seniors, and active-duty military personnel), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-866-0228 or ops@nract.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre and the Alzheimer's Association of North Carolina. Joel Haas' Triangle Review Review Permalink.

UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS:

Oak City Revolution will present Oak City Revolution Dance Competition, with all proceeds going
to Kiran Inc., at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28th, in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in Raleigh

Jan. 28: 5 p.m. Saturday: Oak City Revolution Dance Competition (In Person), a national collegiate Bollywood-Fusion dance competition with all proceeds going to Kiran Inc., which serves South Asian victims of domestic violence in North Carolina (Oak City Revolution in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWZSnH_sj5q3HYowdH2zU-A. THE PRESENTER: https://linktr.ee/oakcityrevolution, https://www.facebook.com/OakCityRevolution, https://www.instagram.com/oakcityrevolution/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWZSnH_sj5q3HYowdH2zU-A. THE VENUE: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/, https://www.facebook.com/DECRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/DECRaleigh/, https://twitter.com/DECRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DukeEnergyPAC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/getting-duke-energy-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/know-before-you-go-information. TICKETS: $22 and up, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 903-336-1081 or oakcityrevolution@ektaa.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Kiran Inc..

The Clayton Center will present Mesmerizing Magic: Jason Hudy at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28th

Jan. 28: 7 p.m. Saturday: Mesmerizing Magic: Jason Hudy (In Person) (Clayton Theatricals at The Clayton Center in Clayton). JASON HUDY VIDEOS: https://www.jasonhudy.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/@magicjasonhudy. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/, https://www.facebook.com/TheClaytonCenter/, https://www.instagram.com/theclaytoncenter/, https://twitter.com/claytoncenternc, and https://youtube.com/c/TheClaytonCenterNC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/493/Directions-Parking. HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDELINES: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/735/Health-Safety-Guidelines. JASON HUDY: https://www.jasonhudy.com/, https://www.facebook.com/jason.hudy, https://www.instagram.com/jasonhudymagic/, https://twitter.com/JasonHudyMagic, and https://www.youtube.com/@magicjasonhudy. TICKETS: $15 ($8 children), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 503-577-4058 or claytontheatricals@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Clayton Theatricals.

The Fuquay-Varina Arts Center will present Eduardo de Rosamaria's Noche Flamenca 2023 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28th

Jan. 28: 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Eduardo de Rosamaria's Noche Flamenca 2023 (In Person), featuring performers from Venezuela, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Spain, and North America performing traditional Sevillanas, Guajiras, Alegrias, Malaguenas, and Rumbas (Fuquay-Varina Arts Center in Fuquay-Varina). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqRyOBpap1Ph2MhwN9hSapQ. 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. THE TOUR: https://edwardstephenson.com/eduardo-de-rosamaria/ and https://www.facebook.com/eduardoderosamaria. TICKETS: $15, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-567-3921 or info@fvarts.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Fuquay-Varina Arts Center.

Duke Performances will present Machine de Cirque in La Galerie at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31st, in Page Auditorium in Durham

Jan. 31: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday: Machine de Cirque in La Galerie (In Person) (Duke Performances in in Page Auditorium on Duke University's West Campus in Durham). MACHINE DE CIRQUE VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/@machinedecirque. 2022-23 SEASON: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/calendar/. NEWS RELEASE: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/announcing-fall-2022-season/. BLOG: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/blog/. THE PRESENTER: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu, https://www.facebook.com/dukeperformances/, https://www.instagram.com/dukeperformances, https://twitter.com/dukeperformance, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXF-Yaqa_OybZFHVn07LrxQ. MACHINE DE CIRQUE: https://machinedecirque.com/en/spectacle/la-galerie-spectacle-cirque, https://www.facebook.com/machinedecirque, https://www.instagram.com/machinedecirque/, and https://www.youtube.com/@machinedecirque. VENUES: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/venues/. DIRECTIONS/MAP (scroll down): https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/venues/. DUKE COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://coronavirus.duke.edu/. TICKETS: $35-$62 ($10 Duke students), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-660-3356 or performances@duke.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: Duke Performances.

DPAC will present Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, with lyrics based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot, on Jan. 31-Feb. 5 as part of WRAL Greatest Hits of Broadway at DPAC

Jan. 31-Feb. 5: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats (In Person), based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1939) by T.S. Eliot, directed by Trevor Nunn, choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, presented as part of WRAL Greatest Hits of Broadway at DPAC, and starring Yuka Notsuka as Victoria, Brian Craig Nelson as Mungojerrie, Allyson Duarte as Jellylorum, Sam Fossum as Alonzo, Wilson Livingston as Coricopat, Tayler Harris as Grizabella the former Glamour Cat, Ibn Snell as Mr. Mistoffelees, Sam Anker Bow as Bustopher Jones the Cat About Town/Gus the Theatre Cat who plays Growltiger/Peter, Kade Wright as Munkustrap, Taryn Smithson as Rumpleteazer, Sam Buchanan as Plato/ Macavity the "Napoleon of Crime," Hank Santos as Bill Bailey/ Rum Tum Tugger, Cameron Schutza as Victor/Old Deuteronomy, Brendan Moran as Tumblebrutus, Michelle E. Carter as Jennyanydots, Erica Lee Cianciulli as Bombalurina, Lexy Bittner as Cassandra, John Zamborsky as Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat, Nora DeGreen as Demeter, Reagan Davidson as Tantomile, Sam Bello as Sillabub, and Dominic Fortunato as Pouncival, plus a Cats Chorus, including Rachael Haber, and Swings, including dance captains Gracie Anderson and Kieran Macdonald, Megan Arseneau, Luke Bernier, Ellie Chancellor, Max Craven, Melissa Paull Gorst, Clara Havia, José Raúl Mangual, and Tony Mowatt (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/catsmusical. 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://ustour.catsthemusical.com/, https://www.facebook.com/CatstheMusical/, https://www.instagram.com/catsthemusical/, https://twitter.com/catsthemusical, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_(musical), and https://www.youtube.com/user/catsmusical. CATS (1981 West End and 1982 Broadway Musical): https://www.catsthemusical.com/, https://www.andrewlloydwebber.com/shows/cats/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/cats-2449, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cats, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_(musical). ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER: https://www.andrewlloydwebber.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/andrew-lloyd-webber-12073, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0515908/, https://www.biography.com/musician/andrew-lloyd-webber, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Andrew-Lloyd-Webber-Baron-Lloyd-Webber-of-Sydmonton, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber. TICKETS: $29.50 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

REGISTER FOR AARP THEATER *VIRTUAL SCREENINGS* TO WATCH ONLINE
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 BBC Prom 38: George and Ira Gershwin Rediscovered at Royal Albert Hall (2016) for FREE at 4 p.m. Saturday, February 18th Genre: Music/Documentary Not Rated Running Time: 114 Minutes Film Director Bridget Caldwell. Featuring the John Wilson Orchestra (John Wilson, conductor); leader John Mills; soloists Louise Dearman, Matthew Ford, and Julian Ovenden; the Maida Vale Singers (Christopher Dee, chorus master); and presenter Katie Derham. 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/tt6050778/. TCM Movie Database: N/A. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wilson_ Orchestra#The_John_Wilson_Orchestra_performs_ Gershwin_%28Prom_38%2C_2016%29. Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film Chris Caspell's Classical Source Review	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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