March and a Few April 2023 Theater, Opera, and Dance Calendar

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present Beetlejuice, a multiple Tony®-nominated 2019 musical, directed by Alex Timbers and choreographed by Connor Gallagher, on April 11-16

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the Triangle Review's final March 2023 Master Calendar of Events and preliminary April 2023 Master Calendar of Events. If your productions are not listed in this calendar, please e-mail the SHOW TITLE(S), DATE(S), LOCATION(S), and the name of the PRESENTER(S) to RobertM748@aol.com, and be sure to e-mail all your news releases and publicity PHOTOS -- with CAPTIONS and PHOTO CREDITS -- to that address. (Our "snail mail" address is Triangle Review, 2830 Manorcrest Court #442, Raleigh, NC 27609-8702.)

NOW PLAYING:

Rob Has a Podcast, starring Rob Cesternino, will play the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in Raleigh at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 29th,

March 29: 8 p.m. Wednesday: Rob Has a Podcast (In Person), starring Rob Cesternino (Rob Has a Podcast in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). ROB HAS A PODCAST VIDEOS: https://robhasawebsite.com/youtube. THE PRESENTER: https://robhasawebsite.com/, https://www.facebook.com/RobHasApodcast, https://www.instagram.com/rhapgrams/, https://twitter.com/RobHasApodcast, and https://robhasawebsite.com/youtube. THE VENUE: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/, https://www.facebook.com/MMCRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/mmcraleighnc/, https://twitter.com/MMCRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DukeEnergyPAC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/getting-martin-marietta-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/know-before-you-go-information. TICKETS: $40 and up, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-996-8700 or pac.info@raleighnc.gov.

PlayMakers Repertory Company will stage Matthew López's The Legend of Georgia McBride, starring Adam Valentine as Casey the
Elvis impersonator-turned-drag queen, on March 29-April 16 in the Paul Green Theatre at UNC-Chapel Hill (photo by HuthPhoto)

March 29-April 2; April 4-9, 11-16: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, except 9 p.m. Saturday, April 1st: Matthew López's The Legend of Georgia McBride (In Person March 29-April 9 and Streaming April 13-16), directed by Jeffrey Meanza, choreographed by Matthew Steffens, and starring Adam Valentine as Casey, Saleemah Sharpe as Jo, Jamar Jones as Rexy/Jason, Jeffrey Blair Cornell as Eddie, and Jamison Stern as Tracy (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=_YMqMYpv7X4. PRC VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/PlayMakersRep1. 2022-23 SEASON: https://playmakersrep.org/season/2022-23/. 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/. THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA McBRIDE (2014 Denver and 2015 Off-Broadway Comedy): http://www.matthewlopez.com/plays/legend.html, https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=5378, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/5980, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Georgia_McBride. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://www.dramatists.com/previews/5378.pdf and https://books.google.com/. MATTHEW LÓPEZ (Panama City, FL-born dramatist and screenwriter): http://www.matthewlopez.com/, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/39641, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/matthew-lpez-522864, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5870715/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Lopez_(writer). NOTE 1: The March 29-31 performances will be previews. NOTE 2: The show will officially open with its 9 p.m. Saturday, April 1st, performance. NOTE 3: Arts Access, Inc. of Raleigh will audio-describe and American-sign-language interpret the show's 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 4th, performance. NOTE 4: The 2 p.m. Sunday, April 9th, show will be an open-captioned performance, with a "universal-access" live-caption unit, communicating dialog, stage directions, and sound effects. NOTE 5: The 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11th, performance will be a socially distanced show. NOTE 6: There will be a postshow discussion after the 2 p.m. Sunday, March 10th, performance TICKETS: $20 and up ($10 students and youth), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets for in-person performances and here to buy $25-per-household tickets for the April 13-16 video-on-demand performances. INFORMATION: 919-962-7529 or prcboxoffice@unc.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: PlayMakers Repertory Company.

Paradox Opera will perform Autonomy, featuring soprano Alissa Roca and pianist Anja Arko, live at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 30th, in Hillsborough

March 30: 7 p.m. Thursday: Autonomy (In Person), a concert of new works written by women and non-binary composers in response to the June 24, 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning of the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, featuring soprano Alissa Roca and pianist Anja Arko, plus a curated art gallery exhibit (Paradox Opera at Eno House, a campus of Union Grove United Methodist Church, in Hillsborough). THE PRESENTER: https://www.paradoxopera.org/, http://facebook.com/paradoxopera, http://instagram.com/paradoxopera, http://twitter.com/paradoxopera, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwFsbdNzMxWtSQ8Zr05krJQ. 2023 SEASON: https://www.facebook.com/paradoxopera/events. THE VENUE: https://uniongroveumc.org/about-us/our-campus/ and https://www.facebook.com/EnoHouseUGUMC/. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps/. ALISSA ROCA (lyric coloratura soprano): http://www.alissaroca.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/alissa.roca. ANJA ARKO (pianist): https://www.facebook.com/anja.arkotova and https://www.instagram.com/anjalobanja/. TICKETS: Pay What You Can, starting at $1, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets and donate. INFORMATION: paradoxopera@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Paradox Opera.

The cast for Blue Box Theatre Company's production of Milk & Honey Whiskey includes (clockwise, from
top left): Chase Condrone as Donnie, Harris Middlesworth as Teddy, Michael Shannon as Pa, Rosanne
Wagger as Ma, Lea Gilbert as Edith, and Grace Derenne as Arlene (photo by Matt St. Lawrence)

March 30-April 1: 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday: Milk & Honey Whiskey (In Person), written and directed by Grace Siplon and starring Chase Condrone as Donnie Rossi, Missy Sullivan as Isabella Rossi, Harris Middlesworth as Theodore Davis, Grace Derenne as Arlene Davis, Lea Gilbert as Edith Davis, Trevor Walsh as Mr. Mayhaps, Rosanne Wagger as Ma, and Michael Taylor Shannon as Pa (Blue Box Theatre Company at the Seymour Center in Chapel Hill). 2023 SEASON: https://www.blueboxtheatrecompany.org/currentseason THE PRESENTER: https://www.blueboxtheatrecompany.org/, https://www.facebook.com/bbxtheatre, https://www.instagram.com/theblueboxtheatre/, and https://twitter.com/BBXTheatre. THE VENUE: https://www.seymourtechcenter.org/home. MAP/DIRECTIONS: https://www.yellowpages.com/listings/457265932/directions. TICKETS: $20 suggested donation,, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: theblueboxtheatre@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Blue Box Theatre Company. Kurt Benrud's Triangle Review Review Permalink.

PHOTO CREDIT: Flight production photos were taken by David Leone.

March 30-April 2: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday: Arthur Giron's Flight (In Person), directed by Tim Artz and starring Eli Brand as Orville Wright, Cora Hemphill as Susan Wright, David Holt as Wilbur Wright, Tom Barbieri as Milton Wright, and Brendan Micciche as Otto Lilienthal (Firebox Theatre Company at the Cotton Company Event Gallery in Wake Forest). VIDEOS: https://www.facebook.com/fireboxtheatrecompany/videos/. 2023 SEASON: https://www.fireboxtheatre.com/performances. THE PRESENTER: https://www.fireboxtheatre.com/, https://www.facebook.com/fireboxtheatrecompany/, and https://www.instagram.com/fireboxtheatrecompany/. THE VENUE: https://www.thecottoncompany.net/, https://www.facebook.com/fireboxtheatrecompany/thecottoncompanyofwakeforest, and https://www.instagram.com/thecottoncompany. FLIGHT (1997 comedy): https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/464/flight-gironolm and https://www.arthurgiron.com/plays. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. ARTHUR GIRON (playwright and educator, 1937-2022): https://www.arthurgiron.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/arthur-giron-500427, and http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/7226. NOTE: The show's 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30th, performance will be Industry Night, with a $10 off code: INDUSTRY30. TICKETS: $25, plus taxes and fees, except a $10 off Industry Night performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30th (code: INDUSTRY30). Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: fireboxtheatre@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Firebox Theatre Company and the Cotton Company Event Gallery. Kurt Benrud's Triangle Review Review Permalink.

March 31-April 2: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday: Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman's The Secret Garden: The Musical (In Person), based on the 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett and directed by Michael Green, and co-directed by Chelsae Green (PoiemaArtistry of Raleigh in the CLF Auditorium in Raleigh). TRAILER: https://www.facebook.com/poiemaartsmedia/videos/2370284656493067/. THE PRESENTER: https://www.poiemaac.com/poiemartistry, https://www.poiemaac.com/, https://www.facebook.com/poiemaartsmedia, https://www.instagram.com/poiemaartsmedia/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvnnwndRDRYvw1laEtb24vw. 2023 SEASON: https://www.poiemaac.com/coming-attractions-1. THE VENUE: https://clf-church.com/, https://www.facebook.com/CLF-Church-Christian-Life-Fellowship-194192396828/, https://www.instagram.com/clfchurchraleigh/, https://twitter.com/ChurchClf, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8VPqvP8nIOFH4rNV5a34rA. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps/. TICKETS: $20, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-845-6565 or poiemartistry@poiemaac.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: PoiemaArtistry of Raleigh.

April 1-2: 2 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: Danny Abosch and Susan DiLallo's Fancy Nancy: The Musical (In Person), directed by Kathleen Rudolph and starring Savannah Lange as Nancy, Shiloh Goolsby as Bree, Cadence Lora as Rhonda, Jordan Clodfelter as Wanda, James Holdaway as Lionel, Jessica Landwehr as Mother, plus an Ensemble that includes Austin Ross and Maggie Walas (Raleigh Little Theatre in its Cantey V. Sutton Theatre in Raleigh). RLT VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/raleighlittletheatre. 2022-23 SEASON: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/shows-and-events/. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: 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/. NOTE 1: All shows are wheelchair accessible, and assistive-listening devices are available for all shows. NOTE 2: There will be a sensory-friendly performance at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 1st. TICKETS: $17 ($13 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.

UPCOMING MARCH PRODUCTIONS:

The PNC Arena will present Nate Bargatze: The Be-Funny Tour , which includes all-new material from the Nashville, TN-born comedian and host of the Nateland podcast, at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 30th

March 30: 7 p.m. Thursday: Nate Bargatze: The Be-Funny Tour (In Person) (PNC Arena in Raleigh). NATE BARGATZE VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzAzMoLwjQTuyqu2QFFzvQQ/featured. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.pncarena.com/, https://www.facebook.com/pncarena, https://www.instagram.com/pncarena, https://twitter.com/PNCArena, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtpOuXaU3pTzxSJsk9nYVIg. 2023 SEASON: https://www.pncarena.com/events. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.pncarena.com/plan-your-visit/directions. PARKING: https://www.pncarena.com/plan-your-visit/parking-guide. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.pncarena.com/events/covidtesting. NATE BARGATZE: https://natebargatze.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2567088/, https://www.facebook.com/natebargatze, https://www.instagram.com/natebargatze/, https://twitter.com/natebargatze, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Bargatze, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzAzMoLwjQTuyqu2QFFzvQQ/featured. TICKETS: $24 and up, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. GROUP RATES (10+ tickets): 919-861-6218 or https://www.pncarena.com/events/group-sales. INFORMATION: 919-861-2323 or https://www.pncarena.com/connect-with-us/contact-us.

March 30; April 2: 7 p.m. Thursday and 3 p.m. Sunday: An Evening with Oscar & Steve: The Music and Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein and Stephen Sondheim (In Person), featuring Michael Pizzi and Gay Willis, with music director/accompanist Matt Deitchman (Sandhills Repertory Theatre in the Sunrise Theater in Southern Pines). THE PRESENTER: https://sandhillsrep.org/, https://www.facebook.com/sandhillsrep, and https://www.instagram.com/sandhillsrepertorytheatre/. 2023 SEASON: https://sandhillsrep.org/#row-performances. THE VENUE: https://www.sunrisetheater.com/, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sunrise-Theater/186393227581, https://instagram.com/sunrise.theater/, https://twitter.com/sunrisetheater, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO1RMpAYYjje3ii0HocQwcA. DIRECTIONS: https://www.mapquest.com/us/north-carolina/sunrise-theater-303110726. NOTE: 10 percent of the net profits with be donated to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina, Inc. TICKETS: $75 first 3 rows and $30 all other seats, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 347-385-4207 or sandhillsbroadway@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Sandhills Repertory Theatre and Sunrise Theater.

The N.C. State University Theatre will stage Gaven Bell's 2022 Creative Artist Award-winning one-act
play, Muse, directed by Mia Self, on March 30-April 2 in NCSU's Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre

March 30-April 2: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: Muse (In Person), a Studio Series production written by Gaven Bell, directed by Mia Self, and starring Will Godby as Finn (Phineus), Mackenzie Cayco as Dr. Brook, and Mary Margaret Hanna as Eurydice, plus Swing Brinley Carter (N.C. State University Theatre in the Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre in N.C. State University's Frank Thompson Hall in Raleigh). 2023 SEASON: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/programs/. 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. THE VENUE: https://arts.ncsu.edu/about/plan-your-visit/facilities/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/plan-your-visit/directions-and-parking/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/home/access-services/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.ncsu.edu/coronavirus/. NOTE 1: On the show's web page, N.C. State University Theatre notes that Muse contains "Adult language, mild staged intimacy, and grief" and is "Suitable for ages 10+." NOTE 2: There will be Supertitles at the Friday, March 31st, and Sunday, April 2nd, performances. Call 919-513-3927 or e-mail universitytheatre@ncsu.edu for details. TICKETS: $8-$12 general admission, 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.

Raleigh Improv will present former Saturday Night Live cast member Tracy Morgan on March 30-April 2

March 30-April 2: 7 p.m. Thursday, 7 and 9:15 p.m. Friday, 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, and 7 p.m. Sunday: Tracy Morgan (In Person) (Raleigh Improv in Raleigh). TRACY MORGAN VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tracy+morgan+stand+up+comedy. 2023 CALENDAR: https://improv.com/raleigh/calendar/. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://improv.com/raleigh/, https://www.facebook.com/ImprovRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/improvraleigh/, https://twitter.com/improvraleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEvcMchG50kZl3T5wiuCkOA/videos. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://improv.com/raleigh/info/. TRACY MORGAN: https://www.tracymorgan.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0605079/, https://www.facebook.com/tracymorgan/, https://www.instagram.com/tracymorgan/, https://twitter.com/tracymorgan, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Morgan, and . TICKETS: $40 and up, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-589-8558 or raleigh@improv.com.

March 31: 7 p.m. Friday: Autonomy (In Person), a concert of new works written by women and non-binary composers in response to the June 24, 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning of the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, featuring soprano Alissa Roca and pianist Anja Arko, plus a curated art gallery exhibit (Paradox Opera at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://www.paradoxopera.org/, http://facebook.com/paradoxopera, http://instagram.com/paradoxopera, http://twitter.com/paradoxopera, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwFsbdNzMxWtSQ8Zr05krJQ. 2023 SEASON: https://www.facebook.com/paradoxopera/events. THE VENUE: https://uufr.org/. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps/. ALISSA ROCA (lyric coloratura soprano): http://www.alissaroca.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/alissa.roca. ANJA ARKO (pianist): https://www.facebook.com/anja.arkotova and https://www.instagram.com/anjalobanja/. TICKETS: Pay What You Can, starting at $1, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets and donate. INFORMATION: paradoxopera@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Paradox Opera.

NC State LIVE will present CONTRA-TIEMPO and Arturo O'Farrill, performing the world premieres of Togetherverse
and ¡Azúcar!, at 8 p.m. Friday, March 31st, in Stewart Theatre in NCSU's Talley Student Union in Raleigh

March 31: 8 p.m. Friday: CONTRA-TIEMPO and Arturo O'Farrill (In Person), performing the world premieres of Togetherverse and ¡Azúcar! (NC State LIVE in Stewart Theatre in the Talley Student Union at N.C. State University in Raleigh). CONTRA-TIEMPO VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/user/CONTRATIEMPOvideo and http://vimeo.com/user1522268. ARTURO O'FARRILL VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/AfroLatinJazzNY. 2022-23 SEASON: https://live.arts.ncsu.edu/nc-state-live-2022-23-season/. THE PRESENTER: https://live.arts.ncsu.edu/, https://www.facebook.com/NCStateLIVE, https://www.instagram.com/NCStateLIVE/, https://twitter.com/NCStateLIVE, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxGbrveGrLIQcz8wHSpdAOg. CONTRA-TIEMPO: https://www.contra-tiempo.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CONTRA-TIEMPO-154541904616550, https://www.instagram.com/contra_tiempo/, https://twitter.com/contra_tiempo, http://vimeo.com/user1522268., and http://www.youtube.com/user/CONTRATIEMPOvideo. ARTURO O'FARRILL: https://arturoofarrill.com/, https://www.facebook.com/afrolatinjazz, https://www.instagram.com/pianitis/, https://twitter.com/afrolatinjazz, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_O%27Farrill, and https://www.youtube.com/user/AfroLatinJazzNY. THE VENUE: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/venue/stewart-theatre/, https://arts.ncsu.edu/about/plan-your-visit/facilities/stewart-theatre/, and https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/plan-your-visit/. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. PARKING: https://arts.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NCState_Arts-Parking-Map.pdf. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.ncsu.edu/coronavirus/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://live.arts.ncsu.edu/plan-your-visit/accessibility-at-nc-state-live/. TICKETS: $30-$35 ($8 N.C. State students and $15 N.C. State faculty/staff), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-513-3030 or ncstatelive@ncsu.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: NC State LIVE.

The Durham Savoyards Ltd. will stage Gilbert and Sullivan's The Yeomen of The Guard on March 31-April 2 at The Carolina Theatre of Durham

March 31-April 2: 8 p.m. Friday, 7 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday: Gilbert and Sullivan's in The Yeomen of The Guard (In Person) (The Durham Savoyards Ltd. in in Fletcher Hall at The Carolina Theatre of Durham). DURHAM SAVOYARDS VIDEOS: https://bit.ly/DSLonYouTube. THE PRESENTER: https://durhamsavoyards.org/, https://bit.ly/DSLonFB, https://bit.ly/DSLonInstagram, https://bit.ly/DSLonTwitter, and https://bit.ly/DSLonYouTube. THE VENUE: https://carolinatheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaTheatreDurham, https://www.instagram.com/carolinatheatredurham/, https://twitter.com/CarolinaDurham, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8IUyRJrizW9YuBpTeuJyg. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/directions/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/health-and-safety-policies/. TICKETS: $23 and up, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-560-3030 or efan@carolinatheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Durham Savoyards Ltd. and The Carolina Theatre of Durham.

March 31-April 2; April 7-8: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Katherine DiSavino's Things My Mother Taught Me (In Person), directed by Meta Toole and starring Titania Ruffino as Olivia, Marz McCallister as Gabe, Julia Kapke as Lydia, Will Snow as Wyatt, Angela Arant as Karen, Dan Ruffino as Carter, and Julz McCallister as Max (Neuse Little Theatre at "The Hut" [American Legion Hut] in Smithfield). NLT 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/. THINGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME (2012 Comedy): https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/9771/things-my-mother-taught-me and https://www.katherinedisavino.com/things-my-mother-taught-me. KATHERINE DiSAVINO: https://www.katherinedisavino.com/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherinedisavino, and https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9696431/. TICKETS: $13 reserved and $15 walk-up, 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.

A FEW APRIL PRODUCTIONS:
(Stay tuned .... There are LOTS more!!!)

DPAC will present the 2022-23 U.S. tour of Les Misérables, produced by Cameron Mackintosh and directed by James Powell, on April 4-9 as part of WRAL Greatest Hits of Broadway at DPAC

April 4-9: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday: Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Jean-Marc Natel, and Herbert Kretzmer's Les Misérables (In Person), based on the 1862 historical novel by Victor Hugo, produced by Cameron Mackintosh, directed by James Powell, presented as part of WRAL Greatest Hits of Broadway at DPAC, and starring Nick Cartell as Jean Valjean, Preston Truman Boyd as Javert, Haley Dortch as Fantine, Matt Crowle as Thénardier, Christina Rose Hall as Madame Thénardier, Devin Archer as Enjolras, Christine Heesun Hwang as Éponine Thénardier, Gregory Lee Rodriguez as Marius Pontmercy, Addie Morales as Cosette, Cora Jane Messer and Hazel Vogell as Little Cosette/Young Eponine, Harrison Fox and Gabriel Lafazan as Gavroche, Kyle Adams as Grantaire, Daniel Gerard Bittner as Feuilly, Ciaran Bowling as Bamatabois/Babet, Steve Czarnecki as Factory Foreman/Brujon, Kelsey Denael as Wigmaker, David Young Fernandez as Jean Prouvaire, Randy Jeter as the Bishop of Digne/Lesgles, Andrew Marks Maughan as Combeferre, Benjamin H. Moorel as Claquesous, Tim Quartier as Combeferre, Julia Ellen Richardson as a Factory Girl, Ethan Rogers as Courfeyrac, Emily Somé as an Old Woman, Christopher James Tamayo as Montparnasse, and J.T. Wood as Joly, plus an Ensemble that includes Jenna Burns, Arianne DiCerbo, Genevieve Ellis, Daelynn Carter Jorif, Olivia J. Lu, Eden Mau, and Swings that include Ben Cherington, Michelle Beth Herman, Nicole Morris, Ashley Dawn Mortensen, Christopher Robin Sapp, and dance captain Kyle Timson (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). LES MISÉRABLES VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/LesMizBway. 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. 2023 WRAL GREATEST HITS OF BROADWAY AT DPAC: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/category/broadway. 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://www.lesmis.com/us-tour, https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/les-misrables-534535, https://www.facebook.com/LesMizUS, https://www.instagram.com/lesmizUS/, https://twitter.com/LesMizUS, and https://www.youtube.com/user/LesMizBway. TOUR CAST & CREATIVES: https://www.lesmis.com/us-tour/cast-creatives. LES MISÉRABLES (1862 historical novel): https://www.britannica.com/biography/Victor-Hugo and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables. THE NOVEL (e-text): http://openlibrary.org/works/OL1063591W/Les_Miserables (Open Library at the Internet Archive). VICTOR HUGO (French novelist, poet, and dramatist, 1802-85) http://www.gavroche.org/vhugo/, http://www.victorhugo.gg/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Victor-Hugo, and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Hugo. LES MISÉRABLES (1980 Paris, 1985 West End, and 1987 Broadway musical): https://www.lesmis.com/, https://www.mtishows.com/les-miserables, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/les-misrables-5340, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_(musical). STUDY GUIDE (Utah Shakespeare Festival): https://www.bard.org/study-guides/les-miserables-study-guide. CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG (music): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/claude-michel-schnberg-4864 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude-Michel_Sch%C3%B6nberg. ALAIN BOUBLIL (French lyrics and book): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/alain-boublil-3932 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Boublil. JEAN-MARC NATEL (French text): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jean-marc-natel-72569 . HERBERT KRETZMER (English lyrics): http://www.herbertkretzmer.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/herbert-kretzmer-13012, and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Kretzmer. TREVOR NUNN (English book): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/trevor-nunn-15788 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Nunn. JOHN CAIRD (English book): http://www.johncaird.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/john-caird-14350, and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Caird_%28director%29. JAMES FENTON (additional material): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/james-fenton-72570. LES MISÉRABLES (2012 film): http://www.lesmiserablesfilm.com/, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1707386/, and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_%282012_film%29. TICKETS: $39.50 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.

April 5-9, 12-16, 19-23: 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday: Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe, Marshall Brickman, and Rick Elise's Jersey Boys (In Person), directed by Matt Bogart and choreographed by associate director Candi Boyd, with music direction by Brian Whitted, and starring Gian Raffaele DiCostanzo as Frankie Valli, Rory Max Kaplan as Tommy DeVito, Rob Marnell as Bob Gaudio, and Randy Cain as Nick Massi (Theatre Raleigh at the Theatre Raleigh Arts Center at 6638 Old Wake Forest Rd. in Raleigh). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KSQViUB89Y. 2023 SEASON: https://theatreraleigh.com/2022-main-stage-season/. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://theatreraleigh.com/, https://www.facebook.com/TheatreRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/theatre_raleigh/, https://twitter.com/theatreraleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBrPHqUNhtfRMWQ2Ej8Fxeg. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://theatreraleigh.com/location-parking/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://theatreraleigh.com/covid-19-updates/. JERSEY BOYS (2004 La Jolla, 2005 Broadway, and 2008 West End Jukebox Musical): https://jerseyboysinfo.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/jersey-boys-394780, https://www.facebook.com/JerseyBoysBroadway, https://www.instagram.com/jerseyboysbroadway/, https://twitter.com/JerseyBoysInfo, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Boys, and https://www.youtube.com/user/jerseyboys. FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS: http://www.frankievallifourseasons.com/, https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/four-seasons, http://vocalgroup.org/inductees/the-four-seasons/, https://www.britannica.com/topic/the-Four-Seasons-American-music-group, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Seasons_(band). NOTE: This show contains STRONG LANGUAGE, and may be inappropriate for children 12 and under. TICKETS: $30-$45, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-832-9997, info@theatreraleigh.com, or boxoffice@theatreraleigh.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Theatre Raleigh.

April 11-16: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday: Eddie Perfect, Scott Brown, and Anthony King's Beetlejuice: The Musical (In Person), directed by Alex Timbers, choreographed by Connor Gallagher, and presented as part of Truist Broadway at DPAC (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). DPAC TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW8rNyDN1N4&t=3s. BEETLEJUICE VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgQ5kxoF7MY-ZuEVAkr-XOQ. 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://beetlejuicebroadway.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/beetlejuice-534533, https://www.facebook.com/BeetlejuiceBway/, https://www.instagram.com/beetlejuicebway/, https://twitter.com/beetlejuicebway, , and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgQ5kxoF7MY-ZuEVAkr-XOQ. TOUR CAST: https://beetlejuicebroadway.com/cast-creative/#tour-cast. NOTE: This musical for mature references contains strong language. TICKETS: There are only a few seats left. 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.

April 13-16, 20-23, 27-30: 2 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Joe DiPietro's All Shook Up (In Person), featuring the songs of Elvis Presley, directed by Peggy Taphorn, choreographed by musical director Gavan Pamer, and starring Taylor Warren as Chad, Ravenne Pantoja as Natalie Haller/Ed, Shawn Heifert as Jim Haller, Cerina E. Johnson as Sylvia, Patrick Holt as Dennis, Sarah Jenkins as Mayor Matilda Hyde, Seth Hoyle as Dean Hyde, and Taylor Hambrick as Sherrif Earl, plus an Ensemble that includes Claudia Austin, Luis Beltran, Mark Davio, Josiah Garrison, Julia Heifert, Seana Laverentz, Paris Parker, dance captain Sydney Pope, Arya Scarlet, dance captain Colton Steele, Jude Stumpf, Hayden Sullivan, Jordan Watson, and Kelsey Wilson and Swings that include Ephraim Boyte (Temple Theatre of Sanford). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/templetheatrenc. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: http://templeshows.com/, https://www.facebook.com/TempleTheatreNC, https://www.instagram.com/TempleTheatreNC/, https://twitter.com/TempleTheatreNC/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Theatre_(Sanford,_North_Carolina), and https://www.youtube.com/user/templetheatrenc. 2022-23 MAIN-STAGE SEASON: http://templeshows.com/#mainstage. DIRECTIONS: http://templeshows.com/contact. COVID-19 GUIDELINES: http://templeshows.com/tickets/temple-theatre-covid-guidelines. NOTE: All shows are wheelchair accessible, and there is a hearing-loop system is available for all devices with T-coil wireless receivers. TICKETS: $32 ($17 students and $29 active-duty military personnel and Lee County educators), plus taxes and fees, except $27 per person for groups of 10 or more. Click here to buy tickets. GROUP RATES (10+ tickets): http://templeshows.com/tickets#id-928. INFORMATION: 919-774-4155 or boxoffice@templeshows.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Temple Theatre of Sanford.

April 14, 16: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, and DuBose and Dorothy Heyward's Porgy and Bess (In Person), performed in English with English supertitles, conducted by James Meena, directed by Dennis Robinson, and starring Nicole Cabell as Bess, Kenneth Overton as Porgy, Victor Ryan Robertson as Sportin' Life, Diana Thompson-Brewer as Clara, Michelle Johnson as Serena, and Donovan Singletary as Crown (North Carolina Opera, co-produced with Opera Carolina, in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). PRESENTER (North Carolina Opera): 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. 2022-23 SEASON: https://ncopera.org/2022-2023-season/. PRESENTER (Opera Carolina): https://operacarolina.org/, https://www.facebook.com/operacarolina, https://www.instagram.com/operacarolina/, https://twitter.com/OperaCarolina, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_Carolina, and https://www.youtube.com/user/operacarolina. 2022-23 SEASON: https://operacarolina.org/the-2022-2023-season/. THE VENUE: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/venues, https://www.facebook.com/MMCRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/mmcraleighnc/, https://twitter.com/MMCRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/@MMCRaleighNC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/getting-martin-marietta-center. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/accessibility-martin-marietta-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/know-before-you-go-information. ACCESSIBLE SEATING OPTIONS: Call the N.C. Opera Box Office at 919-792-3853 for accessible seating options. PORGY AND BESS (1935 Boston and 1935 Broadway Opera): https://gershwin.com/publications/porgy-and-bess/, https://opera-inside.com/porgy-and-bess-by-george-gershwin-the-opera-guide-and-synopsis/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/porgy-and-bess-7190, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Porgy-and-Bess, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porgy_and_Bess. 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 and Opera Carolina.

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