Updated May 2022 Theater, Opera, and Dance Calendar

DPAC will present Lin-Manuel Miranda's 2016 Tony® and Pulitzer Prize winner, Hamilton: An American Musical, on May 17-22 and 23-29 and May 31-June 5, as part Truist Broadway at DPAC

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the Triangle Review's the amended Master Calendar of Online Events for May 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:

DPAC will present the Lincoln Center Theater production of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's My Fair Lady, directed by Bartlett Sher, on May 3-8, as part of Truist Broadway at DPAC

May 3-8: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday: Lincoln Center Theater production of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's My Fair Lady (In Person), based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play Pygmalion, directed by Bartlett Sher, choreographed by Christopher Gattelli, and presented as part of Truist Broadway at DPAC, and starring Shereen Ahmed as Eliza Doolittle, Laird Mackintosh as Professor Henry Higgins, Leslie Alexander as Mrs. Higgins, Adam Grupper as Alfred P. Doolittle, Kevin Pariseau as Colonel Pickering, Gayton Scott as Mrs. Pearce, and Sam Simahk as Freddy Eynsford-Hill (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). TRAILERS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foWFp8X-0NA. 2021-22 TRUIST BROADWAY AT DPAC SEASON: https://www.dpacnc.com/truist-broadway/season/2021-2022-truist-broadway-at-dpac. 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://www.myfairladyontour.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/my-fair-lady-522677, https://facebook.com/MyFairLadyBway, https://www.instagram.com/MyFairLadyBway/, https://twitter.com/MyFairLadyBway, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCalXDsRNjKgUyaDzzKKy49g. TOUR CAST (scroll down): https://www.myfairladyontour.com/. TOUR CREATIVE TEAM (scroll down): https://www.myfairladyontour.com/. THE SHOW: https://www.mtishows.com/my-fair-lady-0, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/my-fair-lady-6369, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Fair_Lady. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. NOTE 1: There will be an open-captioned performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 5th. NOTE 2: Arts Access, Inc. of Raleigh will audio-describe the show's 8 p.m. Saturday, May 7th, performance. TICKETS: $35 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.

The North Carolina Theatre will stage Ring of Fire: The Johnny Cash Musical Show on April 29-May 8 in Raleigh, NC's A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater

May 3-8: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: William Meade and Richard Maltby, Jr.'s Ring of Fire: The Johnny Cash Musical Show (In Person), directed by Randy Redd and featuring Carrie Lyn Brandon, Austin Hohnke, Jenna Moll Reyes, Rodolfo Soto, and Miguel Ragel Wilson (North Carolina Theatre in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). DIGITAL PLAYBILL: https://nctheatre.com/sites/nct/files/2022_RingOfFire_digital.pdf. 0TRAILER/VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/nctheatre. NCT NEWS RELEASE: https://nctheatre.com/blog/meet-cast-ring-fire. 2021-22 SEASON: https://nctheatre.com/show-season/202021-season. THE PRESENTER: https://nctheatre.com/, https://www.facebook.com/nctheatre, https://www.instagram.com/nctheatre/, https://twitter.com/nctheatre, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Theatre, and https://www.youtube.com/user/nctheatre. 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. NCT HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES: https://nctheatre.com/sites/nct/files/Health%20and%20Safety%20PDF%20Info%20FInal.pdf. DEC CLEANING PROTOCOLS AND ATTENDEE SAFETY: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/cleaning-protocols-and-attendee-safety. THE SHOW: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/ring-of-fire-406668, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Fire_(musical), and http://guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_r/ringoffire.html. JOHNNY CASH (1932-2003): https://www.johnnycash.com/, https://www.johnnycashmuseum.com/, https://countrymusichalloffame.org/artist/johnny-cash/, https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/johnny-cash, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0143599/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johnny-Cash, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Cash, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLwdOhL6TKbmjRtZ8wIr-Bg. TICKETS: $35 and up, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. GROUP RATES (10+ tickets): 919-831-6941 or groups@nctheatre.com. INFORMATION: 919-831-6941 or boxoffice@nctheatre.com. DONATE TO: North Carolina Theatre. Robert W. McDowell's Review.

PlayMakers Rep will stage August Wilson's How I Learned What I Learned, directed by Tia James and starring Samuel Ray Gates, on April 27-May 15 in UNC-Chapel Hill's Paul Green Theatre

May 3-8, 10-15: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: August Wilson's How I Learned What I Learned (In Person and Virtual), directed by Tia James and starring Samuel Ray Gates (PlayMakers Repertory Company in the Paul Green Theatre in UNC-Chapel Hill's Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/PlayMakersRep1. 2021-22 SEASON: https://playmakersrep.org/season/2021-2022/. THE PRESENTER: https://playmakersrep.org/, https://www.facebook.com/playmakersrep, https://www.instagram.com/playmakersrep/, https://twitter.com/playmakersrep, 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/. NOTE 1: Arts Access, Inc. of Raleigh will audio-describe and sign-language interpret the show's 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 3rd, performance. NOTE 2: May 4th and May 10th shows will be socially distanced performances. NOTE 3: The 2 p.m. Sunday, May 8th, show will be an open-captioned performance, with a "universal-access" live-caption unit, communicating dialog, stage directions, and sound effects. 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.

May 5-8: 2 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: David Grapes and Todd Olson's My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra (In Person) (Temple Theatre of Sanford). 2021-22 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/, and https://www.youtube.com/user/templetheatrenc. DIRECTIONS: http://templeshows.com/contact. COVID-19 GUIDELINES: http://templeshows.com/tickets/temple-theatre-covid-guidelines. THE SHOW: https://summerwindproductions.com/my-way/. 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), 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.

May 6-8: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling, and Abe Burrows' Guys and Dolls (In Person and Virtual), directed by Jeri Keith Liles and choreographed by Justine Blackmon, with music direction by Stephen Pfeiffer (Benson Little Theater in the W.J. Barefoot Auditorium in Benson). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgYPhM4LryFW2u5C3ZKCGqw. 2022 SEASON: https://bensonlittletheater.com/. THE PRESENTER: https://bensonlittletheater.com/, https://www.facebook.com/bensonfoundationforthearts/, https://www.instagram.com/bensonlittletheater/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgYPhM4LryFW2u5C3ZKCGqw. THE VENUE: https://bensonlittletheater.com/wj-barefoot-auditorium, https://www.johnstoncountync.org/listing/w-j-barefoot-auditorium/973/, and https://www.facebook.com/pages/W-J-Barefoot-Auditorium/203441393034126. DIRECTIONS: https://www.mapquest.com/us/north-carolina/w-j-barefoot-auditorium-373869890. TICKETS: $15 ($10 age 12 and under), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-894-3825 or bensonartswebmaster@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Benson Little Theater.

May 6-8: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Lisa Loomer's Roe (In Person), directed by Yvonne B. Anderson (North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2ifc8evvO-kGDgGFXq3Fww. 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. NOTE: This show contains adult content and adult language. 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.

The Rebecca Show will present What If I'm the Becky?, starring Rebecca Jackson-Artis (left) and Rebecca Fox, on
April 29-May 1 and May 6-8 at the Pure Life Theatre in Raleigh (photo by Erin Bell of Bull City Photography)

May 6-8: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: What If I'm the Becky? (In Person and Livestreamed Friday, May 6th), a two-woman sketch comedy show about cognitive dissonance, written and performed by Rebecca Fox and Rebecca Jackson-Artis, under the direction of Lisa Jolley, with props and costumes by Austin Scarlett and music and sound design by Mike Yionoulis (The Rebecca Show in the Pure Life Theatre in the Historic Royal Bakery Building at 3801 Hillsborough St., Suite 113, in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.facebook.com/therebeccashow/videos/. THE PRESENTER: http://www.therebeccashow.com/, https://www.facebook.com/therebeccashow, http://instagram.com/rebeccarebeccashowshow, https://www.instagram.com/rebeccarebeccashowshow/, and https://www.youtube.com/user/RebeccaArt2006. PODCAST: https://www.instagram.com/blackbeckyspeaks/. THE VENUE: https://www.purelifetheatre.com/, https://www.facebook.com/purelifetheatre/, https://www.instagram.com/purelifetheatre/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc4CsZ5WoMaPwoHtKjCHLxA. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. NOTE 1: What If I'm the Becky? is appropriate for audience members 16+. NOTE 2: Audience members must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination and wear masks over their noses and mouths. TICKETS: $25 ($15 students), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: rebeccarebeccashowshow@gmail.com.

May 7-8: 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (In Person), directed by Michael Parker, choreographed by Ronnie West, and starring Noelle Azarelo as Helena, Ryan McDaniel as Demetrius, Kelly McDaniel as Hermia, Emily Yates as Lysander, Katie Anderson as Titania, Liam Yates as Oberon, Gale Riggs as Puck, John-Paul Middlesworth as Bottom, Jason Christ as Theseus, Grace Siplon as Hippolyta/Peaseblossom, Travis Walsh as Egeus, Matthew Lubin as Philostrate, Katie Zimmerman as Quince, Sarah Richardson as Snout, Drew Gulino as Flute, Gerardo Elizondo as Snug/Moth, Lara Coutinho-Dean as Starveling/Mustardseed, Lydia Machalicky as Cobweb (Switchyard Theatre Company in the Sertoma Amphitheatre in Fred G. Bond Metro Park in Cary). THE PRESENTER: https://switchyardtheatrecompany.org/, http://www.facebook.com/switchyardtc, and https://instagram.com/switchyardtc. THE VENUE: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/sertoma-amphitheatre-at-bond-park and https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sertoma-Amphitheatre-at-Bond-Park/220042218024615. MAP/DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. SAFETY PROTOCOLS: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/sertoma-amphitheatre-at-bond-park. TICKETS: $20 ($10 students and seniors), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: info@switchyardtc.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Switchyard Theatre Company..

UPGOING PRODUCTIONS:

Sweet Tea Shakespeare will present Jane Austen's Emma, adapted by Claire F. Martin and directed by Hayley
Philippart, on May 5-8, 12-15, and 19-21 in the Leggett Theater at William Peace University in Raleigh

May 5-8, 12-15, 19-21: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: Jane Austen's Emma (In Person and Streaming Saturdays), adapted by Claire F. Martin and directed by Hayley Philippart, with musical direction by Ashlyn Parsons and costumes by Lizzy Andrews (Sweet Tea Shakespeare in the Leggett Theater on the second floor of Main Building at William Peace University in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/SweetTeaShakespeare. 2021-22 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/. TICKETS: $22 ($10 students, $19 active-duty military personnel, and $20 seniors) in advance and all tickets $30 at the door, plus taxes and fees, and $10 Streaming Saturday tickets. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 910-420-4383 or info@sweetteashakespeare.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Sweet Tea Shakespeare.

May 6-7: 7 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. and 12 and 1:30 p.m. Saturday: Andrew Lippa, Marshall Brickman, and Rick Elice's The Addams Family (In Person and Livestream), based on the macabre cartoons by Charles Addams and directed by Jenny Latimer (Center Theater Company Youth Performers at the The ArtsCenter of Carrboro). THE PRESENTER: https://www.centertheatercompany.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/CenterTheaterCompany. THE VENUE: https://artscenterlive.org/, https://www.facebook.com/artscenterlive, https://www.instagram.com/artscenterlive/, https://twitter.com/artscenterlive/, and https://www.youtube.com/user/TheArtsCenterLive. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://artscenterlive.org/about/#visitor-info. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): https://artscenterlive.org/. TICKETS: $10-$15 ($5-$10 children 6 and under), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 801-830-1079, 919-578-2496, or CenterTheaterCompany@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Center Theater Company.

May 6-7: 8 p.m. Friday and 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday: Women Rock! (In Person), conducted by Sarah Hicks and featuring vocalists Shayna Steele, Emily Drennan, and Brie Cassil (North Carolina Symphony in Meymandi Concert Hall in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). TRAILER: https://youtu.be/j-xbwXE_GAw. 2022 CONCERTS: https://www.ncsymphony.org/kw-search/?kw=&submit=Go. THE PRESENTER: https://www.ncsymphony.org/, https://www.facebook.com/ncsymphony, https://www.instagram.com/ncsymphony/, https://twitter.com/ncsymphony, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQiXxwgF8zDL_4OVTRnN4A. 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. NSO COVID-19 HEALTH & Safety PROTOCOLS: https://www.ncsymphony.org/health-safety/. NOTE: Donate new socks, mosquito repellant, sunscreen, and bottled water to The Women's Center and receive a FREE ticket to an upcoming North Carolina Symphony concert. TICKETS: $34 and up, plus taxes and fees. Call the NSO at 877-627-6724 or 919-733-2750 or call Ticketmaster at 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. GROUP RATES (10+ tickets): 919-789-5505, ablankenship@ncsymphony.org, or https://www.ncsymphony.org/concerts-events/group-discounts/ INFORMATION: 919-733-2750 or tickets@ncsymphony.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: North Carolina Symphony.

Grant Freeman will perform An R-Rated Magic Show at 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 11th, in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in Raleigh

May 11: 8 p.m. Wednesday: An R-Rated Magic Show (In Person), starring comedy magician Grant Freeman (A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). 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. DECPA SAFETY & SECURITY POLICIES: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/safety-security. AN R-RATED MAGIC SHOW: http://anrratedmagicshow.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/AnRRatedMagicShowonline/. TICKETS: $28 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>.

DPAC will present the Triangle Rising Stars Showcase and Awards, hosted by Clay Aiken and featuring 2021 winners Joshua Messmore and Elena Holder, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 11th

May 11: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: Triangle Rising Stars Showcase and Awards (In Person), hosted by Clay Aiken and featuring performances by 2021 TRS Best Actor Joshua Messmore and 2021 Jimmy Awards and TRS Best Actress Elena Holder (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). 2021-22 TRIANGLE RISING STARS HANDBOOK: https://www.dpacnc.com/community/triangle-rising-stars. 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. TICKETS: $20 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

May 11-15, 18-22: 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday: Stuart Ross' Forever Plaid (In Person), directed by Stephanie Pope Lofgren, with musical direction by Joanna Li, and starring Dave Robbins, Andrew Wade, Matthew Fairlee, and Tedd Szeto (Theatre Raleigh at the Theatre Raleigh Arts Center at 6638 Old Wake Forest Rd. in Raleigh). TRAILER: https://www.facebook.com/TheatreRaleigh/videos/2316337715207650. 2022 MAIN-STAGE 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/. TICKETS: $35 ($32.50 students, seniors 62+, and active-duty military personnel), 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.

DPAC will present Get The Led Out: A Celebration of "The Mighty Zep," a Philadelphia, PA-based group of six musicians performing Led Zeppelin live, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 12th

May 12: 8 p.m. Thursday: Get The Led Out: A Celebration of "The Mighty Zep" (In Person) (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). TRAILERS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASy8fPpvon4 and https://www.youtube.com/user/GTLOROCKS. 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://www.gtlorocks.com/, https://www.facebook.com/GetTheLedOut, https://www.instagram.com/gettheledout/, https://twitter.com/GetTheLedOut, and https://www.youtube.com/user/GTLOROCKS. TICKETS: $29.50 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

May 13-15: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: On the Banks of the Eno (In Person) by the Seymour Playwrights by the Seymour Playwrights (Sherry Conway Appel, Pippa Merrick, John Paul Middlesworth, and Mary Turner) (Seymour Playwrights, in association with the Orange County Historical Museum, at the Old Orange County Courthouse in Hillsborough). THE PRESENTER: https://artsorange.org/tag/seymour-playwrights/. THE VENUE: https://visithillsboroughnc.com/things-to-do/old-orange-county-courthouse/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Orange_County_Courthouse_(North_Carolina). MAPS/DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. TICKETS: $20 ($15 students and seniors 65+), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-929-4493 or seymourplaywrights@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Seymour Playwrights.

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present Peppa Pig's Adventure!, also starring George, Pedro Pony, Suzy Sheep, Gerald Giraffe, and Daddy Pig, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 14th

May 14: 2 p.m. Saturday: Peppa Pig's Adventure! (In Person) (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). TRAILERS: https://www.youtube.com/peppapig. 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://www.peppapig.com/, https://www.facebook.com/OfficialPeppaPig, https://www.instagram.com/officialpeppa, https://www.twitter.com/PeppaPig, and https://www.youtube.com/peppapig. TICKETS: $29.50 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

The North Carolina Symphony will present Renée Fleming in Concert, conducted by Grant Llewellyn, at 8 p.m. May 14th in Raleigh

May 14: 8 p.m. Saturday: Renée Fleming in Concert (In Person), conducted by Grant Llewellyn (North Carolina Symphony in Meymandi Concert Hall in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFQGB5WpxkA. 2022 CONCERTS: https://www.ncsymphony.org/kw-search/?kw=&submit=Go. THE PRESENTER: https://www.ncsymphony.org/, https://www.facebook.com/ncsymphony, https://www.instagram.com/ncsymphony/, https://twitter.com/ncsymphony, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQiXxwgF8zDL_4OVTRnN4A. 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. NSO COVID-19 HEALTH & Safety PROTOCOLS: https://www.ncsymphony.org/health-safety/. RENÉE FLEMING: https://reneefleming.com/, https://imgartists.com/roster/renee-fleming/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/rene-fleming-498989, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0281765/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Renee-Fleming, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9e_Fleming, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmdnhS3K_E0Bg1vaODEAKlg. TICKETS: $65 and up, plus taxes and fees. Call the NSO at 877-627-6724 or 919-733-2750 or call Ticketmaster at 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. GROUP RATES (10+ tickets): 919-789-5505, ablankenship@ncsymphony.org, or https://www.ncsymphony.org/concerts-events/group-discounts/ INFORMATION: 919-733-2750 or tickets@ncsymphony.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: North Carolina Symphony.

May 15: 2 p.m. Sunday: Staged: New Play Readings: Power, Money and Sex ... Oh Yeah, and Love (In Person), written by Sally Kinka, directed by Peter Comperatore, moderated by Debra Kaufman, and starring John Swain as Everett, Brianna Gilmore as Lily Luda, Brian Bunch as Willy, Brandi Parker as Ivy, Malachi Moore as Nathan, Travis Walsh as Dr. Master, and Aubrey Comperatore as Lily Magnolia, with stage directions read by director Peter Comperatore (OdysseyStage Theatre at the Shared Visions Retreat Center at the Old Murphey School in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXT4FpUyLxcizriWEBpOe3A. THE PRESENTER: https://www.odysseystage.org/, https://www.facebook.com/OdysseyStage, https://www.instagram.com/odysseystagetheatre, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXT4FpUyLxcizriWEBpOe3A. THE VENUE: https://www.sharedvisions.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/SharedVisionsRetreatCenterMurpheySchool. MAP/DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. TICKETS: $8, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: odysseystage@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: OdysseyStage Theatre.

The Carolina Ballet will present Giselle on Thursday-Sunday, May 19-22, in Raleigh
Memorial Auditorium in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh

May 19-22: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Giselle (In Person and Livestreamed at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 20th) (Carolina Ballet in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). 2021-22 SEASON: https://www.carolinaballet.com/2021-2022-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. COVID-19 VACCINATION AND MASK POLICY FAQS: https://www.carolinaballet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Covid-19-Vaccination-and-Mask-Policy-FAQs-2.pdf. CLEANING PROTOCOLS AND ATTENDEE SAFETY: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/cleaning-protocols-and-attendee-safety. TICKETS: $27.15-$90.15, plus taxes and ticket fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy in-person tickets, and call 919-719-0900 or e-mail boxoffice@carolinaballet.com to buy livestream 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.

May 17-22, 23-29; May 31-June 5: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday: Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton: An American Musical (Angelica Company) (In Person), based on Ron Chernow's 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton, directed by Thomas Kail, choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, presented as part of Truist Broadway at DPAC, and starring Edred Utomi as Alexander Hamilton, Josh Tower as Aaron Burr, Zoe Jensen as Eliza Hamilton, Bryson Bruce as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson, Stephanie Umoh as Angelica Schuyler, Paul Oakley Stovall as George Washington, Jon Viktor Corpuz as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton, Tyler Belo as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison, Peter Matthew Smith as King George III, Olivia Puckett as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds, Taylor N. Daniels as George Eacker, Patrick Garr as Samuel Seabury, Robbie Nicholson as Charles Lee, and Will T. Travis as Philip Schuyler/James Reynolds/Doctor (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPaJLqMLRjE&t=1s. 2021-22 TRUIST BROADWAY AT DPAC SEASON: https://www.dpacnc.com/truist-broadway/season/2021-2022-truist-broadway-at-dpac. 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://hamiltonmusical.com/us-tour/home/, https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/hamilton-angelica-504675, https://www.facebook.com/HamiltonMusical/, https://www.instagram.com/hamiltonmusical/, https://twitter.com/HamiltonMusical/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKhSqWRvBtjlivrs_xeT5aQ. TOUR CAST: https://hamiltonmusical.com/us-tour/cast/. TOUR CREATIVE TEAM (scroll down): https://hamiltonmusical.com/us-tour/cast/. THE SHOW: https://hamiltonmusical.com/, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/5911, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/hamilton-499520, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hamilton-musical, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_(musical). THE COMPOSER, LYRICIST, AND PLAYWRIGHT: https://www.linmanuel.com/, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/34364, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/lin-manuel-miranda-459893, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0592135/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lin-Manuel-Miranda, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin-Manuel_Miranda. TICKETS: $89 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.

May 21-22: 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: On the Banks of the Eno (In Person) by the Seymour Playwrights (Sherry Conway Appel, Pippa Merrick, John Paul Middlesworth, and Mary Turner) (Seymour Playwrights, in association with the Orange County Historical Museum, at the Chapel Hill Courthouse in Chapel Hill). THE PRESENTER: https://artsorange.org/tag/seymour-playwrights/. THE VENUE: https://www.nccourts.gov/locations/orange-county/chapel-hill-courthouse. MAPS/DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. TICKETS: $20 ($15 students and seniors 65+), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-929-4493 or seymourplaywrights@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Seymour Playwrights.

May 29: 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday: Spring Works: New, Contemporary, & Classical (In Person) (Cary Ballet Company in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOWDzZ8pp4cm2dY5d9kK0Ew. THE PRESENTER: https://www.caryballetcompany.org/, http://www.facebook.com/cbcomp, https://www.instagram.com/caryballetcompany/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOWDzZ8pp4cm2dY5d9kK0Ew. THE VENUE: https://www.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. DECPA SAFETY & SECURITY POLICIES: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/safety-security. TICKETS: $36 and up, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-481-6509 or info@caryballetcompany.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Cary Ballet Company.

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