April 2023 Theater, Opera, and Dance Calendar Additions

The Carolina Ballet will present Robert Weiss' world-premiere ballet, Orpheus & Eurydice, with music by J. Mark
Scearce, performed by the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, on April 27-30 in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the Triangle Review's updated Master Calendar of Events for April 2023. 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.)

FIRST ... TWO MORE MARCH SHOWS:

March 31-April 1: 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday: From Myth to Man: Martin Luther King, An Interpretation (In Person Fundraiser), a one-man show written and performed by Ira Knight (Ira Knight Presents at the Walltown Children's Theatre of Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMWmf1w-u3xwivlEoauKt3A/videos?app=desktop. THE PRESENTER: https://www.facebook.com/iraknightpresents.presents.1, https://www.instagram.com/iraknightpresents/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMWmf1w-u3xwivlEoauKt3A/videos?app=desktop. THE VENUE: https://www.walltownchildrenstheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/walltownchildrenstheatre/, and https://twitter.com/wct_durham. MAP/DIRECTIONS (at lower left): https://www.walltownchildrenstheatre.org/. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (Baptist minister, civil-rights activist, and 1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner, nee Michael King, Jr., 1929-68): https://thekingcenter.org/, https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1964/summary/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Luther-King-Jr, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.. NOTE: 100% of all proceeds will go to the Walltown Children's Theatre. TICKETS: $20, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-286-4545 or CONNECT@WCTDURHAM.ORG. PLEASE DONATE TO: Walltown Children's Theatre.

March 31-April 2: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Mary Hall Surface's The Hundred Dresses (In Person), adapted from the 1945 book by Eleanor Estes (Applause! Cary Youth Theatre at the Cary Arts Center in Cary). THE PRESENTER: https://www.carync.gov/recreation-enjoyment/arts-culture/youth-theater. FACULTY: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/arts-culture/youth-theater/applause-faculty. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/arts-culture/youth-theater/upcoming-productions. THE VENUE: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/cary-arts-center, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cary-Arts-Center/235735853122351, and https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/15097356/cary-arts-center/. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps. PARKING: https://www.townofcary.org/home/showpublisheddocument/7187/637648017090330000. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/cary-arts-center/accessibility. TOWN OF CARY COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOL: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/prcr-indoor-facilities-know-before-you-go. TICKETS: $6.50-$10, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-465-4792 or kirsten.desena@townofcary.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Applause! Cary Youth Theatre.

APRIL PRODUCTIONS:

The Carolina Youth Ballet will present Cinderella at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 1st, in the A.J.
Fletcher Opera Theater in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh

April 1: 2 p.m. Saturday: Cinderella (In Person) (Carolina Youth Ballet in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://www.triangle-academy-dance.com/carolina-youth-ballet, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063761693658, https://instagram.com/triangleadance/, and http://twitter.com/TADance2016. 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. TICKETS: $30-$35, plus taxes and ticket fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-996-8700 or pac.info@raleighnc.gov.

The North Carolina Symphony will present Carnival of the Animals, conducted by Michelle Di Russo and featuring
Paperhand Puppet Intervention, at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 1st, on the Woolner Stage of Meymandi Concert Hall

April 1: 4 p.m. Saturday: Carnival of the Animals (In Person), conducted by Michelle Di Russo and featuring Paperhand Puppet Intervention (North Carolina Symphony on the Woolner Stage of Meymandi Concert Hall in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). TRAILERS: . CONCERT PROGRAM: https://www.ncsymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2223-YPC3-print-file.pdf. THE PRESENTER: https://www.ncsymphony.org/, https://www.facebook.com/ncsymphony, https://www.instagram.com/ncsymphony/, https://twitter.com/ncsymphony, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Symphony, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQiXxwgF8zDL_4OVTRnN4A. 2023 CONCERTS: https://www.ncsymphony.org/kw-search/?kw=&submit=Go. 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. PAPERHAND PUPPET INTERVENTION: http://paperhand.org/, https://www.facebook.com/PaperhandPuppetIntervention, https://www.instagram.com/paperhandpuppet/, https://twitter.com/PaperhandPuppet, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnsoFSoJA3mx0F6nyD-YUMw. TICKETS: This show is SOLD OUT. INFORMATION: 919-733-2750 or tickets@ncsymphony.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: North Carolina Symphony.

Cannoli Productions will present Joe Gatto's Night of Comedy at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 1st, in the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh

April 1: 7 p.m. Saturday: Joe Gatto's Night of Comedy (In Person) (Cannoli Productions in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). JOE GATTO VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/c/joegatto1. THE PRESENTER: https://cannoliproductions.com/, https://www.facebook.com/cannoliproductions, https://www.instagram.com/cannoli_productions/, https://twitter.com/CannoliProd, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV0gBxYTgRUCoqXbY3CyAw. 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. JOE GATTO (Staten Island, NY-born stand-up comedian and actor): http://www.joegattoofficial.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2665746/, https://www.facebook.com/people/Joe-Gatto/100044142204159/, https://www.instagram.com/joe_gatto/, https://twitter.com/Joe_gatto, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Gatto, and https://www.youtube.com/c/joegatto1. NOTE: This show for mature audiences is recommended for ages 16+. TICKETS: $37.60-$57.60, plus taxes and ticket fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-996-8700 or pac.info@raleighnc.gov.

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present Taylor Tomlinson: The Have It All Tour, with special guest Dustin Nickerson, at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 1st, and 7 p.m. Sunday, April 2nd

April 1-2: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday: Taylor Tomlinson: The Have It All Tour (In Person), with special guest Dustin Nickerson TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJP0c9pHwEw&t=2s. TAYLOR TOMLINSON VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/TomlinsonTaylor. DUSTIN NICKERSON VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs2QQYow6VX9nDpDwCspiqQ. 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. TAYLOR TOMLINSON (Orange County, CA-born stand-up comedian and actress): https://ttomcomedy.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6734866/, https://www.facebook.com/TaylorTomlinsonComedy/, https://www.instagram.com/taylortomlinson/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Tomlinson, and https://www.youtube.com/user/TomlinsonTaylor. DUSTIN NICKERSON (Seattle, WA-born stand-up comedian and podcast host): https://www.dustinnickerson.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11409549/, https://www.facebook.com/dustinnickersoncomedy, https://www.instagram.com/dustinnickerson/?hl=en, https://twitter.com/DustinNickerson, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs2QQYow6VX9nDpDwCspiqQ. TICKETS: $39 and up, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

UNC-Chapel Hill's Blank Canvas Dance Company will perform its Spring 2023 Showcase
at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 2nd, in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in downtown Raleigh

April 2: 7 p.m. Sunday: Spring 2023 Showcase (In Person) (Blank Canvas Dance Company in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://www.facebook.com/UNCBlankCanvas/, https://www.instagram.com/blankcanvas_unc/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCWz389n3Z8ouQD6FKYCyDQ. 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: TBA, plus taxes aand fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: bcdanceco@gmail.com.

April 6-9, 13-16, 20-23: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard (In Person), adapted and directed by Randolph Curtis Rand, choreographed by Avis Hatcher-Puzzo, and starring (in alphabetical order) Erin Amlicke as Yasha, Lynda Clark as the Love Daughter-of-Andréy and the Wife-of-Ranévsky, Abbi Colborn as Charlotta Daughter-of-Iván, Passer-by, Gene Cordon as Boris Son-of-Boris Simyónov-Squeekytoy, Maxine Eloi as Varya, Mark Filiaci as Leoníd Son-of-Andrey Gáyev, Matthew Hager as Trofimov, John Jimerson as Semyón Son-of-Panteléy Yepikhódov, Stephen Jones as Firs, Elise Kimple as Anya, and Jordan Lichtenheld as Dunyásha (Burning Coal Theatre Company in the Murphey School Auditorium in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3qVv6iWGS3yQtVoFH5_XNQ. STUDY GUIDE: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fmu0vQLfnfeMCD3d_WzuG_DqmLrJuqfO/view. 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. 2022-23 MAINSTAGE SEASON: https://burningcoal.org/mainstage/. 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/. NOTE 1: There will be a talkback, with the cast, after the Saturday, April 8th, performance. NOTE 2: Arts Access, Inc. of Raleigh will audio-describe the show's 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22nd, performance. TICKETS: $30 ($20 students, teachers, and active-duty military personnel, and $25 seniors 65+), except $20 Thursdays, $5 College Night on April 7th, Pay-What-You-Can Day on April 9th (door sales only). Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-834-4001 or info@burningcoal.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Burning Coal Theatre Company.

April 27-30: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Robert Weiss' ballet, Orpheus & Eurydice (In Person), with music by J. Mark Scearce, performed live by the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle (Carolina Ballet in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://www.carolinaballet.com/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaBallet, https://www.instagram.com/carolinaballet/, https://twitter.com/CarolinaBallet, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Ballet, and https://www.youtube.com/user/CBcarolinaballet. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.carolinaballet.com/2022-2023-season/. THE COMPANY: https://www.carolinaballet.com/company/. 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. TICKETS: $27.15-$100.15, plus taxes and ticket fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. GROUPS (10+ tickets): 919-719-0900 and https://www.carolinaballet.com/tickets/special-rates/. INFORMATION: 919-719-0900 or boxoffice@carolinaballet.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Carolina Ballet.

April 28-30; May 5-7: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, and 7:30 p.m. Monday: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Joseph Stein's Fiddler on the Roof (In Person), directed and choreogaphed by Nancy Gardner Rich, with music direction by Darylene Cothren Hecht, and starring Jamie Gorski as Tevye the Dairyman, Heather Shinpaugh as Tevye's wife Golde, Shelby Barros as Tevye's daughter Tzeitel, Elena Mulligan as Tevye's daughter Hodel, Brynna Rosenberg as Tevye's daughter Chava, Karen Williams as Yente the Matchmaker, Jaret Preston as Motel the Tailor, Marshall Moller as Perchik the Student, Ryan Lim as the Russian Fyedka, and Jared Joyal as Lazar Wolf the Butcher VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/CaryPlayers. (Cary Players at the Cary Arts Center in Cary). THE PRESENTER: https://caryplayers.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CaryPlayers, https://twitter.com/CaryPlayers, and https://www.youtube.com/user/CaryPlayers. 2022-23 SEASON: https://caryplayers.org/shows/. THE VENUE: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/cary-arts-center, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cary-Arts-Center/235735853122351, and https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/15097356/cary-arts-center/. DIRECTIONS: https://caryplayers.org/cary-arts-center/. PARKING: https://www.townofcary.org/home/showpublisheddocument/7187/637648017090330000. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/cary-arts-center/accessibility. TOWN OF CARY COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOL: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/prcr-indoor-facilities-know-before-you-go. TICKETS:$24 ($22 students under 18 and seniors 55+), plus taxes and fees. Click here and scroll down to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-439-4410 or info@caryplayers.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Cary Players.

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