May 2023 Theater, Opera, and Dance Calendar

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

NOW PLAYING:

The Carolina Theatre of Durham will present Dancing with the Carolina Stars, hosted by Clay Aiken, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 24th

May 24: 7 p.m. Wednesday: Dancing with the Carolina Stars (In Person), starring Orlando Aguilar, Vernetta Alston, Keely Arthur, Shannon Healy, and Andrea Moore, with special guests Pain Fonda and Wool E. Bull (Adam Dickinson Realty Group and The Carolina Theatre of Durham and in Fletcher Hall). PRESENTER (Adam Dickinson Realty Group): https://adamdickinsonrealty.com/, https://www.nestrealty.com/raleigh_durham/agents/adam_dickinson.html, and https://www.facebook.com/AdamDickinsonRealtyGroup/. PRESENTER/VENUE (The Carolina Theatre): 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: $30 and up, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-560-3030 or efan@carolinatheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Carolina Theatre of Durham.

May 25-28: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, plus 2 p.m. Saturday, May 27th: Dr. Lisa B. Thompson's Single Black Female (In Person), directed by JaMeeka D. Holloway and starring Lauren Foster-Lee and Kyma Lassiter (Bulldog Ensemble Theater at Mettlesome Theater in Durham). THE PRESENTER: https://www.bulldogdurham.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/BulldogEnsembleTheater/. THE VENUE: https://thisismettlesome.com/, http://www.facebook.com/thisismettlesome, http://instagram.com/hellomettlesome, and https://twitter.com/hellomettlesome. DIRECTIONS: https://thisismettlesome.com/location. COVID-19 POLICY: Bulldog Ensemble Theater notes that "Masks will be required inside the theater on Sunday performances." SINGLE BLACK FEMALE (1999 Comedy): https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/6518/single-black-female, https://lisabthompson.com/plays, and https://newplayexchange.org/plays/52282/single-black-female. DR. LISA B. THOMPSON (Playwright, Patton Professor of African & African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, and MacDowell Fellow in Theatre Arts): https://lisabthompson.com/, https://theatredance.utexas.edu/people/thompson-lisa, https://www.macdowell.org/artists/lisa-b-thompson, and https://twitter.com/DrLisaBThompson. NOTE Bulldog Ensemble Theater cautions that this show "Contains strong language and adult themes [emphasis added]." TICKETS: $20 ($10 young people under 35 and $18 seniors 65+ and veterans), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: info@bulldogdurham.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Bulldog Ensemble Theater.

May 26-27: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday: Jethro Compton's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (In Person), based on a 1953 short story by Dorothy M. Johnson, directed in Smithfield by Matt Gore, and starring Owen Lewis as Ransome Foster, Madeline Snow as Hallie Jackson, Tyler Pinkowski as Bert Barricune, Dan Brown as Jim Mosten, Rich Nixon as Marshal Johnson, Randall Lawrence-Hurt as Liberty Valance, Keith Allen Davis as Jake Dowitt, Sammy Smith as the Narrator, Aycee Carter as a Deputy, plus Townspeople, including Bill Jordan, Joyce Kilpatrick-Jordan, Kathi Nixon, Reggie Parker, Zack Shultz, and Emily Snow (Neuse Little Theatre at "The Hut" [American Legion Hut] in Smithfield). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/NeuseLittleTheatre. THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (2014 Stage Play): https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/56464/the-man-who-shot-liberty-valance, https://www.jethrocomptonltd.co.uk/liberty-valance, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Shot_Liberty_Valance_(stage_play). JETHRO COMPTON (British Playwright, Screenwriter, Film Director, and Theater Producer): https://www.jethrocomptonltd.co.uk/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Compton. TICKETS: $13 in advance and $15 at the door, 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.

May 26-28: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Sam Bobrick's Baggage (In Person), directed by Kathleen Rudolph and starring Jenny Anglum as Phyllis Novak, Larry Evans as Bradley Naughton, Chris Brown as Dr. Jonathan Alexander, and Tracey Riordan as Mitzi Cartright (Peak Ensemble Players at the Halle Cultural Arts Center in Apex). TRAILERS: https://www.facebook.com/PeakEnsemblePlayers/videos/. VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1PZg3QSWMInviV5N5v2MA/videos. THE PRESENTER: https://www.facebook.com/PeakEnsemblePlayers, https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/peakensembleplayers/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1PZg3QSWMInviV5N5v2MA/videos. 2023 SEASON: https://www.facebook.com/PeakEnsemblePlayers/events/. THE VENUE: http://thehalle.org/, https://www.facebook.com/thehalleofApex, https://www.instagram.com/thehalleapex/, http://thehalle.org/twitter, and http://thehalle.org/youtube. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY: http://thehalle.org/accessibility. COVID REQUIREMENTS: http://thehalle.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=442. BAGGAGE (2005 Romantic Comedy): http://www.sambobrick.com/plays/play.php?name=baggage and https://www.concordtheatricals.com/s/683/baggage. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. SAM BOBRICK (Chicago, IL-born playwright and screenwriter, 1932-2019): http://www.sambobrick.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/sam-bobrick-8576, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090427/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bobrick. TICKETS: $18 ($10 students 16 and under and $12 seniors, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-249-1120, peprudolph@gmail.com, or halleculturalartscenter@apexnc.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Peak Ensemble Players. Halle Cultural Arts Center. Kurt Benrud's Triangle Review Review Permalink.

May 27-28: 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Osborne & Eppler's Southern Fried Funeral (In Person), directed by D.H. Johnson and starring Jeri Keith Liles, Lindsey Hayes, Susan Parrish, Luke Hernandez, Hunter Hayes, Michael Lester, Anita Massey, Deborah Davis, Tony Mendez, Daniel Ruffino, and Carolyn Lambert (Benson Little Theater in W. J. Barefoot Auditorium in Benson). TRAILER: https://www.facebook.com/bensonfoundationforthearts/videos/1289032162009964. THE PRESENTER: https://bensonlittletheater.com/ https://www.facebook.com/bensonfoundationforthearts, https://www.instagram.com/bensonlittletheater, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgYPhM4LryFW2u5C3ZKCGqw. THE VENUE/MAP/DIRECTIONS: https://bensonlittletheater.com/wj-barefoot-auditorium. SOUTHERN FRIED FUNERAL (2010 Comedy): https://www.playscripts.com/play/2823 and https://www.abouttheartists.com/plays/19018-southern-fried-funeral-by-nate-eppler-and-j-dietz-osborne. OSBORNE & EPPLER (Nashville, TN Playwriting Team of J. Dietz Osborne and Nate Eppler): https://www.osborneandeppler.com/, https://www.playscripts.com/playwrights/bios/1630, and https://www.facebook.com/osborneandeppler. TICKETS: $15 ($10 children age 12 and under), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: bensonfoundationforthearts@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Benson Little Theater.

UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS:

The Raleigh Improv will present Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias for four SOLD OUT shows at 7 and 10 p.m. May 26th and 27th

May 26-27: 7 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday: Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias (In Person) (Raleigh Improv in Raleigh). GABRIEL "FLUFFY" IGLESIAS VIDEOS: https://fluffyguy.com/videos/ and https://www.youtube.com/fluffyguy. 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. 2023 CALENDAR: https://improv.com/raleigh/calendar/. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://improv.com/raleigh/info/. GABRIEL "FLUFFY" IGLESIAS (San Diego, CA-born stand-up comedian and actor, nee Gabriel Jesús Iglesias): https://fluffyguy.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0407101/, https://www.facebook.com/GabrielIglesias, https://www.instagram.com/fluffyguy/, https://twitter.com/fluffyguy, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Iglesias, and https://www.youtube.com/fluffyguy. TICKETS: SOLD OUT. INFORMATION: 919-589-8558 or raleigh@improv.com.

May 27: 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Lucky Street Comedy (In-Person Family-Friendly Improv), featuring Tanya Quinn, Tom Quinn, and Ben Quinn (Center Theater Company in CTC Studios at 4221 Garrett Rd. in Durham). THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.centertheatercompany.com/, https://www.facebook.com/CenterTheaterCompany, and https://www.instagram.com/CenterTheaterCompany/. DIRECTIONS: https://www.mapquest.com/us/nc/durham/27707-3467/4221-garrett-rd-35.9602,-78.97545. TICKETS: $15 general admission ($10 children 6 and under), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: centertheatercompany@gmail.com.

May 27-28: 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: KidsWrite Festival (In Person) (Burning Coal Theatre Company in the Murphey School Auditorium in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3qVv6iWGS3yQtVoFH5_XNQ. 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/. TICKETS: $10, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-834-4001 or info@burningcoal.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Burning Coal Theatre Company.

On May 30-June 4, the Durham Performing Arts Center will present the U.S. tour of the all-female 2022 Broadway Revival of Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone's 1776: A Musical Play

May 30-June 4: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday: Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone's 1776: A Musical Play (In Person), directed by Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus and choreographed by Page, presented as part of Truist Broadway at DPAC, and starring (in alphabetical order) Shelby Acosta as Congressional Secretary Charles Thomson, Gisela Adisa as John Adams of Massachusetts, Nancy Anderson as Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, Tiffani Barbour as Congressional Custodian Andrew McNair, Dawn Cantwell as Col. Thomas McKean of Delaware, Julie Cardia as Stephen Hopkins of Rhode Island, Joanna Glushak as John Dickinson of Pennsylvania, Anissa Marie Griego as Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Kassandra Haddock as Edward Rutledge of South Carolina, Shawna Hamic as Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, Connor Lyon as Martha Jefferson/Dr. Lyman Hall, Liz Mikel as Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Oneika Phillips as John Hancock of Massachusetts, Lulu Picart as Samuel Chase of Maryland, Ariella Serur as Judge James Wilson of Pennsylvania, Brooke Simpson as a Courier, Sav Souza as Dr. Josiah Bartlett of New Hampshire, Tieisha Thomas as Abigail Adams/Rev. Jonathan Witherspoon of New Jersey, Jill Marie Vallery as Caesar Rodney of Delaware, Zuri Washington as Robert Livingston of New York, Gwynne Wood as George Read of Delaware, and Candice Marie Woods as Joseph Hewes of North Carolina, plus Standbys Amanda Dayhoff, Sara Gallo, Lisa Karlin, Kayla Saunders, and Lillie Eliza Thomas (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). DIGITAL PROGRAM: https://issuu.com/dpac0/docs/dpac_1776_digital. DPAC TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiBBnLNMOZA. 1776 VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmeYUsX1IEM. 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. 2023-24 TRUIST BROADWAY AT DPAC SEASON: https://www.dpacnc.com/truist-broadway/season/truist-broadway-at-dpac-2023-2024. 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://www.1776musical.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/1776-535188, https://www.facebook.com/1776Musical/, https://www.instagram.com/1776musical, https://twitter.com/Musical1776, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776_(musical)#Productions. TOUR CAST: https://www.1776musical.com/. TOUR CREATIVE TEAM: https://www.1776musical.com/. GENDER AND PRONOUNS: https://www.roundabouttheatre.org/get-tickets/upstage-guides-current/1776/gender-and-pronouns. 1776: A MUSICAL PLAY (1969 Broadway Musical): https://www.1776musical.com/, https://www.mtishows.com/1776, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/1776-1014, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776_(musical). STUDY GUIDE (Utah Shakespeare Festival): https://www.bard.org/study-guides/1776-study-guide/. SHERMAN EDWARDS (New York, NY-born composer and lyricist, 1919-81): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/sherman-edwards-10506, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0250360/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Edwards. PETER STONE (Los Angeles, CA-born playwright, 1930-2003): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/peter-stone-8128, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832099/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Stone_(writer). TICKETS: $25 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 31-June 4; June 7-11: 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday: Allan Maule's The Weight of Everything We Know (In Person), a world premiere directed by Michael Berry and starring Jeff Ronan as Darrow and Shubhangi Kuchibhotla as Lucia (Theatre Raleigh in the Theatre Raleigh Studio at 3027 Barrow Dr. in Raleigh). 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. 2023 SEASON: https://theatreraleigh.com/2022-main-stage-season/. THE VENUE: https://theatreraleigh.com/tr-studio/. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://theatreraleigh.com/covid-19-updates/. ALLAN MAULE (Durham, NC playwright): https://allanmaule.com/, https://newplayexchange.org/users/20734/allan-maule, https://www.facebook.com/allan.maule, https://www.instagram.com/maulerballer/, https://twitter.com/MaulerBaller, and https://www.youtube.com/@allanmaule7201. TICKETS: $32 ($30 students, seniors, 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.

REGISTER FOR AARP THEATER *VIRTUAL SCREENINGS* TO WATCH ONLINE
Stream Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Sarah Vaughan (2005) for FREE at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 3rd Genre: Jazz Documentary Not Rated Running Time: 52 Minutes Directed by Gene A. Davis. Starring Sarah Vaughan and George Dafney (piano), Harold Jones (drums), and Andrew Simpkins (bass). 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/tt0930584/. TCM Movie Database: N/A. Wikipedia: N/A. Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film	Stream Riot Act (2020) for FREE at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 25th Genre: Verbatim Theater Piece Not Rated Running Time: 75 Minutes Created and performed by Alexis Gregory as Stonewall Inn riot survivor Michael-Anthony Nozzi, alternative 1970s drag artist Lavinia Co-op, and 1990s AIDS Activist Paul Burston. Directed by Rikki Beattle-Blair. 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 Howard Loxton's British Theatre Guide Review Emily Garside's The Queer Review Review (Rating: 5 of 5 stars)	Stream Richard Strauss' Capriccio (2013) for FREE at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 15th Genre: Opera Not Rated Running Time: 162 Minutes Directed on stage by Marco Arturo Marelli and on film by Brian Large. Starring Renée Fleming as The Countess, Bo Skovhus as The Count, Michael Schade as Flamand, Markus Eiche as Olivier, Kurt Rydl as La Roche, and Angelika Kirchschlager as Clairon at the Vienna State Opera. 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/tt13357108/. TCM Movie Database: N/A. Wikipedia: N/A. Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film Paul E. Robinson's Ludwig Van (Toronto) Review Lawrence D. Devoe, MD's TheaterByte Review

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