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:

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 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 as Wilson (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/. AUGUST WILSON (1945-2005): http://www.augustwilson.library.pitt.edu/, http://www.august-wilson-theatre.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/august-wilson-4362, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/1722, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933025/, https://www.whiting.org/awards/winners/august-wilson#/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/August-Wilson, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Wilson. NOTE: The May 10th show will be a socially distanced performance. TICKETS: $20 and up ($10 students and youth), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-962-7529 or prcboxoffice@unc.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: PlayMakers Repertory Company. Melissa Rooney Review.

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

May 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.

UPGOING PRODUCTIONS:

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.

The John Crist: Fresh Cuts Comedy Tour will play Raleigh's Meymandi Concert Hall at 7 p.m. Friday, May 13th

May 13: 7 p.m. Friday: John Crist: Fresh Cuts Comedy Tour (In Person) (Meymandi Concert Hall in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFq7vUgpjnVRZI-MzSvRZAA. THE PRESENTER/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. CLEANING PROTOCOLS AND ATTENDEE SAFETY: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/cleaning-protocols-and-attendee-safety. THE TOUR: https://johncristcomedy.com/, https://www.facebook.com/johnbcrist, https://www.instagram.com/johnbcrist/, https://twitter.com/johnbcrist, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Crist_(comedian), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFq7vUgpjnVRZI-MzSvRZAA. TICKETS: $27 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.

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.

May 13-15, 20-22, 26-29: 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: Jiehae Park's Peerless (In Person), directed by Katy Koop and starring Samual Brown, Sarah Koop, Ella Mock, Foye Thornton III, and Pimpila Violette (Bulldog Ensemble Theater at Walltown Children's Theatre in Durham). THE PRESENTER: https://www.bulldogdurham.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/BulldogEnsembleTheater/. 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/. NOTE 1: Masks are required. NOTE 2: This play contains adult themes and language. TICKETS: $20 ($10 students 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.

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.

The Raleigh Dance Theatre will present its Spring Repertoire at 2 and 6 p.m. Saturday, May 14th, in the A.J. Fletcher
Opera Theater in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh (photo by Hunter Morris)

May 14: 2 and 6 p.m. Saturday: Spring Repertoire (In Person) (Raleigh Dance Theatre in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjdLPjnCzMts-ILYc4aFwOA. THE PRESENTER: https://raleighdance.org/, https://www.facebook.com/Raleigh-Dance-Theatre-140290849779/, https://instagram.com/raleighdance/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjdLPjnCzMts-ILYc4aFwOA. 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. CLEANING PROTOCOLS AND ATTENDEE SAFETY: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/cleaning-protocols-and-attendee-safety. TICKETS: $19.15, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-834-1058 or raleighdance@att.net. PLEASE DONATE TO: Raleigh Dance Theatre. Susie Potter's Preview.

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.

There are shows at 1 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 15th, in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium

May 15: 1 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 20 Years of Dancing (annual recital) (In Person) (DanceArt Dance Studio in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd8KDpy6gpWhYxeGXyRNZ4A. THE PRESENTER: https://danceartinc.com/, https://www.facebook.com/pages/DanceArt/112932255429693, https://www.instagram.com/danceartstudiogarner/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd8KDpy6gpWhYxeGXyRNZ4A. 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. CLEANING PROTOCOLS AND ATTENDEE SAFETY: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/cleaning-protocols-and-attendee-safety. TICKETS: $16 and up, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-550-6556 or amber@danceartinc.com.

Main Street Dance Company will present Showcases at 1, 4, and 7:15 p.m. Sunday, May 15th, and 6:15 p.m. Monday, May 16th

May 15-16: 1, 4, and 7:15 p.m. Sunday and 6:15 p.m. Monday: Main Street Dance Company Showcases (In Person) (Main Street Dance Company in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.facebook.com/Main-Street-Dance-Fuquay-122945431081525/videos/. THE PRESENTER: https://www.mainstreetdance.com/, https://www.facebook.com/Main-Street-Dance-Fuquay-122945431081525/, and https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/122945431081525/main-street-dance-fuquay/. 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. CLEANING PROTOCOLS AND ATTENDEE SAFETY: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/cleaning-protocols-and-attendee-safety. TICKETS: $15, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-552-0480 (voice), 919-809-0077 (text), or jocelyn@mainstreetdance.com.

The Carolina Theatre of Durham will present Dancing with the Carolina Stars, hosted by Clay Aiken, at 7 p.m. Monday, May 16th

May 16: 7 p.m. Monday: Dancing with the Carolina Stars (fundraiser) (In Person), hosted by Clay Aiken, and featuring (in alphabetical order) Jennings Brody, Wool E. Bull, ShaLeigh Comerford, Adam Dickinson, Pain Fonda, Kim Lan Grout, Willie Hinton, Nadira Hurley, Kristi Johnson, Ricky Moore, Durham Mayor Elaine O'Neal, Nicole Oxendine, David Therrell, Jack Reitz, Britt Spruill, Nicole Thompson, and N.C. State Senator Mike Woodard (The Carolina Theatre of Durham in Fletcher Hall). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8IUyRJrizW9YuBpTeuJyg. MMM NEWS RELEASE: . THE PRESENTER/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/. NOTE 1: Tickets must be bought in advance. NOTE 2: There will be a live auction of one-of-a-kind items and experiences and an online Silent Auction and Raffle. NOTE 3: There will be a cocktail hour, with champagne cocktails and hors d'oeuvres catered by Chef Paris Mishoe of Teer Farm, plus popcorn and drinks at the concession stand. TICKETS: $100, 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 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.

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.

The Monti will present The Monti StorySLAM: Kindred Spirits at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 20th, at Durham's Mystic Farm and Distillery

May 20: 7:30 p.m. Friday: The Monti StorySLAM: Kindred Spirits (In Person) (The Monti at the Mystic Farm and Distillery in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWRLGHrensG_L9yTXTE-tow. UPCOMING SHOWS: http://themonti.org/events. THE PRESENTER: http://themonti.org/, https://www.facebook.com/TheMonti, https://www.instagram.com/the.monti/, https://twitter.com/TheMonti1, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWRLGHrensG_L9yTXTE-tow. THE VENUE: https://www.whatismystic.com/, https://www.facebook.com/mysticfarmanddistillery, and https://www.instagram.com/mysticfarmdistillery/. DIRECTIONS: https://www.mapquest.com/us/north-carolina/mystic-farm-and-distillery-375128250. COVID REQUIREMENTS: http://themonti.org/events/the-monti-storyslam-kindred-spirits-on-5-20-2022. TICKETS: $12, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 218-666-8445 or info@themonti.org.

May 20-21: 6 p.m. Friday and 12 and 4:30 p.m. Saturday: Triangle Academy of Dance Recitals (In Person) (Triangle Academy of Dance in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://www.triangle-academy-dance.com/, https://www.facebook.com/tad.dance94/, https://www.instagram.com/triangleadance/, and https://twitter.com/TADance2016. 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. CLEANING PROTOCOLS AND ATTENDEE SAFETY: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/cleaning-protocols-and-attendee-safety. TICKETS: $15 and up, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-387-1298 or director@triangle-academy-dance.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.

Murray & Peter Present will bring the Alyssa Edwards: Life, Love & Lashes Tour to the A.J. Fletcher
Opera Theater in Raleigh's Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m. Friday, May 27th

May 27: 8 p.m. Friday: Alyssa Edwards: Life, Love & Lashes Tour (In Person) (>Murray & Peter Present in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk2F1g62KkGZhl96gF8mnpw. THE PRESENTER: https://www.dragfans.com/, https://www.facebook.com/mppresent/, https://www.instagram.com/mppresent/, https://twitter.com/MPPresent, and https://www.youtube.com/user/MPPresent. 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. CLEANING PROTOCOLS AND ATTENDEE SAFETY: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/cleaning-protocols-and-attendee-safety. ALYSSA EDWARDS: https://thealyssaedwards.com/, https://www.facebook.com/QueenAlyssaEdwards, https://www.instagram.com/alyssaedwards_1/, https://twitter.com/alyssaedwards_1, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyssa_Edwards, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk2F1g62KkGZhl96gF8mnpw. TICKETS: $35 and up, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: murray@mppresent.com.

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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