Updated May 2022 Theater, Opera, and Dance Calendar

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:

The Cary Playwrights' Forum and Creative Greensboro will present their 2022 North Carolina
Radio Play Festival: Sci-Fi Invasion via Spotify and PodBean, starting on Friday, May 21st

May 28; June 4: Third Annual North Carolina Radio Play Festival: Sci-Fi Invasion (Virtual): WEEK 1 (starting May 21st): Bring on the Rain, written by Jamie Baker Palmer, edited and directed by Mike Brannon and featuring Brant Burgiss, Laura Parker, Bonnie Marie Williams, Nicole Weintraub, Jay Zadeh, and Troy Suter. Sticks and Stones, written by Clinton Festa, edited by Jay Zadeh, directed by Marina Enslen, and featuring Dan Cerullo, Josh Spector, Andy Ralston-Asumendi, Stephanie Turner, and Dallin Rodriguez. WEEK 2 (starting May 28th): A Close Encounter of the Toasty Kind, written by Eric Weil, edited and directed by Thom Haynes and featuring Stephanie Simon, Christine Rogers, and Heather Arrington. Threat, written by Susan Steadman, edited by Christian O'Neal, directed by Natasha Jackson, and featuring Salinda Tyson, Joanna LaForgia, L.M. Kirwan, and Sean Malone. WEEK 3 (starting June 4th): Lizard Licks, written by Judy Dove, edited by Louis Panzer, directed by Clinton Festa, and featuring Erin Suminsby, Carl J. Grasso, and Rhonda Lemon. Love to You, written by Larry Bliss, edited and directed by Christian O'Neal and featuring Bonnie Webster, Gerald Rubin, Chris Hoina, Camille Christina, and Xenon Winslow. (Cary Playwrights' Forum and Creative Greensboro via Spotify and PodBean). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDPLD5ILLds. 2022 FESTIVAL: http://www.caryplaywrightsforum.org/?page_id=5086. THE PRESENTERS: Cary Playwrights' Forum: https://www.caryplaywrightsforum.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CaryPlaywrights, https://www.instagram.com/caryplaywrightsforum/, https://twitter.com/CaryPlaywrights, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDM991taImNmNUDOsrbJXuA. Creative Greensboro: https://www.greensboro-nc.gov/departments/creative-greensboro, https://www.facebook.com/CreativeGreensboro, and https://www.instagram.com/creativegreensboro/. TICKETS: FREE but donations suggested. INFORMATION: cpfradiohour@gmail.com and 336-373-2026 or creativegreensboro@greensboro-nc.gov. PLEASE DONATE TO: Cary Playwrights' Forum and Creative Greensboro.

DPAC will present Lin-Manuel Miranda's 2016 Tony® and Pulitzer Prize winner, Hamilton: An American Musical, on May 24-29 and May 31-June 5, as part Truist Broadway at DPAC

May 24-29; 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 National Tour) (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 Schuyler 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. Melissa Rooney's Review.

May 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.

UPGOING PRODUCTIONS:

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 27-28: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 1 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday: A (VOI D)ANCE: An Evening-Length World Premiere (In Person) (OM Grown Dancers Season 5 at The Fruit [Durham Fruit and Produce Company] in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.facebook.com/omgrowndancers/videos/ and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgvbb4XWgMvdWB0uMczy2dQ. THE PRESENTER: https://www.omgrowndancers.com/, https://www.facebook.com/omgrowndancers, https://www.instagram.com/OMgrowndancers/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgvbb4XWgMvdWB0uMczy2dQ. THE VENUE: https://www.durhamfruit.com/, https://www.facebook.com/305sdillardst, https://www.instagram.com/durhamfruit/, https://twitter.com/durhamfruit, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPMaKqpy0ZLWi_yXODprZGQ. MAP (scroll down): https://www.durhamfruit.com/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: N/A. TICKETS: $20-$40, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 910-920-5282 or com@omgrowndancers.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: OM Grown Dancers.

Wild Mind Improv with Anoo Tree Brod will present Danny Canoe Improv + Variety Show! at 8 p.m.
on Saturday, May 28th, in the Earl & Rhoda Wynn Theater at The ArtsCenter of Carrboro

May 28: 8 p.m. Saturday: Danny Canoe Improv + Variety Show! (In Person), featuring Danny Canoe (Dan Sipp and Anoo Tree Brod, with special guest Jane Allen Wilson), plus four opening acts: stand-up comedian Elena Clevenger, pianist Ethan Lechner, inspirational speaker Kirsten Bohl, and dancer Margaret Valyou (Wild Mind Improv with Anoo Tree Brod in the Earl & Rhoda Wynn Theater at The ArtsCenter of Carrboro). West End Theater). THE PRESENTER: https://www.facebook.com/WILDMINDIMPROV and https://www.anootreebrod.com/. DANNY CANOE: https://www.facebook.com/Danny-Canoe-179241198802. 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-19 REQUIREMENTS: https://artscenterlive.org/performance/wild-mind-improv-presents-danny-canoe-improv-variety-show/. TICKETS: $12, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-360-9265 or anootreemail@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: The ArtsCenter of Carrboro.

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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