God Duke Players Brody Theater, Duke Campus Through Aug. 31 Woody Allen’s having one of his biggest critical and popular cinematic successes in years with his new film Blue Jasmine, but it’s just as heartening to see that God, his 1975 play, can still pull in college students for a packed house at a midnight […]
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Is the future of the North Carolina film industry actually television?
It’s a rainy Monday morning in April, and I’m headed to a soundstage at Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington that contains a replica of a devastated town. One airplane-hangar-sized space contains the interior of a multi-level bar and restaurant, while another features a bomb shelter. At the moment, a character played by Charlotte native Britt […]
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From Iron Man to Funky Winkerbean, a guide to upcoming comic book events in the Triangle
This Friday Iron Man 3, which was partially filmed in Cary and throughout North Carolina, will blast into theaters after already taking in $200 million internationally. While it’s the biggest comic-book-related event in the Triangle, it’s not the only one, as a series of local and national creators are headed through the area during the […]
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“The world’s best artist” Mitch O’Connell brings modern kitsch to Raleigh
Image provided by Mitch O’Connell Mitch O’Connell’s colorful, crazed pop-art illustrations have appeared everywhere from the cover of Newsweek (four times) to a recent full-page story in The Wall Street Journal, but you’ll have to forgive him for hoping for a good-sized turnout at his appearance at Nice Price Books in Raleigh on April 27. […]
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A broad take on Being Earnest at Raleigh Little Theatre
The Importance of Being Earnest Raleigh Little Theatre Through April 28 It is not easy to upstage the words of Oscar Wilde, though Vicki Olson’s costumes for Raleigh Little Theatre’s production of Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest come close. From start to finish, the sartorial choices for the play’s pretentious characters are every bit […]
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Small town secrets in Pulitzer winner Elizabeth Strout’s The Burgess Boys
The Burgess Boys By Elizabeth Strout Random House 336 pp. Sunday, April 7 Noon Flyleaf Books Benefit for the Orange County Literary Council $5 3 p.m. Quail Ridge Books & Music A conversation with Angela Davis-Gardner Having her new novel The Burgess Boys finally out in stores is a relief for novelist Elizabeth Strout, who […]
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Jason Robert Brown’s musical The Last 5 Years
The Last 5 Years North Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre Through March 24 There’s only one more weekend to catch North Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre’s production of Jason Robert Brown’s musical The Last 5 Years, but make sure you have it on your calendar. The minimalist, abstract look at the birth and death of […]
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In its last week before closing, Nice Price Books partners with Chapel Hill Library
Photo by Jeremy M. LangeA patron browses through Nice Price’s selections. For those who’ve been following ourcoverage of the closing of the original Nice Price Books in Carrboro, there’s one more chance to get some of their inventory this weekend. According to a news release, Nice Price has partnered with the Friends of the Chapel […]
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The most amazing season, eh? A closer look at DPAC’s new Broadway line-up
Photo by Joan MarcusThe Book of Mormon comes to Durham Feb. 11-23, 2014. To summarize the lineup of touring Broadway shows coming through the Durham Performing Arts Center’s new season as succinctly as possible: Hope you like Andrew Lloyd Webber. Sir Andrew’s work may be found in three of the seven new shows announced at […]
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Ron Rash discusses the craft of the short story and the complexity of Appalachian speech
Nothing Gold Can Stay By Ron Rash Ecco, 239 pp. Ron Rash appears at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. and at Quail Ridge Books and Music in Raleigh on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 7:30 p.m. Nothing Gold Can Stay, the fifth volume of stories by Ron Rash, is […]
