John Kessel, director of the creative writing program at N.C. State University, now holds an unusual record. “I am now the person who has gone the longest between his first and second Nebula26 years,” he says. “Pretty good, huh?” The Nebula is the Oscar of science fiction and fantasy literature, awarded annually by the Science […]
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Michael Malone talks about his new novel, The Four Corners of the Sky
Michael Malone first had the idea for his latest novel, The Four Corners of the Sky, in 1999, while on a college road trip with his daughter Maggie. At a stop at Annapolis, Maggie posed next to a jet plane and made a comment about wanting to fly one someday. “The image of what that […]
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Never mind the recession, the Triangle computer gaming industry is booming
As video games become an increasingly accepted part of mainstream media, the Triangle is poised to become a major hub for this industry. The inaugural Triangle Game Conference, held April 29 and 30 at Raleigh’s Marriott City Center, helped prove this, with nearly double the anticipated attendance and rave reviews from industry veterans and newcomers […]
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Happy Days fails to do justice to the television show—or the music of the 1950s
Happy DaysA New Musical Broadway Series South @ Raleigh Memorial Auditorium Through April 19 It’s rare thing to say this, but the musical of Happy Days is a stage production that could have actually benefited from jukebox tunes. For a show that helped put “Rock Around the Clock” back on the charts, the only nostalgic […]
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Duke Theater Studies’ Exit the King
Exit the King Duke University Department of Theater Studies @ Sheafer Theater, Duke Campus Through April 11 The Duke University Department of Theater Studies’ production of Eugene Ionesco’s Exit the King has the unusual timing of being produced simultaneously with an all-star version featuring Geoffrey Rush and Susan Sarandon on Broadway. According to reviews, the […]
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N.C. Theatre’s technically impressive Miss Saigon also delivers an emotional punch
Miss Saigon N.C. Theatre Memorial Auditorium Through March 29 There are two types of musical theater lovers: Those who love Miss Saigon and those who don’t. For some, Miss Saigon is an enchanting, tragic romance; for others, it’s overblown, overproduced and reduces both Madame Butterfly and the Vietnam War to a couple of set pieces […]
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B.J. Novak’s deep thoughts
On NBC’s The Office, B.J. Novak plays one of the show’s most unassuming characters: Ryan Howard, the temp-turned-salesman-turned-drug-addicted-corporate-sleaze-turned-receptionist. But while Novak’s character often tries to avoid the show’s mockumentary camera (or awkwardly tries to play up to it), Novak was in the spotlight Saturday night, Feb. 28, as his comedy act played to a sold-out […]
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Memorial clears space to face down DPAC
The early success of the Durham Performing Arts Center’s 2,800-seat theater has created pressure at the older performing arts venue down the interstate in Raleigh. Recently, the Progress Energy Center, a four-venue facility topped by the 2,300-seat Memorial Auditorium, instituted changes that would open the main stage to more big-ticket touring acts. Among the key […]
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Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, discusses his music, movies and books
How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Some would say “practice,” but in Daniel Handler’s case, all he had to do was kill a composer. Handler is best known by his pseudonym: Lemony Snicket, author of the bestselling children’s books A Series of Unfortunate Events, which were adapted into a 2004 film with Jim Carrey. […]
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Carolina Ballet decision prompts arts groups to meet with Mayor Meeker
The controversial move by the Carolina Ballet to relocate some of its performances from Memorial Auditorium has prompted a meeting this evening between Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker and representatives of several Raleigh arts organizations. But behind the scenes, the conflict over performance space centers on a more pervasive issue: Raleigh’s largest venues are now competing […]
