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Musical Theater Thrives on Escapism. PlayMakers’ Radically Deconstructed "Ragtime" Offers No Escape.
Strip away the period trappings of Terrence McNally's Tony-winning musical, and America in 2019 looks much like America in 1906. Read more
Dec. 06, 2019
photo by Jade Wilson
As Sonorous Road Closes, Pure Life Theatre Fills Its Space with a New Collective Model
More than just a promising season of musical theater, Deb Royals-Mizerk's new venture is a vision of sharing and coordinating that the local theater community sorely needs. Read more
Dec. 03, 2019
photo by Marie-Laure Briane
Mischief, Malice, Madness, and Mirth in a Jolting Vision of “Swan Lake”
"Loch na hEala," Michael Keegan-Dolan’s beautiful nightmare of Irish sin, salvation, and transformation, shatters a classic ballet into astonishing dance-theater stage pictures. Read more
Nov. 29, 2019
photo courtesy of The Carolina Theatre
Dave Chappelle Is Coming to The Carolina Theatre in December
Tickets go on sale at 10:00 a.m. today, and if you want any, you better act fast. Read more
Nov. 27, 2019
photo by Cindy McEnery
Updated: A Change of Leadership Is Coming at Raleigh Little Theatre
The long-running community theater announced today that Charles Phaneuf, who has been executive director since 2012, will leave the organization at the end of January. Read more
Nov. 22, 2019
photo by Jade Wilson
In “Dreaming,” Torry Bend and Howard L. Craft Use Puppetry to Probe a Magical, Problematic Comic Strip
The Duke Performances puppet-theater show gives the characters in the seminal "Little Nemo in Slumberland" strip what their creator never did: a voice and a choice. Read more
Nov. 19, 2019
photo courtesy of The PIT
Oh Hey, Frank from "30 Rock" Is Coming to Chapel Hill Next Week
Judah Friedlander, the man of a thousand trucker hats, is bringing his "Future President" tour to The PIT. Read more
Nov. 15, 2019
photo courtesy of Bare Theatre
"The Trojan Women" Is a Staging Puzzle on Par with "King Lear." Bare Theatre Doesn't Quite Solve It, but Who Ever Has?
Euripides’s unhurried, unsparing account of conquerors and the conquered has challenged artists and audiences for more than two millennia. Read more
Nov. 14, 2019
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Michelle Wolf Returns to Netflix, Fearless and Impolite
The comedian who etched the words "smoky eye" into the controversy lexicon is also immersing herself in stand-up, and she's coming to Raleigh for three nights this week. Read more
Nov. 12, 2019
