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Theater Review: Burning Coal’s Compelling, Site-Specific Production of ‘The Container’ Spotlights Realness of the Refugee Crisis
There is something mystifying about voluntarily stepping into a shipping container roughly half the size of a single-wide trailer to watch a one-act play. But what feels a bit experimental, garish, or even gimmicky at first, turns out to be… Read More ›
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Feature: Friendship is at the Heart of Theatre Raleigh’s Production of ‘Around the World in 80 Days’
When Claybourne Elder was first asked to adapt Jules Verne’s adventure novel Around the World in 80 Days by Luke Frazier of the American Pops Orchestra, it seemed like a natural fit. “As a kid, I loved the Indiana Jones… Read More ›
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Theater Review: What ‘Aladdin’ Lacks in Substance, It Makes Up For in Spectacular Visuals
Nobody teases Disney quite like Disney. Take a movie like Enchanted, for example. Enchanted pokes fun at and references nearly every other princess movie out there from Snow White to Beauty and the Beast. So, it should come as no… Read More ›
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Theater Review: Forest Moon Production of ‘Steel Magnolias’ is Steeped in Sentimentality and Nostalgia
Nobody spills the tea quite like the women of Chinquapin Parish. And if you don’t know what I’m talking about, then chances are you haven’t been indoctrinated to the sisterhood of Steel Magnolias. Steel Magnolias opened off-Broadway in 1987. It… Read More ›
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Q&A: Kristin Chenoweth Shares the Lessons She’s Learned Along the Way
RDU on Stage interview with Kristin Chenoweth in advance of the release of her seventh album FOR THE GIRLS.
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Theater Review: Temple Theatre’s ‘Oliver’ Balances Youthful Exuberance with Heavy Themes
You don’t have to pick too many pockets to see the worthiness of the Temple Theatre Company’s production of Oliver. With a classic score by Lionel Bart, the 1960 West End musical is based on the Charles Dickens’ 19th century… Read More ›
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Playwright Lauren Gunderson on Science, Storytelling, and Being the Most-Produced Playwright in America
RDU on Stage interview with Lauren Gunderson, American Theatre’s most-produced playwright in America for the 2019-2020 season.
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Interview: It’s High (Stepping) Adventure Time for ‘Aladdin’ Dance Captain Michael Callahan
When “Good Morning America” anchor Lara Spencer made a snide comment about boys and ballet, it was the proverbial shot fired at dancers around the world, including Michael Callahan, dance captain on the national tour of Aladdin. “I think what… Read More ›
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Theater Review: Deeply Moving and Disturbing Production of ‘The Scottsboro Boys’ Packs a One-Two Punch
By Kim Jackson and Lauren Van Hemert What is most horrifying about the tragic story that grounds the Theatre Raleigh production of The Scottsboro Boys is that it is all too familiar. What is shockingly mesmerizing in this musical, which… Read More ›