BWW Review: THE LION KING National Tour at Durham Performing Arts CenterMarch 10, 2016Based on the 1994 Disney animated film of the same name, The Lion King tells the story of Simba, a young lion who is supposed to succeed his father Mufasa, as King of Pride Rock. But when Simba's Uncle Scar kills Mufasa, Simba runs away from home after being tricked into thinking that he was responsible. As he comes of age, Simba learns some valuable perspective to go back and take his rightful place as King.
TV: THE LION KING Loading-In at DPAC!February 16, 2016Coming back to the Durham Performing Arts Center from February 16th-March 20th is the Tony Award winning Broadway musical, THE LION KING!
BWW Review: Cary Arts Center's FORBIDDEN BROADWAYFebruary 15, 2016For one night only, the Cary Arts Center presented a production of Gerard Alessandrini's hit off-Broadway musical revue Forbidden Broadway. In the show, a quartet of performers sing rewritten parodies of classic musical theatre songs from classics such as Annie, Aspects of Love, Beauty & the Beast, Fiddler on the Roof, Gypsy, Into the Woods, Jersey Boys, Les Miserables, The Lion King, Mary Poppins, Oklahoma!, The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, and Wicked.
BWW Review: North Carolina Theatre's GREASEFebruary 10, 2016Set in 1959, Grease tells the story of ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of peer pressure, politics, personal core values, and love in their senior year of high school.
TV: Ben Lipitz of THE LION KING National TourFebruary 8, 2016Coming back to the Durham Performing Arts Center from February 16th-March 20th is the Tony Award winning Broadway musical, THE LION KING! Featuring Ben Lipitz in the role of Pumbaa, a role originated on screen by Ernie Sabella and on Broadway by Tom Alan Robbins.
BWW Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour at Durham Performing Arts CenterDecember 31, 2015The Book of Mormon is an original musical that tells the story of two young Mormon missionaries who are sent to a remote village in Uganda, where they try to share one of their scriptures, The Book of Mormon (hence the title), but have trouble connecting with the locals who are more worried about war, poverty, and AIDS than religion.
John Arthur Greene & Emily Behny to Lead North Carolina Theatre's Production of GREASE!December 16, 2015North Carolina Theatre, the region's premiere nonprofit professional regional theatre producing Broadway musical revivals, is ready to electrify audiences this February with the world's favorite musical, Grease! Directed by Broadway veteran Hunter Foster, choreographed by his wife, Jennifer Cody, leading the cast of this upcoming production is Raleigh native John Arthur Greene as Danny Zuko and Emily Behny as Sandy Dumbrowski.
TV: Adrienne Eller of A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER National TourOctober 1, 2015Coming to the Durham Performing Arts Center from October 13th-18th is the national touring production of the Tony Award-Winning musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder featuring Adrienne Eller as Phoebe D'Ysquith. A Role originated on Broadway by Tony Nominee Lauren Worsham.