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Lion in Winter Plays Final Performances at CPCC, Closes 11/14

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CPCC Theatre will present The Lion in Winter on November 12, 13 at 8:00pm and November 14 at 2:30pm in Pease Auditorium on the CPCC Central Campus. Tickets are $16.00 and on sale at the CPCC Box Office at 704-330-6534 Monday - Friday from 10:00am to 5:00pm or online 24/7 at CarolinaTix. $5.00 tickets for CPCC students with valid ID.

Perry Tannenbaum wrote in his blog review in Creative Loafing - " ...All of the roles are fairly juicy here, and director Tom Hollis gets beautifully sustained performances from the two central antagonists. James K. Flynn is mighty and foxy when Henry is in the ascendant and wearily poignant when his family's treachery overwhelms him. On the other hand, Polly Adkins resurrects her venomous Bette Davis mode when she is most lethal as Eleanor, shuttling over to Vivien Leigh when she is broken. ... More importantly, these two vets nail every bon mot ...Remarkably transformed from his last outing in Rope, Justin Younts nicely captures the coiled reserve of the French monarch, while Poppy Pritchett succeeds in making Alais more than a pale ingénue opposite the majestic Eleanor. James Duke's lighting design... is spot-on for every mood, and Duke's set designs are the most impressive I've seen at Pease Auditorium since its renovation."

The CPCC Theatre cast of The Lion in Winter includes James K. Flynn as Henry II, Polly Adkins as Eleanor, Byron J. Miller as Richard, Matt Kenyon as Geoffrey, Ian Easterbrook as John, Poppy Pritchett as Alais and Justin Younts as Phillip. Stage direction by Tom Hollis. Scene and Lighting Design by James Duke and Costume Design by Heidi O'Hare.

For more information visit our websites at arts.cpcc.edu or tix.cpcc.edu.






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