Interview: Helen McKenna of TELL-TALE POE at Ritz Theatre
by Donna Marie Nowak - Oct 10, 2026
As All Hallows’ Eve approaches when the witching hour will be upon us, there’s no more appropriate seasonal spookiness than Helen McKenna-Uff’s riveting one-woman show at the Ritz Theatre, Tell-Tale Poe, in which she is eerily transformed beyond recognition into Edgar Allan Poe (and Sarah Helen Whitman, a poet who was briefly his fiancée).
Jeremy Short Adds Fall 2026 Tour Dates Through South and Midwest
by Rachel Stone - Sep 23, 2026
Appalachian space-funk innovator Jeremy Short expanded his 2026 tour schedule with performances spanning October through November, including stops in Huntington, WV on October 31 and Berwyn, IL on November 13. The announcement follows the release of his new single "Until We're Done" featuring Jared James Nichols.
Review: CARRIE: THE MUSICAL at Wilmington Drama League
by Greer Firestone - Sep 16, 2024
Aisle Say was never a Stephen King fan. ‘Horror and Supernatural’. ‘Fear and Psychological Terror’. ‘Coming of Age’.
I’ve experienced a ‘come to Jesus” moment. 180 degrees.
I had written an historical novel, ALEXEI and The Mad Monk RASPUTIN and given the opportunity for a book signing at Huxley and Hiro, Wilmington’s newest independent bookstore.
Review: TWELFTH NIGHT at Clayton Community Theatre
by Steve Callahan - Jul 15, 2024
Twelfth Night: It marks the end of Christmas and in Shakespeare’s day it was celebrated with great festivity—cakes and ale, wassailing and singing, merriment abounding. A very good time was had by all.
Review: DION: A ROCK OPERA at Coal Mine Theatre
by Ilana Lucas - Feb 11, 2024
The tight, 70-minute DION is a visually compelling show which puts you right in the middle of the dangerous merriment, with terrific performances and some banger musical numbers. It only stumbles when, like one of its characters, it loses its head, trading its promising fluidity and timelessness to shackle itself to a single moment.
CABARET Comes to Virginia Theatre Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jun 16, 2023
The Virginia Theatre Festival is getting ready to take audiences inside the doors and behind the scenes of the famed Kit Kat Club with its season-opening production of Cabaret, opening July 7 at the Culbreth Theatre.
The Brother Brothers Announce New Album 'Cover to Cover'
by Michael Major - May 26, 2022
Adam and David Moss began earning Everly Brothers comparisons long before they officially joined their voices together as folk duo The Brother Brothers. But not even the late Phil and Don Everly, one of the greatest DNA-sharing duos in modern music history, could claim the kind of vocal symmetry Adam and David create.