Review: HELL'S KITCHEN National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
by Jeffrey Kare - February 18, 2026
Inspired by the music and upbringing of Alicia Keys. Hell’s Kitchen follows Ali, a 17-year-old girl full of fire, searching for freedom, passion, and her place in the world. Along the way, we meet her dynamic family, a musical mentor who changes her life, and the neighborhood that helps her grow u...
Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
by Jeffrey Kare - December 17, 2025
Based on Sara Gruen’s 2006 novel of the same name. Water for Elephants follows Jacob Jankowski, a Polish-American college student who during the Great Depression, loses both of his parents in a car accident. As a result, he jumps on a moving train unsure of where the road will take him. Yet, he fi...
Review: Poiema Artistry Theatre Co.'s IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS
by Jeffrey Kare - December 07, 2025
Based on Michael Curtiz’ 1954 Academy Award nomination film musical of the same name. Irving Berlin’s White Christmas follows veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis who have formed a successful song-and-dance act after World War II....
Past Shows
Jekyll & Hyde
Feb 15 – Feb 18, 2024
Based on the 1886 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. Jekyll and Hyde, the musical, follows the journey of Dr. Henry Jekyll as he attempts to find a...
HARVEY
Apr 12 – Apr 22, 2018
In this Pulitzer Prize winning comedy by Mary Chase, Elwood Dowd introduces Harvey, a six-foot three-and-a-half-inch tall invisible rabbit, to everyone he meets. Finding Elwood’s...
Girl in Space: A Comedy in One Act
Mar 15 – Mar 17, 2018
Somewhere in the not so distant future aboard the ISSA Underdog, Lana Nelson, an IT systems analyst, must find her missing crew, debug the computer...
HAIRSPRAY, The Broadway Musical
Feb 21 – Feb 25, 2018
Hairspray, The Broadway Musical is based on the book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan, with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Scott Wittman...
BEOWULF, Lord of the Bros
Nov 9 – Nov 19, 2017
University Theatre presents the world premiere of this modern, musical bro-mantic rock comedy for the ages. Ross Garth is a 20-something bro who throws BOMB...
The Exonerated
Oct 18 – Oct 29, 2017
In this documentary theatre piece by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, countless hours spent in dusty courthouse record rooms and thousands of hours of microfiche...
Pride & Prejudice
Sep 21 – Oct 1, 2017
In a world obsessed with marriage, the charming, independent-minded, and very single Elizabeth Bennet knows that options are limited for a girl of no fortune....
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