On local stages
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Review - Charming ‘Pump Boys' fills stage with good tunes
"Pump Boys and Dinettes" has no plot to speak of, and just enough of a story to string the show's songs together.
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Youth company's ‘Shadows of Shakespeare' opens at Greenfield
And this, children, is where Lady Macbeth commits suicide.
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Review - ‘My Generation' is fun walk down memory lane
The set list includes music from The Beatles, The Dave Clark Five, The Who, The Kinks, Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark
More stories
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Playhouse 211 shuts its doors
Playhouse 211 opened in 2010 and housed several productions by Brunswick Little Theatre
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Musical fixture around town takes on acting role in 'Pump Boys'
The show opens Thursday, May 16, at Thalian Hall for a two-weekend run.
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Theater Review - ‘Swing and a Miss' a real ball to watch
The story concerns the star players of the Wilmington Sharks – a longtime local fixture of the Coastal Plain League.
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Curious ‘Marriage' doesn't know what it wants to be
Show can't get its act together
Area theaters
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New Hanover, Brunswick venues
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The WAE
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music review " The Beachbilly Brothers
The Beachbilly Brothers make good time music. Its party minded stuff designed for playing live but a curious aspect is that it's a mix of country music (mostly bar band honky tonk) and shades of other flavors, namely beach music. The feel good, salt of the earth attitude takes finds its way outside …
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Postage stamps celebrate music history
If you're a stamp collector and a music lover then you're likely very happy as of late. The U.S. Postal Service has long celebrated musicians, like the Elvis stamp or last year's Miles Davis and Edith Piaf images. This year looks to be no different, if not better. Last week the Lydia Mendoza…
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G. Love at Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre this summer
G.Love played to a sold out show last year and returns to the Greenfield lake Amphitheatre this summer July 18th. This is musicĀ perfect for an outdoor show. The Philadelphia born performer has been no stranger to the area for nearly two decades, from shows at second The Mad Monk to House of Blues …
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'Brooklyn " The Musical' makes its local debut at City Stage this weekend
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Upcoming stage events
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Event: Murder on the Set at TheatreNOW, Fri, May 31 6:30p
Interactive murder mystery dinner show. The cast of popular teen drama, "Sunny Came Home", attempts to film their season and show finale, but there's more than a hurricane that is brewing as the line between onscreen and off screen relationships get blurred with tragic consequences. Includes show…
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Event: 'Pump Boys and Dinettes' at Thalian Hall Center for Performing Arts, Sun, May 26 3:00p
by Thalian Association. Starring The Brent Stimmel Band, this visionary tribute to life on the roadside follows the hard-working fellas at a rest stop gas station and the waitresses with whom they have a special kinship.
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Event: RED, WHITE & BLUE: A Celebration of Patriotic & American Music at TheatreNOW, Sun, May 26 1:00p
Bob Workmon & Nicole Thompson, Vocalists with Judson Hurd on Keys
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Event: 'Les Misérables' at Thalian Hall, Wed, Jun 5 8:00p
by Opera House Theatre Co. Epic and uplifting, the musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's masterpiece has thrilled audiences world-wide for almost thirty years! The magnificent score of Les Misérables includes the classic songs "I Dreamed a Dream," "On My Own," "Stars," "Bring Him Home," "Do…