Triangle Arts and Entertainment – News and Reviews Theatre Dance Music Arts

Judas Priest @ Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC  September 14, 2021 Tonight was my first show having to bring my “papers”. Live Nation’s “rona” protocols with no masks needed outdoors (except photographers). If you did not have proof of vaccine or negative test papers less than a week old, they would gladly charge you $39.95 for… Read More ›

KoЯn @ Walnut Creek August 10, 2021 I’m back!  This is my first show this season after all the Rona stuff as mentioned in the Staind review. It was a nice day for my first event back albeit photographers now have to shoot from the soundboard and are required to mask up. Maybe 10-20% of… Read More ›

by LeeAnn Riddle  All parents know that what is appropriate for one child may not be suitable for another child. This is also true with respect to the toys kids play with. Age can determine what type of toys are safe for children. It is the toy manufacturers legal duty to ensure all products display… Read More ›

Less is more, when it comes to Maks and Val Chmerkovskiy’s new touring show, Maks & Val’s Stripped Down Tour, which played the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 31st. Mustachioed Maksim “Maks” Chmerkovskiy is a Latin Ballroom champion, and first appeared on Dancing with the Stars in… Read More ›

Puddle of Mudd Cone Denim Entertainment Center, Greensboro March 8th Puddle of Mudd had a good turnout considering it was a Sunday night and the Cone Denim Entertainment Center does not promote very well. The lower part of the theater was over half full with a lot of the seats up in the balcony taken…. Read More ›

EDITOR’S NOTE: Social-distancing protocols are in place (see NOTE 1 below). There is a saying that “You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone” — to which I might add: “You don’t fully appreciate what you lost ’til it’s back.” Because COVID-19 forced last year’s production into the virtual purgatory of Zoom, such was… Read More ›

Fun Home is a deeply personal, moving musical based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir and adapted for the stage by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori. Thus, it’s only fitting that Theatre Raleigh, in its new, intimate space, would be the first to stage a local production. And, while this musical is profoundly affecting regardless of… Read More ›

The Philharmonic Association – Triangle Youth Music is offering a week intensive for young musicians who want to gain skills in jazz. Auditions will be held Monday July 15 for selection into two big bands. The intensive will run July 16 – 19, 6:30 – 9:00 at the Cary Arts Center. A free concert Saturday… Read More ›