Spring arts guide: Your ultimate calendar to plays, musicals and theater

Note that all information is subject to change. Check with the venue or organization before buying tickets. In some cases, schedules weren’t available at press time. Check this list at newsobserver.com for updates, or the organization.

▪ “Charlotte’s Web,” Feb. 22-24

▪ “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood,” May 17-19

▪ “The Devil and Mark Twain,” March 15-17, March 22-24, premiere of play with Full Nelson Playwrights Theater

▪ “Constellations,” March 7-10, 14-17, 21-24, Northgate Stadium 10 Theatre, Durham.

▪ “In a Word,” March 21-April 7

▪ “White,” May 23-June 9

▪ “The Great Celestial Cow,” April 11-28

▪ “Past Tense,” presented by Carrie Mae Weems, spoken word and photography, April 10, 7:30 p.m. Memorial Hall.

▪ “The Dollop Podcast,” with Dave Anthony, March 16, 8 p.m.

▪ “The Mikado,” by Gilbert & Sullivan, presented by the Durham Savoyards, March 29-31

▪ “Four Weddings and an Elvis,” April 26-28, May 3-5

▪ “Radio Hour Play Contest,” Tuesdays, 9 to 10 p.m., Feb. 26-March 19. Five winning writers will have their scripts produced with sound effects and music. Listen live at WCOM 103.5 FM Carrboro or via podcast later. Free.

▪ “May the Fourth Playslam Be With You!” May 4, 7:30 p.m., The Cary theater, 122 E. Chatham St., Cary. Featuring 20 short plays directed by writers. The plays are 3 minutes or less with a sci-fi, “Twilight Zone” and “Star Wars” theme. $13 ($11 seniors, students & vets)

▪ “The Wizard of Oz,” July 26-27, Aug. 1-3

▪ Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “The King and I,” March 19-24, Memorial Auditorium, presented by North Carolina Theatre

▪ “Where Words Once Were,” March 22-April 7, Kennedy Theatre, presented by Theatre Raleigh

▪ “Murder for Two,” April 26-May 5, Fletcher Opera Theater, presented by North Carolina Theatre

▪ “Beehive, The ’60s Musical,” Kennedy Theatre, presented by Theatre Raleigh

▪ “Junk,” June 5-16, Kennedy Theatre, presented by Theatre Raleigh

▪ See North Carolina Opera, North Carolina Theatre and Theatre Raleigh listings for more.

▪ “Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party!” March 8-10

▪ “Dear Evan Hansen,” March 12-17

▪ “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live,” April 6

▪ “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical,” April 9-10

▪ “Anastasia,” April 16-21

▪ “Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical,” April 24

▪ “Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell Play” Tour, April 30-May 2

▪ “Paw Patrol Live!” May 4-5

▪ “Beautiful,” May 7-12

▪ “Hello, Dolly!” May 21-26.

▪ “Cats,” June 4-9

▪ “Mikado, or the Town of Titipu,” March 28-31, Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St., Raleigh

▪ “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka Jr.,” May 2-4, New Horizons Fellowship Church, 820 E. Williams Street, Apex

▪ William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” March 7-9, Durham Fruit Co., 301 S. Dillard St., Durham

▪ “Desire Caught by the Tail,” date and location to be announced

▪ “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” June 14-23

▪ “Duty,” by Show N Tell Ministries, March 8 and 9, $15 and $20, Veterans can receive free tickets by emailing retha.lineberger@gmail.com.

▪ “The Legend of Georgia McBride,” May 17-June 2, William Peace University’s Leggett Theatre, 15 E. Peace St., Raleigh

▪ “Real Women Have Curves,” April 5-7, Umstead Park United Church of Christ. 8208 Brownleigh Drive, Raleigh

▪ “Caroline, or Change,” June 7-23, Umstead Park United Church of Christ

▪ “Norway” premieres in May. Dates to be announced.

▪ “Charlotte’s Web.” April 6-7.

▪ “Boston Marriage,” April 3-7

▪ KIDZprov: Improv troupe performers are age 10 to 13, performing comedy for other kids. March 1, April 5, 6 p.m. $5

▪ Improv Under the Moonlight: Teen Improv and Adult Improv, March 2, April 6, 6 p.m. $5

▪ “Safe,” Through Feb. 23

▪ “Vintage Hitchcock: a Live Radio Play,” April April 5, 7, 12, 13, at 8 p.m. and April 7 at 3 p.m.

▪ “The Savannah Sipping Society,” May 24-26, 31-June 1.

▪ “A Need Fulfilled,” a story of the black women who served their country as nurses during World War II. Feb. 22-24, 27-28, March 1-3. $15, $5 student

▪ Leah Crocetto in recital, opera arias and songs accompanied by piano, March 3, 2 p.m.

▪ “Tosca” by Puccini, April 5 and 7

▪ Lightwire Theater’s “Ugly Duckling” children’s production, March 24, 3 p.m. $12. Recommended for students in grades K-2.

▪ “Cabaret,” Feb. 20-24, Stewart Theatre, 2610 Cates Ave., Raleigh, $23-$27. Audio Description & Closed Captioning Feb 22.

▪ “A Good Little Rain,” March 20-24, Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre, 2241 Dunn Ave., Raleigh. $18

▪ “The Royal Family,” April 4-7 and 10-14. Titmus Theatre, 2241 Dunn Ave., Raleigh. $23

▪ TheatreFEST 2019: “Go Back For Murder,” May 30-June 16. Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre. Tickets on sale April 4. Prices TBA.

▪ TheatreFEST 2019: “Bright Star,” June 13-23. Titmus Theatre. Tickets on sale April 4. Prices TBA.

▪ Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “The King and I,” March 19-24, Memorial Auditorium

▪ “Murder for Two,” April 26-May 5, Fletcher Opera Theater

▪ “Annie,” July 23-28, Memorial Auditorium

▪ “Bonnie & Clyde,” March 15-31.

▪ “Miscast 2019: Everything Taboo,” April 5-7

▪ “Church & State,” April 26-May 12

▪ “Gay Card,” June 7-23

▪ Fairest Creatures 2019: The Sonnets of William Shakespeare. 7 p.m. April 28 and 29. Sonorous Road Theatre, 3801 Hillsborough St., Suite 113, Raleigh. There will be 154 readers presenting sonnets over two days. To participate, email fairestcreatures0423@gmail.com. To listen, just show up.

▪ “Life of Galileo” by Bertholt Brecht, Feb. 27-March 17

▪ “How I Learned to Drive,” April 3-2

▪ “Your Healing is Killing Me,” April 24-29

▪ “Junie B. Jones, The Musical,” show continue through Feb. 28. Sensory-friendly performance March 2 at 1 p.m.

▪ “Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds,” March 8-24

▪ “Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery,” April 12-28

▪ “West Side Story” Symphony Concert, May 18-19

▪ “Pippin,” May 31-June 16

▪ “Antigone,” July 19-28

▪ “The Wolves,” with an all-female cast. Feb. 15-March 3.

▪ “Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends her Life Tonight,” March 29-April 14

▪ “Stage Kiss,” April 26-May 12

▪ Disney’s “Frozen Jr.” Hour-long, kid-friendly version of “Frozen” on Broadway.

▪ “Annie KIDS,” May 24-25.

▪ “DeathTrap” by Ira Levin, March 28-30 (Holly Springs)

▪ “Harold and Maude” by Colin Higgins, June 6-8 (Holly Springs)

▪ Stageworks Theatre will continue a second week of performances at the Fuquay Arts Center. Contact the center for times and tickets.

▪ See website for schedule.

▪ “Godspell,” April 12-13, 18-20, 26-27 at 7:30 p.m.; April 14, 21 and 28 at 3 p.m., $24-$33

▪ “Of Good Stock,” June 7-8, 13-15, 21-22 at 7:30 p.m.; June 9, 16 and 23 at 3 p.m., $19-$27

▪ “Maytle’s World,” by 2017 NC Poet Laureate Shelby Stephenson. April 13, 5:30 p.m. Stephenson’s Farm, Benson. Co-Produced by Theatre Raleigh and NC Theatre, as part of the New Works: Reflections series. Tickets start at $20.

▪ “Where Words Once Were,” March 22-April 7. Kennedy Theatre.

▪ “The 60’s Musical,” May 8-19, Kennedy Theatre

▪ Raleigh Little Theatre’s Players to Go Ensemble presents “Rapunzel.” March 16, 2 p.m. Free

▪ “GRITS (Girls Raised in the South),” the Musical Dinner Theatre, April 6, 6:30 p.m. $40

▪ ArtsPower National Touring Theatre presents “Your Alien,” April 26, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. $15

The Women’s Theatre Festival is accepting entries for its annual event in downtown Raleigh July 12-14. The deadline to submit work is March 1.

▪ WTF Con: People from all parts of the theater community will come together to learn, connect and fight the patriarchy,” according to a news release.

▪ WTFringe: “Bare bones-style productions that push the boundaries of creativity and innovation,” according to a release

▪ Occupy The Stage: There will be 24 hours of staged readings of plays written by women

This story was originally published February 23, 2019 at 12:00 AM.