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The Book of Mormon – Hilarious in a Bad Way

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Lesley | 4 Comments

How could a show get away with people giving God the middle finger? Or sexually explicit baptisms? Or even more inappropriate… holy books being shoved into unmentionable parts? Then there’s female genital mutilation, dysentery, AIDS, and unspeakable acts done to babies and frogs. And in such a religious area as Charlotte nonetheless. Well, The Book of Mormon did it and did it well. The entire Belk…

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It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas – A Speedway Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Lesley | 7 Comments

Speedway Christmas at Charlotte Motor Speedway features more than 3 million lights in 800 displays, an infield Christmas Village complete with Christmas movies on the world’s largest HDTV every Friday and Saturday night during the show and the the unique chance to drive the track. After missing out on a tour of Alberta, this was just the Christmas spirit that…

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Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Lesley | 4 Comments

I like to consider myself a somewhat seasoned theater-goer. Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa was like a second home. If there is an opportunity to attend, I take it. In the last three weeks, I’ve been to two ballets and a musical and I soaked up every second of it. When I heard that Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking, a…

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Feast on a New Sleeping Beauty

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Lesley | 0 Comments

Stephanie Meyer fans watch out; there are other undead in town and these ones have klout. Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty, which made its North Carolina debut at Belk Theater, is edgy, entertaining, visually stunning, and modern with a vampire twist. It has depth, drama, and a ton of smoking hot vampires. If that isn’t enough draw, it’s the classic story…

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Visions of Sugar Plums: North Carolina Dance Theatre’s The Nutcracker

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Lesley | 1 Comments

Oh, the magic of it all. Living dolls. The Sugar Plum Fairy. The Snow Queen. Worldly dancers. It’s The Nutcracker, in all its magic, beauty, and holiday charm. With music by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky performed live with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and stunning costume design by Bjorn Winnbald, Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux’s production has something to delight every family member. It’s not everyday you have…

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It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Lesley | 1 Comments

With December fast approaching, we’d like to start our holidays off right. Rather than just celebrating December 25, Darren and I try to participate in as many holiday activities and events as possible. Now that we have Athena, we have to be creative with our schedule but we’ve planned a variety of fun events to get us in the holiday…

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It’s a Killer Evening Out – A Wedding to Die For

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Lesley | 1 Comments

Congratulations, you’re about to be a part of “Till Death Do Us Part”, The Murder Mystery Company’s award-winning and wedding-themed murder mystery. You are cordially invited to follow Darren and I, better known as Anita Goodman for the show, to Beauregard’s located at 3030 Freedom Drive to attend the wedding of Neil Burger and Summer McDonald. Just as the happy couple pronounces their…

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