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Theres a play and a musical at Thalian Hall, at least 5 comedy shows and an array of live tunes in styles from beach and jazz to goth and indie rock.

Directed by Fracaswell Hyman for Wilmingtons Big Dawg Productions, the show closes on Sunday, June 26.

Its Juneteenth AND Fathers Day this weekend, so lots of important things to celebrate. Plus, the N.C. Blueberry Festival, concerts and much more.

The coronavirus pandemic has been the biggest threat to the ethos of "the show must go on" that live theater has ever seen. Following the 9/11 attacks in 2001, most productions paused only briefly, if at all, and shows have continued despite all kinds of mishaps, from lead actors falling sick mere hours, or even minutes, before curtain, to an impressive, if unexpected, array of technical failures. While Broadway might still be dark, the University of North Carolina Wilmingtons Department of The...