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UNC alumni-produced film vying for 'Best Original Musical' in the Oscars

"Fix" centers around the reunion of three high school friends who are each facing their own struggles as they navigate adulthood. Viewers can stream the film on Amazon Prime in the spring.

CPA spring season offers opportunities for experimentation, audience interaction

“What can a performing arts organization do if we can’t be on the stage and we can’t invite people to gather and serve communion over art and artists?” Amy Russell, CPA’s director of programming, said. “The obvious answer for us was to go back to those really fruitful and really close relationships, because you can be vulnerable with those people.”

In defense of 'Ratched': How it avoided the seven deadly sins of queer film

There are at least seven deadly sins in queer film, such as obnoxious age gaps and lack of queer actors. Despite the negative reviews, the series "Ratched" manages to avoid all of them.

North Carolina history comes alive on Playmakers website in "Blood Done Sign My Name"

The play recounts the story of Henry "Dickie" Marrow, a Black man murdered in an act of racial violence in Oxford, North Carolina in 1970. Tickets to stream the performance are available through Feb. 7.

Robinhood stock frenzy challenges both amateurs and hedge funds

“Retail investors go bankrupt on the stock market every day and no one bats an eye, but because these retail sellers found something that was going to hurt hedge funds and all of a sudden it’s, ‘Oh, we need to protect retail sellers from themselves,’” Browder said.

Orange County Historical Museum unveils new series to explore Native American history

“I love that this will be sort of correcting a preconceived notion that it was the Europeans to set up trade when in reality, there had been trade, very organized trade, for hundreds and hundreds of years right through this area,” Day said.

Student photographers focus on maintaining their creativity during the pandemic

COVID-19 has brought an abundance of change to the work, production and preparation of student photographers. 

Biannual Triangle Restaurant Week continues with dining and takeout options

Triangle Restaurant Week will be different this year because of the pandemic, but guests can still expect delicious food and drink.

Durham-based band D-Town Brass releases its newest out-of-the-ordinary album

Composer and key player Andrew Magowan said he thinks the Durham-based band, which released its newest album in December, stays together because of its uniqueness. 

Olivia Rodrigo’s 'drivers license' breaks records and students' hearts

 “I think that everybody is so obsessed with it because, one, there's so much drama behind the song and everybody loves drama,” senior Taylor Edmonds said. “And then two, it's a beautiful song. And three, people love hearing the sad deep emotional songs, especially if they can connect to it because of their own sad emotional experiences that they've gone through.”

Performance groups dance around rehearsal amid spike in COVID-19 cases

Some student performance groups are set to resume in-person rehearsals this semester, such as Tar Heel Voices, University Bands and Blank Canvas Dance Company. They are all making sure to follow COVID-19 guidelines to ensure maximum safety of participants. Each group has a contingency plan in place should the University move to a fully remote format once again, including one that could prevent Blank Canvas from holding a livestreamed showcase.

TikTok users revive a centuries-old genre with sea shanty videos

“Behind every sea shanty there's a story,” rising junior Maggie Helmke said. UNC students are sharing their thoughts on the newest TikTok trend, which has users sharing sea shanties. 

Review: 'Anyone can cook’: TikTok’s 'Ratatouille' musical

"Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical" hit small screens nationwide Jan. 1 after garnering vast popularity from what started as a TikTok trend. The musical’s star-studded cast spans from popular TikTok creators like JJ Neimann (@jjneimann) to high-profile stars like Tituss Burgess, a Broadway and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" alumnus who plays Remy, the “rat of all our dreams.” Almost cartoonish in nature, the musical’s filter-esque effects play into the silly and lighthearted nature of the whole digital affair.