CityView Magazine

28 September 2022 Members of Cape Fear Regional Theatre, Gilbert Theater, Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, Poetry-N-Motion, Cape Fear Studios and other groups are scheduled to perform at CityView's Food, Wine & ART event presented by Cape Fear Valley Health on Oct. 6 at Cape Fear Botanical Garden. Get tickets at cityviewnc.com. e production will feature four companies again this year, so patrons will have the opportunity to see more performers onstage. e show will feature Matthew Jackson and Amber Dawn French again this year in the main adult roles. It will run Dec. 3-18. e next show is "Matilda: e Musical," an energetic story about a little girl with a brilliant mind and vibrant imagination. It will run Jan. 23-Feb. 19. "is is the perfect opportunity for families to see their childhood favorite book come to life," says Burke of the show adapted Cape Fear Regional Theatre's season starts with 'Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story.' 23-April 9 e Tony Award-winning musical "Jelly's Last Jam" is the final show of the season, and it is another of Burke's favorites. e show is the story of Jelly Roll Morton, known widely as the first true jazz composer. "e musical score and dancing are just incredible," says Burke, who adds that the creative team behind last season's "e Color Purple" is returning for this musical. e show will tap its way through May 4-28. Burke says this season was a long time in the making, noting that three of the shows had been announced previously but were postponed because of the COVID pandemic. "We had many hardships through COVID, but the plus sides were that we were able to look at what could be reimagined," says Burke, "is is going to be a great season for Cape Fear Regional eatre." For more information about Cape Fear Regional eatre or to purchase tickets for upcoming shows, visit cfrt.org. from the book by Roald Dahl. "Welcome to Arroyo's" is one of Burke's all-time favorite plays, so she is excited to bring it to Cape Fear Regional eatre. "I describe it as it's 'Hamilton' before 'Hamilton' if 'Hamilton' were a play. It's all about family, identify and being a first- generation American," says Burke. "e setting for this play is a bar, and there's graffiti art incorporated. We are hoping to be able to play live music before and aer the show, maybe even serve drinks onstage, so it feels like a club setting," Burke says. "Welcome to Arroyo's" runs March

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