This Summer at DPAC
May
Attendance: 56,643
Performances: 24
Sold Out Performances: 10
Season to Date
Attendance: 467,270
Performances: 199
Sold Out Performances: 113
We had a fantastic start to the month with the premiere of the Tony ® Award-Winning Best Musical, Kimberly Akimbo. Then, we had the incredible saxophonist, Kenny G , return to play his greatest hits. We continued the month with the hilarious and heartfelt Menopause the Musical 2 – Cruising the Change sponsored by WakeMed Women’s which had the crowd laughing out loud.
May brought the return of Brit Floyd , the world’s greatest Pink Floyd experience. Waxahatchee performed to a soldout crowd of fans, and Travis Tritt returned to put on a wonderful performance of his classic country songs. We then welcomed fan favorite Get The Led Out , who put on a rocking show of Led Zeppelin songs, and comedian/actor/writer Jim Jefferies performed his hit stand-up comedy.
We ended the month with Broadway’s most electrifying new musical, Back to the Future: The Musical, and we celebrated the best of local high school musical at The DPAC Rising Star Awards , hosted by Clay Aiken with special guest J. Harrison Ghee.
We can’t wait to see what is in store for the month of June as we wrap up our season, and we are very appreciative of your continued support.
Katy Shepperson Corporate Partnerships Manager
Josette Roten Director of Marketing & Sales
Kimberly Akimbo
“This is one of the best productions I’ve ever seen at DPAC. Touching show, all roles were portrayed to perfection. I loved it. Kimberly will stay in my memory for a long time.”
— Guest
“A++. Living legend. Great performance.”
— Guest
“It was fantastic. The 4 women were PERFECT for the parts they played. I cannot say enough good things about the show.”
— Guest
“Brit Floyd is an amazing collection of talent and they always give a fantastic show!”
— Guest
“I wanted to see Waxahatchee for a while now and they exceeded my expectations. Katie sounded great, and her band was on point.”
— Guest
“Travis Tritt was awesome! We had the best time!”
— Guest
“Get the Led Out was amazing - can’t wait to see them next year!”
— Guest
“This was one of the funniest comedians I have seen. The opening act and Jim Jeffries kept me engaged and laughing the entire time. His crowd work was exceptional.”
— Guest
Back to the Future: The Musical (8
“It was spectacular! The LED backscreen added great dimension. The LED lights were fantastic! The singing was clear and understandable... wonderful musicians!”
— Guest
The DPAC Rising Star Awards
The DPAC Rising Star Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in high school musical theatre throughout central North Carolina and focuses attention on the meaningful work being done both on and off stage by dedicated teachers and students.
DPAC By the Numbers
3,333,726 Impressions 44,576 Engagements
Followers
Attendance
May 56,643
2024 / 2025 Season 467,270
Performances
May 24
2024 / 2025 Season 199
2024 / 2025 Sellouts 113
Website Views
May 393,775
2024 / 2025 Season 3,897,011
Social Media
Audience (Followers) 211,233
Total Impressions 4,794,966
Total Engagement 68,155
Instagram 1,455,674 Impressions
Engagements
Followers
X (formerly Twitter) 5,566 Impressions 95 Engagements 43,433 Followers
The DPAC Rising Star Awards
This season, The DPAC Rising Star Awards reviewed 44 local high school musical theater productions, which included 180 nominated students for the Best Actor and Best Actress award categories. The judges hand selected 20 student performers as “Finalists,” who were in the running for The DPAC Rising Star Awards “Best Actor” and “Best Actress” awards categories. Finalists participated in two weeks of rehearsals, workshops and auditions leading to their performance on DPAC’s stage on May 29.
Tony ® Award winner J. Harrison Ghee was a Special Guest this year and met with the Finalists, sharing wisdom and performing alongside them during the awards show. Josiah Jennings (Hillside High School, Durham, NC) was selected as Best Actor and Carmen Sophia Dubon (Weaver Academy, Greensboro, NC) was selected as Best Actress. Josiah and Carmen received $2,000 in scholarships and an all-expense paid trip to New York City to compete in the Jimmy Awards. They will rehearse at Julliard, work with Broadway coaches, and make their Broadway debuts on the Minskoff Theater stage where Disney’s The Lion King performs year-round.
Thank you to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina for being a part of The DPAC Rising Star Awards.
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