Here are some things NCMS employees, members, and the general public are talking about this week!
March Madness is officially underway!
The 2023 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament is officially underway in Greensboro. The Champion ship game is Sunday at 1pm. Top ranked Notre Dame, number two Duke and third ranked Virginia Tech are all vying to take the championship!
The full schedule and more about the teams is available here.
FUN FACTS ABOUT MARCH:
- It is considered the least productive month of the year because the American workforce is so focused on March Madness and betting on the games. In 2019 it was estimated that unproductive workers cost employers $4 billion.
- It is the best month for vasectomies as men choose to recover as they watch basketball
- Daylight Saving Time begins March 12
- Get green on St. Patrick’s Day March 17
Nothing ironic here! “Jagged Little Pill” hits the stage at DPAC
Joy, love, heartache, strength, wisdom, catharsis, LIFE—everything we’ve been waiting to see in a Broadway show— is here in the exhilarating, fearless new musical based on Alanis Morissette’s world-changing music.
Show times and tickets are here.
All that jazz is steaming up Wilmington. “Chicago” premieres Sunday
Roxie Hart, Velma Kelly, Billy Flynn and Mary Sunshine hit the stage at the Wilson Center. Set in Chicago in the jazz age, the musical is based on a 1926 play of the same title, about actual criminals and the crimes.
More information and tickets are available here.
Peter Pan & Wendy are ready to fly into your home again!
If you don’t want to grow up, good news! Peter Pan is coming back! The new, live action movie Peter Pan & Wendy debuts on Disney+ on April 28. It features the classic tale with all the main characters including Tinker Bell played by “Blackish” star Yara Shahidi, the first black woman to portray the fairy on screen. Academy Award nominee Jude Law plays Captain Hook and a cast of up and coming young actors fills out the cast.
See the trailer here.