Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Rachel May and her colleagues at Synchronicity Theatre didn't plan it schedule-wise, but it would be hard to imagine a more topical play than their just-opened drama Strait of Gibraltar. Wit…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 11:01AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Never one to stage a production without imprinting his own brand of theatrical derring-do, Brian Clowdus and his Serenbe Playhouse colleagues have turned their attention to leather jackets a…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 01:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 15, 2017
First it was a 1992 book by (the late) Robert James Waller, then a 1995 Clint Eastwood-helmed film starring Eastwood and Meryl Streep. The latest incarnation of the romantic The Bridges of M…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:01PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 8, 2017
ArtsATL critics Andrew Alexander and Jim Farmer recently saw the Alliance Theatre's riveting world premiere drama The Temple Bombing. They share their thoughts on the production, running thr…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:01PM[SHARE]Friday, February 24, 2017
He never set out to be a comic, much less a household name, but Colin Mochrie has become one of the most recognizable funnymen around, known for his spontaneous moments of genius on the long…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:59PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Cramming more into its tiny frame than most plays ever dream of, Nick Payne's Constellations is a heady show that explores parallel universes and themes such as choice and chance. It's unden…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:59PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 18, 2017
As she was working on her new show Troubadour, Janece Shaffer estimated she had room for around four songs in the piece. Yet once the playwright convinced Kristian Bush to come aboard to wri…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 10:59AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 11, 2017
ArtsATL critics Andrew Alexander and Jim Farmer saw Atlanta playwright Topher Payne's new comedy Greetings Friend Your Kind Assistance is Required (running through January 22) on its opening…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 10:59AM[SHARE]Monday, December 26, 2016
It was a memorable, though slightly down, year for Atlanta theater. ArtsATL theater critics Andrew Alexander and Jim Farmer sat down recently to take a look back at some of the highs and low…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:59PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Amidst the sugary sweet procession of Nutcrackers, Christmas Carols and other holiday fare parading around the city this time of year, Theatrical Outfit is at least offering up something nov…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 10:59AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 8, 2016
In a night that saw a slew of Atlanta theaters claim trophies, it was Serenbe Playhouse who wound up dominating the field at the 2016 Suzi Bass Awards Monday evening, taking the prize for Be…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:03PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 3, 2016
An interesting development happened on the way to the much-hyped teaming of director Tess Malis Kincaid and actress Danielle Deadwyler in the True Colors production of David Auburn's Proof t…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:01PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 26, 2016
It's one of the most beloved musicals of all time, both a nine-time Tony Award winner and the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize. Atlanta Lyric Theatre -- the area's only company dedicated to mus…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 09:01AM[SHARE]Monday, September 12, 2016
With world premieres galore and all sorts of intriguing fare, the 2016-17 Atlanta theater season promises to be a lively one, with promising shows all over the place. ArtsATL theater critics…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:05PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Whatever can be said about Karen Wurl's new work Dispossessed, the playwright cannot be accused of a lazy effort. Her work has enough material for a number of plays. Running through August 2…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:02AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Phone rings. Door chimes. In comes company . . . It's been a summer full of big musicals in Atlanta, and now one of the city's most beloved theaters, Actor’s Express, has just rolled o…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:01AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Over his long career, Topher Payne has penned plays that have appeared all over Atlanta, and one in New York last year, but this weekend he sees his name on a different kind of project ̵…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:31PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Long before his Hamilton had become one of the most celebrated — and influential — musicals in history, Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights had already made him a Broadway darlin…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:59PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 15, 2016
It's no fluke. What seemed like a Sondheim kind of theater season a few months ago has turned into an unexpected (albeit unplanned) local celebration, with an emphasis on some of the master …
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:01AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 26, 2016
With Joshua Harmon's Bad Jews a commercial success for Actor's Express recently, the company has now turned to another work from the playwright, Significant Other, running through June 19 in…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:59PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Anthony Giardina's The City of Conversation is a period piece not only for its era (the play starts in the late Seventies), but for its fond recollection of a time when Republicans and Democ…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:01PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 18, 2016
It's not often that actors can reunite in a play 27 years later and portray the same roles, but that is what's happening currently with Aurora Theatre's new rendition of I'm Not Rappaport. K…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:01PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Now having its world premiere at the Alliance Theatre, Born for This: The BeBe Winans Story is very much a family affair. Charting the journey of the Grammy Award-winning recording artist an…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:02PM[SHARE]Friday, April 22, 2016
While the Alliance Theatre is not one of Atlanta’s core arts institutions under new leadership, with Susan Booth continuing to serve as the artistic director, the Alliance is still afl…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 09:01AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 20, 2016
As most theater companies in town near the end of their respective seasons, almost all have some sort of heavy hitter (or heavy hitter wannabe) in their lineup. It's an incredibly busy time …
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 02:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 12, 2016
It's a case that divided Atlanta and people all across the world. Troy Davis, an African-American, was executed in 2011, convicted of killing white police
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 02:30PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 7, 2016
It's an iconic role that many an actress would love to sink her teeth into. Written by playwright Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler is one of
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:00PM[SHARE]Friday, April 1, 2016
Subtle and loaded with surprises it's not, but for those looking for a high-kicking, energetic night of theater, Kinky Boots doesn't disappoint. Surprisingly just now
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 06:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 31, 2016
It's a decision that was met with enthusiasm by many inside the state and outside of it, including the filmmaking community, the LGBT community and
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 05:53PM[SHARE]Serenbe Playhouse and its artistic director Brian Clowdus have become masters at outdoor "event" theater — and the company is back with their take on
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 02:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 24, 2016
Terry Burrell is a ball of energy naturally, even as she makes her way into an Alliance Theatre conference room for an early morning interview,
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