Monday, January 20, 2020
Jon Carr has been involved with Dad's Garage Theatre Company for almost...
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If, as an Atlanta theatergoer, you've seen Bad Jews, Blackberry Winter, Lasso of...
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Stripped largely of their ability to communicate with each other via words,...
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SOURCE: ArtsATL at 03:12PM[SHARE]Friday, September 27, 2019
On paper, Skintight sounds like it might be racy and one-note. Onstage at Actor's...
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SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:24PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 26, 2019
Themes such as death, remorse, jealousy and forgiveness run heavily through ArÃs...
The post Review: "Woman and Scarecrow" at ArÃs Theatre walks on the dark side of Irish life appeared…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:12PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Although she still acts " seen most vividly a few years ago...
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SOURCE: ArtsATL at 02:32PM[SHARE]Monday, June 3, 2019
With the 2019 Tony Awards set for June 9, Atlanta's Alliance Theatre...
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SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:33PM[SHARE]Thursday, May 16, 2019
Terrence McNally's body of work over the last six decades is pretty...
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SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:03AM[SHARE]Monday, April 29, 2019
For a production that is staged with regularity around the world "...
The post Atlanta Opera's <em>La traviata</em> provides a fresh take on a classic story appeared first on ART…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 06:42PM[SHARE]Saturday, April 27, 2019
Many of us know an Evan Hansen " or perhaps are/were an...
The post <em>Dear Evan Hansen</em> gives voice to teen angst and bullying in age of the internet appeared first on ARTS…
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Every week, our editors and guest writers give you their top six...
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The musical Falsettos has been dusted off and rediscovered, with a New York revival three years ago, a recent national tour and a filmed version that played in select theaters. Actor's Expre…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:06PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Donya K. Washington was "that kid" " the kind who staged productions in her living room, invited her neighbors, picked costumes for the cast and even sold tickets. At a talent show when she …
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:42PM[SHARE]Friday, March 1, 2019
At first, it was just a fantasy. As Anthony Rodriguez, artistic director and cofounder of Aurora Theatre, looked out of his office, he saw empty space and wondered what an expansion would lo…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:36PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 6, 2019
” When Jamil Jude met Broadway director Kenny Leon a decade ago, he didn’t know that one day he would take over the Atlanta-based company Leon had founded. In August of this year…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:24PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Danielle de Barbarac, the central figure of the musical Ever After, isn't the typical fairy tale heroine. She isn't looking for a man to sweep her off of her feet or rescue her — frank…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 03:18PM[SHARE]Monday, January 28, 2019
Those willing to accept a bit of carnage with their musical theater should be pleased with the new production from PULP Books & Gallery. Psycho: The Musical is based on the 1960 horro…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 02:56PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 27, 2018
The musical The Color Purple, based on Alice Walker's novel, had its world premiere back at the Alliance Theatre in 2004 and hit Broadway a year later. After a recent reworking and reviva…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 10:01AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Clad in a loin cloth and swinging carefree through the jungle, Edgar Rice Burrough's Tarzan character has been a staple of all sorts of pop culture — books, films, television specials …
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 10:01AM[SHARE]Friday, June 8, 2018
It's the Fourth of July in a small Texas town, circa 1936, and the locals are longing for some rain and relief from the blistering heat that has encompassed the area. When a mystery man show…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 12:59PM[SHARE]Thursday, May 17, 2018
His work tends to resonate everywhere it plays, but Atlanta is especially receptive to the characters brought to life by Del Shores. The playwright, best known for stage, film and television…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 10:07AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 3, 2018
It's happened — I imagine — to almost everyone who attends theater, film or other kinds of arts events on a regular basis. A patron nearby brings out a cell phone, starts texting…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 12:59PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 19, 2018
She was known for her hugs, her warmth and her charisma, as well as her musical prowess and onstage presence. Valerie Denise Payton, a popular local actress and musician, passed away unexpec…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 11:01AM[SHARE]For many of the students participating in this year's Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards, it will be their first time performing at such a prominent event. Some of them also hope tha…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 06:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 12, 2018
Downtime has never really been part of Kenny Leon's DNA. He finishes one project and darts off to start another, crisscrossing the country at will, effortlessly making the segue from theater…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 11:01AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 11, 2018
The bold Atlanta Opera world premiere of Out of Darkness: Two Remain debuted Thursday. The story of two Holocaust survivors — one Jewish and one gay — is told with powerful theat…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 12:59PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 21, 2018
In the 70s it was Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster, in the 90s (on TV) it was Shelley Long and Gaby Hoffmann and in 2003 it was Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan. Now a Freaky Friday for a n…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 12:59PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 14, 2018
It may not be profound, but it's hard to think of a production as eager to please as the jukebox musical Mamma Mia! Based on the hits of ABBA — with a book by Catherine Johnson and mus…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 11:01AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 6, 2018
One day she's onstage portraying Joan of Arc, then another she has morphed into a Shakespearean character. Sometimes she even tackles multiple roles in the same show such as in Horizon Theat…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 01:01PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 28, 2018
At a time when discrimination and witch hunts are increasingly becoming the norm again, Theatrical Outfit's new Perfect Arrangement feels like a lot more than just snappy entertainment ̵…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 12:59PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 15, 2018
Given its rich source material and the Alliance Theatre's ability to create stage work that can often appeal to both adults and younger audiences, the company's new version of The Jungle Boo…
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