Phillip DePoy sits at Java Monkey in Decatur, a cup of coffee already in his system. It’s a bit ironic. As someone who has spent
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 10:29AMHe knew it immediately. As Mike Schatz watched a puppet performance at Dad’s Garage just over 10 years ago, he realized he had to do
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 10:04AMMost people know her as Coach Sue Sylvester on TV’s Glee, or from her work in Christopher Guest movies such as A Mighty Wind and
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 03:23PMAs incubators of new and influential work, the Alliance Theatre’s Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition has introduced the city to some gems over the years,
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 04:44PMIn bringing Yankl on the Moon to stage, actor and playwright Jake Krakovsky had to tread carefully. His one-man play deals with the Holocaust, and
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:43AMHe was a doctor. A lawyer. A pilot. Or at least he claimed to be. Frank Abagnale Jr., was one of the great con men
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 03:22PMWith its mix of new waitresses learning the ropes, seasoned employees who’ve been there since the Eisenhower days, cooks who can fry eggs while juggling
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 03:46PMThe beauty of the new production fml: how Carson McCullers saved my life is that it’s able to create its own distinct world while drawing
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:52PMPinch ‘n’ Ouch Theatre has never been a playhouse known for being timid. It’s an in-your-face kind of theater, often utilizing the likes of hard
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 04:01PMLocal arts organizations applying for funds from Fulton County can breathe a bit easier. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners kept arts funding at the
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 04:26PMHe was a prolific, celebrated playwright (and composer) who churned out work for 50 years. Yet not much that Noël Coward wrote was as frothy
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:04AMMost people who know comedian /actor / social critic Lewis Black know him from his various rants on TV. What many may not know is that
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 10:36AMFor any artistic director, a programming decision brings with it all sorts of variables to weigh and consider — getting the rights to stage the
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:53AMIt’s hardly a stretch to call the Alliance Theatre’s A Christmas Carol the Big Kahuna of holiday shows. Few if any local productions have its
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 10:42AMAround this time of year, most theaters in town fall back on traditional holiday favorites. The Alliance Theatre has its long-running A Christmas Carol, of
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:21PMThough he is a prolific and decorated playwright — known for a variety of work — David Lindsay-Abaire is arguably at the top of his
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 03:45PMIt’s a simple premise, really — a young woman in a seedy bar narrates via song a tale about a love triangle that goes horribly
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:55PMAs playwright Robert Harling was penning Steel Magnolias in the 1980s, he probably had no idea it would be such a huge part of pop
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:53PMThough voters spread the wealth somewhat last evening, the Alliance Theatre was the clear big winner at last night’s 10th annual Suzi Bass Awards presentation, honoring
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:38PMIt won a 2012 Tony Award for Best Play. It won the Pulitzer Prize as well the year before for drama. Bruce Norris’ Clybourne Park,
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 02:55PMIt’s highly likely that most diehard theater patrons have seen a production of Hamlet (or two or three) over the years somewhere. It’s a safe
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 02:21PMIt was in 1992 that Irish playwright Brian Friel swept the Tony Awards (and virtually every other theater competition) with his family drama Dancing With
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