Monday, April 29, 2019
For a production that is staged with regularity around the world —...
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Many of us know an Evan Hansen — or perhaps are/were an...
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Every week, our editors and guest writers give you their top six...
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SOURCE: ArtsATL at 04:48PMWednesday, March 27, 2019
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 Exp…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:06PMTuesday, 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 whe…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:42PMFriday, 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 12:36PMWednesday, 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 12:24PMTuesday, 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 — f…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 03:18PMMonday, 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 horror …
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 02:56PMWednesday, 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 10:01AMWednesday, 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 special…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 10:01AMFriday, 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 sh…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 12:59PMThursday, 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 10:07AMThursday, 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 texti…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 12:59PMThursday, 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 11:01AMFor 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 t…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 06:00AMThursday, 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 theat…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 11:01AMWednesday, 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 12:59PMWednesday, 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 12:59PMWednesday, 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 m…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 11:01AMTuesday, 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 The…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 01:01PMWednesday, 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 12:59PMThursday, 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…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 02:02PMWednesday, February 7, 2018
His plays aren’t produced with much regularity these days, but novelist and playwright William Inge left behind a tremendous body of work, including Come Back, Little Sheba, Bus Stop (my p…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 02:02PMWednesday, January 24, 2018
ArtsATL theater critics Andrew Alexander and Jim Farmer got together recently to discuss thoughts on Part Two of the new Actor’s Express production of Angels in America. Here are their tak…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 10:01AMWednesday, January 17, 2018
Sweet without being suffocating and smarter and more charming than it sounds on paper, the play Maytag Virgin proves to be a splendid vehicle for its two-person cast. Running through Februar…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 12:59PMKicking off the 2018 theater year with a bang is the Actor’s Express’ production of Tony Kushner’s much lauded Angels in America, which took home virtually every award (a Tony and a Pu…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 11:01AMTuesday, December 26, 2017
This was a busy year of theater, with world premieres popping up in every corner and local companies flexing their creative muscles. ArtsATL critics Andrew Alexander and Jim Farmer saw most …
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 10:59AMWednesday, December 20, 2017
That former Atlantan Lauren Gunderson has become the most produced playwright in the country is no fluke or accident. Her work is smart and accessible, with female characters who refuse to f…
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 11:01AMWednesday, December 13, 2017
One of the most popular and beloved books of all time — Johanna Spyri’s Heidi — has been the basis for countless television and film adaptations, but a stage version doesn’t …
SOURCE: artsatl.com at 10:59AMFriday, December 1, 2017
Less than a month after he and his wife Anita accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Suzi Bass Awards, Georgia Ensemble Theatre cofounder Robert (Bob) J. Farley passed away unexpecte…
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