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 Dem…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:01PMWednesday, 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 Rapp…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:01PMWednesday, 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 01:02PMFriday, 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 09:01AMWednesday, 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 tim…
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 02:00PMTuesday, 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 02:30PMThursday, 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 01:00PMFriday, 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 06:00PMThursday, 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 05:53PMSerenbe 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 02:00PMThursday, 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,
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 03:00PMWednesday, March 16, 2016
It’s considered “mainstream” Stephen Sondheim, in contrast to many of the composer’s other works, but make no mistake — Into the Woods is one dark
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 03:00PMThursday, March 10, 2016
Cirque du Soleil is now the largest theatrical producer in the world; the biggest big top ever. Our theater critics Jim Farmer and Andrew Alexander
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:00AMWednesday, February 17, 2016
In the never-ending parade of hit movies that have become Broadway musicals, The Full Monty is an example of one that has firmly clicked, keeping
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 02:00PMThursday, February 11, 2016
It’s a language many performers fear and avoid, but Neal Ghant has become pretty fluent in Mamet speak. Mamet speak is the dialogue-rich, testosterone heavy
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 09:00AMWednesday, February 10, 2016
Oftentimes theater gems can be found when least expected. It’s not the splashiest show around, or even the highest profile musical in town, but Horizon
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:00AMFriday, February 5, 2016
Both a Pulitzer Prize winner and a 2015 Tony Award nominee for Best Play, Disgraced is one of the most talked about, provocative plays around,
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:00AMWednesday, February 3, 2016
It begins simply enough, as a father in Afghanistan (Bobby Labartino) communicates with his son (Royce Mann) back home in the States by telling stories
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:00PMWednesday, January 20, 2016
Clad in a hospital gown and a baseball cap to hide her hair loss, Dr. Vivian Bearing guides us through the last stages of her
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:00AMWednesday, January 13, 2016
Actor Roger Guenveur Smith never met Rodney King, the construction worker who, in 1991, was beaten by white police officers in Los Angeles — officers
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:55PMWednesday, January 6, 2016
It was never intended to be long-term. When he was first offered the position leading Theatrical Outfit, the award-winning downtown theater company, Tom Key saw
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:00AMWednesday, December 9, 2015
It’s a collaboration that seems highly improbable — the rebellious comics of Dad’s Garage mixing it up with the highbrow folks of the Alliance Theatre
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 05:26PMTuesday, December 1, 2015
When producers (and frequent collaborators) Craig Zadan and Neil Meron called him earlier this spring about directing a holiday version of The Wiz for NBC,
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:51PMWednesday, November 4, 2015
When Mel Brooks came up with the idea of adapting his film The Producers into a Broadway production, what followed became musical theater history. A
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 10:15AMTuesday, November 3, 2015
The Alliance Theatre found itself in familiar waters Monday night as the company swept the top prizes at the 11th annual Suzi Bass Awards. The
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:16PMWednesday, October 21, 2015
At least once or so a year, the Shakespeare Tavern turns its attention away from its normal fare to stage a classic non-Shakespeare work. Oftentimes it
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 02:23PMThursday, September 17, 2015
It never entered Jeff Perry’s mind as he and his colleagues were dabbling in drama in Chicago in the early 1970s that they would go
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 09:20AMThursday, September 3, 2015
As always, the fall theater season brings with it scores of productions, from original works to new takes on established favorites. In a season heavy
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:11PMWednesday, September 2, 2015
When nominations for the 11th annual Suzi Bass Awards were announced Monday night at the Horizon Theatre, a set of musicals dominated. Aurora Theatre and
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 03:21PMThursday, August 27, 2015
As a performer who has successfully brought the likes of George Gershwin and Ludwig van Beethoven to life on stage, Hershey Felder has now turned
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 02:24PMWednesday, July 29, 2015
If he hasn’t already, Brian Clowdus, the artistic director of Serenbe Playhouse, should send flowers — or a thank-you card — to the producers of
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 02:12PM 
