192 stories by "Jim Farmer"
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
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
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
It wasn't planned, but the summer of 2015 has turned into a musical theater carrousel in Atlanta. Besides Rent at Actor's Express there's Chasin' Dem Blues
It may be a little dated. It may also be such an integral part of modern pop culture that it's hard to remember when it
He's written all types of plays throughout his career, but Frank Blocker's knowledge and appreciation of the South permeates his most popular work. Best known
While four new plays will debut this weekend as part of Theater Emory's 4:48 project, these aren't works whose playwrights have spent years fine-tuning them.
By virtue of waltzing away with the top acting prizes at the recent Shuler Hensley Awards, Nick Eibler and McKenzie Kurtz participated in the 7th
Throughout a long career, Jo Howarth worked with artists all across the city and brought numerous characters to life. She called herself a character actor
Two lauded productions familiar to Atlanta theatregoers — Tuck Everlasting and A Perfect Arrangement – will be getting wider audiences as part of the upcoming
It's considered almost something of the black sheep of the Shakespeare family. Rarely produced, Coriolanus is considered one of the Shakespeare plays with one of
Virtue of being the Tony Award darling of 2013 — winner of the Best Play award — Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike has
A cherry-red pickup truck sits in a car lot. It's the prize awaiting one of 10 contestants in the likable new musical Hands on a
She has faced demanding New York audiences and theater critics; been at the heart of a groundbreaking seventies television series; and been chased by a
When the Georgia High School Musical Theater Awards were handed out last night at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, it was a nice night
A play almost worth checking out just for its sheer audacity and ambition, Grand Concourse brings together an intriguing mixture of characters and themes. Alas,
A dark comedy/drama laced with magical realism that straddles important themes but still manages to have a goofy, playful side, Marisol may not have the
A Southern Gothic tale peppered with Appalachian folk music, Edward Foote has been simmering around town for a bit now with local writer/playwright Phillip DePoy
It wasn't an unprecedented event, but it was something of a rarity. Although the boards of the Woodruff Arts Center"affiliated programs — the Woodruff board
When Brian Clowdus takes on a directing gig, it's a given he is going to want to shake things up and dust off any cobwebs.
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
He 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
Most 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
As 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,
In 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
