On Saturday evening the Atlanta Opera presented the opening night performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s two-act comic opera, The Pirates of Penzance. It is the
Schwartz Center announces line-up for the Candler Concert Series The 2016-17 Candler Concert Series will offer an eclectic line-up that features a jazz icon and
It’s hard to know what a kid might make of it, but I found the new family show Peter and the Starcatcher a noisy, unappealing
Stagecraft can have a tough time competing with cinematic special effects. A theatrical trick is seldom as convincing, impressive or immersive as the results of
Could computers ever replace teachers? Those of us who hated high school often wondered. Â The possibility becomes the topic of serious and considered speculation
Victoria Camblin, the editor and artistic director of the Atlanta-based magazine and contemporary art nonprofit ART PAPERS, has been selected as one of the five
When Woman of the Year opens at Dad's Garage Theatre Company tonight (through March 12), the scripted comedy will challenge some deeply entrenched notions of
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
VOX and Atlanta Word Works have announced that the two organizations will be merging, with VOX bringing on Atlanta Word Works founder, executive director and
The value of a nickel is five cents, except for when it isn’t. As every collector knows, a coin can be worth much more than
Peter Sagal cuts to the chase when asked what he might be doing if not hosting Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me!, NPR's weekly hour-long quiz
It's been nearly five years since Robert Battle succeeded Judith Jamison as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. As with many changes
Legislation introduced to transform Georgia's music industry Legislation to offer tax breaks to music-related businesses was introduced this week by State Rep. Bert Reeves (R-Marietta).
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
The social media – Woman of the Year contest is sponsored by ArtsATL ("Sponsor"). This contest is governed by these official rules ("Official Rules"). By participating
A quartet of live musicians usher an excited, robust Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre audience into a familiar French scene. Edith Piaf's "La Vie en
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
It's almost impossible to think of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and not think Revelations. It's the finale on every mixed bill the company
By the time Andrew Ramcharan Guilarte took a bow following his performance in the Alliance Theatre's first preview performance of Disgraced last week, the leading man
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,
The Atlanta Opera announced its upcoming 2016-17 season today, which will feature four main stage productions for the first time in six years. The season
Most people are familiar with Eartha Kitt through her role as Catwoman on the campy Batman television series of the 1960s, one of the most well-known
In Decatur-native Lauren Gunderson’s new two-character play I and You, running at Aurora Theatre through February 21, the character Anthony (J.L. Reed) enters speaking the
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
“He seldom laughed, but he often smiled,” is just one of the ways that the chorus describes the murderously obsessive lead character in Stephen Sondheim’s