If you remember 1980s comedies like Sixteen Candles and Fast Times at Ridgemont High, you’re probably familiar with some of the problems faced by the three
The AJC Decatur Book Festival enfolds all sorts of reading matter in its grand embrace. On the table, so to speak, during Labor Day weekend
Dance lovers will be spoiled for choice this weekend. Step Afrika, the first professional dance troupe dedicated to the African-derived tradition of stepping, performs as
When Dede Vogt hung up her "working musician" shoes a few years ago, she didn't leave behind her chops — she simply became more involved
Seeking Justice: The Leo Frank Case Revisited, an exhibition of original artifacts and photography, opens today (August 17) at the Southern Museum of Civil War and
"Song and dance" are so linked together that it’s somewhat surprising to consider that the act of singing has remained almost entirely absent from the
The instant an airborne dancer triumphs over gravity, or arcs her body into a fall, can reveal a lifetime of work and artistry. It is
A must for film connoisseurs and the generally film curious, the new digital restoration of The Apu Trilogy will be shown at the Landmark Midtown Art
New York’s Annie Baker is one of the nation’s top contemporary playwrights, but you’d hardly know it living in Atlanta. Though she has a Pulitzer
The pre-curtain reminder to turn off cellphones can seem a little strange at Lillian Likes It since everyone on stage spends the entire show texting,
It's 1951 and Delray's juke joint is the hottest place to be on Beale Street, where Felicia Farrell's voice keeps the crowd swinging to rhythm
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
We see writer Harper Lee at four different crucial times in her life in the new one-woman show Nelle’s Story, currently at Synchronicity Theatre through
More than 100 artists in the visual and performing arts will participate in the sixth annual exhibition, Art on the Atlanta BeltLine, which runs from September
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
When most people think of the birthplace of the blues, they may think of the Mississippi Delta or Maxwell Street in Chicago, but they probably
The theater community is definitely not taking the summer off. You can choose from ten productions listed in our calendar, ranging from such classics as
What happens to people's Facebook pages when they die, and who has the right to control that? A young woman named Lillian is confronted with
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
Libby Whittemore is Atlanta's "queen of cabaret," a singer who has crafted a 40-year career singing the standards, starring in stage musicals and, for a
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
The Atlanta Shakespeare Company has received a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) and Arts Midwest to bring live theater to schools across
The literary arts are experiencing a renaissance of sorts In Atlanta. Over the past several years, reading series, discussion forums, and conferences for wordsmiths and