Out of the water and into the choir with Tarell Alvin McCraney
The Alliance Theatre stages Tarell Alvin McCraney’s “Choir Boy” in the Hertz Stage from Sept. 6 through Oct. 13. :: Tarell Alvin McCraney has been writing plays since he was …
Read MoreMonth: August 2013
Last chance for Horizon's 'luminous' mystery 'Every Tongue Confess'
The summer heat is rising and flames are flying in the fantastical whodunit Every Tongue Confess at Horizon Theatre. As the citizens of Boligee, Ala., try to find out …
Read MoreSNAPSHOT | Joe Sykes
Atlanta actor Joe Sykes on why he does theater: “I had an acting teacher tell me once that you should only do theater if it’s the only thing you’re good at and the only thing you want to do. It’s what I’m good at, and it’s what I want to do.”
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: Aug. 15
Serenbe’s “Hair” gets a new Berger and La Marquise du Châtelet continues to fight convention in a Weird Sisters’ staging. Also this weekend: The return of “Living Walls” street art and the Piedmont Park Arts Festival.
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Only in New York
If the siren’s call of Broadway beckons you — and you don’t have the cash to procure a top-drawer theater ticket — you needn’t fret. You can catch the vibe for much less. Our tips …
Read MoreFox VP named 'Woman of Influence'
Adina Erwin, vice president and general manager of the Fox Theatre, has been named a 2013 Woman of Influence by the trade publication Venues Today.
Read MoreAretha's Sept. 21 Fox concert canceled
Aretha Franklin’s Sept. 21 show at the Fox Theatre has been canceled. The Fox cited “unforeseen circumstances.”
Read MoreTickets to 'The Producers' at Atlanta Lyric Theatre simply a steal
Bialystock and Bloom! Bialystock and Bloom! Feel like the king of Broadway when you take in the musical The Producers, part of a new season in a new space …
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This weekend's best bets: Aug. 8
What to see? Choose one, or all three, of Essential Theatre’s world premieres in their final performances; an epic, American and/or French, respectively, at Serenbe Playhouse and/or Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville; jazz in the great outdoors at Callanwolde; or a sexy foray into love, philosophy and science with Weird Sisters Theatre Project’s Georgia premiere of “Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight.”
Read MoreSNAPSHOT | Kevin Harry
Kevin Harry, who plays Javert in Aurora Theatre’s “Les Misérables,” began dabbling in theater when he moved from Maryland to Atlanta in 1996. “It scared the living daylights out of me, but I loved it.”
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