Energy of the Stage
STOMP cast member Louis Labovitch didn’t play drums until he was 17. “But after I started playing them, I became obsessed with them and played five hours a day every day,” he says. Playing in a band proved unglamorous (he slept in his van with his drum kit for six months). Theater school at Fresno State was an interesting experience. But the majority of the jobs Labovitch held (dishwasher, greenhouse worker) had nothing to do with his passions…
Read MoreAtlanta-based director Kenny Leon is scheduled to helm a new theatrical adaptation of the film Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner to open on Broadway in fall 2008. Dramaturge Todd Kreidler, with whom Leon collaborated on August Wilson’s plays Gem of the Ocean and Radio Golf, will write the script…
Read MoreThe Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, which opens this month, is the new home of the Atlanta Opera, and will host touring shows, major concerts and performances from local organizations such as the Atlanta Ballet, which brings Twyla Tharp’s In the Upper Room to the center March 13-16, 2008…
Read MoreIt’s been more than 40 years since the Rat Pack – Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. – shared the stage for a legendary two-week engagement at Las Vegas’ Sands Hotel in 1960, but theatergoers can experience what it was like at this month’s The Rat Pack – Live at the Sands…
Read MoreIf you’re still a slave to the fanny pack, it’s time to upgrade your look. ArchPort Shoes ($45-$90) keep your hands – and hips – free with storage chambers hidden in the soles…
Read MoreFall is a great time to explore the North Georgia Mountains, but you can’t keep kids cooped up all day in the car. Head to Flintstone, Ga., and let them stretch their legs (and minds) at the Enchanted MAiZE by Rock City…
Read MoreWhat do you get when you make gin from the fruit of the vine? G’vine, a premium gin made from Ugni blanc grapes, infused with flowers from the grapevine…
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