Julie Bookman, Author at Encore Atlanta

Can you 'Ka-nuffle'?

May. 20, 2015 - by Julie Bookman

Mo Willems has “more fun seeing the world than anybody else,” says the Alliance Theatre’s Rosemary Newcott, who’s directing his “Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical.” “He is one of those people who really lives his art.”

Guardians of Our Past

Oct. 3, 2014 - by Julie Bookman

“We’re not bending poetry to fit theater,” says Alliance Theatre Artistic Director Susan V. Booth. “We’re bending theater to fit poetry.”

The bewitching Liz McCartney

Jun. 11, 2014 - by Julie Bookman

Broadway regular Liz McCartney is often cast in juicy supporting roles — Ursula in “The Little Mermaid” being the latest, and she slurps them up with gusto.

NOTHING’S SACRED

Dec. 13, 2013May. 10, 2018 - by Julie Bookman

“The Book of Mormon” is by no means the kind of mainstream musical guaranteed to please all audiences. Its creators built their reputations on irreverent, envelope-pushing satire. Just ask Samantha Marie Ware (Nabulungi), who shares what happened when her grandmother saw the show.

SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW

Apr. 8, 2010 - by Julie Bookman

When South Pacific premiered on Broadway in 1949, Americans were just four years past World War II. Critics called the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical about Navy nurses, Seabees, Polynesian beauties …