Energy of the Stage
Meet Pinney Allen, the head of the Atlanta Girls’ School and a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Board of Directors. As chair of the orchestra’s Education Committee, Pinney knows …
Read MoreIt’s a cliché to talk about couples who finish each other’s sentences. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s principal bass player, Ralph Jones, and associate principal bass Gloria Jones, who will have …
Read MoreIn any Broadway-style production, the leading actors usually get more than their fair share of the limelight. But quite often it’s the lesser-known supporting players who help the headliners shine brightest. The national tour of Memphis features two ensemble members with deep Georgia roots – Christopher Gurr of Americus and Jody Reynard of Austell.
Read MoreThis world premiere runs Feb. 3-26 at the Alliance Theatre. Breaking into the theatre business can be a long, tough slog, particularly for young playwrights. But Meg Miroshnik, who got …
Read MoreWhen Alliance audiences first met up with playwright Josh Tobiessen, it was 2008 and his dark comedy Election Day — a finalist in the Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition — was …
Read MoreJeff Whitty doesn’t ever, ever want to create a musical on Broadway. That’s good news for theater audiences in Atlanta, and the reason that Whitty, the Tony Award-winning book writer …
Read MoreIn A Confederacy of Dunces, now at Theatrical Outfit, 16 actors play more than 25 characters. Among them is William S. Murphey, who, for my money, is the best …
Read MoreFood, drink and a red-carpet experience await guests at the Tony Award Viewing Party and Silent Auction on June 13 in the Fox Theatre’s Egyptian Ballroom. The event, sponsored by …
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