Energy of the Stage
The films announced include looks at the alt-right in the age of Trump; an Israeli dad who wants to live as a woman; a Jewish-Christian romance in Ethiopia; the birth of Blue Note Records; and a little-known chapter of WWII resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto.
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The outlook turns tinselly with holiday shows filling the calendar. Our top picks: “Christmas Canteen” (Aurora Theatre); “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley” (Theatrical Outfit); and especially “Knead” (at the Alliance through Dec. 9).
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For its 10th season, Serenbe Playhouse will stage the musicals “Shenandoah” and “Ragtime,” revive “Hair” and premiere a “Pocohontas” by a Native American playwright. The 2019 season begins in March.
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“Knead,” an Alliance Theatre world premiere, and Aurora Theatre’s festive “Christmas Canteen” run on; Steve Yockey’s “Reykjavik” (Actor’s Express) and “Dry Land” (Atlanta Theatre Club) close; and the ASO plays Tchaikovsky. Details on these and more in this week’s curated column.
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Arís Theatre marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I with the Veterans Day-timed “Not About Heroes”; “Knead” (Alliance) premieres; Steve Yockey’s bloody smart “Reykjavik” (Actor’s Express) runs on; and Halloween shows give way to Christmas stories. Details in this week’s curated column.
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The West Midtown company came out on top Monday night with 11 wins — including six for its vibrant staging of “The Color Purple” and four for playwright Tony Kushner’s two-part AIDS-era epic, “Angels in America.”
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“Knead,” says playwright-actor Mary Lynn Owen, has gone through a “gazillion trillion” rewrites. “At one time it was a cooking show gone wrong. Finding the immediacy of the play has been a firsthand education in ‘why plays are plays.’ You’d think I’d have picked this up by now!”
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“The Prom,” the new American musical born in 2016 at the Alliance Theatre, opened on Broadway to positive reviews from The New York Times, Deadline Hollywood, Variety, the Hollywood Reporter and the Wall Street Journal.
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Sandy Springs’ fifth Restaurant Week, running through Nov. 9, has lined up 18 eateries to dish out fish and seafood, Greek and Turkish staples, Mexican favorites, fried chicken, burgers, pasta, antipasti, steak, cheeses, smoothies and an array of desserts.
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Steve Yockey’s sexy-scary “Reykjavik” continues at Actor’s Express; “The Royale” throws its last punch at Theatrical Outfit; the ASO takes on Mahler’s majestic 10th Symphony; and The Atlanta Opera dances and sings its way through “West Side Story.” All this and more in this week’s curated column.
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