Phil Kloer, Author at Encore Atlanta

HAPPY TRAILS TO YOU

Mar. 16, 2017Aug. 23, 2018 - by Phil Kloer

The 20-plus-course Georgia Golf Trail turns heads with its quirky challenges, varied terrains and fancy amenities.

ON THE EDGE

Oct. 21, 2016 - by Phil Kloer

‘Cabaret,’ the classic musical set in pre-Hitler Germany, seems uncomfortably topical for many of today’s audiences.

There’s a zip in the air at Unicoi

Oct. 20, 2016 - by Phil Kloer

Two Georgia State Parks are home to new zip-line courses: Unicoi, near Helen, and Amicalola in Dawsonville. We zing through Unicoi for a closer look.

WHALE OF A TALE

Oct. 3, 2016 - by Phil Kloer

The seafaring classic ‘Moby Dick’ tickles the skies in Lookingglass adaptation at the Alliance Theatre.

Illusions of grandeur

Sep. 15, 2016 - by Phil Kloer

At the Fox Theatre, seven magicians from all corners of the earth come together to form a brainy, brawny all-star team of trickery.

Every day’s a Latter-day

Dec. 28, 2015 - by Phil Kloer

Hello! My name is Jevares Myrick! And I would like to share with you this most amazing career!

Detroit 1967: Another season of our discontent

Feb. 10, 2015 - by Phil Kloer

“Whenever we think about something in 1967 it feels so foreign,” says Kamilah Forbes, who directs “Detroit ’67” at True Colors Theatre Company. “But now we have too many touch points to know how that feels.”

THE FAN PHENOM THAT IS 'NEWSIES'

Dec. 30, 2014 - by Phil Kloer

“Newsies” and “Fansies” are one of those great intertwined pop cultural phenomena, in which a movie/book/TV series and a devoted, even obsessive fan base, help elevate each other to giddy new heights.

CIRCLE OF LIFE

Mar. 31, 2014 - by Phil Kloer

Although “The Lion King” has been on the road since 2002, it’s one of the most complicated ever to take on a national tour. The North American company travels in 18 trucks; 14 are tractor-trailers that haul duplicates of everything: sets, lighting, puppets, etc.

‘One of the world's greatest theaters’

Mar. 3, 2014 - by Phil Kloer

Opened in 1929, nearly demolished and dramatically rescued in the the 1970s, the Fox Theatre has been on a roll as it nears its official 85th birthday this year.