Feature: The Color of Rhythm in the Air
This piece appears in the Alliance’s Under the Tent series edition of Encore. Songwriter Eugene Russell IV reflects on the experience of setting Beautiful Blackbird to music at the Alliance Theatre …
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The sound of healing: Bringing Atlanta together through Scrooge’s redemptive tale
As the beloved Atlanta tradition of A Christmas Carol kicks off this season, it’s a much-needed glint of normalcy. But nothing’s normal at all, is it? As the self-aware performers …
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Pivoting from Stage to Screen: Terry Burrell on Alliance, Acting, and Atlanta
by Sally Henry Fuller and Ashley Elliott When Terry Burrell is asked how she feels about A Very Terry Christmas, the first thing she says is, “Gratitude. Tremendous, tremendous gratitude.” A seasoned Atlanta and Broadway …
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Alliance Theatre offers virtual spring break camps
We’ve been cooped up for three weeks, and it’s time for a break. Namely, spring break! The creative minds at the Alliance Theatre have announced they are offering one of …
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Writer and illustrator Mo Willems hosting lunchtime drawing class for kids on YouTube
Mo Willems–the best-selling children’s book author, illustrator, and creator–is doing his part to entertain children during the COVID-19 pandemic. The creator of the Alliance Theatre’s Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: …
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On an even playing field: Alliance Theatre’s naked mole rats invite all ages to have an encounter with the theatre
Photos: A’riel Tinter Director Leora Morris (Ride the Cyclone, Winnie the Pooh) knows Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience is more than a story about some obscure rodents. …
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Power and Limits: Will Power tackles questions of human nature through a Shakespearean villain
Photo by Greg Mooney Playwright Will Power wonders, “This time that we live in right now has really made me think about big questions of virtue and evil, selfishness and …
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‘Seize the King’: Previously, on the War of the Roses
Story by: Elliott FoldsGraphic by: Reina McLaughlin Shakespeare’s Richard III, which provides the basis for Seize the King, is a fictionalization of the ascendancy of the historical King Richard III …
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NO PUMPKINS HERE!
The creators and director of the Alliance Theatre musical “Ever After” put their faith in a modern Cinderella-like heroine who can take care of herself. See it Jan. 15-Feb. 17.
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HERE WE GO, A-‘CAROL’-ING
Rosemary Newcott, directing her last “A Christmas Carol” as an Alliance Theatre staff member, reflects on her life in the theater. And she’s not done yet.
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