Loved, hated and endlessly debated
“The Entertainer. He did it all.” So reads the stone on Sammy Davis Jr.’s grave at Forest Lawn Memorial Park outside Los Angeles. And he did. Singer, dancer, child star, …
Read MoreEnergy of the Stage
“The Entertainer. He did it all.” So reads the stone on Sammy Davis Jr.’s grave at Forest Lawn Memorial Park outside Los Angeles. And he did. Singer, dancer, child star, …
Read MoreIn Sammy and Me, Eric Jordan Young plays 35 different parts, including a version of himself. All these people are chasing the idea of Sammy Davis Jr. Unlike other one-person …
Read MoreAs a child, internationally renowned director, choreographer and performer Debbie Allen spent her summers in Baton Rouge. “I grew up with the tastes, the sounds, the smells, the ghost stories …
Read MoreIn Alice in Wonderland, a little girl falls into a rabbit hole and discovers a topsy-turvy world populated by a dapper White Rabbit, a Cheshire Cat, a Mad Hatter and …
Read MoreImagine waking up on an island where people don’t believe in using money while the rest of the world is experiencing an epic financial meltdown. Monologist Mike Daisey did just …
Read MoreAvenue X is a new musical, but its a cappella score honors a musical form that’s more than 50 years old. In honor of the original doo-wop music you’ll be …
Read MoreEvery year, the Alliance Theatre casts several local actors, including children, to fill the many roles in A Christmas Carol. Encore Atlanta spoke with some of the youngest cast members …
Read MoreLast summer, Second City Chicago writer Seth Weitberg and head writer/director Matt Hovde were on a mission: Find out what’s funny about Atlanta so they could create a show for …
Read MoreActors often think of theatre as a way of life. But Broadway legend André De Shields cautions that theatre must be used as a way to life, otherwise there’s no …
Read MoreThere’s a reason why kids aged 10 to 12 are known as tweens. “A middle school person is really stuck halfway in the world of the child and halfway in …
Read More