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, …
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'Sammy and Me'
In 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 MoreLove, poverty, music and redemption
As 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 MoreLookingglass Alice
In 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 MoreWhere two worlds collide
Imagine 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 MoreHow much do you know about doo-wop?
Avenue 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 MoreThe littlest players
Every 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 MoreBeyond CNN, Coca-Cola and Braves jokes
Last 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 More'Theatre as a way to life'
Actors 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 MoreStuck halfway
There’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 …
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