A Puzzlement
“The King and I” plays the Fox Theatre on Sept. 5-11. When The King and I opened on Broadway in 1951, Yul Brynner’s Siamese monarch wasn’t even a leading character. Although …
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Citizen Pearl
“What I Learned in Paris,” a world premiere, runs Sept. 5-Oct. 6 at the Alliance Theatre. Atlanta, 1973. Fall. The O’Jays, Paul Simon and Earth, Wind and Fire are on …
Read MoreCan you say 'dramaturg,' boys and girls?
Guess who’s coming to town? This weekend Atlanta welcomes the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas national conference. So what do those people do, anyway?
Read More'Ghost Brothers of Darkland County'
(Editor’s note: The world premiere of ‘Ghost Brothers of Darkland County’ ran April 4 to May 13, 2012.) The artist formerly known as Johnny Cougar has accomplished quite a lot …
Read MoreAlliance in 2012-13: 4 world premieres, 'Next to Normal'
The Alliance Theatre will stage four world premieres in its 2012-13, including new work from playwrights Pearl Cleage and Alfred Uhry, and the Tony Award-winning musical Next to Normal. The …
Read MoreA right to sing the blues
(Editor’s Note: ‘I Just Stopped by to See the Man’ played the Alliance Theatre from March 9 to April 8, 2012). Mississippi Charles Bevel is as authentic a blues man …
Read MoreSNAPSHOT | Sarah Elizabeth Wallis
In brief: Sarah, 25, has just finished romping through Moscow as Annie, the protagonist in the Alliance Theatre’s wildly imaginative Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls. Get to know her a …
Read MoreKendeda season: Super Bowl of new plays
February means Kendeda season at the Alliance Theatre, when five newly minted playwrights share their work with the rest of the world.
Read MoreLife is but a dream
This world premiere runs Feb. 3-26 at the Alliance Theatre. Breaking into the theatre business can be a long, tough slog, particularly for young playwrights. But Meg Miroshnik, who got …
Read MoreWomen of change at the Alliance Theatre: Tovah Feldshuh, Elisabeth Omilami, Lois Frank and Pearl Cleage
A fascinating discussion happened at the Alliance Theatre last month between the Alliance’s resident playwright Pearl Cleage, Broadway legend Tovah Feldshuh (currently appearing in Golda’s Balcony), civil rights activist Elisabeth …
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