Arts Bits
Guess who’s coming … again?
Atlanta-based director Kenny Leon is scheduled to helm a new theatrical adaptation of the film Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner to open on Broadway in fall 2008. Dramaturge Todd Kreidler, with whom Leon collaborated on August Wilson’s plays Gem of the Ocean and Radio Golf, will write the script…
Read MoreCobb Energy Performing Arts Centre opens
The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, which opens this month, is the new home of the Atlanta Opera, and will host touring shows, major concerts and performances from local organizations such as the Atlanta Ballet, which brings Twyla Tharp’s In the Upper Room to the center March 13-16, 2008…
Read More30.5 million theatergoers can't be wrong
Last year was a very good year for theater. According to Theatre Communications Group (TCG)’s Theatre Facts 2006 study, not-for-profit theaters contributed nearly $1.67 billion to the U.S. economy last year, not including the direct contributions made by the 30.5 million theatergoers who often go out to eat, pay for parking and hire babysitters in addition to seeing a show…
Read MoreTurner’s $2 million for civil rights
Turner Broadcasting System gave a shot of adrenaline to Atlanta’s proposed Center for Civil and Human Rights, pledging a $1 million cash donation to cover the center’s pre-development costs. The …
Read MoreHappy birthday Frida!
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of painter Frida Kahlo’s birth and the 50th anniversary of her husband and fellow artist Diego Rivera’s death, “Frida y Diego, Photographs of Their Lives” is …
Read MoreDiscount theater tickets available online
Special discount ticket offers for groups such as the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Georgia Shakespeare and Horizon Theater are available online at GeorgiaPerforms.com. Participating companies include theater, music and dance companies throughout the state…
Read MoreCHRISTOPHER B. MANOS HONORED FOR LIFETIME OF SERVICE
Since the 1950s, Theater of the Stars Producer Christopher B. Manos has presented more than 700 productions to national and international audiences, and been one of Atlanta’s most prominent arts …
Read MoreNew executive director at the Atlanta Ballet
Last month, Barry Hughson became the executive director of the Atlanta Ballet, which has been without one since 2003. Hughson comes to the organization with considerable experience as both an …
Read MoreBig, busy song and dance season
The film of the Henry Krieger-Tom Eyen musical Dreamgirls made big headlines this year as it pulled in Golden Globe and Oscar nominations, especially when one-time “American Idol” finalist Jennifer …
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