Energy of the Stage
For more than 15 years now, audiences around the world have grooved and moved to the beats and rhythms of STOMP. This original combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy has been updated since it was last in Atlanta, part of an ongoing creative evolution that reaches back to the show’s beginnings.
Read MoreAs far as fairy tales go, almost everyone knows the story of Cinderella with its evil stepmother, wicked stepsisters, chores, fairy godmother and — finally — its glass slippers, pumpkin carriage and handsome prince happy ending. Originally an oral folktale, there are hundreds of versions of the Cinderella story, from the Brothers Grimm to writer Charles Perrault, and almost every culture in the world possesses a version that has been passed down through the ages.
Read MoreBy Kristi Casey Sanders Every year, Sharon Story and Armando Luna face an awesome task: Casting and training hundreds of children to fill out Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker‘s children’s casts. “There’s …
Read MoreBy Kristi Casey Sanders In 1958, Robert Barnett, a soloist with the New York City Ballet, and his wife Virginia accepted an invitation from Atlanta Ballet founder and Artistic Director …
Read MoreMannheim Steamroller released their first of eight Christmas albums in 1984. Since then, the band’s musical mix of acoustic, analog, digital, and electronic sounds has helped them sell over 35 million Christmas albums worldwide.
Read MoreFormer American Idol Ruben Studdard is going back to his roots. The Alabama native is set to star in the 30th anniversary tour of Ain’t Misbehavin’, playing Fats Waller alongside fellow “American Idol” alumni Frenchie Davis and Trenyce Cobb. “I know most people are [expecting] to see the Velvet Teddy Bear when, in fact, they’re going to get Fats,” Studdard says.
Read MoreThirty years ago, Ain’t Misbehavin’ — the original jukebox musical — premiered at the Manhattan Theatre Club and transferred to Broadway. It won several awards, including a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, which went to the show’s co-creator Richard Maltby Jr. Maltby also directed the 30th Anniversary version of the show, which kicks off its national tour in Atlanta this month, starring “American Idol” veterans Ruben Studdard, Frenchie Davis and Trenyce Cobbins.
Read MoreFor Theater of the Stars (TOTS) President Nick Manos, it all begins with family. His father, legendary producer and TOTS founder Christopher B. Manos convinced him to leave the corporate world of employee benefits to join the family business, where he enjoys producing family friendly musicals, including the “official” version of Disney’s High School Musical. The success of that production resulted in a valuable partnership with Disney that gives TOTS the right to adapt High School Musical’s sequels. But the initial idea to tackle the show, Manos says, came from an evening he spent with his daughter.
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Prior to 1950, the state of Georgia had more than 350 historic theaters. Nearly half have been demolished. The Fox Theatre Institute’s mission is to save the rest…
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Katie Rose Clarke doesn’t need any help identifying with her Wicked character Glinda, the “good” witch. “She’s becoming a woman and discovering what’s important in life; I relate on that level,” Clarke says…
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