Energy of the Stage
Tumblers, jugglers, newsies and dirty dancing will fill the Fox Theatre stage during Broadway in Atlanta’s 2014-15 season, with “Pippin” and “Newsies” topping the typical mix of old and new.
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Playwright Janece Shaffer on Atlanta, the 1895 Cotton States Exposition and “The Geller Girls,” her latest world premiere at the Alliance Theatre: “We were passionate. It was this really shining example of what this city could be at one moment in time.”
Read MoreGarrison Keillor and his radio variety show, “The Prairie Home Companion,” return to the Fox Theatre on May 17.
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“The Book of Mormon” is by no means the kind of mainstream musical guaranteed to please all audiences. Its creators built their reputations on irreverent, envelope-pushing satire. Just ask Samantha Marie Ware (Nabulungi), who shares what happened when her grandmother saw the show.
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If the siren’s call of Broadway beckons you — and you don’t have the cash to procure a top-drawer theater ticket — you needn’t fret. You can catch the vibe for much less. Our tips …
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Write Club Atlanta viceroy Nicholas Tecosky: “The idea is to expose writers to a larger audience who wouldn’t go to a formal reading, but will come to a fast-paced, fun event with an open bar.”
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Now when you read a story in one of Encore Atlanta’s programs, you’ll be able to scan the page and see a video interview or previews of upcoming shows. Ads might leap from the page. To see these messages, you need a mobile device and a free app.
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“In the puppetry world, there just aren’t that many people who say, ‘You can’t do that.’ You get to create your own world,” says Jon Ludwig of the Center for Puppetry Arts.
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