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In the 2019/20 season, Kenny Leon adds “emeritus” to his True Colors Theatre title, and associate artist director Jamil Jude becomes only the second artistic leader in the company’s 16-year history.
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It’s all about openings in this week’s curated column, including the Atlanta Musical Theatre Festival; the East by Southeast Festival for Asian-American Voices; the award-winning “Blackbird”; + the world premieres of “On the Third Day” and “Woke.”
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“The Color Purple” (Actor’s Express) + “Titanic” continue, leading this week’s curated edition of BEST BETS. Also worth noting: “Dot” continues at True Colors, the “The Book of Mormon” drops into the Fox Theatre and “Newsies” opens at Aurora Theatre.
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Atlanta’s “fiercely weird” 7 Stages opens its 2018/19 season with the Samuel Beckett classic “Waiting for Godot.” The theater company’s 40th season includes three world premieres.
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Synchronicity Theatre’s 2018/19 season begins Sept. 27 with a bawdy trip to Restoration England with “Nell Gwynn” and ends June 30 with “Hands of Color,” a pointed new comedy developed through the company’s 2018 SheWRITES New Play Festival.
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The Rialto Center for the Arts opens its 2018/19 season in early October and ends it in April 2019. Among its 15 acts: Ballet Hispánico, jazz trumpter Etienne Charles, Afropop’s Youssou N’Dour, sitar artist Anoushka Shankar and banjo master Béla Fleck.
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Stage Door Players’ 45th season leans toward the comedic, with “A Red Plaid Shirt,” “A Nice Family Christmas,” “Last Night of Ballyhoo,” “Secrets of a Soccer Mom,” “Dames at Sea” + “Laughter on the 23rd Floor.”
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Our weekly curated BEST BETS column points you toward the best theater, classical music, dance and random cultural events in metro Atlanta. This week’s top picks: “The Color Purple” (Actor’s Express) + “Winnie-the-Pooh” (Alliance Theatre).
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Welcome once again to BEST BETS, our curated column about the top arts events in Atlanta. Leading this week’s best: “The Color Purple” (Actor’s Express); Lauren Gunderson’s “The Taming” (closing Sunday at Synchronicity Theatre); AJFF’s Cinebash salute to Saul Bass; and the offbeat “Paper Cut” (for adult audiences at the Center for Puppetry Arts).
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Topping this week’s curated Best Bets column: “The Color Purple” (opening at Actor’s Express), “Sweeney Todd” (heading into its final weekend at The Atlanta Opera) and “The Taming” (still championing America and satire at Synchronicity Theatre). Plus. Much. More.
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