THE MULTITALENTED MR. DePOY
With the world premiere musical “Nick’s Flamingo Grill,” actor-composer-playwright Phillip DePoy returns to the Alliance Theatre for the first time since 2015’s award-winning “Edward Foote.”
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A MAD, MAD, MAD ‘MIDSUMMER’
“Our task as theater makers is to give the audience just enough so they can paint the rest of it with their imaginations.” With that, director David Catlin invites you to the Alliance Theatre’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” performed outdoors at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
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BEST BETS | Sept. 13-19, 2018
“A Doll’s House, Part 2” (Actor’s Express), “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Alliance Theatre) + “The Seagull” (Serenbe Playhouse) make up the three-headed beast atop this week’s curated column. Plus. Much. More.
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BEST BETS | Sept. 6-12, 2018
Once again THE BOOK OF WILL at Theatrical Outfit; A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2, at Actor’s Express; an acrobatic MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Alliance Theatre); and THE SEAGULL (Serenbe Playhouse) top our curated list of must-sees. Note that WILL closes Sunday.
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‘Color Purple,’ ‘Hunchback,’ ‘Daze’ top 2018 Suzi nominees
THE SUZI BASS AWARD NOMINATIONS are out for the best of Atlanta theater in 2017/18 and Aurora Theatre, Theatrical Outfit, Actor’s Express and the Alliance Theatre have much to celebrate. How many nominees did you see?
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BEST BETS | Aug. 23-29, 2018
Our top picks: “The Book of Will” (Theatrical Outfit); “A Doll’s House, Part 2” (beginning at Actor’s Express); and the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse riff on Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales.” Last call: 2018 Essential New Play Fest and 3 other titles.
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BEST BETS | Aug. 16-22, 2018
“The Book of Will,” by oft-produced playwright Lauren Gunderson, opens Theatrical Outfit’s 2018/19 season; Broadway great Sutton Foster helps christen the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center; and Serenbe Playhouse’s epic “Titanic” docks for good. Read more.
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BEST BETS | Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2018
The first shows of fall offer tantalizing choices, including THE BOOK OF WILL at Theatrical Outfit; A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 at Actor’s Express; an acrobatic MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at the Alliance Theatre; and THE SEAGULL, lakeside at Serenbe Playhouse.
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Alliance finalizes 2019 Kendeda, Reiser new-play projects
The Kendeda competition winner is B.J. Tindal’s “Goodnight, Tyler,” about the spirit of an 18-year-old black man dealing with contradictory narratives about his death. The Reiser projects come from cellist Okorie Johnson and playwrights Topher Payne + Daryl Lisa Fazio.
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BEST BETS | July 12-18, 2018
“The Color Purple” (Actor’s Express), “Titanic” (Serenbe Playhouse) and the final days of “Winnie-the-Pooh” (Alliance Theatre) top this week’s curated edition of BEST BETS. Learn why while you check out this week’s openings, closings and what’s just ahead.
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