BEST BETS | Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2019
WELCOME TO OUR weekly curated column. Start planning now, February is shaping up to be a full month of great performances! Feature photo: Lil Baby performs at the Atlanta Symphony …
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WELCOME TO OUR weekly curated column. Start planning now, February is shaping up to be a full month of great performances! Feature photo: Lil Baby performs at the Atlanta Symphony …
Read MoreWELCOME TO OUR weekly curated column. Last chance for Moonlight and Magnolias, Catalyst Arts opens K2 this weekend, and Waitress is coming in February! Feature photo shows Candy McLellan, Parris Sarter, Isake Akanke …
Read MoreWELCOME TO OUR weekly curated column. Feature photo shows Director Susan V. Booth and Choreographer JoAnn M. Hunter on the first day of rehearsals for Ever After. Photo by Kathleen Covington. Among other notables: …
Read MoreNora returns as the delicious Aurora Theatre / Actor’s Express co-pro of “A Doll’s House, Part 2” moves to Lawrenceville. Other notables: a one-night “Della’s Diner” reunion; the approaching “Ever After” (Alliance) + “Unexpected Play Festival” (Theatrical Outfit).
Read MoreThe ASO salutes Leonard Bernstein on Jan. 10 + 12; “Love’s Labour’s Lost” opens at the Shakespeare Tavern; and Georgia Ensemble’s “Million Dollar Quartet” continues off-site. Just ahead: a “Della’s Diner” reunion, the Alliance’s Cinderella-ish “Ever After” and “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” at Aurora Theatre.
Read MoreThe creators and director of the Alliance Theatre musical “Ever After” put their faith in a modern Cinderella-like heroine who can take care of herself. See it Jan. 15-Feb. 17.
Read MoreWelcome to the last column of the year. With it, a jolly holiday to all. Many holiday shows exit after this weekend, although four hold on a bit longer. Then set your sleigh’s GPS for some of the bigger openings of the season.
Read MoreChristmas, anyone? Your best bets this week range from concerts to a ballet and include musicals, puppets, dramas, satires, one-person shows and something for families, kids, grown-ups and the biggest “bah, humbugs” in your bunch.
Read MoreRosemary Newcott, directing her last “A Christmas Carol” as an Alliance Theatre staff member, reflects on her life in the theater. And she’s not done yet.
Read MoreFestive outings await. The bad news: “Knead” (Alliance) closes Sunday. The good news: “Christmas Canteen” (Aurora), “A Christmas Carol” (Alliance), Atlanta Ballet’s new “Nutcracker” and “Frog and Toad” (Synchronicity) open or continue; and the ASO plays its first holiday concert. Intriguing: Aurora’s one-man “This Wonderful Life.”
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