Bring It On!
The creative team involved with Bring It On includes some of Broadway’s most talented and promising young artists. Director/choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler won a Tony Award for his choreography in In …
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'A Christmas card to Atlanta'
Most families have their holiday traditions. Chances are, going to see A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre is one of yours. Something you may not realize, however, is that …
Read MoreThird time's a charm
People don’t get into comedy because they want to pay their bills. They perform because they have a need to entertain. For those who aspire to make a living being …
Read More'You cannot hold back history for a cotillion'
In 1964, Pearl Cleage was a playwriting student at Howard University and a self-professed radical bohemian. “We were always marching on somebody,” she says with a laugh. When she started …
Read MoreStuck halfway
There’s a reason why kids aged 10 to 12 are known as tweens. “A middle school person is really stuck halfway in the world of the child and halfway in …
Read More'Holding body and soul together'
Way back in August, I had the pleasure of sitting down to talk with Pearl Cleage, best-selling author and playwright of The Nacirema Society Requests the Honor of Your Presence …
Read MoreAtlanta Ballet’s Ignition: New Choreographic Voices
LAUNCH YOURSELF INTO LIFE. When you set yourself free, when you’re open to whatever lies ahead, you discover how far you can go. Go forth – fast and eager – …
Read MoreAugust: Osage County
Cruelty’s more fun when you keep it in the family. Think your family has issues? This raucous dark comedy transforms one family gathering into an evening of can’t-turn-away blood sport …
Read MoreSpoon Lake Blues
These two burglars will leave no stones, stereotypes, or septic tanks unturned. Brady and Denis have found one easy solution to save their house from the bank: burglary. Then, one …
Read MoreLoved, hated and endlessly debated
“The Entertainer. He did it all.” So reads the stone on Sammy Davis Jr.’s grave at Forest Lawn Memorial Park outside Los Angeles. And he did. Singer, dancer, child star, …
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