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Christmas, 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.
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Festive 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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“Christmas Canteen” (Aurora), “Miss Bennet” (Theatrical Outfit) and the one-actor “Knead” (Alliance) still top our list. Consider, too, “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” at the Fox Theatre + Aurora’s one-actor “This Wonderful Life,” a riff on the popular movie.
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Atlanta Ballet’s first fresh holiday show in 2 decades was 2 years in the making. Creators hint that it will be brimming with surprises, including video, projections and a more contemporary edge.
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The outlook turns tinselly with holiday shows filling the calendar. Our top picks: “Christmas Canteen” (Aurora Theatre); “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley” (Theatrical Outfit); and especially “Knead” (at the Alliance through Dec. 9).
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“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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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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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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Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center, a brand-new facility with two stages, opens its inaugural season in August with a 12-day celebration featuring 8 events. It will light up with theater, dance, classical music, jazz, comedy, speakers and screenings more than 70 times in its first 15 months.
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We’ve got comings + goings this week. Openings: Xperimental Puppetry Theater (Center for Puppetry Arts), “Candide” (Alliance/ASO), “Bach to Broadway” (Atlanta Ballet) + “Ripcord” (Aurora). Closing: “Flower Room” (Actor’s Express) + “Revolt” (7 Stages).
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