BEST BETS | Dec. 22-28, 2016
The holiday lights dim soon for Aurora Theatre’s three shows, both at the Alliance Theatre and “Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker.”
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The holiday lights dim soon for Aurora Theatre’s three shows, both at the Alliance Theatre and “Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker.”
Read MoreAfter some 30 ‘Nutcrackers’ and 22 years with Atlanta Ballet, dancer John Welker decides to step offstage for good.
Read MoreGet discount tickets now to see Atlanta Ballet’s annual staging of “The Nutcracker,” with Marya, her Nutcracker hero and dances from around the world.
Read MoreMusicals rule! On the light side is “The Prom” at the Alliance. To go a shade darker, embrace “Company” at Actor’s Express.
Read MoreLast call: “Stones in His Pockets” (Arís!). New are “39 Steps” (Stage Door), “City of Conversation” (Horizon) + “Significant Other” (Actor’s Express).
Read MoreLast call for “Born for This: The BeBe Winans Story” (Alliance Theatre) and “The Light in the Piazza” (Theatrical Outfit). New this week: “Two Gentlemen of Verona” (Shakespeare Tavern)
Read MoreThe “transitional” season begins in December with “The Nutcracker” and ends in May with reprise of “Camino Real.”
Read MoreAtlanta Ballet has named Gennadi Nedvigin, a principal dancer with San Francisco Ballet, as the fourth artistic director in its 87-year history.
Read MoreThe story ballet “Moulin Rouge,” danced by Atlanta Ballet, runs this weekend and next at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
Read MoreOpenings include “Disgraced” at the Alliance, “I and You” at Aurora, “Moxie” at Theatrical Outfit and “The Toxic Avenger” at Horizon. Also: The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is underway and “Wit” (Aurora) and “Sweeney Todd” (Actor’s Express) continue their runs.
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