This weekend's best bets: May 21
Feeling cultural? Aurora Theatre’s “Hands on a Hardbody,” Actor’s Express’ “The Whale” and the Aurora-Horizon Theatre co-production of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” lead our pack of best bets.
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THIS WEEKEND'S BEST BETS: April 9
This week we’re high on “Edward Foote” at the Alliance, “Marisol” at Theater Emory, “Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet” at Actor’s Express and “Storefront Church” at Theatrical Outfit. Also playing: the ASO and The Atlanta Opera.
Read MoreTHIS WEEKEND'S BEST BETS: April 2
Our top pick again this week is “Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet” by Tarell Alvin McCraney, onstage at Actor’s Express through April 26. Also of note: a world premiere at Fern Theatre by Atlanta playwright Theroun D’Arcy Patterson and Theater Emory’s “Marisol,” featuring a mix of students and Atlanta pros (Danielle Deadwyler, Veronika Duerr, Brandon Connor Partrick), directed by David Crowe.
Read MoreTHIS WEEKEND'S BEST BETS: Feb. 26
This weekend’s your last chance for “4000 Miles” at Aurora. Also recommended: Theatrical Outfit’s “Silent Sky,” the Kendeda-winning “C.A. Lyons Project” at the Alliance, “Detroit ’67” at True Colors and the always entertaining Libby Whittemore at Actor’s Express.
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Read MoreThis week's best bets: Nov. 13
Topping our list this week: “Murder Ballad,” “Murder Ballad,” “Murder Ballad.” Plus, the ASO returns (if you can get a ticket) and Dad’s Garage opens the one-man “Morgan Freeman Presents …,” which looks at how the media represents black men, touching on everything from Dr. Seuss and Uncle Ben, to prison, white flight, Aunt Jemima and Black Jesus. Sounds intriguing, no? And ambitious.
Read MoreThis week's best bets: Nov. 6
Topping our list this week: Georgia Ensemble Theatre’s acclaimed “Elephant Man”; “Murder Ballad, opening this weekend at Actor’s Express; and “Madama Butterfly,” the season opener at The Atlanta Opera.
Read MoreThis week's best bets: Oct. 30
Get your culture on! Our recommendations include the August Wilson bio at True Colors, Out of Hand’s cwazy wabbit show, Theatrical Outfit’s “My Children! My Africa!” and, “beginning” Wednesday, the highly anticipated “Murder Ballad” at Actor’s Express.
Read MoreThis week's best bets: Oct. 23
This weekend’s your last chance for Aurora’s “Clybourne Park” and “The Doctor, the Devil & My Dad” at 7 Stages and your first look at the Alliance’s “Steel Magnolias.” Don’t-misses include “How I Learned What I Learned” at True Colors and Theatrical Outfit’s “My Children! My Africa”
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: May 1
Looking for something cultural to do this weekend? Our select list of recommendations can take you outdoors or in, to “The Barber of Seville” or New Orleans, the Civil War or Willy Wonka’s candy land.
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