THE MULTITALENTED MR. DePOY
With the world premiere musical “Nick’s Flamingo Grill,” actor-composer-playwright Phillip DePoy returns to the Alliance Theatre for the first time since 2015’s award-winning “Edward Foote.”
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ADDICT. ALCOHOLIC. JAZZ GENIUS.
Atlanta Opera’s YARDBIRD tells Charlie Parker’s life-and-death tale as a ghost story wrapped in America’s music, opioid crisis and racial inequities.
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A MAD, MAD, MAD ‘MIDSUMMER’
“Our task as theater makers is to give the audience just enough so they can paint the rest of it with their imaginations.” With that, director David Catlin invites you to the Alliance Theatre’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” performed outdoors at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
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A QUEST FOR FESTS
Our rundown of events from now through mid-November is arranged chronologically and includes eco and film fests, fried green tomatoes, big pigs, Native American traditions and chili for the chilly.
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‘Nina Simone: Four Women’ at True Colors Theatre Company
Nina Simone (1933-2003) was known as the “high priestess of soul.” “Nina Simone: Four Women,” a play with music at True Colors Theatre Company, follows Simone’s shift from singer to activist.
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A WHOLE NEW WORLD
“It’s about keeping all the stuff that everyone loves from the movie and, in order to get it onstage, give it a musical-comedy heart,” Broadway director Casey Nicholaw says of “Aladdin.” The stage version runs Sept. 12-23 at the Fox Theatre.
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BEST BETS | Sept. 13-19, 2018
“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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BEST BETS | Sept. 6-12, 2018
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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Life lessons for all in Aurora’s humorous drama ‘Two Kids’
“The Two Kids Who Blow Sh*t Up” introduces us to Max and Diana, who meet as kids on the day their parents begin an affair. They see each other through life’s highs and lows for the next 18 years, trying hard not to fall in love and end up hating each other.
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‘Color Purple,’ ‘Hunchback,’ ‘Daze’ top 2018 Suzi nominees
THE SUZI BASS AWARD NOMINATIONS are out for the best of Atlanta theater in 2017/18 and Aurora Theatre, Theatrical Outfit, Actor’s Express and the Alliance Theatre have much to celebrate. How many nominees did you see?
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