Ghosts that go bump in the night
Without Scrooge’s spirits, ‘A Christmas Carol’ would never leave the world of ‘bah, humbug’
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Alliance's 'Christmas Carol' arrives Nov. 19
Join the Alliance Theatre for its magical musical staging of A Christmas Carol, one of Atlanta’s most wondrous holiday traditions. The story, as you may well know, unfolds on Christmas Eve, as four …
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BIRDS OF A FEATHER
“King Lear.” “A Trip to Bountiful.” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” These are plays you don’t do unless you have your leads locked in. So, for her “Cuckoo,” the Alliance Theatre’s Susan V. Booth locked in Neal A. Ghant and Tess Malis Kincaid and surrounded them with many of the city’s best character actors.
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: Dec. 24
With this week’s column, we say thank you and goodbye to Chris Kayser, for his 16 years as the Alliance Theatre’s Ebenezer Scrooge. If you’d like a non-holiday outing, try Synchronicity’s family-friendly “Peter Pan & Wendy.” Mark your January calendars for “The Only Light in Reno” at Georgia Ensemble Theatre and the TDP Legacy Concert, spotlighting talented instrumentalists developed through a forward-looking ASO initiative. Merry Christmas, everyone.
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: Dec. 19
Our select list of recommendations should satisfy everybody on your list — the Christmas crowd, the anti-Christmas crowd, those who are neutral and those looking ahead to January’s slate of theater, dance and music.
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BAH, HUMBUG!
By the time Chris Kayser blusters his final “bah, humbug” this season, he’ll have spent 20 consecutive Decembers in the Alliance Theatre’s A Christmas Carol — 16 as Ebenezer Scrooge, two as Bob Cratchit and two as Jacob Marley. This is his finale.
Read MoreTales from 'Christmas Carols' past
You know all about the “bah, humbugs” and “God bless us, everyones.” The carols, the visitations and Scrooge’s change of heart. You might not know that A Christmas Carol has …
Read More'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 …
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