Alliance, 'Memphis' co-pro top 2015 Suzi nods
The awards, Atlanta professional theater’s more-or-less equivalent to Broadway’s Tonys, will be handed out Nov. 2.
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THIS WEEKEND'S BEST BETS | Aug. 13
A very full calendar includes closing weekend for Serenbe Playhouse’s “Evita” and the one-weekend-only “Shaking the Wind,” written and performed by Atlanta dynamo Minka Wiltz. Up next: “Hot Pink, or Ready to Blow” (Weird Sisters); Motown the Musical at the Fox; and Wabi Sabi — that’s dance — at Serenbe.
Read MoreTHIS WEEKEND'S BEST BETS | Aug. 6
Last chance for “Chasin’ dem Blues,” “John Denver’s America,” “Nelle’s Story” and “The Reluctant Dragon.” Playing on: “Evita,” “Memphis” and “Rent.”
Read MoreTHIS WEEKEND'S BEST BETS | July 30
Musicals rule. Your choices include “Memphis” (Aurora Theatre). “Rent” (Actor’s Express). “Chasin’ dem Blues” (True Colors Theatre Company). “Evita” (Serenbe Playhouse). “Drood” closes at Stage Door Players and the 2015 Essential Theatre Fest introduces “Lillian Likes It.”
Read MoreTHIS WEEKEND'S BEST BETS | July 23
Topping the list: “Chasin’ dem Blues” at True Colors, “Rent” at Actor’s Express, “Uprising” at Horizon Theatre, plus the opening of “Evita” at Serenbe Playhouse and “Memphis” at Aurora Theatre. Weekends should be a little longer, shouldn’t they?
Read MoreGo Argentine way with Serenbe staging of the musical bio 'Evita'
Serenbe Playhouse’s great outdoors becomes Argentina with the award-winning 1979 rock musical Evita, the show that made Patti LuPone a Broadway star and gave the team of Andrew Lloyd …
Read MoreTHIS WEEKEND'S BEST BETS | July 16
“Chasin’ dem Blues.” “Rent.” “Uprising.” “Drood.” Start there this weekend, and enjoy.
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: June 5
Don’t let it rain on your parade. Head indoors for a few hours with cowgirls, Judy Garland, Eva Peron, Aida, some folks on the fringe of art, and/or relative newcomers Rising Sage and Aris theaters.
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Another suitcase in another town
Josh Young says he’s having the time of his life as Che in “Evita.”Critics have called his work “remarkable” and “mesmerizing.” One called him a “superstar in the making.” But the greatest honor, he says, was being compared to idol Mandy Patinkin, who created the role of Che in 1979 and won the best-actor Tony for doing so.
Read MoreBroadway series offers 3-show mini-package at Fox
Broadway in Atlanta is offering mini-season packages that start at $99 and feature the musicals “Once,” “The Lion King” and “Evita.”
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