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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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. 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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BEST BETS | Aug. 23-29, 2018
Our top picks: “The Book of Will” (Theatrical Outfit); “A Doll’s House, Part 2” (beginning at Actor’s Express); and the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse riff on Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales.” Last call: 2018 Essential New Play Fest and 3 other titles.
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BEST BETS | Aug. 9-15, 2018
The third Atlanta Musical Theatre Festival wraps + the new Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center sees its first dates. Show titles to check out: “Dot” (closing at True Colors); the independent “Black Bird” and “On the Third Day”; and the Essential New Play Fest.
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BEST BETS | Aug. 16-22, 2018
“The Book of Will,” by oft-produced playwright Lauren Gunderson, opens Theatrical Outfit’s 2018/19 season; Broadway great Sutton Foster helps christen the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center; and Serenbe Playhouse’s epic “Titanic” docks for good. Read more.
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BEST BETS | Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2018
The first shows of fall offer tantalizing choices, including THE BOOK OF WILL at Theatrical Outfit; A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 at Actor’s Express; an acrobatic MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at the Alliance Theatre; and THE SEAGULL, lakeside at Serenbe Playhouse.
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BEST BETS | Aug. 2-8, 2018
It’s all about openings in this week’s curated column, including the Atlanta Musical Theatre Festival; the East by Southeast Festival for Asian-American Voices; the award-winning “Blackbird”; + the world premieres of “On the Third Day” and “Woke.”
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2018 FOX SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL
The August lineup for the 2018 Fox Summer Film Festival includes “Funny Girl,” “Trolls,” a “Grease” sing-along, a “Moana” sing-along and the cultural and box-office hit “Black Panther.”
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BEST BETS | July 26-31, 2018
Our top picks in this week’s curated column vary from the dark comedy “Black Nerd” at Dad’s Garage, to “Titanic” at Serenbe Playhouse and pop-up performances by Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre at the High Museum.
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