Energy of the Stage
The ASO salutes Leonard Bernstein on Jan. 10 + 12; “Love’s Labour’s Lost” opens at the Shakespeare Tavern; and Georgia Ensemble’s “Million Dollar Quartet” continues off-site. Just ahead: a “Della’s Diner” reunion, the Alliance’s Cinderella-ish “Ever After” and “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” at Aurora Theatre.
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Welcome to the last column of the year. With it, a jolly holiday to all. Many holiday shows exit after this weekend, although four hold on a bit longer. Then set your sleigh’s GPS for some of the bigger openings of the season.
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Christmas, anyone? Your best bets this week range from concerts to a ballet and include musicals, puppets, dramas, satires, one-person shows and something for families, kids, grown-ups and the biggest “bah, humbugs” in your bunch.
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Rosemary Newcott, directing her last “A Christmas Carol” as an Alliance Theatre staff member, reflects on her life in the theater. And she’s not done yet.
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Santa’s Fantastical brings its family-friendly indoor interactive wonderland to Perimeter Pointe (near the Sandy Springs MARTA station) this holiday season, merging art, technology, nostalgia, live performance and more.
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“Christmas Canteen” (Aurora), “Miss Bennet” (Theatrical Outfit) and the one-actor “Knead” (Alliance) still top our list. Consider, too, “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” at the Fox Theatre + Aurora’s one-actor “This Wonderful Life,” a riff on the popular movie.
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Atlanta Ballet’s first fresh holiday show in 2 decades was 2 years in the making. Creators hint that it will be brimming with surprises, including video, projections and a more contemporary edge.
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The outlook turns tinselly with holiday shows filling the calendar. Our top picks: “Christmas Canteen” (Aurora Theatre); “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley” (Theatrical Outfit); and especially “Knead” (at the Alliance through Dec. 9).
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“Knead,” an Alliance Theatre world premiere, and Aurora Theatre’s festive “Christmas Canteen” run on; Steve Yockey’s “Reykjavik” (Actor’s Express) and “Dry Land” (Atlanta Theatre Club) close; and the ASO plays Tchaikovsky. Details on these and more in this week’s curated column.
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The “White Christmas” creative team goes low-tech to make certain that every performance is, indeed, merry, bright and white. The national tour drops into the Fox Theatre on Nov. 27.
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