Energy of the Stage
If you know and love the classic Christmas movie “It’s a Wonderful Life,” check out “This Wonderful Life” at Aurora Theatre. In this warmly comic adaptation, one actor plays all the roles, from George and Mary, to Clarence and Zuzu.
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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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We offer a few holiday holdovers and the promise of angels, Lady Day and a virgin in the new year.
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“The 12 Dates of Christmas” follows the misfortunes of Mary, who’s sees her fiancé kiss another woman while watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV. Back in to the dating pool she goes. Uh-oh.
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Holiday shows and nothing but. Our top 3: “Christmas at Pemberley” (Outfit); “Christmas Canteen” (Aurora); “Ho, Ho Home for the Holidays” (AExpress).
Read MoreSee and hear the toe-tapping spiritual and gospel-infused story of that historic time in Jersusalem, first written by playwright Langston Hughes. And do it at a discount.
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