BEST BETS | Jan. 5-11, 2017
Our top picks: A Topher Payne world premiere at Georgia Ensemble, a trumpeting ASO and a two-actor “Doctor Faustus” at the Shakespeare Tavern.
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Alliance sings country song in 'Troubadour'
The world premiere musical is set in 1951 Nashville, where musical tastes and fashions are changing.
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BEST BETS | Dec. 22-28, 2016
The holiday lights dim soon for Aurora Theatre’s three shows, both at the Alliance Theatre and “Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker.”
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: Jan. 30
Because of this week’s weather “event,” please check with your venue before venturing out. When you do, you’ll find more great choices than you can squeeze into a week, let alone a weekend. A partial list: “The Geller Girls” and “In Love and War” at the Alliance; “Lombardi” at Aurora; “Six Degrees of Separation” at Actor’s Express; plus the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and Theater Emory’s Brave New Works. Oh, what fun!
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: Jan. 23
So much to see, so little time! Whether you’re going to Reno or Green Bay, visiting modern-day or 1895 Atlanta, or are six degrees from West Midtown or Symphony Hall, the only mistake you can make is staying home. See a show!
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: Jan. 16
Looking for something cultural to do this weekend and beyond? Here’s our select list of top picks.
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: Jan. 9
It’s a big weekend for openings, with the world premiere of “The Only Light in Reno” at Georgia Ensemble Theatre and “Six Degrees of Separation” at Actor’s Express. Right around the corner: the world premiere of “The Geller Girls” at the Alliance Theatre and “Lombardi” at Aurora Theatre.
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When the whole world came to Atlanta
Playwright Janece Shaffer on Atlanta, the 1895 Cotton States Exposition and “The Geller Girls,” her latest world premiere at the Alliance Theatre: “We were passionate. It was this really shining example of what this city could be at one moment in time.”
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Manilow, Hines musicals and Kendeda encores top Alliance's new season
The Alliance Theatre’s 2013-14 season will be bookended by new musicals, but it’s what’s happening on the more intimate Hertz Stage that is, arguably, most exciting.
Read MoreSerious fun with business and the arts
What happens when you get 100-plus people in a room, mostly women, and talk about business, the arts, and the business of the arts. A lot of creative energy. Some concrete ideas for growth and change. And a whole lot of laughs. Read all about Synchronicity Theatre’s annual Women in the Arts Panel Luncheon.
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