Alliance's 'Edward Foote,' 'Tuck' top 2015 Suzis
Twenty-two professional metro theater companies are eligible for the awards; seven went home with at least one honor.
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This weekend's best bets | Sept. 17
Our top picks: “Memphis” at the Rialto, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” at the Alliance and “Stupid F*cking Bird” at Actor’s Express. Two of three go away after Sunday.
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets | Sept. 3
If Dragon Con’s not your thing, check out our top picks — the art fest-within-a book fest in Decatur, “Memphis”at the Rialto Center and the Alliance Theatre’s talent-laden “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (in previews). Then prepare yourself for the joyous onslaught of fall openings to come.
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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.
Read MoreTHIS WEEKEND'S BEST BETS | Aug. 27
Catch “Memphis,” if you can, in its final week at Aurora Theatre, then prepare for the fall rush of new and exciting openings — “Cuckoo’s Nest” at the Alliance, “Stupid F*cking Bird” at Actor’s Express and a whole lot more.
Read MoreTHIS WEEKEND'S BEST BETS | Aug. 20
Weird Sisters’ “Hot Pink” opens. “Motown” at the Fox and the 2015 Essential Theatre Festival close and “Memphis” rolls at Aurora Theatre. See a show!
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 MoreRomance, rock 'n' roll play out in adult-themed, Tony-winning 'Memphis'
Southern-style rock ‘n’ roll was born in Memphis, but there’s a lot more to the story than Elvis and Graceland. Memphis, a co-production of Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville and …
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