Energy of the Stage
If you’re not into Christmas shows, you’re kind of scrooged right now. But there is much to choose from, for the young, the old, the perverse, families and grownups. If you just can’t go there — and regardless — we suggest “Murder Ballad” (last chance) at Actor’s Express and/or “Morgan Freeman Presents … ” at Dad’s Garage. Cheers!
Read MoreIf we had but one night out this weekend, we’d spend it at “Murder Ballad” (Actor’s Express), at the ASO, “White Rabbit Red Rabbit” (Out of Hand) or the intriguingly titled “Morgan Freeman Presents the Magic Negro and Other Blackness” (Dad’s Garage). How about you?
Read MoreTopping our list this week: “Murder Ballad,” “Murder Ballad,” “Murder Ballad.” Plus, the ASO returns (if you can get a ticket) and Dad’s Garage opens the one-man “Morgan Freeman Presents …,” which looks at how the media represents black men, touching on everything from Dr. Seuss and Uncle Ben, to prison, white flight, Aunt Jemima and Black Jesus. Sounds intriguing, no? And ambitious.
Read MoreTopping our list this week: Georgia Ensemble Theatre’s acclaimed “Elephant Man”; “Murder Ballad, opening this weekend at Actor’s Express; and “Madama Butterfly,” the season opener at The Atlanta Opera.
Read MoreThree’s a crowd in Murder Ballad, the enticing 2013 off-Broadway hit that looks at a love triangle from all its many angles. Actor’s Express stages the sexy rock musical — …
Read MoreGet your culture on! Our recommendations include the August Wilson bio at True Colors, Out of Hand’s cwazy wabbit show, Theatrical Outfit’s “My Children! My Africa!” and, “beginning” Wednesday, the highly anticipated “Murder Ballad” at Actor’s Express.
Read MoreThis weekend’s your last chance for Aurora’s “Clybourne Park” and “The Doctor, the Devil & My Dad” at 7 Stages and your first look at the Alliance’s “Steel Magnolias.” Don’t-misses include “How I Learned What I Learned” at True Colors and Theatrical Outfit’s “My Children! My Africa”
Read MoreLooking for something cultural to do this weekend and beyond? Our recommendations include “How I Learned What I Learned” at True Colors Theatre Company.
Read MoreSo much good stuff awaits that you could go to the theater for the next 10 days and still not see everything worthwhile. At the top of our list: “Clybourne Park” at Aurora, “Lasso of Truth” at Synchronicity and “How I Learned What I Learned” at True Colors. Coming soon: “Murder Ballad” at Actor’s Express and Atlanta Opera’s season-opening “Madama Butterfly.”
Read MoreA new five-show season from Actor’s Express arrives in a month, with titles just as intriguing as last season’s dazzling “Pluto,” “Venus in Fur” and “End of the Rainbow.”
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