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.
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THIS 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. 13
A very full calendar includes closing weekend for Serenbe Playhouse’s “Evita” and the one-weekend-only “Shaking the Wind,” written and performed by Atlanta dynamo Minka Wiltz. Up next: “Hot Pink, or Ready to Blow” (Weird Sisters); Motown the Musical at the Fox; and Wabi Sabi — that’s dance — at Serenbe.
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HITSVILLE U.S.A.
There’s only so much history one can get from a two-hour musical. But “Motown the Musical” — with its 66 hit songs — reminds us how Berry Gordy’s vision helped create an America in which both blacks and whites were “Dancing in the Streets.”
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.”
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Alliance-born 'Tuck' books its Broadway home
“Tuck Everlasting,” the Alliance Theatre-born musical based on Natalie Babbitt’s best-selling 1975 young adult novel, will open in April at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre.
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 MoreTHIS WEEKEND'S BEST BETS | July 16
“Chasin’ dem Blues.” “Rent.” “Uprising.” “Drood.” Start there this weekend, and enjoy.
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