HERE WE GO, A-‘CAROL’-ING
Rosemary Newcott, directing her last “A Christmas Carol” as an Alliance Theatre staff member, reflects on her life in the theater. And she’s not done yet.
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ALL DECKED OUT
The Alliance’s lavish telling of “A Christmas Carol” turns 28 this season, but for director Rosemary Newcott, it’s a new show every year.
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GROWING PAINS
With a significant nod to Lewis Carroll, the Alliance Theatre flays open the struggles of middle school’s angsty days and nights.
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Ghosts that go bump in the night
Without Scrooge’s spirits, ‘A Christmas Carol’ would never leave the world of ‘bah, humbug’
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Garden of imagination
“The show affects him in the way that it’s supposed to, he looks where he’s supposed to look, and he follows the narrative. It holds his attention for up to an hour, and for a 2-year-old, that’s incredible,” says dad Rob Lawhon. The Alliance’s Theatre for the Very Young program is designed for ages 18 months to 5 years.
Read More'We are tweens with them'
The Real Tweenagers of Atlanta puts you inside a school assembly, the final assembly at a school that’s closing. Hundreds of real Atlanta tweens wrote essays about what they’d do if their school closed, which gives the improvisational musical its voice. Onstage, four actors represent as many of those voices as possible — in dialogue, dance, songs, poems and a few high-tech surprises.
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Read More'God bless us, every one!'
It’s not unusual for people interested in pursuing a particular career path to take classes that will get them started on the road to fulfilling their dreams. But in the …
Read MoreIt's not easy being 'tween
As anyone who has ever done it knows all too well, raising a tween can be challenging. But being a tween can be equally difficult, if not more so. There …
Read More'A Christmas card to Atlanta'
Most families have their holiday traditions. Chances are, going to see A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre is one of yours. Something you may not realize, however, is that …
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