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The ASO salutes Leonard Bernstein on Jan. 10 + 12; “Love’s Labour’s Lost” opens at the Shakespeare Tavern; and Georgia Ensemble’s “Million Dollar Quartet” continues off-site. Just ahead: a “Della’s Diner” reunion, the Alliance’s Cinderella-ish “Ever After” and “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” at Aurora Theatre.
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Christmas, anyone? Your best bets this week range from concerts to a ballet and include musicals, puppets, dramas, satires, one-person shows and something for families, kids, grown-ups and the biggest “bah, humbugs” in your bunch.
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Festive outings await. The bad news: “Knead” (Alliance) closes Sunday. The good news: “Christmas Canteen” (Aurora), “A Christmas Carol” (Alliance), Atlanta Ballet’s new “Nutcracker” and “Frog and Toad” (Synchronicity) open or continue; and the ASO plays its first holiday concert. Intriguing: Aurora’s one-man “This Wonderful Life.”
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“Christmas Canteen” (Aurora), “Miss Bennet” (Theatrical Outfit) and the one-actor “Knead” (Alliance) still top our list. Consider, too, “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” at the Fox Theatre + Aurora’s one-actor “This Wonderful Life,” a riff on the popular movie.
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The outlook turns tinselly with holiday shows filling the calendar. Our top picks: “Christmas Canteen” (Aurora Theatre); “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley” (Theatrical Outfit); and especially “Knead” (at the Alliance through Dec. 9).
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For its 10th season, Serenbe Playhouse will stage the musicals “Shenandoah” and “Ragtime,” revive “Hair” and premiere a “Pocohontas” by a Native American playwright. The 2019 season begins in March.
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Arís Theatre marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I with the Veterans Day-timed “Not About Heroes”; “Knead” (Alliance) premieres; Steve Yockey’s bloody smart “Reykjavik” (Actor’s Express) runs on; and Halloween shows give way to Christmas stories. Details in this week’s curated column.
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The West Midtown company came out on top Monday night with 11 wins — including six for its vibrant staging of “The Color Purple” and four for playwright Tony Kushner’s two-part AIDS-era epic, “Angels in America.”
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This week’s top picks include Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre, “Nell Gwynn” at Synchronicity, “Waiting for Godot” at 7 Stages, “The Royale” opening at Theatrical Outfit, the return of the Center for Puppetry Arts’ “Ghastly Dreadfuls,” “Nick’s Flamingo Grill” at the Alliance and the Atlanta Symphony.
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New and/or recommended: “Merrily We Roll Along” in concert (Actor’s Express); “Nell Gwynn” (Synchronicity); “Nina Simone: Four Women” (True Colors); “Fall-en” (Terminus Modern Dance Theatre); “Nick’s Flamingo Grill” (Alliance). Have fun!
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