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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'Fun Home,' 'American in Paris' top Tony nods
Two musicals — “Fun Home,” a groundbreaking piece about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes, and “An American in Paris,” based on the 1951 Gene Kelly film — each earned 12 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, leading the pack of musicals, comedies and dramas vying for Broadway’s top honors.
Read MoreThis week's best bets: Nov. 13
Topping 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 MoreThis week's best bets: Oct. 30
Get 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 MoreGeorgia Ensemble revisits dramatic true story of 'The Elephant Man'
This 1979 Tony Award-winning best play is based on the life of John Merrick, a 19th-century Londoner born with disfiguring skin and bone diseases who travels from freak shows …
Read MoreThis week's best bets: Oct. 23
This 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”
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