What are the Suzi Bass Awards?
Atlanta has its own Tony Awards-style gala to celebrate its top theater artists and designers, the Suzi Bass Awards. Named after the late Atlanta film, TV and theater actress, the …
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Synchronicity honored for its quality, diversity and dynamic contribution to American theater
Synchronicity Theatre only has three full-time and four part-time employees. It doesn’t have a permanent theater space. But it is about to receive one of 10 prestigious $10,000 National Theatre …
Read MoreAnd the 2011 Spirit of Suzi Bass Award goes to …
Reay Kaplan didn’t intend to go to 2011 Suzi Bass Awards nominee announcement party. But a friend suggested she join her there, so she did. Midway through the evening, Deadra …
Read MoreThe unnoticed heroes of Mamma Mia!
You’ll never see their names above the title, or in lights on the marquee. But without performers like Kyli Rae and Christopher Hudson Myers, Mamma Mia! wouldn’t go on. Rae …
Read More2011 Suzi Award Nominees for Outstanding Design
Drumroll please! Some of the most talented people working in theater do so behind the scenes. Here are the 2011 Suzi Award Nominees for Outstanding Design, for both plays and musicals
Read MoreThird time's a charm
People don’t get into comedy because they want to pay their bills. They perform because they have a need to entertain. For those who aspire to make a living being …
Read MoreDon't rush, don't stress, do Dinner and a Show
How many times has this happened to you? You’ve got tickets for an 8 p.m. show at the Fox. There’s a restaurant nearby you’ve heard of, so you make arrangements …
Read MoreMovies at the Fox
Last Saturday night, we had a girls’ night out and saw Twilight at the Fox Theatre. Needless to say, it was a hoot. Three thousand girls howled every time “Edward …
Read More30.5 million theatergoers can't be wrong
Last year was a very good year for theater. According to Theatre Communications Group (TCG)’s Theatre Facts 2006 study, not-for-profit theaters contributed nearly $1.67 billion to the U.S. economy last year, not including the direct contributions made by the 30.5 million theatergoers who often go out to eat, pay for parking and hire babysitters in addition to seeing a show…
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