Energy of the Stage
As Atlanta welcomes those evacuating Hurricane Dorian’s path, groups from the Atlanta Braves to the Children’s Museum of Atlanta are offering discounts to those displaced by the storm. For theatre-loving …
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“10 actors. 2 directors. 1 unforgettable experience.” Theatrical Outfit launches its next season with two plays about American society, one, a quaint classic, and the other, a jarring, yet hopeful …
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Nora returns as the delicious Aurora Theatre / Actor’s Express co-pro of “A Doll’s House, Part 2” moves to Lawrenceville. Other notables: a one-night “Della’s Diner” reunion; the approaching “Ever After” (Alliance) + “Unexpected Play Festival” (Theatrical Outfit).
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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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Welcome to the last column of the year. With it, a jolly holiday to all. Many holiday shows exit after this weekend, although four hold on a bit longer. Then set your sleigh’s GPS for some of the bigger openings of the season.
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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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“Knead,” an Alliance Theatre world premiere, and Aurora Theatre’s festive “Christmas Canteen” run on; Steve Yockey’s “Reykjavik” (Actor’s Express) and “Dry Land” (Atlanta Theatre Club) close; and the ASO plays Tchaikovsky. Details on these and more in this week’s curated column.
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