A LOVE LETTER TO ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, AND THEATER
“Rock of Ages” revives the towering anthems and power ballads that make the sounds of the 1980s indelible, even today. See the 10th anniversary tour, briefly, at the Fox Theatre.
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“Rock of Ages” revives the towering anthems and power ballads that make the sounds of the 1980s indelible, even today. See the 10th anniversary tour, briefly, at the Fox Theatre.
Read MoreWelcome 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.
Read MoreAtlanta Ballet’s first fresh holiday show in 2 decades was 2 years in the making. Creators hint that it will be brimming with surprises, including video, projections and a more contemporary edge.
Read More“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.
Read More“Knead,” says playwright-actor Mary Lynn Owen, has gone through a “gazillion trillion” rewrites. “At one time it was a cooking show gone wrong. Finding the immediacy of the play has been a firsthand education in ‘why plays are plays.’ You’d think I’d have picked this up by now!”
Read MoreThe Alliance Theatre takes its annual musical, multicultural “A Christmas Carol” back to Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre for a second holiday season. We have ticket dealz for Dec. 14-22.
Read MoreI LOVED, I LOST, I ATE SPAGHETTI may best be described as a saucy, one-woman romantic comedy about the trials and tribulations of navigating the minefield that is big-city dating.
Read MoreOnetime Atlantan Steve Yockey returns to Actor’s Express with the rolling world premiere of “Reykjavik,” a sexy and edgy drama in which tourists and locals mingle in the shadows of Iceland’s capital city. Discount tickets here.
Read MorePerformance artist Paige Hernandez found her voice through hip-hop. In her one-woman show — “Paige in Full,” at the Alliance Theatre, she wants to inspire young people to chase their own passions.
Read MoreAtlanta’s annual film fest screens 128 features, biopics, documentaries and shorts at one of three locations. New this year: A staged reading of the play “The Laramie Project,” about the gay-bashing death of Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard.
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