Stage Door next season: 6 shows, 1 musical
A Christmas farce from award-winning Atlanta playwright Topher Payne and Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me, Kate” are among the shows set for the Dunwoody company in 2015-16.
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'Calendar Girls,' 'Starcatcher' light up GET's '15-16 lineup
Georgia Ensemble Theatre’s 23rd season commences Sept. 10 with the U.S. premiere of a musical based on the “Calendar Girls” movie, includes the Georgia premiere of “Peter and the Starcatcher” and gets by with a little help from the Beatles.
Read MoreMusicals, premieres top Aurora's big year
The mainstage lineup for the Lawrenceville theater’s 20th anniversary season includes the musicals “Memphis” and “Into the Woods,” the contemporary comedy “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” Margaret Edson’s “Wit” and a world premiere from Atlanta playwrights Topher Payne, Suehyla El-Attar and Johnny Drago.
Read More11 vie for playwriting honor
When Atlanta’s professional theater artists honor their own at Monday night’s Suzi Bass awards, 11 playwrights will be recognized for new work, with one earning the coveted Gene-Gabriel Moore Playwriting Award. Many of the nominees have had work produced around the country.
Read More‘The Doctor, the Devil & My Dad’
“This is a story about how we find our stories, beyond what are taught, which I think is essential to becoming a fully realized person,” says playwright Suehyla El-Attar about her latest piece.
Read More‘The Doctor, the Devil & My Dad’
“This is a story about how we find our stories, beyond what are taught, which I think is essential to becoming a fully realized person,” says playwright Suehyla El-Attar about her latest piece.
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: May 8
“Willy Wonka” and “Gutenberg! The Musical” are going, going, almost gone. Our top pick: “Mass Transit Muse” at 7 Stages. Choose wisely and beware, next weekend gets even busier.
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: May 1
Looking for something cultural to do this weekend? Our select list of recommendations can take you outdoors or in, to “The Barber of Seville” or New Orleans, the Civil War or Willy Wonka’s candy land.
Read MoreAtlanta playwright Payne wins national award
Atlanta’s Topher Payne has won the 2014 M. Elizabeth Osborn New Play Award from the American Theatre Critics Association, which recognizes an emerging national playwright.
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: Jan. 23
So much to see, so little time! Whether you’re going to Reno or Green Bay, visiting modern-day or 1895 Atlanta, or are six degrees from West Midtown or Symphony Hall, the only mistake you can make is staying home. See a show!
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