(11/05/2018) - Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), the professional North Fulton theatre company, will remount its 2017 smash hit, the Tony Award-winning musical, Million Dollar Quartet, at the Conant Performing Arts Center on the campus of Oglethorpe University. Inspired by the famed recording session that brought together rock 'n' roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time, this production will run December 14, 2018 through January 12, 2019 at a new venue for GET in Brookhaven at Oglethorpe University.
(10/26/2018) - Actor's Express presents Reykjavi?k by Steve Yockey. Directed by Melissa Foulger, this tour-de-force collision of sex and danger propels us on a thrilling journey through a world in which the supernatural is closer than we think. "Steve Yockey's play Reykjavi?k is sexy, mysterious and ultimately has huge emotional payoff - I have described it as Steve Yockey at his absolute Yockiest," said Artistic Director Freddie Ashley.
(10/22/2018) - Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET) will produce the one-woman show, I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti for their late Fall production at their home in the Roswell Cultural Arts Center
(10/10/2018) - BroadwayWorld has a first look at The Wallace Buice Theatre Company's PARADE at the Lyric Studio in Marietta, GA. Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown's masterpiece returns home to Marietta, where the story began 105 years ago. Check out photos below!
(10/05/2018) - As autumn cools the steaming earth and leaves begin to turn, Serenbe is bringing back the favorite fall fright fest: The Sleepy Hollow Experience. Following five sold out seasons and recognition as one of the 'Top Five Halloween Plays in the Country' by American Theatre Magazine, patrons will enjoy a fresh adaptation by Serenbe Playhouse's Brian Clowdus. This immersive Halloween experience is sure to have heads rolling.
(09/28/2018) - Theatrical Outfit continues its 2018-2019 Season of Beauty with the Atlanta premiere of The Royale, playwright Marco Ramirez's stylized, blazingly theatrical look at the high stakes, segregated world of boxing at the turn of the twentieth century, loosely based on the true story of the first black world heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson. Directed by frequent Theatrical Outfit collaborator Patdro Harris (Travelin' Black, Fly, and Simply Simone), The Royale runs October 10 - November 4 downtown at The Balzer Theater at Herren's.
(09/21/2018) - Soul-searching and full of laughter, Be Here Now is set to hit the Aurora Theatre mainstage from September 20 - October 21. Written by award-winning playwright Deborah Zoe Laufer, the play follows a troubled Bari on her journey to find answers. Adult audiences are in for a funny, sometimes heartbreaking - but always uplifting - experience with this masterpiece!
(09/18/2018) - City Springs Theatre, Atlanta's newest professional theatre company presents Tony Award winner Shuler Hensley in '42nd Street,' the ultimate Broadway musical, playing at the brand-new Byers Theatre at The Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center (1 Galambos Way, Sandy Springs) September 14th through the 23rd. Tickets are $30-$62, with discounts for seniors, students, groups, and active and retired military personnel. Visit www.CitySpringsTheatre.com or call 404-477-4365 for more information.
(09/05/2018) - Full of hilarity and poignancy, The Two Kids That Blow Sh*t Up is set to hit the stage at Aurora Theatre from September 7-30. Written by Asian-American playwright Carla Ching of Fear the Walking Dead fame, the show follows the journey of two best friends falling in and out of love. Adult audiences will journey along on the thrilling, wild ride of Max and Diana's relationship, filled with highs, lows and the hopeless influence of their parents.
(08/23/2018) - The lush, green gardens, and the beautiful Ansley Park home of Jane Harmon and Mikell Jones, served as the backdrop for Synchronicity Theatre's Season Kick-Off Party launching its 21st season of smart, gutsy, bold theatre on August 22.
(08/13/2018) - Second in Horizon's New American Dreams Series, How Black Mothers Say I Love You is a powerful, funny and touching tale of a Jamaican mother and her daughters back home together - laughing, shouting and searching for love. How Black Mothers Say I Love You makes its U.S. premiere at Horizon Theatre Company with an all-star cast and creative team, with performances beginning July 13. Ottawa Tonite says, "Playwright Trey Anthony's love letter written to those women in her family that had to leave their children behind has both a whimsical and a hard edge to it. This play is good - standing ovation good. Sweet, touching and funny, ample in its raw emotion, How Black Mothers Say I Love You can't help but work its way into your heart." The play is sponsored by the family and friends of Denise McLaughlin in honor of her milestone birthday. Performances begin July 13 and run through August 26 (press opening on July 13) on the intimate Horizon Theatre stage in Little Five Points/Inman Park.
(07/26/2018) - Serenbe Playhouse presents TITANIC: THE MUSICAL, directed by Brian Clowdus. The show began performances on July 11th and runs to August 12th. TITANIC: THE MUSICAL is produced at The Inn Lake at Serenbe. Get a first look below!
(07/20/2018) - Inspired by the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, Disney's NEWSIES is set to kick off Aurora Theatre's 23rd season with rousing dance numbers and non-stop fun for the whole family! This high-energy musical is set to soar onto the mainstage July 19 -September 2, where audiences will follow charismatic Jack Kelly and his ragged band of teenaged "newsies" as they strike against an unfair system in New York City at the turn of the century.
(07/19/2018) - Inspired by the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, Disney's NEWSIES is set to kick off Aurora Theatre's 23rd season with rousing dance numbers and non-stop fun for the whole family! This high-energy musical is set to soar onto the mainstage July 19 -September 2, where audiences will follow charismatic Jack Kelly and his ragged band of teenaged 'newsies' as they strike against an unfair system in New York City at the turn of the century.
(07/06/2018) - Play Me Again Pianos, a nonprofit charity dedicated to installing and permanently maintaining 88 public pianos throughout the Atlanta area, announced today its newest piano will be unveiled at Wills Park Equestrian Center on Sunday, July 15, at 3 p.m. Play Me Again Pianos invites the community to a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the piano named "Morgan." The event will feature a brief performance, after which Morgan will be open for everyone to play and enjoy.
(06/20/2018) - Alliance's production of Winnie-the-Pooh has extended its run due to popular demand. Based on the children's stories by A. A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh comes to life with familiar characters and charming music in this family-friendly, one-act production, June 7 - July 15, 2018, in the Rich Theatre at the Woodruff Arts Center.
(06/15/2018) - The Atlanta Opera closes its 2017-18 mainstage season with Stephen Sondheim's seminal musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Check out photos of the production below!
(06/07/2018) - Get ready to sail to the second star to the right and straight on 'til morning and go on a magical musical adventure with the boy who refuses to grow up, Peter Pan!
(06/01/2018) - This spring, Theatrical Outfit proudly presents 110 in the Shade, the sizzling Broadway musical adaptation of the beloved classic play The Rainmaker by N. Richard Nash with music and lyrics from the duo behind The Fantasticks, Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones. Directed by Artistic Director Tom Key with musical direction by S. Renee Clark (Big Fish, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill) and choreography by Angela Harris, The Outfit's 110 in the Shade features a diverse ensemble of fifteen performers and concludes Theatrical Outfit's 2017- 2018 Season of Character.
(05/11/2018) - The Alliance Theatre presents CANDIDE, directed by Alliance Theatre Jennings Hertz Artistic Director Susan V. Booth with musical direction by Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Music Director Robert Spano. Performances are May 9 – 20, 2018 in Symphony Hall, while the Alliance Theatre undergoes a complete renovation. Get a first look below!
(05/10/2018) - There's something humorous brewing in Lawrenceville! David Lindsay-Abaire's laugh-out-loud comedy, Ripcord is set to round out Aurora Theatre's 2017-2018 season, May 10-June 3, 2018. Audiences will follow the territory battle between Abby and Marilyn, roommates at a senior living facility with clashing personalities, and the hilarity that ensues when the tumultuous pair pushes the envelope to win a seemingly harmless wager.
(05/02/2018) - The ALLIANCE THEATRE is pleased to announce its upcoming production of CANDIDE, directed by ALLIANCE THEATRE Jennings Hertz Artistic Director Susan V. Booth with musical direction by Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Music Director Robert Spano. Performances are May 9 - 20, 2018 in Symphony Hall, while the ALLIANCE THEATREundergoes a complete renovation. Opening night is Friday, May 11.
(04/27/2018) - Brian Reddy has shared the big screen with Robert DeNiro, Joe Pecci, Pierce Brosnan and Richard Gere. He's been directed by Martin Scorsese, the Coen Brothers and Mike Nichols. He has appeared on Broadway with the likes of Scarlett Johansson, Patti Lupone and Sam Waterston.
(04/24/2018) - Brian Reddy has shared the big screen with Robert DeNiro, Joe Pecci, Pierce Brosnan and Richard Gere. He's been directed by Martin Scorsese, the Coen Brothers and Mike Nichols. He has appeared on Broadway with the likes of Scarlett Johansson, Patti Lupone and Sam Waterston.
(04/16/2018) - The 1950s was the golden age of the tv sitcom: I Love Lucy, Dennis the Menace, Leave it to Beaver, the Honeymooners, Ozzie and Harriet and dozens of others. The Fifties was also the era of the infamous Red Scare, a campaign to root out communists in government, entertainment, education and art.
(04/05/2018) - Three generations of outrageous women confront each other in a family mausoleum: that is the premise of Aurora Theatre's Teatro Aurora production of El Gran Dia de la Madre, a new comedy by Chascas y Quintanilla to be performed in the intimate Aurora Studio. With Chilean and Spanish co-authors, the show has delighted audiences on two continents, premiering in Chile in 2012 followed by a production in Spain in 2014. Additionally, the show is a part of the celebrated GGC Harvel Lab Series and will be performed in Spanish with English supertitles.
(04/05/2018) - Serenbe Playhouse, recipient of the prestigious American Theatre Wing grant, and named one of the Top 20 theatres in the nation by Playbill, is pleased to present DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID. Directed by Ryan Oliveti, the show opens on March 30th and runs to April 22nd. DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID will be produced at The Grange Lake in Serenbe.
(03/23/2018) - Atlanta's Capitol City Opera Company will present Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata on Friday, March 23 at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 24 at 8 p.m., andSunday, March 25 at 3 p.m. at Conant Performing Arts Center at Oglethorpe University. Tickets are available online at CCITYOPERA.org.
(03/08/2018) - Calling all dancing queens and kings! Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' Mamma Mia!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, is set to run at Aurora Theatre from March 8 - April 22, 2018. Mamma Mia! is one of the most successful musicals of all time, the eighth longest running show in Broadway history and one of only five musicals to have run for more than ten years on Broadway - grossing over $2 billion and bringing smiles to over 54 million worldwide. Aurora Theatre is proudly producing Atlanta's post-Broadway premiere of the feel-good show in the heart of downtown Lawrenceville!
(02/26/2018) - Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, continues its 25thSilver Anniversary Season sponsored by The Thoresen Foundation, with Ken Ludwig's hilarious farce, A Comedy of Tenors.
(02/22/2018) - Theatrical Outfit proudly presents the Atlanta professional debut of Perfect Arrangement by local award-winning playwright Topher Payne. Inspired by true stories of McCarthy-era social survival, this bubbly cocktail party-meets-TV sitcom simmers into poignant realism as two closeted couples, one gay and one lesbian, face exposure and a future more gray than Technicolor.
(02/20/2018) - Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, continues its 25th Silver Anniversary Season with the FamilyStage: Adventure Series sponsored by the Kimberly Clark Corporation. Up next is Joan Cushing's quirky musical, Miss Nelson is Missing, adapted from the scholastic classic by Harry Allard, and And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank, a powerful multi-media performance that tells the story of Holocaust survivors Ed Silverberg and Eva Schloss by James Still.
(02/14/2018) - To celebrate the season of the heart, audiences are invited to the Aurora Theatre stage for the emotional drama, Ontario Was Here, from February 10 - March 4, 2018. This world premiere, by award-winning playwright Darren Canady, weaves an insightful look at the lives of social workers who serve disadvantaged children, unveiling the strife that these workers bear as a result of trying to help others while navigating the emotional balance between their clients' lives and their own.
(02/12/2018) - The Lovett School in metro Atlanta presented Peter Pan on February 8-10 in the Hendrix-Chenault Theater. The production was directed by Natalie Pitchford. Musical direction was provided by Amy Little and choreography by Rebecca Metzger Hirsch. The orchestra was led by Dr. Tim Pitchford.
(01/26/2018) - Atlanta Lyric Theatre presents this fun filled musical comedy February 9-25, 2018. Two con men, three exceptional women, and the elite of the French Riviera collide in this sexy and irreverent farce. DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS performs at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre (548 South Marietta Pkwy., Marietta). For tickets, reservations and group pricing visit www.AtlantaLyric.com or call 404-377-9948.
(01/16/2018) - Maytag Virgin is set to weave a tale of love, loss and everything in between at Aurora Theatre, January 11-February 11! When two recent widows find themselves living as neighbors, both coping in their own way with the aftermath of tragedy, they drive each other crazy before finding common ground. Audiences will follow Lizzy Nash as she battles her grief and the quirky behaviors of her new neighbor, odd duck Jack Key, with whom she might have more in common than she realizes. Will this encounter between Lizzy and Jack change their paths and their hearts for good? Kick off the New Year with this non-traditional romance from Aurora Theatre's 2017-2018 Signature Series!
(01/11/2018) - To ring in the new year, Theatrical Outfit proudly stages Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, a riveting look into one of jazz and blues legend Billie Holiday's final performances, starring Atlanta's own Terry Burrell (Alliance Theatre's Ethel; Broadway's Thoroughly Modern Millie, DreamGirls, Into the Woods). Set in a seedy bar in Philadelphia's south side in 1959, Lady Day features twelve beloved songs and lays bare the humor and hurt of one of the most beloved singers and complex personalities of all time. Directed by Atlanta's Eric J. Little (The Outfit's Thurgood) with musical direction by S. Renee Clark (The Outfit's Big Fish), Lady Day runs January 11 February 4, 2018 and continues Theatrical Outfit's bold 2017- 2018 Season of Character.
(01/09/2018) - Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET) is proud to continue the professional theatre's 25th Silver Anniversary Season, exclusively sponsored by The Thoresen Foundation. Beginning in early January 2018, the theatre company brings the hit musical Tenderly, The Rosemary Clooney Musical to their stage in Roswell.
