Our Atlanta Critics
View All »
BWW Reviews: AILEY Still Thrills 57 Years Later
In a word - an Ailey experience is nothing shy of transformational. If ever given the opportunity to take in an Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performance, a few things are definitely bound to happen. You will be forever changed. Your views and ideologies will be questioned. Your biases and prej...
BWW Reviews: RAINFOREST ADVENTURES Brings the Wonderment of the Rainforest to Young Audiences
As part of the Center For Puppetry Arts 2014-2015 Family Performance series, Rainforest Adventures introduces the wildlife of the rainforest in puppet form to young audiences. The show provides a colorful spectacle as puppets represent the plants and animals of the Asian and Amazon rainforest....
BWW Reviews: Extra! Extra! NEWSIES Leaps into Atlanta
With vigorous dancing and impressive sets, Newsies is currently entertaining audiences in Atlanta. Disney once again provides an excellent spectacle in theatrical mastery....
BWW Reviews: Have the Time of Your Life at DIRTY DANCING
Fans of the beloved movie rejoice as Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story On Stage comes to Atlanta's Fox Theatre. Filled with the hit songs and recognizable dance moves from the movie, this stage adaptation does not disappoint....
BWW Reviews: BROADWAY'S NEXT H!T MUSICAL Showcases an Unconventional Concept With Strong Performances at GSU's PAC
Do you ever go to a night of theatre positive that you'll leave there feeling something? Going into 'Broadway's Next H!t Musical' at the Performing Arts Center at Georgia Southern, I was pretty sure the show would either be really funny or ridiculously lame....
BWW Reviews: GSU's ALMOST, MAINE: That Time Absurdity and Hooligans Didn't Ruin a Show
During Georgia Southern University's one-act production of John Cariani's ALMOST, MAINE, the most frequent question I asked myself was first, 'Why did those hooligans on the front row come to see this show?' and second, 'Is that a new character?' Student shows of course come with student patrons, bu...
Two Atlanta Actors Are Creating a Magical New Musical, THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE
Over the last month of this past summer, a new musical was exciting everyone involved with the Atlanta theatre community. However, it wasn't playing at the Alliance, or Actor's Express, or Serenbe, or at any other theatre really; instead THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE played two nights at a Java Monkey ...
BWW Reviews: Georgia Southern University's Season Opener, RACE, Showcases Talents of Student Designers
RACE, presented by the Georgia Southern University Theatre and Performance program, explores the heated issue of discrimination from multiple perspectives, with an emphasis, not surprisingly, on racism....
BWW Reviews: Serenbe's OKLAHOMA! Provides Unique Excitement That Will Make All Fall in Love with Theatre
The theatre-going experience at Serenbe Playhouse is as exciting as anything I've ever seen. It's not the excitement manufactured by the tricks and effects of modern theatricality (not that I don't love those as well), but this is the type of excitement that you feel in your bones. The type of excit...
BWW Reviews: Aurora's Magical MARY POPPINS Brings New Surprises to Beloved Classic
There is something very special, even magical, in the wind in Lawrenceville this summer. As he did with last year's LES MISERABLES, director Justin Anderson has found exciting ways to bring new life to a beloved show that we know so well. Under his capable direction, MARY POPPINS is transformed from...
BWW Reviews: Stage Door's ODD COUPLE Brings Nuanced Laughs to Classic Comedy
Perhaps no modern play has been so engrained in our country's consciousness over the past five decades as Neil Simon's classic comedy, THE ODD COUPLE. That fact notwithstanding, Stage Door Players' production, running now through August 3rd, still finds new and inventive ways to entertain. The produ...
BWW Reviews: GA Shakespeare's ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS is as Good as a Summer Comedy Gets
There has barely been a bad word said about this show since it debuted on Broadway in 2012 (racking up seven Tony nominations), but because I didn't know much about it, I took a while to settle into the comedic rhythm of Georgia Shakespeare's production of ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS. However, once I reali...
BWW Reviews: Actor's Express' ROCKY HORROR SHOW is a Titillating Evening of Talent and Depravity
I am quite aware that this will sound sacrilegious to many who read this review, but until I saw Actor's Express' titillating production of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, I had never seen the musical before. I have a vague recollection of watching the film version on VH1's 'Movies That Rock' at some point i...
BWW Reviews: GA Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT is a Delightful Shakespearean Cartoon
To borrow a phrase from a less-comedic Bard classic, Georgia Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE is "a hit, a palpable hit." As has come to be expected, Courtney Patterson is exceedingly captivating as Rosalind, the show's female (and male) lead. The Suzi Bass Award winner leads this fantastic ensemble throug...
BWW Reviews: THE GREAT DIVORCE
The Great Divorce, by C.S. Lewis, is one of the most thought provoking fictions on the nature of Heaven, Hell, and Judgment to have been written outside of scripture. Fellowship of Performing Arts has brought this timeless work to the stage in a way that will delight, challenge, and entertain all fr...
BWW Reviews: Stage Door's GODSPELL Provides Explosion of Talent and Renews Faith in Musical Theatre
In Stage Door Players' production of the now-classic musical GODSPELL, gone are the hippie clowns and folky numbers that have been synonymous with the show for the past four decades. In their place is a high-octane, frenetically-paced explosion of talent. While there is still a sense of the original...
BWW DVD Reviews: Tyler Perry's MADEA'S NEIGHBORS FROM HELL Easily Entertains
Everyone's favorite tough-as-nails Southern lady, Madea, is back in Tyler Perry's MADEA'S NEIGHBORS FROM HELL. Honestly, I wasn't quite sure what to expect from the filmed stage play. Whatever I was expecting, this DVD exceeded those expectations and proved to be a highly enjoyable and entertaining ...
BWW Reviews: Horizon Theatre's THE BOOK CLUB PLAY
I recently had the pleasure of an invitation from the Horizon Theater to see their performance of The Book Club Play....
BWW Reviews: ALL CHILDISH THINGS at The Aurora Theatre
All Childish Things by Joseph Zettelmaier is a comedy set in the modern day centering on the lives and exploits of a group of three friends whose common bond since childhood has been their love of Star Wars....
BWW Reviews: TROILUS AND CRESSIDA
Whenever I read a critique of live theater, an often used trope is, 'Well, it wasn't Shakespeare.' Recently, however, it was. I had the delightful privlidge of attending The New American Shakespeare Tavern's performance of Troilus and Cressida. While I love Shakespeare, I am not an aficionado by any...
BWW Reviews: Beneath Theatrical Outfit's Impactful Production of THE GUYS
Based on a true story, The Guys examines two character's emotional and physical journeys through the September eleventh attacks. A New York Fire Department Captain, Nick, approaches a writer by the name of Joan to assist him with eulogies for several of his firemen that were killed in the collapse ...
BWW Reviews: Aurora's Record-Breaking LES MISERABLES Is a Powerful, Breath-Taking Hit
There is something special happening on stage at the Aurora Theatre. The Aurora Theatre production is the most flawless version of 'Les Miserables' that I have ever seen, and I've seen my share. I filled pages upon pages with notes about the exciting and insightful choices made by the always genius ...
BWW Reviews: METAMORPHOSES Revival Is a Magical Experience at Georgia Shakespeare
It is always dangerous to form an opinion of a show after seeing only its first preview. So I was a little apprehensive about writing a review after seeing the very first performance of the 2013 incarnation of Georgia Shakespeare's 'Metamorphoses.' Since the initial 2006 run, which was nominated for...
BWW Reviews: Cast Thrives in Uneven, But Intense SEMINAR at Actor's Express
Like on her Broadway-themed television show 'Smash,' in 'Seminar,' running through June 16th at Actor's Express, Theresa Rebeck pulls away the curtain to revel the struggles required to create something for the enjoyment of others. Being able to see those struggles, both personal and creative, is a ...
BWW Reviews: Heartbreaking DANCING AT LUGHNASA Is Rewarding Experience at Stage Door Players
The emotional memory play 'Dancing at Lughnasa,' running through June 9th at Dunwoody's Stage Door Players, is alternately touching and harrowing. This bittersweet duality is due in large part to deep, layered performances by a skilled cast and the insightful direction of three-time Suzi Bass Award ...
Videos
|
2026 Season Marietta Theatre Company (1/22-8/22) |
|
9 to 5: The Musical Marietta Theatre Company (5/28-6/06) |
|
Lady Penelope in Quarantine The Supermarket Black Box (5/29-6/06) |
|
The Tight Acquaintances Dad's Garage (8/01-9/26) |
|
The Atlanta Opera's Twilight of the Gods Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre (5/30-6/07) |
|
Preethi and Nikki are Funny AF The Supermarket (5/29-6/06) |
|
Baby Bipolar 7 Stages (7/02-7/17) |
|
The Second-to-Last Chance Ladies League ART Station (6/04-6/14) |
|
Underground Rep Alliance Theatre (1/31-7/05) |
|
Flippin' Filthy Fairytales Dad's Garage (6/04-6/26) |
| VIEW ALL SHOWS ADD A SHOW | |
Get Atlanta's #1 Theatre Newsletter
Get the best news & discounts for Atlanta Shows & beyond.
