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BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL is Magnificently Heartwarming at The Alliance Theatre
If you're looking for a Broadway-level production in Atlanta, look no further than the Alliance Theatre. With a new script, a new score, and new costumes, A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Alliance Theatre is a spectacularly hopeful revival of the classic Christmas story. | Ella Outlaw...
BWW Review: BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY at Theatrical Outfit Keeps Us Guessing
Theatrical Outfit’s production of Ken Ludwig’s BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY (directed by Shannon Eubanks) is a fast-pace and humorous play that takes audiences from England’s Baker Street to the haunted Dartmoor....
BWW Review: TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA Delights at the Shakespeare Tavern
The Atlanta Shakespeare Company has returned after the longest intermission at Shakespeare Tavern. This one-of-a-kind venue pays homage to The Bard, with a meal to match. Shakespeare Tavern came back in a big way, hosting what they call “The Shakespeare Binge Fest” to kick off the season....
BWW Review: HOMETOWN BOY is Beautifully Grotesque at Actor's Express
Welcome, ladies and gentlefolk, to the modern-day revival of Southern Gothic. HOMETOWN BOY at Actor’s Express is a beautifully grotesque show about how secrets are like leeches you can’t remove until you’ve faced them. Full of turmoil, lies, and revolting truths, HOMETOWN BOY challenges not ju...
BWW Review: HANDS UP at The Alliance
HANDS UP features individual monologues written by seven Black playwrights and expresses them through the creative compositions made by an ensemble cast. HANDS UP is co-directed by Spelman Professor Keith Arthur Bolden and Spelman Alumna and former Alliance Spelman Fellow Alexis Woodard. Woodard and...
BWW Review: THE BLUEST EYE at Synchronicity Theatre
In Owolabi's production of THE BLUEST EYE at Synchronicity Theatre, Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, Award-winning American Playwright Lydia R. Diamond, and Pecola Breedlove, the novel’s protagonist, seem to share a mutual legacy—this significance adds magnetism of this production, to ...
BWW Review: HEATHERS Packs a Punch from Actor's Express and Oglethorpe University
If you’re in a Halloween-type mood and down to see a cult classic come to life onstage, then HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is a must-see this October. You’re sure to have some “Big Fun” revisiting high school. ...
BWW Review: AN ILIAD Brings Us Home at Theatrical Outfit
In a true return to original form, AN ILIAD at Theatrical Outfit is an intimate performance of the story of Hector and Achilles as told by one person – The Poet himself. Played by Suzi Bass Award-winner Lee Osorio, The Poet guides the audience through a tragically epic story, complete with props a...
BWW Review: DARLIN' CORY Drags Down a Searing Truth at The Alliance Theatre
Full of secrets, moonshine, and scintillating music, the show follows our heroine turned hero Clara as she navigates her life as an outsider. If you’re a fan of folk music, you will be a huge fan of this show. ...
BWW Review: Sandy Springs Comes to Life with THE SOUND OF MUSIC at City Springs Theatre
City Springs Theatre Company (CSTC) has returned for their fourth season in the Byers Theatre, opening with the classic THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Directed by Atlanta native and Tony Award-winner Shuler Hensley, this production kicked off the season with delightful fanfare....
BWW Review: HAMILTON at The Fox Theatre Blows Us All Away
HAMILTON at The Fox Theatre is a remarkable show and the perfect note to revive theatre in Atlanta with. Even if you’ve streamed it on Disney+, listened to the soundtrack on repeat for months, and watched as many clips as you could find on YouTube, seeing the show in person makes everything feel n...
BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Shakespeare Tavern
Shakespeare’s infamous four-plot adventure is braided with precision by Laura Cole’s thoughtful and expertly timed hands. With festive, personality-invoking costumes, clever fight choreography, and astute music/sound design, the double, sometimes triple duty, cast is more than adept at switching...
BWW Review: CHESS Brings a Rocky Start to the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre's New Season
The Jennie T. Anderson Theatre is back with live, in-theatre shows, starting with CHESS in concert on July 24th. Directed by Lilliangina Quiñones, Artistic Director Jono Davis mentioned in the program that this show came together in just seven days for one night only. A part of the theatre's Overtu...
BWW Review: A Well-Sung Sondheim Favorite Ends the Long Period of Darkness in Sandy Springs
Into the Woods is a solid and well-sung outing for City Springs Theatre Company to mark the opening of a newly planned season full of beloved musicals, including The Sound of Music and West Side Story....
BWW Review: D&D WITH DEEDEE: THE ADVANCED DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS TUTORIAL Proves Game Worthy at Atlanta Fringe Festival
D&D WITH DEEDEE: THE ADVANCED DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS TUTORIAL, the Barbed Tales' audio play included in this year’s Fringe Audio, is a funny character-driven piece that takes a clever behind-the-scenes look at the nature of beginning podcast production....
BWW Review: WORKING at the Alliance Theatre Tells ATL's Story
Broadway opens again in a few weeks, concerts are being scheduled again, and The Alliance is performing WORKING: A MUSICAL – the theatre is coming back soon! While we may not be back in front of a velvet curtain yet, WORKING: A MUSICAL under the tent teases normalcy while delivering a Coca-Cola St...
BWW Review: DATA at Alliance Theatre
DATA, the winner of this year’s Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition is available to stream on demand or to experience as a live virtual event through the Alliance Theatre Anywhere Series at Alliance Theatre this month....
BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRD LIVE Delivers Sunshine and Free Wings
The world can feel oppressively cloudy sometimes, but bright spots that celebrate who people are without prejudice or shame can always be found. And if you're willing to sit in an outdoor tent on a rainy Saturday morning like I am, then you’re in for a lot of sunshine at Alliance Theatre’s BEAUT...
Summer Camp Highlights: City Springs Theatre, Alliance Theatre, GA Ensemble, and Aurora Theatre Offer Theatre Camps for All Ages
Summer is looking pretty bright this year. And we’re not even talking about the reemergence of the reliable Georgia summer sun. We’re talking about the real patrons in the stadium seats. We’re talking about live summer concerts with our favorite sweaty koozies. And we’re talking about ...
Podcast: THE BROADWAY GINGER Revisits NEWSIES and the Phenomenon of Fansies in Two-Part Episode
How did a '90s movie musical flop make a larger-than-life comeback when it premiered on stage 20 years later? THE BROADWAY GINGER PODCAST host Sally Fuller and guest host Ashley Elliott are answering that very question....
BWW Review: THE CATASTROPHIST at Theatrical Outfit Accomplishes a Herculean Task
Poignant, topical, and insightful - THE CATASTROPHIST by Lauren Gunderson at Theatrical Outfit is well worth the watch and could be the best one-person show you'll see and one of the best Atlanta shows this year....
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE LIVE RADIO PLAY at Alliance Theatre
This month the Alliance Theatre has risen to the challenge of welcoming back a key source of public entertainment: live and in-person theatre....
PODCAST: THE BROADWAY GINGER Team Dissects How to be a Classy Fangirl on This Week's Episode
Last week, Sally and Ashley concluded their first season with a deep dive into CAMELOT, and now they are kicking off a mini series of bonus episodes in advance of January’s Season 2 launch. Beginning with “How to be a Classy Fangirl,” today’s episode breaks their usual mold of focusing on a ...
PODCAST: THE BROADWAY GINGER Talks CAMELOT, Pasek and Paul, and More in Season Finale
The American Musical Theatre was built on great songwriters whose names can't be said without their partners'. OKLAHOMA!, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, and CINDERELLA might as well be credited to one hyphenated name, Rodgers-and-Hammerstein. Today, they take a look at some equally inseparable duos with an emp...
PODCAST: THE BROADWAY GINGER Talks OLIVER!, THE MUSIC MAN, and More in 9th Episode
How many exclamation points is too many? On Monday's episode of THE BROADWAY GINGER PODCAST, hosts Sally and Ashley explore the answer through the eyes of Lionel Bart, composer and lyricist of OLIVER!...
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2026 Season Marietta Theatre Company (1/22-8/22) |
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9 to 5: The Musical Marietta Theatre Company (5/28-6/06) |
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Lady Penelope in Quarantine The Supermarket Black Box (5/29-6/06) |
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From The Ashes Birth and Rise of Hip Hop 7 stages Theater (8/27-8/30) |
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Wit Actor's Express (6/04-6/28) |
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Preethi and Nikki are Funny AF The Supermarket (5/29-6/06) |
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Wait Until Dark Cherokee Theatre Company (9/18-9/27) |
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MossMouth One Family Media Group, LLC (6/20-6/21) |
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The Second-to-Last Chance Ladies League ART Station (6/04-6/14) |
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Hold Fast to Dreams: A Night with Langston Hughes CRCA Theatre (6/12-6/14) |
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