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Podcast: NEXT TO NORMAL Leads THE BROADWAY GINGER's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Musicals Episode
The Pulitzer Prize for Drama almost always goes to a critically-acclaimed straight play by someone really serious like Eugene O’Neill or August Wilson, but on rare occasions, it goes to a musical. Only ten musicals have ever won....
Podcast: Howard Ashman, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, and more on THE BROADWAY GINGER PODCAST
Due to overexposure to wildly overdone musicals in community theatres (looking at you, SEUSSICAL), Sally and Ashley now have the Community Theatre Formula down to a jazz-handed science....
Podcast: THE BROADWAY GINGER Talks THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, Patrick Page, and More in Disney Episode
The only thing more exciting than a Disney movie is a Disney Broadway musical. While the House of Mouse gave the people what they wanted via Broadway mounts of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE LION KING, FROZEN, etc., did you know there are Disney shows that have played regional theatres around the world a...
BWW Review: BARBARA'S BLUE KITCHEN at Aurora Theatre's Our Stage Onscreen Digital Series
News flash: Wea??re in the middle of a pandemic. That means there are no benches and chairs to sit on in your local Barnes & Noble. Baseball patrons are made of cardboard. And the theaters are closed. This last one stings the most, but the best Atlanta theaters are adapting to fill the void le...
BWW Review: SOME MIRTH AND A LITTLE MATTER at Pumphouse Players Zooms Through Fun Jokes, Quirky Characters, and A Little Technical Trouble
The resilience of the Theatre is an incredible thing. While hundreds of thousands of ghost lights haunt us across the world, we still find ways to create art and do what we love. The Pumphouse Player's production of Laura King's Some Mirth and a Little Matter is an excellent example of this resilien...
BWW Review: LAG Reminds Us to Breathe
This show is such a good vessel for the message that reminds us to inhale and exhale, despite the fact that 'our whole lives are lagging.'...
BWW Review: INDECENT Inspires Empathy & Connection at Theatrical Outfit
INDECENT by Paula Vogel is equal parts demanding and rewarding for both performers and audience members alike. Theatrical Outlet's cast steps up to that demanding challenge without reservation and leans into the emotionally complicated story with palpable respect and admiration....
BWW Review: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at City Springs Theatre
On Friday evening, City Springs Theatre opened a dazzling, well-sung production of the 2012 Tony Award-winning stage farce A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, placing the theatre squarely among the best professional theatres in Atlanta. The production, a pure technical delight, showcases gor...
BWW Review: GET's TUCK EVERLASTING is Nothing Short of Delightful
There's something so thrilling about a story about a group of people who somehow have the ability to live forever, but this adaptation brought out all of the bleak reality of their story without losing the magic....
BWW Review: THE HOBBIT at Synchronicity Theatre
Synchronicity Theatre was teeming with excitement this past Friday evening as Atlanta families gathered in pajamas to watch the opening of the imaginative, high-energy new Family Series production of J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved classic, The Hobbit, a joint venture with Havoc Movement Company. Though th...
BWW Review: MAYBE HAPPY ENDING at Alliance Theatre
There's something wonderful on the Coca-Cola stage at the Alliance Theatre this February. It's the English-language premiere of the Korean musical Maybe Happy Ending, a fresh and quirky tuner by Will Aronson and Hue Park that made its celebrated world premiere in Seoul, South Korea in 2016 and wen...
BWW Review: FUN HOME is Viscerally Compelling at Actor's Express
Actor's Express has created a fundamentally visceral production of the Tony-Award winning musical that's impossible to look away from and a thrill from start to finish....
BWW Review: 20/20 Vision Does A Double Take During TWELFTH NIGHT at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse
The Shakespeare Tavern is greeting 2020 with the perfect play for a new decade of doubled-up dates: Twelfth Night. With an unforgettable sword fight, an unwittingly hilarious antagonist, and undeniably magical music, this doubly troublesome show is a delight....
BWW Review: Relive the Magic of NARNIA at Serenbe Playhouse
NARNIA, an immersive walkthrough experience, proves that Serenbe Playhouse is doing something special and has a firm grasp on how to put on a unique show, even to an audience that has seen other adaptations....
Guest Blog: HOLIDAY INN Brings the Joy of the Season to Sandy Springs
Atlanta's newest professional theatre company continues to capture Atlanta's great appreciation of its cultural arts....
BWW Review: THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY at Theatrical Outfit
In a few short days, we'll usher in a new decade, and a new decade inevitably promises change. Baby Yoda memes are going to get old. The iPhone 11 Pro Max is going to be replaced by something newer and better. And we are going to get a new president. But there's one thing we can count on not...
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Keeps on Singing at The Alliance Theatre
This year's performance of A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre is being performed on their new Coca-Cola stage for the very first time. Full of non-stop carols that may make the final curtain a bit later than most family shows, it's just the right way to get into the Christmas spirit....
BWW Review: KING LEAR is Tragically Comical at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse
The Atlanta Shakespeare Company met the time change and colder weather with their production of KING LEAR, one of Shakespeare's most notable tragedies. Solid performances and wonderful tech elements danced across the stage in a confusingly comical way for one of Shakespeare's most notable tragedies....
BWW Review: The Atlanta Lyric Theatre's JEKYLL & HYDE is Haunting and Raw
The Atlanta Lyric Theatre's JEKYLL & HYDE is perfect for a thrilling night out with friends to get into the Halloween mood....
BWW Review: SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS Speaks Volumes
SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS is Art with a capital A and is probably suited best for an theatre-goers who are open to a more experimental theatre experience....
BWW Review: BECOMING NANCY Affirms That You Matter
From the very beginning, when David waves his handkerchief between the curtain, to the final all-cast harmonization of the a?oeYou Mattera?? reprise, Becoming Nancy pulls you in and won't let you go....
BWW Review: WAR PAINT at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
On Friday evening, Atlanta Lyric Theatre, in a display of pure bravura, opened their 40th Anniversary Season with the regional premiere of the musical War Paint, a new tuner with a book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel, and lyrics by Michael Korie that tells the story of the rise and fall of t...
BWW Review: CHILDREN OF EDEN Takes a Lackluster Exploration 'Beyond' at Aurora Theatre
As a theatre fan, it is rare to watch a musical that I have never listened to before. But when such an occasion presents itself, I jump at the opportunity because there is no better way to experience a show for the first time than to see it professionally....
BWW Interview: BONNIE AND CLYDE at School Street Playhouse
Kealy Ford and Dane Croxton, real life sweethearts steam up the stage as Bonnie and Clyde at the School Street Playhouse....
BWW Review: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
My love of Singin' in the Rain is deeply rooted in my experience of the beloved 1952 film classic, and it's steeped in nostalgia. It's a love that sees me first in line at classic film festivals when Singin' in the Rain is on the marquee. It's a love that makes my heart flutter when I learn that a n...
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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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