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Photo Flash: Aurora Theatre Presents Katori Hall's THE MOUNTAINTOP
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2017
After delivering his memorable I've Been to the Mountaintop speech, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. retires to his room at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis and orders a cup of coffee.
Celebrity Judges Confirmed for Inaugural MISS GEORGIA PRELIMS PAGEANT
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2017
Atlanta get ready for the highly anticipated inaugural Miss Georgia Prelims Pageant. This historical event will have all the lights, cameras, action and 'Pageantry' of international pageants.
2nd Annual Atlanta Musical Theatre Festival Seeks Submissions, Kicks Off in August
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2017
Founder and Executive Artistic Director Benjamin Davis has announced that submissions are open and rolling in for the Second Annual Atlanta Musical Theatre Festival (AMTF), to be held in August in Atlanta.
Stage Door Players to Present Murder Mystery DEATH BY DESIGN
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2017
Continuing the 43rd Season of Dunwoody's very own professional theatre, Stage Door Players presents the comedic murder mystery, Death by Design by Rob Urbanati. Suehyla El-Attar directs.
BWW Interviews: Neal Ghant, Cynthia D. Barker of THE MOUNTAINTOP at Aurora Theatre
by Courtnee Miles - January 14, 2017
Now, is the time for this. As we enter into a new year, with a new incoming Commander-in-Chief, while also celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. on MLK Day, THE MOUNTAINTOP could not come at a more perfect time and shed a more beautiful light.
Alliance Theatre Showcases Emerging American Playwrights with National Graduate Playwrighting Competition
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2017
The Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition continues to spotlight the best emerging playwrights with a full production for the competition winner and staged readings for four competition finalists.  Too Heavy for your Pocket, the 13th competition winner, will have its world premiere on the Hertz Stage February 4 - 26, 2017.  Opening night is Thursday, February 9, 2017. 
BWW Review: THE LITTLE MERMAID at Fox Theatre
by Justin Cole Adams - January 13, 2017
The national tour of Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID swam into Atlanta yesterday and made one heck of a splash. The tour, originating at Theatre Under the Stars in Houston, clearly had a positive impact on natives as countless attendees wore their best mermaid attire, fins and sea shells included.
The Avett Brothers Returning To Atlanta For Two Shows At The Fox Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2017
During 2009, THE AVETT BROTHERS made mainstream waves with their lauded major label debut, I and Love and You. It landed at #16 on the Billboard Top 200 and garnered unanimous critical acclaim from Rolling Stone, Paste, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Time, who even dubbed it one of Top 10 albums of the year.
GTA's 2/2 Stage Tour to Show Stage “Magic” and “Much Ado” Happening to Delight Audiences with Shakespearean Comedy
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2017
Beginning on Valentine's Day, northeast theatre-goers will listen in on secret and hilarious conversations at a costume ball, a grand courtyard, a jail and a wedding celebration that appear and disappear in the intimate space of UNG-Gainesville's Ed Cabell Theatre.  And at 6pm, Feb. 2, GTA will offer a free peek behind the scenes to see the layers of design, direction and performance that make one of Shakespeare's best loved comedies seem like a simple, delightful romp.
Dad's Garage Wants to Know U UP?
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2017
Our new world premier show, 'U Up?,' examines dating, sex, and relationships in the age of social media. This two-person show, created by and starring Mark Kendall and Alison Hastings, uses comedy, drama, and movement in a fast-paced, sketch format. From first dates, to awkward music choices, to late-night bootie calls, to sexting- 'U Up?' Satirizes love in the digital age.
Smith & Wesley To Perform At Georgia Inaugural Gala
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2017
Georgia has long been a hot bed of country music, and the Peach State has invited two of its own - Scott and Todd Smith of the dynamic country duo Smith & Wesley to entertain at the Georgia State Society Inaugural Gala at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 19, 2017.
Tribal Theatre Group to Present BOOM This January
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2017
Tribal Theatre Group opens  its third and most ambitious play yet: boom by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, directed by Chris Schulz, January 12-22nd 2017.
Step into a Tropical Oasis in ORCHID DAZE at Atlanta Botanical Garden
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2017
Step into a warm, fragrant tropical oasis of flowers February 11 - April 9 during Orchid Daze, the Atlanta Botanical Garden's annual orchid extravaganza.
Free Stage Tour Examines New Slant on the 1970s Production of GODSPELL
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2017
What happens when the biggest story in history meets the musical talent of award-winning Broadway and Disney composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, whose 40+ year career has included writing wildly popular music and lyrics for Wicked, Enchanted and Pocahontas?
Out Front Theatre Company Tackles Modern Parental Dialect in Upcoming Production of A KID LIKE JAKE
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2017
Out Front Theatre Company, Atlanta's leading theater that exists to tell stories of the LGBTQIA experience and community, is pleased to announce casting for the Southeastern premiere of Daniel Pearle's A Kid Like Jake, playing as part of the inaugural season from February 9-26.
Lexus And The Fox Theatre Announce Presenting Rights Agreement
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2017
The Fox Theatre today announced a seven-year agreement establishing Lexus as the exclusive presenting partner of the Marquee Club,  a premium club slated to open the fall of 2017.
Atlanta Blooms Explodes This Spring
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2017
Welcome spring with a colorful bang of flower power in March and April as Atlanta Blooms explodes throughout the Atlanta Botanical Garden with hundreds of thousands of tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and crocuses.
Theatrical Outfit to Continue 40th Anniversary Season with LOST IN THE COSMOS
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2017
Atlanta audiences are invited to take an existential trip into the human psyche, the Milky Way galaxy and beyond with Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Seminar, a hilarious stage adaptation of the best-selling personal improvement book by Walker Percy (The Moviegoer). Theatrical Outfit proudly partners with the funny folks at Dad's Garage Theatre Company for Theatrical Outfit Artistic Director Tom Key's own adaptation of the popular work. This knee-slapping, mind-expanding comedy plays February 9-26, 2017 continuing Theatrical Outfit's 40th Anniversary Season of Hope!
Sixth Annual ELVIS LIVES Theatrical Tour Comes To Atlanta
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2017
It was announced today that the award-winning theatrical attraction ELVIS LIVES "THE ULTIMATE ELVIS TRIBUTE ARTIST EVENT" will kick off the 2017 touring season during the January 6-8, 2017 Elvis birthday celebration.
BWW Feature: TO THE NINES at Sylvia Beard Theater
by Justin Cole Adams - January 07, 2017
STAGE TUBE: Alliance Theatre Goes On the Road
by Christina Mancuso - January 06, 2017
Alliance Theatre announces their new season, which takes them on the road!
Lois Reitzes, Host of City Lights on WABE, to Make a Cameo Appearance at Dad's Garage
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2017
One of Atlanta's most recognizable radio voices, Lois Reitzes, will join the Dad's Garage stage as part of the show "Story Spot" today, January 6.
Broadway in Atlanta Offers Discounted College Student Rush Tickets for Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2017
Dive under the sea with Broadway in Atlanta as it presents the limited, five performance engagement of Disney's The Little Mermaid, a special addition to the 2016/2017 season. For any local college students looking to relive the classic Disney tale, Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta offers a special $25 Student Rush Ticket price for the Atlanta engagement, playing at the Fox Theatre January 12 - 15.
Playwright Topher Payne Talks GREETINGS FRIEND YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED at Georgia Ensemble Theatre
by Gracie McBride - January 04, 2017
Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Atlanta playwright Topher Payne about his new show, Greetings Friend Your Kind Assistance is Required, premiering at Georgia Ensemble Theater on January 5 and running through the 22nd. A fun and quirky guy, Topher was a delight to talk to, and I'm looking forward to seeing what kinds of conversations Greetings Friend Your Kind Assistance is Required will spark. Without further ado, Topher Payne!
Photo Flash: Georgia Ensemble Theatre to Premiere Atlanta Playwright Topher Payne's New Comedy
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2017
Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, continues its string of successful comedies from Atlanta playwright Topher Payne with the premiere of Greetings Friend Your Kind Assistance Is Required. The production runs January 5th through 22nd, 2017 at the theatre's home in the Roswell Cultural Arts Center. Veteran Atlanta director and actor Shannon Eubanks will be reunited with playwright Payne to once again direct his latest comedy. Sponsorship for this production is graciously provided by the Robert W. Hagan Family Foundation.

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