Aurora Theatre Stages Pulitzer Prize-Winning WIT, Starting Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2016
A beautiful story of life and the looming question of what happens next, Aurora Theatre invites audiences to experience the powerful Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece WIT, playing tonight, January 14-February 7. Detailing the final days of Dr. Vivian Bearing's battle with stage IV ovarian cancer, WIT is a poetic journey through the English professor's reflection on her life and the relationship between patient and healer.
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2016
A beautiful story of life and the looming question of what happens next, Aurora Theatre invites audiences to experience the powerful Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece WIT, playing tonight, January 14-February 7. Detailing the final days of Dr. Vivian Bearing's battle with stage IV ovarian cancer, WIT is a poetic journey through the English professor's reflection on her life and the relationship between patient and healer.
Photo Flash: Free Woodruff Arts Center Family Festival to Return This February
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2016
The Woodruff Arts Center announces its third free Family Festival, which will take place on Feb. 14 from 1 - 4 p.m. as part of the Family Fun at TheWoodruff Arts Center initiative. The free Family Festival will feature family-oriented programming led by the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Art, including live theatre performances, a read aloud and book giveaway, a sweetheart photo station with props for all ages, an Indian dance class, Nigerian dance performances, an Atlanta Symphony Orchestra family concert live simulcast and more, all for free! Scroll down for a sneak peek!
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2016
The Woodruff Arts Center announces its third free Family Festival, which will take place on Feb. 14 from 1 - 4 p.m. as part of the Family Fun at TheWoodruff Arts Center initiative. The free Family Festival will feature family-oriented programming led by the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Art, including live theatre performances, a read aloud and book giveaway, a sweetheart photo station with props for all ages, an Indian dance class, Nigerian dance performances, an Atlanta Symphony Orchestra family concert live simulcast and more, all for free! Scroll down for a sneak peek!
START DOWN Wins 12th Alliance/Kendeda Competition; Takes the Stage Next Month
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2016
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. Start Down, the 12th competition winner, will premiere on the Hertz Stage February 13 - March 6, 2016. Opening night is February 18, 2016.
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2016
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. Start Down, the 12th competition winner, will premiere on the Hertz Stage February 13 - March 6, 2016. Opening night is February 18, 2016.
Hello! An Interview with Daxton Bloomquist of BOOK OF MORMON Tour
by Christie Fisher - January 13, 2016
Broadway World Atlanta had an opportunity to speak with Daxton Bloomquist who portrays Elder McKinley in the national tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON. Here, he discusses his role in the show, as well as what he like to do to stay healthy on the road.
by Christie Fisher - January 13, 2016
Broadway World Atlanta had an opportunity to speak with Daxton Bloomquist who portrays Elder McKinley in the national tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON. Here, he discusses his role in the show, as well as what he like to do to stay healthy on the road.
Spring to Pop This March at Atlanta Botanical Garden with More Than 300,000 Bulbs
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2016
Celebrate springtime surrounded by meadows of fiery tulips and vibrant daffodils at Atlanta Blooms, the Atlanta Botanical Garden's annual bulb festival from March through April. Watch while the landscape changes almost daily as more than 300,000 bulbs spring to life, including more than 38,000 new ones planted last fall.
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2016
Celebrate springtime surrounded by meadows of fiery tulips and vibrant daffodils at Atlanta Blooms, the Atlanta Botanical Garden's annual bulb festival from March through April. Watch while the landscape changes almost daily as more than 300,000 bulbs spring to life, including more than 38,000 new ones planted last fall.
Newnan Theatre Company to Hold Auditions for FLIES AT THE WELL
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2016
Announcing auditions for 'Flies at the Well: The Trial of the Killer John Wallace', the world premiere of a new play by W. Jeff Bishop, based on the historic events of 194850 in West Central Georgia. Produced by Newnan Theatre Company.
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2016
Announcing auditions for 'Flies at the Well: The Trial of the Killer John Wallace', the world premiere of a new play by W. Jeff Bishop, based on the historic events of 194850 in West Central Georgia. Produced by Newnan Theatre Company.
Brittany Ellis Let's it Go in THE SNOW QUEEN
by Stevie King - January 11, 2016
I sat down with The Snow Queen's Brittany Ellis, who played the title character, about what is was like to perform in Serenbe's adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale.
by Stevie King - January 11, 2016
I sat down with The Snow Queen's Brittany Ellis, who played the title character, about what is was like to perform in Serenbe's adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale.
'NEVERLAND,' CABARET & More Set for Broadway in Atlanta's 2016-17 Season
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2016
Sit back, relax, and enjoy a show-stopping flight of theatrical delight! Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta announced today the first-class series of Broadway hits for its 2016/2017 season at the Fox Theatre. Next season's lineup will feature Atlanta debuts of THE ILLUSIONISTS; Time Magazine's #1 Show of the Year, MATILDA THE MUSICAL; Roundabout Theatre Company's CABARET; AN AMERICAN IN PARIS; A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL; THE BODYGUARD; and FINDING NEVERLAND, as well as returning audience favorites available as season options: the spectacular new production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, RIVERDANCE, THE LITTLE MERMAID and MAMMA MIA!, now in its final Broadway Tour.
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2016
Sit back, relax, and enjoy a show-stopping flight of theatrical delight! Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta announced today the first-class series of Broadway hits for its 2016/2017 season at the Fox Theatre. Next season's lineup will feature Atlanta debuts of THE ILLUSIONISTS; Time Magazine's #1 Show of the Year, MATILDA THE MUSICAL; Roundabout Theatre Company's CABARET; AN AMERICAN IN PARIS; A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL; THE BODYGUARD; and FINDING NEVERLAND, as well as returning audience favorites available as season options: the spectacular new production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, RIVERDANCE, THE LITTLE MERMAID and MAMMA MIA!, now in its final Broadway Tour.
Aurora Theatre to Stage Pulitzer Prize-Winning WIT This Winter
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2016
A beautiful story of life and the looming question of what happens next, Aurora Theatre invites audiences to experience the powerful Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece WIT, playing January 14-February 7. Detailing the final days of Dr. Vivian Bearing's battle with stage IV ovarian cancer, WIT is a poetic journey through the English professor's reflection on her life and the relationship between patient and healer.
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2016
A beautiful story of life and the looming question of what happens next, Aurora Theatre invites audiences to experience the powerful Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece WIT, playing January 14-February 7. Detailing the final days of Dr. Vivian Bearing's battle with stage IV ovarian cancer, WIT is a poetic journey through the English professor's reflection on her life and the relationship between patient and healer.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal for DISGRACED at Alliance Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2016
The Alliance Theatre presents the Atlanta premiere of DISGRACED, the provocative Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony Award-nominated play on culture and identity by Ayad Akhtar. DISGRACED was included in The New York Times Best of 2014 list for theater. As the most produced play in regional theater this season, DISGRACED has received impassioned audience response for its bold exploration of identity, religion, and class in the complex landscape of 21st Century urban America. The Alliance's production will be directed by Artistic Director, Susan V. Booth and runs on the Alliance Stage January 27 - February 14, 2016. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2016
The Alliance Theatre presents the Atlanta premiere of DISGRACED, the provocative Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony Award-nominated play on culture and identity by Ayad Akhtar. DISGRACED was included in The New York Times Best of 2014 list for theater. As the most produced play in regional theater this season, DISGRACED has received impassioned audience response for its bold exploration of identity, religion, and class in the complex landscape of 21st Century urban America. The Alliance's production will be directed by Artistic Director, Susan V. Booth and runs on the Alliance Stage January 27 - February 14, 2016. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!
2015 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards Winners Announced - TUCK EVERLASTING Wins Best Musical!
by BWW Special Coverage - January 06, 2016
Votes are cast; polls are closed; and results have been tabulated! This was our biggest year yet! After a record number of voters in more than 70 regions worldwide, BroadwayWorld is very excited to announce the 2015 Atlanta winners! Thanks to all who voted, and huge congratulations to all the winners!
by BWW Special Coverage - January 06, 2016
Votes are cast; polls are closed; and results have been tabulated! This was our biggest year yet! After a record number of voters in more than 70 regions worldwide, BroadwayWorld is very excited to announce the 2015 Atlanta winners! Thanks to all who voted, and huge congratulations to all the winners!
Merely Players to Present GOD OF CARNAGE in Atlanta
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2016
?God of Carnage, Yasmina Reza's Tony award-winning play (translated by Christopher Hampton), runs January 8 through January 18 at Out of Box Theatre in Marietta and January 22 through January 31 at On Stage Atlanta.
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2016
?God of Carnage, Yasmina Reza's Tony award-winning play (translated by Christopher Hampton), runs January 8 through January 18 at Out of Box Theatre in Marietta and January 22 through January 31 at On Stage Atlanta.
Georgia Ensemble Theatre to Present CHARLEY'S AUNT
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2016
Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, will kick off the New Year with a play that's sure to be the cure for the post-holiday doldrums. The hilarious comedy, Charley's Aunt, will take the stage January 7th through the 24th, 2016 at the Theatre's home, the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street, Roswell, GA. GET and Atlanta favorite David Crowe is in the directing chair to bring this time-tested comedy by Brandon Thomas to life. Says Crowe, 'At its heart Charley's Aunt is a very silly play about the very serious business of courtship. That's one of the reasons the play has been produced so much in the past hundred or so years. Falling in love sometimes requires us to bend and even break society's rules in order to live happily ever after.' This production is graciously sponsored by the Robert W. Hagan Family Foundation.
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2016
Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, will kick off the New Year with a play that's sure to be the cure for the post-holiday doldrums. The hilarious comedy, Charley's Aunt, will take the stage January 7th through the 24th, 2016 at the Theatre's home, the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street, Roswell, GA. GET and Atlanta favorite David Crowe is in the directing chair to bring this time-tested comedy by Brandon Thomas to life. Says Crowe, 'At its heart Charley's Aunt is a very silly play about the very serious business of courtship. That's one of the reasons the play has been produced so much in the past hundred or so years. Falling in love sometimes requires us to bend and even break society's rules in order to live happily ever after.' This production is graciously sponsored by the Robert W. Hagan Family Foundation.
Led Zeppelin Tribute Band Get The Led Out to Play Atlanta's Fox Theatre, 3/11
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2016
The Philadelphia-based Led Zeppelin tribute band Get The Led Out will deliver their unique approach to the British super group's iconic catalog as they make their Fox Theatre debut on Friday, March 11 at 8 p.m. Performing these songs with a classical musician's discipline, while injecting all of the passion and fury they deserve is what makes Get The Led Out truly one of a kind.
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2016
The Philadelphia-based Led Zeppelin tribute band Get The Led Out will deliver their unique approach to the British super group's iconic catalog as they make their Fox Theatre debut on Friday, March 11 at 8 p.m. Performing these songs with a classical musician's discipline, while injecting all of the passion and fury they deserve is what makes Get The Led Out truly one of a kind.
THE TOXIC AVENGER to Open Horizon Theatre's 2016 Season
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2016
Kicking off Horizon's 2016 season, The Toxic Avenger, winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical, is a hot toxic love story and laugh-out-loud musical that has it all -- an unlikely hero, his beautiful girlfriend, a corrupt New Jersey mayor and two guys who play... well, everyone else ... bullies, mobsters, old ladies, and stiletto-wearing back-up singers. Melvin Ferd the Third turned Toxic Avenger is here to save New Jersey from toxic waste, clean up his neighborhood, and win the love of the blind librarian. It's a toxic love story with an environmental twist! The Toxic Avenger will leave audiences laughing in the aisles as it rocks the house.
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2016
Kicking off Horizon's 2016 season, The Toxic Avenger, winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical, is a hot toxic love story and laugh-out-loud musical that has it all -- an unlikely hero, his beautiful girlfriend, a corrupt New Jersey mayor and two guys who play... well, everyone else ... bullies, mobsters, old ladies, and stiletto-wearing back-up singers. Melvin Ferd the Third turned Toxic Avenger is here to save New Jersey from toxic waste, clean up his neighborhood, and win the love of the blind librarian. It's a toxic love story with an environmental twist! The Toxic Avenger will leave audiences laughing in the aisles as it rocks the house.
THE FULL MONTY to Open This Winter at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2016
? It may be cold outside but things are heating up for Atlanta Lyric Theatre's new production of THE FULL MONTY playing from February 12-28 at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2016
? It may be cold outside but things are heating up for Atlanta Lyric Theatre's new production of THE FULL MONTY playing from February 12-28 at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre.
Serenbe Playhouse Launches 'New Territories' Playwriting Residency This January
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2016
Serenbe Playhouse and AIR Serenbe (the artist in residence program at Serenbe) are proud to announce a new play development program unlike any other: the 1st Annual New Territories Playwriting Residency, a Writers-in-Residence Program for Outdoor, Site-Specific Plays. New Territories will bring three playwrights to Chattahoochee Hills, GA to develop new outdoor, site-specific theatre from January 17-30, 2016.
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2016
Serenbe Playhouse and AIR Serenbe (the artist in residence program at Serenbe) are proud to announce a new play development program unlike any other: the 1st Annual New Territories Playwriting Residency, a Writers-in-Residence Program for Outdoor, Site-Specific Plays. New Territories will bring three playwrights to Chattahoochee Hills, GA to develop new outdoor, site-specific theatre from January 17-30, 2016.
Broadway Dreams Foundation Kimmel Center Presents Free Performance; BDF Summer Intensive Scheduled
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2016
The Broadway Dreams Foundation and The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts rang in 2016 with a free performance at 4:30 pm on Friday, January 1, 2016 on the Commonwealth Plaza Level. Broadway teaching artists and approximately 60 students (ranging in age from 8 - 58) from The Broadway Dreams Foundation's Summer Performing Arts Intensive will return to the Kimmel Center to celebrate the Center's current Broadway season.
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2016
The Broadway Dreams Foundation and The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts rang in 2016 with a free performance at 4:30 pm on Friday, January 1, 2016 on the Commonwealth Plaza Level. Broadway teaching artists and approximately 60 students (ranging in age from 8 - 58) from The Broadway Dreams Foundation's Summer Performing Arts Intensive will return to the Kimmel Center to celebrate the Center's current Broadway season.
Merely Players at Out of Box Theatre Present GOD OF CARNAGE
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2016
God of Carnage, Yasmina Reza's Tony award-winning play (translated by Christopher Hampton), runs January 8 through January 18 at Out of Box Theatre in Marietta and January 22 through January 31 at On Stage Atlanta.
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2016
God of Carnage, Yasmina Reza's Tony award-winning play (translated by Christopher Hampton), runs January 8 through January 18 at Out of Box Theatre in Marietta and January 22 through January 31 at On Stage Atlanta.
CRIMINAL MINDS Actor Hits Stone Mountain Stage as Mark Twain
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2016
Bill Oberst Jr, best-known to TV viewers as a recurring serial killer on the CBS series Criminal Minds, brings his one-man stage portrayal Mark Twain Live, to Stone Mountain's ART Station Theatre January 13-17, 2016.
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2016
Bill Oberst Jr, best-known to TV viewers as a recurring serial killer on the CBS series Criminal Minds, brings his one-man stage portrayal Mark Twain Live, to Stone Mountain's ART Station Theatre January 13-17, 2016.
AS YOU LIKE IT Set for The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse This January
by BWW News Desk - January 01, 2016
The Atlanta Shakespeare Company at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse presents AS YOU LIKE IT, January 2-31, 2016, directed by Andrew Houchins. $15 General Admission. Preview tonight, January 1, 2016.
by BWW News Desk - January 01, 2016
The Atlanta Shakespeare Company at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse presents AS YOU LIKE IT, January 2-31, 2016, directed by Andrew Houchins. $15 General Admission. Preview tonight, January 1, 2016.
GET to Honor Memory of Peter Abreu
by BWW News Desk - December 29, 2015
Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, will honor the late Peter M. Abreu with a memorial plaque at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center lobby on Thursday, January 7th at 7:15pm. A major contributor and friend to the Theatre, it was through the May P. and Francis L. Abreu Charitable Trust and The City of Roswell that the Arts Center has recently gone through a complete and ambitious acoustical renovation. By putting up the initial funding, Peter's legacy motivated the City of Roswell to then match that investment, and the plan to upgrade acoustics was put into place. The project was finished in time for GET's upcoming production of Charley's Aunt.
by BWW News Desk - December 29, 2015
Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, will honor the late Peter M. Abreu with a memorial plaque at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center lobby on Thursday, January 7th at 7:15pm. A major contributor and friend to the Theatre, it was through the May P. and Francis L. Abreu Charitable Trust and The City of Roswell that the Arts Center has recently gone through a complete and ambitious acoustical renovation. By putting up the initial funding, Peter's legacy motivated the City of Roswell to then match that investment, and the plan to upgrade acoustics was put into place. The project was finished in time for GET's upcoming production of Charley's Aunt.
Academy Theatre to Stage Neil Simon's LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS
by BWW News Desk - December 28, 2015
Neil Simon's irresistible romantic comedy comes to The Academy Theatre just in time for Valentine's Day!
by BWW News Desk - December 28, 2015
Neil Simon's irresistible romantic comedy comes to The Academy Theatre just in time for Valentine's Day!
Stogie Kenyatta's Solo Show 'THE WORLD IS MY HOME' to Return to Academy Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 28, 2015
Stogie Kenyatta's solo show about African-American artist/activist Paul Robeson is a powerful heartfelt and humorous evening of theatre.
by BWW News Desk - December 28, 2015
Stogie Kenyatta's solo show about African-American artist/activist Paul Robeson is a powerful heartfelt and humorous evening of theatre.
Harold M. Leaver Returns for 17th Season As A Department Store Elf in Horizon Theatre's THE SANTALAND DIARIES
by Kiley Gipson - December 27, 2015
After 17 successful seasons of SANTALAND, this man is somewhat of an icon in the Atlanta theatre scene. But for the other 10 months out of the year, what does a holiday icon do with his time? Get to know Harold M. Leaver, Atlanta's beloved tax preparing elf.
by Kiley Gipson - December 27, 2015
After 17 successful seasons of SANTALAND, this man is somewhat of an icon in the Atlanta theatre scene. But for the other 10 months out of the year, what does a holiday icon do with his time? Get to know Harold M. Leaver, Atlanta's beloved tax preparing elf.
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