ATLANTA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 172

Come one, come all -- there will be Puppets for All! A magical evening of make believe and beyond, the Center for Puppetry Arts will celebrate its 21st annual String Fling Gala tonight, September 12 at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead.

Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, is proud to launch the Company's exciting 2015-2016 season with the highly anticipated play, Calendar Girls by Tim Firth.

History is in the making at Piedmont College, where the play 'Lillian Smith's Strange Fruit' is returning to the stage 70 years after its Broadway premiere.

The joys and frustrations unique to single ladies of all ages come to light in this wacky modern tale.

Now, Atlanta's only professional musical theatre, the Atlanta Lyric Theatre, is producing Pasek and Paul's first show, EDGES.

This month, Lyric Studio Theatre in the Square will stage EDGES, a song cycle written by Tony nominated Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (DOGFIGHT, JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, DEAR EVAN HANSEN) in their sophomore year at the University of Michigan.

Grace and Glorie by Tom Ziegler opens Oct.

Theatrical Outfit opens its 39th season with MEMPHIS, a co-production with Aurora Theatre, September 10-20, 2015 at The Rialto Center for the Arts.

On August 15, 1939, 'The Wizard of Oz' premiered in Hollywood while 10,000 fans lined the streets.

Rehearsals are underway for the Alliance's upcoming production of the classic 1960s drama, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, by Dale Wasserman and based on the novel by Ken Kesey.

Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, is launching its exciting 2015-2016 season with the highly anticipated play, CALENDAR GIRLS by Tim Firth.

Sprinkle Tinkerbell's fairy dust and prepare to fly away; it's off to Neverland for a vibrant puppet play! Soaring back on stage after its 2012 debut, the Center for Puppetry Arts presents an inventive adaptation of the time-honored classic Peter Pan, playing September 22-October 25.

Join the Center for Puppetry Arts todays this September for a fun, interactive experience that explores storytelling and puppetry traditions in Africa and celebrates the intersection of geography, history, social studies and the arts.

Masterworks Chorale opens its twelfth concert season on September 27, 3:00 pm, at the Centre for the Performing and Visual Arts.

The Newnan Theatre is presenting a stage adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ, which opens on Thursday, September 3, and runs through Sunday, September 13.

The Lefont Film Society welcomes 'Discover DaVinci & Michelangelo: Side by Side' Performance.

The Alliance Theatre has announced its world premiere production of Tiger Style!  From Mike Lew, the award-winning playwright of Bike America, comes a hilarious new play about family influence and finding personal success without an academic framework.

On August 15, 1939, 'The Wizard of Oz' premiered in Hollywood while 10,000 fans lined the streets.

RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA, the 2013 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical from the creators of South Pacific and The Sound of Music, will play at the Fox Theatre for a limited engagement from November 3-8 as part of the 2015/2016 Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta Series.

Join the Center for Puppetry Arts on Tuesdays this September for a fun, interactive experience that explores storytelling and puppetry traditions in Africa and celebrates the intersection of geography, history, social studies and the arts.

Conservative parents and their liberal children face off in Jon Robin Baitz's (ABC's Brothers & Sisters) thrilling drama Other Desert Cities - a Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony Award-nominated 'Best New Play on Broadway' (New York Times).

The 2015-2016 season at Actor's Express kicks off with the Atlanta premiere of Aaron Posner's STUPID F*CKING BIRD directed by Freddie Ashley, running September 12 - October 11.

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Theatrical Outfit will present A LITTLE PRINCESS, running December 3 - 27, 2015 at The Balzer Theater at Herren's, starring Broadway actress and Atlanta native Emerson Steele.

Hilarity will ensue in this side-splitting tale of an unexpected and unforgettable family reunion! A frenzied portrayal of sibling rivalry, Christopher Durang's award-winning Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike plays the Aurora Theatre, October 1-25, as part of the 20th Anniversary Peach State Feder