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Student Blog: The Top Five Musicals to Get You Ready for Halloween
by Student Blogger: Emily Pugh - October 22, 2021
With the leaves changing, the temperatures dropping, and the new display of pumpkin and skeleton decorations everywhere, it is clear that fall is in the air and Halloween is just around the “coroner,” to quote The Addams Family musical. Although October is usually an exciting time for students as they get further settled into their college routine, it can also be a stressful period due to the increasing amounts of assignments and midterms. For all of these reasons, it is not hard to imagine that college students, like me, have not yet gotten in the mood for Halloween. Thus, to help get you ready for October 31st, I have listed the top five Halloween musicals. Whether you stream these titles in your free time or listen to the curated playlist below, these musicals are sure to put you in the Halloween mood.
VIDEO: Out Of Hand Theater & CoolCoolCool Productions Releases DO IT FOR GRANDMA
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2021
Out of Hand Theater has released a vaccine promotion comedy called Do it For Grandma, produced in partnership with CoolCoolCool Productions. The short video features Atlanta Comedian Mark Kendall and Atlanta Actress Parris Sarter.
Last Chance To Submit Nominations For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards
by BWW Staff - October 20, 2021
These are the final weeks to submit nominees for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL Will Be Performed at Springer Opera House This Week
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2021
This Halloween season, the Springer Opera House is reviving Evil Dead the Musical. Having received rave reviews after its debut last fall on the Springer's outdoor stage, Evil Dead is back and will be presented in the McClure Theatre at the Springer.
Push Push Arts Announces New Staff And Leadership Members
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2021
PushPush Arts has announced the hiring of a new Managing Director, a Facilities Coordinator, and a Grant Writer.
Kennesaw State University Department Of Theatre And Performance Studies To Present EVERYBODY
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2021
The Department of Theatre and Performance Studies asks what might happen when Death shows up unexpectedly and tells Everybody his time is up. 'Everybody,' running October 26-31, is Branden-Jacob Jenkins' audacious riff on the 15th century morality play, 'Everyman.'
Tickets for TOOTSIE at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta to Go On Sale
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2021
TOOTSIE, the hilarious Tony Award-winning musical, is coming to the Fox Theatre in Atlanta for a limited one-week engagement from Jan. 25-30, 2022. To celebrate Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta’s 40th anniversary season, a select number of $40 tickets will be sold for each performance.
MURDER, MYSTERY, AND MAYHEM Comes to Petite Violette
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2021
The Gropp brothers, Michael and Anthony, have run Petite Violette long enough to see many dining trends come and go and to weather the ups and downs of the restaurant industry—including the current COVID-19 crisis—but they are still going strong after 47 years in business.
Atlanta's Horizon Theatre Company to Reopen for Live Audiences with Halloween SOUTHBOUND Show
by Gigi Gervais - October 16, 2021
Atlanta's Horizon Theatre Company will present their 6th episode of Southbound to welcome audiences back to live theatre, as well as through Zoom via their online programming
Horizon Theatre Presents First Look Screening of BLACK WOMEN SPEAK
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2021
Horizon Theatre Company announces Black Women Speak: Fall First Look,  a live screening of scenes from the nationally recognized New Georgia Woman Project: Black Women Speak (BWS) program, plus a chance to meet the playwrights and have a lively discussion with the BWS team.
American Traditions Vocal Collection Announces 2021-2022 Season and Organizational Changes
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2021
The American Traditions Vocal Collection, previously known as the American Traditions Vocal Competition, has expanded it's organizational name to be more inclusive of its year round offerings. Originally producing one an annual event - its namesake competition, the ATC has grown to include year-round musical concert events, a large-scale education program that takes place in classrooms, and includes it's unique high school offering, the Junior ATC, as well as maintaining the competition, now in its 29th consecutive year.
HOLIDAY ROAD Expands To Two Additional Markets For The First Time Ever This Season
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2021
Television Production and Event Industry veterans Ben Biscotti, Tony Schubert and Bobby Rossi announced today that Calabasas' renowned Holiday Road holiday experience will expand to two additional markets for the first time ever this year in Atlanta and Virginia.
Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center Celebrates The Legendary Nat King Cole with An All-Star Holiday Performance
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2021
The holidays at City Springs are a magical time of year, and what better way to kick them off than with a tribute to the “king” of “The Christmas Song,” Nat King Cole!
NO SHAME THEATER Returns To The Springer Schedule
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2021
No Shame Theater is a late-night, uncensored event in which performers get five minutes to express themselves through music, poetry, sketch comedy, prose, rap, improvisation, dance, rants, stand-up comedy – almost anything goes.
BWW Review: HEATHERS Packs a Punch from Actor's Express and Oglethorpe University
by Obie Outlaw - October 13, 2021
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. 
World-Renowned Cellist Jesús Castro-Balbi To Join KSU Symphony Orchestra for Upcoming Concert
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2021
Internationally renowned cellist Jesús Castro-Balbi will join the KSU Symphony Orchestra on stage on October 21 at 7:30 p.m. Named the Director of the Bailey School of Music on July 1, 2021, Castro-Balbi was first invited to perform at KSU in 2012 as a guest artist.
Black Nativity Will Return To Atlanta in December
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2021
Dominion Entertainment Group is excited to announce the return of its hit holiday musical, Black Nativity: A Gospel Christmas Musical Experience, directed by Robert John Connor, with musical direction by Keith Wilson, and choreographed by Dawn Axam. Dominion will return to the newly renovated Ferst Center for the Arts located on the campus of Georgia Tech for this years Atlanta run of this production.
Horizon Theatre Announces Return to Live and In-Person Theatre with SOUTHBOUND HALLOWEEN
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2021
Celebrate the Halloween season with the grand reopening of the Horizon Theatre Company with Southbound Halloween: The Spooky, The Sexy, The Scandalous – a night of hilarious, spine-tingling, and suspenseful real-life stories told LIVE onstage in Little Five Points.
Georgia Playwrights Retake the Stage Next Month
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2021
The 2020 Essential Play Festival was cancelled due to COVID - making 2020 the first year since the Festival began in 1999 that there hasn’t been a festival - and the company moved to online play readings and launched community playwriting classes to fill the programming gap.
Final Weeks To Submit Nominations For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards
by BWW Staff - October 06, 2021
These are the final weeks to submit nominees for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
THE GRINCH Is Coming To Steal Christmas In Atlanta, December 7-12
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2021
Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta will present the Atlanta return engagement of Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical for ten performances at the Fox Theatre from Dec. 7 to Dec. 12 as part of the 40th Anniversary Season. This classic holiday musical will enchant adults and children alike.
Full Cast Announced As EXTRA BAGGAGE Unpacks in Atlanta
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2021
Robert King Jr. brings his new production about family ties, laughter, and love in his new play “Extra Baggage”. Produced by Encore Film and Music Studio's and AMC Performance Company's Rod Whittaker in Cooperation with King Productions.
Celebrate A PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Christmas with UWG Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2021
The University of West Georgia Theatre Company is happy to celebrate the holiday season with Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon's play Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley. This light-hearted story is an unofficial sequel to Jane Austen's beloved literary classic, Pride and Prejudice.
Out Of Hand Theater Announces 20th Anniversary Season
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2021
Out of Hand Theater, working at the intersection of art, social justice, and civic engagement, has used the tools of theater to help build a more just world for 20 years. This year the theatre celebrates its 20th anniversary.
BWW Review: AN ILIAD Brings Us Home at Theatrical Outfit
by Obie Outlaw - October 02, 2021
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 and the occasional help of The Muse, Deisha Oliver on cello. 

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