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Atlanta's Synchronicity Theatre Announces 24th Anniversary Season
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2021
True to its mission, Synchronicity Theatre's 24th Anniversary Season will feature the voices of women playwrights and provide new opportunities to uplift the voices of women and girls. The 2021-2022 season includes Synchronicity's Bold Voices series (bold, contemporary plays for adults), the Family Series (compelling plays for children and families), and education and outreach events (curated new voices, events, and performances). True to its mission, Synchronicity Theatre's 24th Anniversary Season will feature the voices of women playwrights and provide new opportunities to uplift the voices of women and girls. The 2021-2022 season includes Synchronicity's Bold Voices series (bold, contemporary plays for adults), the Family Series (compelling plays for children and families), and education and outreach events (curated new voices, events, and performances). 
HAMILTON Celebrates Successful Return to Atlanta
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2021
Atlanta audiences were among the first in the southeast to experience the return of live touring Broadway with Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta welcoming HAMILTON to the iconic Fox Theatre from Aug. 22-Sept. 26.
The Tybee Post Theater to Present LIGHTS UP: A BROADWAY REVUE
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2021
The Tybee Post Theater is slated to host “Lights Up: A Broadway Revue,” a performance by soprano Jessica Fishenfeld, mezzo-soprano Sara Zoe Budnik, baritone Trevor Martin and pianist Justin Addington. Join this dynamic vocal trio at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24 to celebrate the return of Broadway and live performances in the United States.
Kennesaw State Department Of Theatre And Performance Studies To Present WONDROUS STRANGE
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2021
Kennesaw State University's Department of Theatre and Performance Studies will present Wondrous Strange October 5-10 at the Onyx Theater on the Kennesaw campus. Inspired by Kentucky ghost tales, this collage of short plays explores our endless fascination with hauntings, spirits, and paranormal happenings.
BWW Review: DARLIN' CORY Drags Down a Searing Truth at The Alliance Theatre
by Obie Outlaw - September 28, 2021
Full of secrets, moonshine, and scintillating music, the show follows our heroine turned hero Clara as she navigates her life as an outsider. If you’re a fan of folk music, you will be a huge fan of this show. 
Atlanta Fringe Presents LGBTQ Performances To Celebrate Pride October 8-9, 2021
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2021
To celebrate Pride month Atlanta Fringe has partnered with Metropolitan Studios to present “A Queer Day's Night,” a two-day lineup of LGBTQ performances October 8-9. The lineup includes cabaret and burlesque performances, a feel-good TED Talk-style comedy performance celebrating gay history, a panel discussion featuring queer artists, and a virtual drag story time. 
ELEVATE Atlanta Features Music, Art, Dance, Murals, Movies and More in October
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2021
The ELEVATE Atlanta Art Festival continues every weekend in October. The festival will feature beautiful artwork by Atlanta artists as well as exciting and thought-provoking cultural events. Attendees will enjoy art exhibitions, dance performances, movie screenings, theater productions, community mural painting days, musical performances in city parks and so much more.
Alliance Presents HANDS UP, an Important Play On The Black American Experience
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2021
In response to national conversations on racial justice and equality, Atlanta's Alliance Theatre will produce THE NEW PLAY FEST'S HANDS UP: SEVEN PLAYWRIGHTS, SEVEN TESTIMENTS as part of its Hertz Stage series, October 8 – 31, 2021. 
Submit Nominations For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards
by BWW Staff - September 23, 2021
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. Make sure your local theatres are represented!
Dad's Garage Announces Free Outdoor Improv Shows As Part Of Elevate Atlanta
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2021
Elevate Atlanta is a public arts festival throughout the city of Atlanta, focused by neighborhood. The Old 4th Ward, home of your pals at Dad's Garage, is featured the weekend of September 24th-26th. Please join us for a weekend of free outdoor programming, including improv shows and the unveiling of a new community mural. 
Savannah VOICE Festival Announces Virtual Streaming Of Season Nine Highlights
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2021
The Savannah VOICE Festival announces the virtual streaming of six episodes highlighting performances from Season Nine, “LIVE” which took place in Savannah during August 2021.
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE Comes to The Jennie T. Anderson Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2021
Cobb PARKS and the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre are bringing the Stephen Sondheim classic, SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, to life in their musicals-in-concert series. This is the fourth concert in the Anderson Theatre's 2021 season, following the box office record-breaking concerts of CHESS, NINE, and ONCE ON THIS ISLAND.
VIDEO: Watch 'Name On The Wall' From The 2021 Palefsky Collision Project
by Alan Henry - September 17, 2021
Directed by Patrick McColery in collaboration with Pearl Cleage, Playwright, the 20th Anniversary Palefsky Collision Project explored Marvin Gaye's legendary album, What's Going On. Public performances of the ensemble's original piece, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I'M ALONE? A MEDITATION ON MARVIN 2021, occurred on Friday, July 30, 2021 and Saturday, July 31, 2021 on the Alliance Theatre's Coca-Cola Stage.
Springer Opera House Returns To Indoor Theatre With SHREK THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2021
After weathering the global pandemic by producing shows on a temporary outdoor stage and live-streaming performances, returning to live theatre indoors is a testament to the vitality and strength of the Springer's staff, board, patrons, and donors.  
Broadway in Atlanta Reschedules HAMILTON September 15 Performance to September 20
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2021
The rescheduled date for cancelled September 15 performance will be Monday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. All remaining performances of HAMILTON at the Fox Theatre are scheduled to go on as planned, through Sept. 26.
Horizon Theatre Company Announces Black Women Speak
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2021
Horizon Theatre Company announces the launch of the nationally recognized New Georgia Woman Project: Black Women Speak (BWS) program to develop plays that will amplify the voices of African-American women. 
BWW Review: Sandy Springs Comes to Life with THE SOUND OF MUSIC at City Springs Theatre
by Caroline Powell - September 15, 2021
City Springs Theatre Company (CSTC) has returned for their fourth season in the Byers Theatre, opening with the classic THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Directed by Atlanta native and Tony Award-winner Shuler Hensley, this production kicked off the season with delightful fanfare.
Atlanta Chinese Dance Company Presents Original Production TOGETHER: YINGGE AND HIP HOP CULTURE UNITE
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2021
Atlanta Chinese Dance Company will share a message of unity in diversity through an original production Together: Yingge and Hip Hop Unite on Saturday, October 2 at 7:30pm and Sunday, October 3 at 2:00pm at the Gas South Theater in Duluth, GA.
The University of West Georgia Theatre Company to Present SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY
by BWW News Desk - September 13, 2021
The University of West Georgia Theatre Company will open their 2021-2022 'Celebrate Women' season with School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, an eye-opening story about impossible standards of beauty in 1980s Africa from Ghanaian-American playwright Jocelyn Bioh.
Dad's Garage Theatre Unveils New Mural Honoring 50th Anniversary Of Atlanta Pride
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2021
Following appropriate health guidelines, The Atlanta Pride Committee invites the community to join them for the unveiling of a mural that is a collaboration between The Atlanta Pride Committee, the Consulate General of Canada and Dad's Garage Theatre.
The Atlanta Shakespeare Company at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse Presents A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Live
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2021
The Atlanta Shakespeare Company at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse presents A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Laura Cole, August 7-September 5, 2021.
LISTEN: Kristian Bush and Phillip DePoy Talk Alliance Theatre's DARLIN' CORY on THE BROADWAY GINGER PODCAST
by Sally Henry Fuller - September 10, 2021
The Alliance Theatre’s world premiere of DARLIN' CORY has brought Sugarland frontman Kristian Bush and prolific playwright/novelist Phillip DePoy together to write this Appalachian myth a la HADESTOWN.
Synchronicity Theatre Will Produce Toni Morrison's THE BLUEST EYE
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2021
Join in honoring Nobel Prize-winner Toni Morrison in Synchronicity Theatre's production of THE BLUEST EYE. Adapted for the stage by Lydia R. Diamond and directed by Ibi Owolabi, this is the powerful story of Pecola Breedlove, a dark-skinned African-American girl who firmly believes she can overcome all obstacles in her life with blue eyes.
Three Online Events Before WSP's A SURVIVOR'S ODYSSEY World Premiere
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2021
In the lead-up to the third and final installment of their virtual pandemic opera trilogy, Cerise Jacobs and her activist opera company White Snake Projects present, in collaboration with their advocacy partners, three consecutive online forums (Sep 13-15) in the week prior to the live, virtual world premiere of A Survivor's Odyssey: The Journey of Penelope and Circe.
BWW Review: HAMILTON at The Fox Theatre Blows Us All Away
by Obie Outlaw - September 09, 2021
HAMILTON at The Fox Theatre is a remarkable show and the perfect note to revive theatre in Atlanta with. Even if you’ve streamed it on Disney+, listened to the soundtrack on repeat for months, and watched as many clips as you could find on YouTube, seeing the show in person makes everything feel new again. 

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