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IABD Brings Regional Dance Program to Atlanta in April
by Sarah Hookey - March 27, 2019
The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) has partnered with Anthony Burrell Center for Dance, Atlanta Dance Connection, and Ballethnic Dance Company to provide a convening of Atlanta artists to learn and share together through EVOLVE | Atlanta. Tri-Cities High School's Visual & Performing Arts Magnet Program lends its East Point, GA location, April 13 & 14, 2019, as dancers ages 14+ take part in a weekend of master classes, symposia, summer intensive scholarship auditions, networking reception and receive a ticket to the EVOLVE dance showcase.
DEREK HOUGH: LIVE! The Tour Coming To Atlanta's Fox Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2019
Following the sold-out successes of the Move Live on Tour and Move - Beyond - Live on Tour acclaimed shows, including multiple sellouts at large prestigious venues such as Radio City Music Hall, Derek Hough returns with a monumental experience for 2019 - DEREK HOUGH: LIVE! THE TOUR at Atlanta's Fox Theatre on Friday, April 12, 2019 at 8 p.m. From the EMMY award-winning mind of Derek Hough, the live dance show is the first-ever solo tour for the dynamo. The show features brand-new stage production, astounding versatility and, as always, Derek's magnetic stage presence. Fans will journey through a true fusion of dance and music, as Derek explores styles ranging from ballroom and tap to salsa and hop-hop and everything in between.
Art and Music Spring Forth On The City Green At CITY SPRINGS LIVE
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2019
To commemorate the first anniversary of City Springs, the City of Sandy Springs is launching its public art program along with a free concert series. In less than a year, City Springs is successfully establishing itself as the heart of downtown Sandy Springs.
Arena-Style Rock Concert And String Quartet Recital Combine For Break Of Reality At April Elm Street Concert
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2019
On April 13th the world-renowned alternative-classical band Break of Reality brings their unique musicianship and genre-blending sound to Elm Street Cultural Arts Village's Lantern Series. The sixth installment in the inaugural concert series combines rock and chamber music for a listening experience that is like no other thus far in the lineup.
Bluegrass and Broadway Bring Steve Martin's BRIGHT STAR to Elm Street This April
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2019
Starting April 12th Elm Street Cultural Arts Village takes a musical journey with the opening night of Bright Star, a new bluegrass musical written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. When a young soldier visits literary editor Alice Murphy just after World War II, he brings back haunting memories from her past and the child she lost. Throughout the course of the musical, she sets off to better understand her past through a series of flashbacks to her life in 1920s North Carolina.
Photo Flash: First Look At FALSETTOS At Actor's Express
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2019
Actor's Express presents Falsettos, the landmark musical about how we love, live and grow from March 23 through April 28, 2019. With a Tony Award-winning score by William Finn and book co-written with James Lapine, Falsettos was heralded "a perfect musical" by the New York Times. Director Freddie Ashley says, "Falsettos is so funny and so moving. Finn's score guides us seamlessly between laughter and heartbreak with a gentle hand."
BULLETS OVER BROADWAY Ends GET Season 26
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2019
Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), the professional North Fulton theatre company, will finish its 26th season with the over-the-top, 1920s gangster romp that is Bullets Over Broadway The Musical by Woody Allen. Based on the film Bullets Over Broadway by Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath, the production will be directed by GET Associate Artistic Director James A. Donadio, with musical direction by S. Renee Clark and run April 11th through April 28th, 2019 at the company's home in the Roswell Cultural Arts Center. The Malon D. Mimms Company is graciously sponsoring this show.
Arena-Style Rock Concert and String Quartet Recital Combine for Break of Reality at April Elm Street Concert
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2019
On April 13th  the world-renowned alternative-classical band Break of Reality brings their unique musicianship and genre-blending sound to Elm Street Cultural Arts Village's Lantern Series. The sixth installment in the inaugural concert series combines rock and chamber music for a listening experience that is like no other thus far in the lineup.
BWW Review: SHENANDOAH at Serenbe Playhouse
by Amy Zipperer - March 21, 2019
It's sunset on a Sunday evening as I walk up a dusty pathway heading for the Horseman's Meadow at Serenbe Playhouse where a new production of Shenandoah, a musical adapted from the 1965 Jimmy Stewart film of the same name, plays through April 14.  Brilliant orange and purple light blankets the open field to my left.  To my right, a Civil War campsite moves into view.  Canvas tents soak up the last of the sun, and shadows fall on the faces of soldiers as they rest.  Here a few soldiers play poker.  There a soldier holds a live chicken, dinner for the weary troops.  Still farther on, a few tend to the tired horses. The camp is a spectacle that almost trumps nature's best spectacle, the dazzling sunset of an early spring.  But even the grand spectacle of the campsite pales in comparison to the battle that unfolds only moments later on the empty meadow. Terrence J. Smith and Cast Photo by BreeAnne Clowdus Men, some atop real horses, come from nowhere, and we are drenched in the chaotic sound of rapid artillery fire and the light of explosions - the remnants of shots fired from rifles and the fuses of cannons.  We are spectators at some battle where many men will die and where few will be able to articulate what it has all been for.  That's the Serenbe way of opening a Civil War play.  It's the classic Clowdus go-big-or-go-home welcome, and this play needs all the  help it can get to rise above its challenges, a heavy-handed script troubled by weakly drawn characters and a lackluster score.  Though the challenges are significant, visionary director Brian Clowdus, along with his creative team and talented cast, including a tentative American Idol-winner Taylor Hicks in his first principal acting role and Broadway's vibrant Rachel Potter, prove that the challenges are not insurmountable as they turn out an effective and memorable staging.
Marietta Theatre Company's YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN To Hit The Stage April 12 – 27
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2019
Marietta Theatre Company welcomes audiences of all ages to the musical classic, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, playing at the Lyric Studio on the Square from April 12-27! With book, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, this Peanuts-inspired performance will delight theatergoers with all the well-loved, classic songs plus two new additions!
The Atlanta Shakespeare Company At The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse Presents William Luce's BARRYMORE
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2019
In this riveting two-man play, William Luce brings us a glimpse into the world and artistic process of  actor John Barrymore.
Daniel Wisniewski Talks 'All out Love,' Wealth, and Technicolor in Aurora Theatre's MEN WITH MONEY
by Sally Henry - March 20, 2019
Aurora Theatre's latest venture is a brand new musical told through the familiar lens of the golden age of Broadway, a la Frank Loesser, complete with bright colors, snappy dialogue, and of course a search for wealth and love.
GET's DRIVING MISS DAISY To Play At Oglethorpe June 28-July 21
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2019
Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), the professional North Fulton theatre company, announces that it will remount its acclaimed production of the Pulitzer prize-winning play Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry this summer.
Buckhead Art & Company Receives Two Rare Original Joey Waldon Pieces Of Art, Now On Display
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2019
Buckhead Art & Company Inc., has recently acquired an offering of two (2) original Joey Waldon pieces from an anonymous private collector. A prolific painter and sculptor, Waldon rarely sold his art, preferring to fill the walls of his home from floor to ceiling with his dark, yet whimsical surrealism.
GALAPAGOS GEORGE, THE LITTLE TORTOISE THAT COULD Returns To Center For Puppetry Arts
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2019
Based on the true story of Lonesome George, explorers will journey to the far-off Galapagos Islands for the uplifting eco-fable tale of the not-so-little tortoise and the islands he called home. Galapagos George, the Little Tortoise That Could features vibrant appearances from marine Iguanas, Sally Lightfoot crabs, blue-footed booby birds, sea lions and other remarkable animals that inhabit the archipelago.
Elm Street Holds Event for 2019-2020 Season Reveal
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2019
On March 30th, Elm Street Cultural Arts Village will announce plans for 2019-2020 at their annual Season Reveal Party: A Season to Prevail. This free event will provide an exciting look ahead at the Main Stage Theatre Season, the Collage Educational Series, the Lantern Series, and new initiatives for Elm Street and the community. In addition, they will provide updates on the development of the 4-Acre property and all things to come in 2019 and 2020.
Atlanta Lyric Theatre Presents SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2019
Atlanta Lyric Theatre presents this stunning classic April 12-28, 2019.  The "Greatest Movie Musical of All Time" is faithfully and lovingly adapted by Broadway legends, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, from their original award-winning screenplay in SINGIN' in the RAIN. Each unforgettable scene, song and dance is accounted for, including the show-stopping title number, complete with an onstage rainstorm and three Broadway alums! SINGIN' in the RAIN performs at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre (548 South Marietta Pkwy., Marietta).
Emmy-Winning Journalist & Comedian Faith Salie Opens One-Woman Show At Alliance Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2019
The Alliance Theatre is pleased to present the world premiere production of Approval Junkie, by and starring Faith Salie.  A comedian and Emmy Award-winning journalist best known for her roles on NPR's Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me! and CBS News Sunday Morning, Salie returns home to Georgia to adapt her memoir into a heartfelt (and disturbingly hilarious) one-woman show.  Approval Junkie is directed by Amanda Watkins and premieres on the Hertz Stage April 5 - 28, 2019.  Opening night is Wednesday, April 10, 2019.   
Academy Theatre Brings DIXIE SWIM CLUB to the Stage
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2019
Academy Theatre brings Dixie Swim Club to the stage, a hilarious and touching comedy about friendships that last forever. Lynna Schmidt is back to direct an all star cast opening March 15!
KSU Presents the Tony Award-Winning Musical RAGTIME
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2019
The Department of Theatre and Performance Studies will present 'Ragtime,' based on E.L. Doctorow's distinguished 1975 novel, from March 14 to 24 at the Stillwell Theater at Kennesaw State University.
Otherworld Encounter Brings A New Immersive Art Experience To Atlanta
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2019
Otherworld Entertainment LLC, parent company of Otherworld Encounter, will bring their 10,000-square foot, immersive art exhibit to The MET Atlanta for a limited engagement - April 13 to May 5, 2019.
Fox Theatre Institute Announces Emergency Hurricane Relief Grant Program
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2019
The Fox Theatre Institute (FTI) in late 2018 began an additional Urgent/Emergency Grant program that will provide financial assistance to historic theaters and arts centers across Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. This additional funding is for historic resources impacted by recent catastrophic damages from Hurricanes Florence and Michael.
KSU Presents the Tony Award-Winning Musical RAGTIME
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2019
The Department of Theatre and Performance Studies will present 'Ragtime,' based on E.L. Doctorow's distinguished 1975 novel, from March 14 to 24 at the Stillwell Theater at Kennesaw State University.
James Beard Play I LOVE TO EAT Continues Theatrical Outfit's Season Of Beauty
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2019
Theatrical Outfit, located at The Balzer Theater at Herren's on Luckie Street in downtown Atlanta, continues its 2018-2019 Season of Beauty with the Atlanta premiere of I Love to Eat, Pulitzer Prize finalist James Still's revealing and irreverent peek into the life of celebrity chef James Beard. Set in the charismatic cook's Manhattan kitchen in the middle of a sleepless night, the play flashes back to Beard's appearances on the first live TV cooking program ever in 1946 and includes appetizers for seat holders who sit close. Hilarious and heartfelt, I Love to Eat, directed by Clifton Guterman, Theatrical Outfit's Associate Artistic Director, stars Atlanta stage veteran William S. Murphey as the foodie icon and runs April 10 - May 5, 2019.
PIPELINE Announces At Horizon Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2019
Horizon Theatre Company is continuing its 35th Anniversary Season with production from the recipient of the MacArthur Foundation 'Genius Grant' for 2018 - Dominique Morisseau! PIPELINE, a groundbreaking new play, will hit the Little Five Points stage from March 22 - April 21, 2019. PIPELINE is hailed by Village Voice as "A POWERFUL, PASSIONATE, AND INTELLIGENT NEW PLAY."

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