SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS is Art with a capital A and is probably suited best for an theatre-goers who are open to a more experimental theatre experience.... (more...)
From the very beginning, when David waves his handkerchief between the curtain, to the final all-cast harmonization of the a?oeYou Mattera?? reprise, Becoming Nancy pulls you in and won't let you go.... (more...)
On Friday evening, Atlanta Lyric Theatre, in a display of pure bravura, opened their 40th Anniversary Season with the regional premiere of the musical War Paint, a new tuner with a book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel, and lyrics by Michael Korie that tells the story of the rise and fall of t... (more...)
As a theatre fan, it is rare to watch a musical that I have never listened to before. But when such an occasion presents itself, I jump at the opportunity because there is no better way to experience a show for the first time than to see it professionally.... (more...)
My love of Singin' in the Rain is deeply rooted in my experience of the beloved 1952 film classic, and it's steeped in nostalgia. It's a love that sees me first in line at classic film festivals when Singin' in the Rain is on the marquee. It's a love that makes my heart flutter when I learn that a n... (more...)
The play, a fair and angry indictment of social injustice, asks a number of important questions, and the gorgeous cast, under the adept direction of Atlanta-favorite Tinashe Kajese Bolden and Keith Arthur Bolden, and with help from an incredibly able design team, brings the indictment to powerful li... (more...)
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 ... (more...)
There's a new immersive theatrical experience at the Wren's Nest Museum in Atlanta this month, and it's definitely going to ring your Christmas bell. From the mind of visionary Atlanta director Brian Clowdus comes The Christmas Carol Experience, an interactive holiday concoction that's two parts Chr... (more...)
It's not Christmas until we hear 'every time a bell rings, and angel gets its wings' on NBC on Christmas Eve. In Atlanta, it won't be Christmas until you see THIS WONDERFUL LIFE at Aurora Theatre.... (more...)
Of course, in doing a review of School of Rock: The Musical, I have to make comparisons to the movie from which it was adapted. That endearing smash hit, where Jack Black overturns the old Hollywood adage, "Never work with animals or children," though fifteen-years-old now, still holds up. So, does ... (more...)
Atlanta's Synchronicity Theatre opens its 21st Season with Jessica Swale's NELL GWYNN, a comedy based on the true story of an orange vendor who becomes one of the most celebrated actresses in 17th Century London - and King Charles II's mistress. The play follows Nell from rags to riches, as she tran... (more...)
Putting on a brand-new, original musical can be a daunting and challenging task for any theatre company. If you're doing a golden oldie such as, say, Camelot, you have a familiar score, and just about everyone knows the songs. Then again, Camelot was new once and someone had to give it a go, so I ... (more...)
I consider myself a Shakespeare purist of the worst sort. I wax snobbish at Shakespeare productions where Hamlet, language updated, sounds like a California surfer: 'Dude. It was my uncle, Bro.' I scoff at productions that situate themselves in some setting that's divergent from the original. M... (more...)
Look out, Atlanta! There's a new musical theatre hotspot in town! The City Springs Theatre Company opened its inaugural season in the Byers Theatre at City Springs Civic Center over the weekend with a razzle-dazzle production of the fluffy 1980 tuner 42nd Street, adapted from the Bradford Ropes nove... (more...)
It doesn't get much more perfect that spending an Arabian night in this theatre to see a beloved story that is also set in the magical and mystical land of the Far East. Between the scenery of the theatre and the magic provided by the performance, you'll have a hard time distinguishing if you're in ... (more...)
Fresh off the mammoth production of the musical Titanic, a production that garnered a boatload of much-deserved national press, Serenbe Playhouse is offering up something radically different this month: a modern reimagining of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, complete with hypnotic Balkan music by tale... (more...)
Dark threatening clouds hang low over the Inn Lake at Serenbe as I clump up the dirt pathway towards the unsinkable R.M.S. Titanic, the ship of dreams, represented here tonight by a massive industrial steel scaffolding structure that rises out of the lake, climbing high into the menacing sky. The s... (more...)
The popular production detailing the life of Johnny Cash is back this summer at the Georgia Ensemble Theater, playing at the gorgeous outdoor Chattahoochee Nature Center.... (more...)
BWW Review: SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS Speaks Volumes
BWW Review: BECOMING NANCY Affirms That You Matter
BWW Review: WAR PAINT at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
BWW Review: CHILDREN OF EDEN Takes a Lackluster Exploration 'Beyond' at Aurora Theatre
BWW Interview: BONNIE AND CLYDE at School Street Playhouse
BWW Review: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
BWW Review: PIPELINE at Horizon Theatre Company
BWW Review: SHENANDOAH at Serenbe Playhouse
BWW Review: EVER AFTER Makes a Shaky Venture to Broadway via Atlanta's Alliance Theatre
BWW Review: Aurora Theatre Kicks Off 2019 with a Complex A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2
BWW Review: THE CHRISTMAS CAROL EXPERIENCE at The Wren's Nest
BWW Review: Aurora Theatre's Jeremy Aggers Begins a New Holiday Tradition with THIS WONDERFUL LIFE
BWW Review: Dreaming of a White Christmas in Atlanta? Look No Further than Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS at The Fox Theatre
BWW Review: NEWSIES Brings Atlanta Dancing to a New Level at the Atlanta Lyric Theatre
BWW Review: The Young Actors Carry SCHOOL OF ROCK: THE MUSICAL to its Heights
BWW Review: NELL GWYNN shows 17th Century humor and heart at Synchronicty Theatre
BWW Review: NOMAD MOTEL at Horizon Theatre
BWW Review: NICK'S FLAMINGO GRILL jazzes it up at Alliance Theatre
BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Alliance Theatre
BWW Review: 42ND STREET at City Springs Theatre
BWW Review: Disney's ALADDIN takes audiences for a magical ride at The Fox Theatre
BWW Review: THE SEAGULL at Serenbe Playhouse
BWW Review: TITANIC at Serenbe Playhouse
BWW Review: RING OF FIRE Pays Tribute to the Life and Legacy of Johnny Cash at Georgia Ensemble Theatre
BWW Review: PETER PAN, A WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL PIRATE ADVENTURE Takes Flight at Serenbe Playhouse
