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Review: Good Trouble Makes for Good Theater - YOUNG JOHN LEWIS Premieres at Theatrical Outfit
by Amanda Theriot-Greenwell - Jun 13, 2025

Telling the story of the beginnings of Georgia-based Congressman John Lewis's life through his early days as a civil rights activist, the show blends musical theatre with hip-hop for a fresh new tale that could only be made in Atlanta.

New Musical YOUNG JOHN LEWIS Will Premiere at Theatrical Outfit
by Stephi Wild - Apr 30, 2025

Theatrical Outfit will present the World Premiere of YOUNG JOHN LEWIS – a Hip Hop Musical in partnership with the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation. Learn more about the new musical here!

THE BOY WHO KISSED THE SKY Tickets Now On Sale At Hattiloo Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 18, 2025

Modern performing arts venue Hattiloo Theatre is currently selling tickets for its final production for Season 18 “The Boy Who Kissed the Sky.” The production will run from Friday, May 16, until Sunday, June 8, 2025, at Hattiloo Theatre.

Theatrical Outfit Reveals 2024-25 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2024

Theatrical Outfit has announced another season in the heart of Downtown Atlanta. 4 thrilling mainstage productions. 2 dynamic partnerships. 1 mold breaking new works festival.  Learn more about the lineup here!

Bartlett Sher, Bob Martin, Adam Guettel & More Set for Alliance Theatre's 24/25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 25, 2024

Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre has revealed the productions for the 56th season. Learn about the shows and see how to purchase tickets.

PASSING STRANGE, A CHRISTMAS STORY And More Announced For Theatrical Outfit 2023 �" 2024 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 2, 2023

Theatrical Outfit has announced its 2023 – 2024 Season of unmissable theatre created by incredible Atlanta artists, right in the heart of Downtown.

Theatrical Outfit Presents MADE IN ATLANTA
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 27, 2022

While the doors to the Balzer Theater at Herren's are blocked by construction vehicles for the “Heart of the City” Capital Campaign renovation, Theatrical Outfit (TO) is putting new work center stage with Made in Atlanta. 

Theatrical Outfit Announces 2022 �" 2023 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 4, 2022

Theatrical Outfit has announced its 2022 – 2023 Season – a truly game-changing year. With four gripping Mainstage productions and the continuations of Made In Atlanta, The Graham Martin Unexpected Play Festival, and The Welcome Table, the season will bring powerful, relevant, and thrilling live theatre to the heart of Downtown Atlanta.

Alliance Releases THE CURIOUS CARDINAL Short Film
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 7, 2022

The Alliance Theatre announces the release of an original animated short THE CURIOUS CARDINAL, part of the 10th Anniversary Season of the Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Theatre for the Very Young.

VIDEO: Check Out a New Teaser for A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Alliance Theatre!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 13, 2021

CHRISTMAS CAROL, Alliance Theatre's annual holiday production is now running at the Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre through December 24, 2021.

BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL is Magnificently Heartwarming at The Alliance Theatre
by Obie Outlaw - Dec 6, 2021

If you're looking for a Broadway-level production in Atlanta, look no further than the Alliance Theatre. With a new script, a new score, and new costumes, A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Alliance Theatre is a spectacularly hopeful revival of the classic Christmas story. | Ella Outlaw

Alliance Presents New Staging Of A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 30, 2021

A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Alliance Theatre's annual holiday production, returns to the Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre November 12 – December 24, 2021. 

Alliance's 20th Palefsky Collision Project is Underway
by Stephi Wild - Jul 14, 2021

Guided by the Alliance's Distinguished Playwright in Residence Pearl Cleage, director Patrick McColery, and associate director Rodney Williams, participants are encouraged to find and claim their own voices within a judgment free zone of creativity and community.

BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRD LIVE Delivers Sunshine and Free Wings
by Obie Outlaw - Apr 16, 2021

The world can feel oppressively cloudy sometimes, but bright spots that celebrate who people are without prejudice or shame can always be found. And if you're willing to sit in an outdoor tent on a rainy Saturday morning like I am, then you’re in for a lot of sunshine at Alliance Theatre’s BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRD LIVE.

2021 NYC INDIE THEATRE FILM FESTIVAL Announces Full Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 26, 2021

The New Ohio Theatre’s NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival announced the 2021 online film lineup today. NYCITFF offers a selection of new feature-length and short films, filmmaker Q&As, and a conversation with prolific screenwriter and playwright Qui Nguyen between March 10-14.

Alliance Theatre Announces Updates to 2020/21 Season, Featuring UNDER THE TENT Pop-Up Concert Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 27, 2021

The Alliance Theatre today announced updates to its 2020/21 season, including a new “Under The Tent” series to provide more socially-distanced performance options.  The “Under the Tent” series will include a concert staging of the Broadway hit WORKING: A MUSICAL, as well as concert-style performances of BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRD LIVE and more.

The Alliance Theatre's Animated Feature SIT-IN Now Available to Stream
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2021

The Alliance Theatre’s first-ever animated feature, SIT-IN, is available for streaming now on Alliance Theatre Anywhere.  Written by Atlanta's bestselling author, playwright, and civil rights activist, Pearl Cleage (Blues for An Alabama Sky, Tell Me My Dream) this original animated special for family audiences celebrates the power of youth to change history. 

Eugene Lee Brings EAST TEXAS HOT LINKS To Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 28, 2019

Outgoing Artistic Director Kenny Leon and Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company are thrilled to present Eugene Lee's East Texas Hot Links from July 16 to August 11, 2019. A few years after this play was originally produced in the early nineties, the nation was shocked by the brutal lynching of James Byrd, Jr. in Jasper, TX, a small East Texas town. The play itself is set in 1955, but the story continues to resonate as playwright Lee explores how we, as humans, feed off of each other as links in the food chain.

Photo Flash: First Look At FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE At Theatrical Outfit
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2019

Theatrical Outfit, located at The Balzer Theater at Herren's on Luckie Street in downtown Atlanta, completes its 2018-2019 Season of Beauty with the R&B musical review, Five Guys Named Moe, with book by Clarke Peters and music & lyrics by music pioneer Louis Jordan. A revival of the show was a recent smash in London's West End. Set in both the past and the present, the show features chart-topping tunes including 'Is You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby,' 'Let the Good Times Roll,' and 'Knock Me a Kiss'.

Photo Flash: Theatrical Outfit Presents FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2019

Theatrical Outfit, located at The Balzer Theater at Herren's on Luckie Street in downtown Atlanta, completes its 2018-2019 Season of Beauty with the R&B musical review, Five Guys Named Moe, with book by Clarke Peters and music & lyrics by music pioneer Louis Jordan. A revival of the show was a recent smash in London's West End. Set in both the past and the present, the show features chart-topping tunes including 'Is You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby,' 'Let the Good Times Roll,' and 'Knock Me a Kiss'.