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Photo Flash: Georgia Ensemble Theatre Brings DRIVING MISS DAISY to Brookhaven


Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), the professional North Fulton theatre company, is driving to Brookhaven this summer to remount its acclaimed production of the Pulitzer prize-winning play Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry.

Georgia Ensemble Theatre Brings DRIVING MISS DAISY To Brookhaven


Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), the professional North Fulton theatre company, is driving to Brookhaven this summer to remount its acclaimed production of the Pulitzer prize-winning play Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry.

Photo Flash: Theatrical Outfit's Annual Downtown Gala and Fundraiser OUR LUCKIE STARS A Record-Breaking Success


 Theatrical Outfit (TO) held its annual fundraising gala, 'Our Luckie Stars,' on Saturday, April 27th at its home, The Balzer Theater at Herren's on Luckie Street in the heart of downtown Atlanta. The event honored long-time TO patrons Doug and Florida Ellis and featured silent and live auctions, wonderful food, and exciting entertainment from familiar TO artists. The evening was a celebration of the theatre's mission to provide world-class conversation-starting theatre to inspire a compassionate, joyful, and just community. The gala raised over $123,000, breaking its fundraising goal and surpassing last year's success.

Photo Flash: Theatrical Outfit Presents I LOVE TO EAT


1984. Manhattan. "In the beginning there was Beard," said Julia Child of the first TV chef whose charisma transformed him from aspiring actor to culinary expert. A flamboyant yet introverted gastronomist, James Beard was his own greatest promoter and harshest critic.

Georgia Ensemble Theatre Announces 27th Season


Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET) Co-Founder and Producing Artistic Director Anita Allen-Farley has tonight announced the 27th season of the professional theatre company at opening night of Bullets Over Broadway The Musical.

GET's DRIVING MISS DAISY To Play At Oglethorpe June 28-July 21


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.

James Beard Play I LOVE TO EAT Continues Theatrical Outfit's Season Of Beauty


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.

Photo Flash: Georgia Ensemble Theatre Presents DRIVING MISS DAISY


Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), the professional North Fulton theatre company, is producing the Pulitzer-prize winning playDriving Miss Daisy as their fourth of five mainstage productions this season. Directed by GET Education Director Laurel Crowe, the production is graciously sponsored by the Kimberly-Clark Corporation and will run February 28th through March 17th , 2019 at the company's home in the Roswell Cultural Arts Center.

Georgia Ensemble Theatre Presents MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS


Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET),the professional North Fulton theatre company, will bring in the new year with its third mainstage show, the comedyMoonlight and Magnolias. Directed by GET Associate Artistic Director James Donadio, the production is graciously sponsored by Macys and will runJanuary 10 through January 27, 2019 at the companys home in the Roswell Cultural Arts Center.

Photo Flash: Georgia Ensemble Theatre Presents MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS


Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET),the professional North Fulton theatre company, will bring in the new year with its third mainstage show, the comedyMoonlight and Magnolias. Directed by GET Associate Artistic Director James Donadio, the production is graciously sponsored by Macys and will runJanuary 10 through January 27, 2019 at the companys home in the Roswell Cultural Arts Center.

Georgia Ensemble Theatre Presents MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS


Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET),the professional North Fulton theatre company, will bring in the new year with its third mainstage show, the comedyMoonlight and Magnolias. Directed by GET Associate Artistic Director James Donadio, the production is graciously sponsored by Macys and will runJanuary 10 through January 27, 2019 at the companys home in the Roswell Cultural Arts Center.

Photo Flash: Gunderson's THE BOOK OF WILL Comes to Theatrical Outfit


 'Gentlemen. We have lived through the age of the poet and landed in the age of the hack.' - Richard Burbage in The Book of Will

Announcing Theatrical Outfit's 2018-2019 Season Of Beauty


Theatrical Outfit, Atlanta's second-oldest continuously-operating professional theatre, proudly announces its dynamic 2018-2019 Season of Beauty, which includes: The Book of Will, America's most-produced living playwright and Georgia native Lauren Gunderson's love letter to theatre's timeless superstar, Will Shakespeare; The Royale, Marco Ramirez's stylized, blazingly theatrical look at the high stakes, segregated world of boxing at the turn of the twentieth century based on the true story of fighter Jack Johnson; the return of our sparkling holiday smash hit Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon; Lee Hall's The Pitmen Painters, a humorous tale of character over class in the British mining community and high society art circles set between the World Wars; I Love to Eat, Pulitzer Prize nominee James Still's salty culinary voyage around the world of love, life, and comfort food starring Atlanta stage vet William S. Murphey as celebrity chef James Beard; Five Guys Named Moe, an exuberant musical overflowing with hit songs by R&B pioneer Louis Jordan; the return of our Unexpected Play Festival; and a jazz concert series from renowned trumpeter and vocalist Joe Gransden with special guest singers. Our 2018-2019 Season of Beauty, featuring five plays, one musical, and special events, offers something for everyone.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Adds Three Matinees at Actor's Express


Actor's Express has announced three add on performances of the off-Broadway hit Little Shop of Horrors that is currently running until August 20, 2017. The new Saturday dates are July 29, August 12, and August 19 at 1 PM.

VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE Plays Now thru 10/25 at Aurora Theatre


Hilarity will ensue in this side-splitting tale of an unexpected and unforgettable family reunion! A frenzied portrayal of sibling rivalry, Christopher Durang's award-winning Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike plays the Aurora Theatre, October 1-25, as part of the 20th Anniversary Peach State Federal Credit Union Signature Series! A co-production with Horizon Theatre Company, this humorous plays takes a look into the rollercoaster of emotions derived from being a part of a 'celebrity' family while poking fun at the generational gap between Generation X and millennials.

MEMPHIS, Nominated for 13 Suzi Bass Awards, Runs Sept. 10-20 at The Rialto Center


Theatrical Outfit opens its 39th season with MEMPHIS, a co-production with Aurora Theatre, September 10-20, 2015 at The Rialto Center for the Arts.

VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE to Run 10/1-25 at Aurora Theatre


Hilarity will ensue in this side-splitting tale of an unexpected and unforgettable family reunion! A frenzied portrayal of sibling rivalry, Christopher Durang's award-winning Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike plays the Aurora Theatre, October 1-25, as part of the 20th Anniversary Peach State Federal Credit Union Signature Series! A co-production with Horizon Theatre Company, this humorous plays takes a look into the rollercoaster of emotions derived from being a part of a "celebrity" family while poking fun at the generational gap between Generation X and millennials.

Last Chance to Vote for the BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards


It's your last week to vote for the 2014 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of December 26th. Voting closes at the end of the year, in under one week!

Time is Ticking to Vote for the BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards


Time is ticking on your last chance to vote for the 2014 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of December 19th. Voting closes at the end of the year!

Final Two Weeks of Voting for the BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards - Craig Waldrip Leads!


Voting has now opened for the 2014 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of December 4th.

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