Academy Theatre News

Stogie Kenyatta's solo show about African-American artist/activist Paul Robeson is a powerful heartfelt and humorous evening of theatre.

Neil Simon's irresistible romantic comedy comes to The Academy Theatre just in time for Valentine's Day!

Stogie Kenyatta's solo show about African-American artist/activist Paul Robeson is a powerful heartfelt and humorous evening of theatre.

Combining community outreach and creativity, Academy Theatre does it again with its world premiere of The Sunrise of AIDS. This production has been created by a professional ensemble of actors, playwrights, and educators under the leadership of Robert Drake, the Artistic Director of The Academy Theatre.

Fourteen arts institutions in the Hillsborough Street district have joined together for the 2nd Annual Art It Up! weekend taking place Thursday, October 15 through Sunday, October 18.

Grace and Glorie by Tom Ziegler opens Oct. 2, 2015, kicking off the new season for both Academy Theatre and Impact Theatre Atlanta.

Votes are cast; polls are closed; and results have been tabulated! This was our biggest year yet! After a record number of voters in more than 60 regions worldwide, BroadwayWorld is very excited to announce the 2014 Las Vegas winners! Thanks to all who voted, and huge congratulations to all the winners!

Today's spotlight falls upon Michael Bouson and Joe Correll, two of the loveliest people I've ever known. Creative and imaginative, they brought their hilarious hijinks to the stage when they founded The Avante Garage Comedy Repertory Theatre, a comedy improv/musical theater company that set stages afire throughout Music City, introducing some of the region's best-loved performers to audiences who still remember every joke, every laugh and every song. Now living in Los Angeles, where they are both involved in television production, Michael and Joe made a triumphant return to Nashville in late August, when they were saluted at The First Night Honors of 2014.

?Gulfshore Playhouse Education is thrilled to announce that their STAR Academy will be holding nine after-school classes in three locations in the Naples area in the Spring of 2015.

Musical theatre legend and BBC Radio 2 presenter Elaine Paige celebrates her 50 years in show business with a special concert at the Royal Albert Hall, with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Chris Egan, special guest Gardar Thor Cortes, and the Mountview Academy Theatre of Arts. The concert will be broadcast tonight, 5 December (8.00-10.00pm) on BBC RADIO 2.

Musical theatre legend and BBC Radio 2 presenter Elaine Paige celebrates her 50 years in show business with a special concert at the Royal Albert Hall, with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Chris Egan, special guest Gardar Thor Cortes, and the Mountview Academy Theatre of Arts. The concert will be broadcast on Friday 5 December (8.00-10.00pm) on BBC RADIO 2.

Mad Cow Theatre has announced the addition of new staff members supporting Production and Marketing at Mad Cow. Larry Rodriguez, who recently joined Mad Cow as Technical Director, has been promoted to Technical Production Manager in the newly re-structured production department.

The Academy Theatre is now located in Stockbridge at the Stockbridge Community Arts Center, 146 Burke Street, Stockbridge, Georgia 30281 and in Hapeville at the Hapeville Performing Arts Center, 599 N. Central Avenue, Hapeville Georgia 30354. Scroll down for details on the theatre's upcoming June and July 2014 events!

The Academy Theatre is now located in Stockbridge at the Stockbridge Community Arts Center, 146 Burke Street, Stockbridge, Georgia 30281 and in Hapeville at the Hapeville Performing Arts Center, 599 N. Central Avenue, Hapeville Georgia 30354. Scroll down for details on the theatre's upcoming June and July 2014 events!

UCSB's LAUNCH PAD program was featured in the March 2013 issue of American Theatre magazine as an innovative model of new play development in the US. While professional theatres are not always able to take a risk on producing new work, the university offers a playwright the chance to see the play produced in a safe environment with students who are deeply engaged and hungry to learn how this process works. Since its inception in 2005, the department has developed and produced 9 plays with the playwright in residence.

The Academy Theatre is now located in Stockbridge at the Stockbridge Community Arts Center, 146 Burke Street, Stockbridge, Georgia 30281 and in Hapeville at the Hapeville Performing Arts Center, 599 N. Central Avenue, Hapeville Georgia 30354. Check below for the list of upcoming events.

Columbus Children's Theatre announces the 4th annual Fairytale Ball & Royal Feast, tonight, April 4, 2014 6:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. at The Westin downtown Columbus, presented by Altria Client Services.

Miss Saigon, currently booking for performances through to Saturday 25th October 2014, will make its highly anticipated return to the West End on Saturday 3 May 2014 at the Prince Edward Theatre, in the musical's 25th anniversary year. Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's epic musical has played in 300 cities in 15 different languages, winning awards around the world since the sensational record-breaking run at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane 25 years ago. This epic love story tells the tragic tale of young bar girl Kim, orphaned by war, who falls in love with an American GI Chris--but their lives are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. Meet the full company below!

Columbus Children's Theatre announces the 4th annual Fairytale Ball & Royal Feast, Friday, April 4, 2014 6:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. at The Westin downtown Columbus, presented by Altria Client Services. Proceeds raised will support over 150,000 people through Columbus Children's Theatre's programs: The Academy, Theatre Series, and Professional Touring Company. Through these experiences, young people gain skills that benefit them throughout their lifetime. The mission of Columbus Children's Theatre is to inspire, enrich, and empower the imaginations of children and families through live theatre and theatre education.

Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, is ready to wow Atlanta area audiences with the much anticipated stage spectacle: The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic 1920's Jazz Age epic has been adapted for the stage, and is the next installment in GET's record-setting season. Directed by founding company member Tess Malis Kincaid, the show runs today, February 27 through March 16, 2014, at the Theatre's home, the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street, Roswell, GA. The production is generously sponsored by The Bank of North Georgia.