Tag: Alliance Theatre

The best ways to kick off summer with your kids, including puppet shows, butterflies, outdoor movies, bike-riding clinics and more.

Born for This: The BeBe Winans Story, cowritten and composed by the Grammy-winning R&B and gospel star himself, tells the unlikely story of how Winans and his sister CeCe were plucked by the Bakkers from teenage obscurity in Detroit to perform on the then all-white Praise the Lord Network in Pineville, North Carolina.

Audiences may notice a familiar last name among the cast members when Born For This: The BeBe Winans Story premieres at the Alliance Theatre this month. Portraying BeBe and CeCe are another pair of siblings, Juan and Deborah Joy Winans, the niece and nephew of the famed gospel singers.

Enjoy the festival season before the weather heats up, plus the Braves return to the Ted, and more.

Ethel Waters was the second black actress ever to be nominated for an Academy Award, and the first to be nominated for an Emmy. But as she grew older, the roles—and subsequently her legacy—dwindled. It’s a continued fact of life for women in show business, and one to which Atlanta actress Terry Burrell can relate.

Including nine of our favorite Easter egg hunts!

Lure the kids out of the house with circus acts, juggling, puppets, a parade, a pajama-clad concert, and more.

“We’re really, really excited by the talent in our city,” says Celise Kalke, director of new projects at the Alliance Theatre. “We have a commitment to the Atlanta theater community, and we want to support its members and foster relationships between them.”

Kick the year off right with monster trucks, slithering reptiles, out-of-this-world marching bands, Peppa Pig, and more

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker—and it’s also the final season for the show’s choreographer, retiring artistic director John McFall. Here’s where the Tchaikovsky classic fits in with the city’s other long-standing holiday traditions.