Tag: theater
Finding the light: Out Front Theatre leans into queer joy
Out Front Theatre, Atlanta’s queer-led performance company, has embraced its role in sustaining the idea that “joy is an act of resistance.” Its season-closing production, this month’s world premiere of Trick! The Musical, based on the 1999 film, trains the spotlight on the bright side of LGBTQ+ life.
Tribute: “He was a great man who played great men.”
Atlanta’s theater community mourns the loss of the Atlanta acting icon, who died December 3 at age 75 after a prolonged battle with prostate cancer.
Meet the new generation of Atlanta’s arts leaders
All five of the city’s major arts Institutions have brought in new leadership that has changed how Atlanta experiences the arts. Meet Rand Suffolk of the High Museum of Art, Tomer Zvulun of The Atlanta Opera, Nathalie Stutzmann of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Nedvigin of the Atlanta Ballet, and Tinashe Kajese-Bolden and Christopher Moses of the Alliance Theatre.
Five Atlanta arts figures worth watching
Here are 5 artists you need to keep an eye on: Jason Ikeem Rodgers, Shuler Hensley, Alex Acosta, Paul Conroy, and Najee Dorsey.
Kelundra Smith’s debut play, The Wash, delves into the 1881 strike that stunned Atlanta
The Wash is set to have its world premiere June 7 to 30 at Synchronicity Theatre, then July 10 to 28 at Hapeville’s Academy Theatre, as a coproduction of Synchronicity and Impact Theatre Atlanta. Kelundra Smith’s play follows the lives of several fictional Black laundresses in 1881 Atlanta, all at crossroads in their personal lives and willing to fight for higher wages.
Two fringe festivals bring organized chaos to Atlanta theater this June
Lavender Fest, which showcases nine performances by queer artists, joins a busy June schedule for fringe in Atlanta. The Atlanta Fringe Festival will host 20 different shows at 7 venues. Instead of competing, the fringe festivals have promoted one another to make June Atlanta’s season of fringe.
How Alliance Theatre costumers dress Tiny Tim
After 34 years of staging A Christmas Carol, Alliance Theatre’s production department has the show down to a science. “It’s like the train that we always know where it’s going,” says Laury Conley, director of costumes and wardrobe. “If it ever goes off the tracks, we know how to get right back.”
A quick guide to some of Atlanta’s most fun holiday events
Whether kid-friendly, pet-friendly, or strictly for adults, Atlanta’s holiday season has something for everyone. To help to make the most of this year’s festive fun, we’ve rounded up just a few of the metro's great events, from live entertainment to Santa meet-and-greets to festive markets to pop-up holiday bars.
Metro Atlanta native Roman Banks lives his dreams in Michael Jackson musical
When the MJ: the Musical tour stops at the Fox Theatre on October 24 through 29, it will be a homecoming celebration for actor Roman Banks, who grew up in Stone Mountain and Lilburn.
ArtsATL’s picks for must-see events this fall
We teamed up with ArtsATL to create a must-do arts calendar for this fall.