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Theater Best Bets, June 13–16

Kelundra SmithJune 13, 2019

Every week, our editors and guest writers give you their top six picks for the weekend’s best shows. This weekend, musicals are center stage, and Serenbe offers...

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Oliver at Atlanta Lyric

Big voices and strong direction fuel “Oliver!” at Atlanta Lyric Theatre

Jim FarmerJune 12, 2019

Although she still acts -- seen most vividly a few years ago in Serenbe Playhouse’s Cabaret -- Heidi Cline McKerley spends a bulk of her time these days directi...

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Theater Best Bets, April 25–28

Marshall Mabry IVApril 25, 2019

Every week, our editors and guest writers give you their picks for the weekend’s best shows. This week, our high school theater correspondent Marshall Mabry IV ...

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Theater Best Bets, April 18–21

Jim FarmerApril 18, 2019

Every week, our editors and guest writers give you their top six picks for the weekend’s best shows. This week, Out On Film producer and ARTS ATL contributor Ji...

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Year in Review: A look back at the theatrical productions that dazzled us in 2018

ARTS ATL StaffDecember 26, 2018

From sinking ships in high-spectacle musicals to heartfelt family dramas, the shows on Atlanta's stages were as diverse as our beloved city. New faces popped up...

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Atlanta’s Lyric Rachae prepares to take the stage at Music Midtown

Andrew AlexanderSeptember 13, 2018

The lineup at this weekend's Music Midtown festival boasts some of the biggest names in the business. But we at ArtsATL were especially curious to catch sight o...

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Q&A: City Spring’s Brandt Blocker on debuting a theater and theater company

Jim FarmerSeptember 12, 2018

Brandt Blocker was the public face of Atlanta Lyric Theatre for almost a decade. But he went into retirement at the end of 2016 to split his time between here a...

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Preview: Our 12 most hotly anticipated shows of Atlanta’s 2018–19 theater season

Andrew Alexander and Jim FarmerAugust 23, 2018

The 2018–19 theater season is gearing up and in some cases has already bolted out of the gate. The season will debut two multimillion-dollar theater facilities...

Review: “Aida” at Atlanta Lyric Theatre soars on the voice of India S. Tyree in lead role

Kelundra SmithAugust 23, 2018

Aida has been billed as a love story from its inception, a sort of Romeo and Juliet story with Egyptians and Nubians. The musical is based on Verdi’s popular 19...

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Review: “Newsies” is an old-fashioned musical that hits all the right notes

Jim FarmerJuly 25, 2018

When word broke that Disney was planning a Broadway version of the 1992 movie Newsies, reactions seemed to be mixed, especially from purists who longed for orig...

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