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Serenbe “Pocahontas” premiere starts slowly but mostly gets it right

Jim FarmerJuly 2, 2019

History hasn’t been terribly kind to Pocahontas. A 1995 Disney-movie portrayal, for instance, is remembered more for its Oscar-winning song “Colors of the Wind”...

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See that “Tales of the City” Pride billboard? Look for Lisa Cunningham

Jim FarmerJune 28, 2019

Lisa Cunningham had a sense of what it would look like, but when she saw it for the first time, she was overcome. The Atlanta video and commercial director/prod...

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Acclaimed choral piece “Considering Matthew Shepard” makes its local debut

Jim FarmerJune 25, 2019

It was -- and still is -- one of the most shocking hate crimes of all time. Matthew Shepard, a University of Wyoming student, was beaten and left to die late on...

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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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Marcy Mallard in The Cake at Horizon Theatre

Supreme Court case inspires This Is Us writer’s play,The Cake

Jim FarmerJune 4, 2019

Inspired by the Colorado case of a baker who refused to make a cake for a gay male couple, Bekah Brunstetter’s The Cake sounds, at least on paper, like a play t...

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Will two Atlanta productions take home Tony Awards this year?

Jim FarmerJune 3, 2019

With the 2019 Tony Awards set for June 9, Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre has a few horses in this year’s race. The Prom held its world premiere at the Alliance, and...

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Ragtime’s themes resonate at Serenbe Playhouse, but it’s a bit too busy

Jim FarmerMay 15, 2019

Terrence McNally's body of work over the last six decades is pretty staggering, but many people regard Ragtime as one of his treasures. The sprawling musical is...

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Rob Demery wants everyone hooked on theater

Jim FarmerApril 30, 2019

Rob Demery was hooked on acting early, and he says nothing compares to the immediacy and joy he feels doing live theater. The performer has made a name for hims...

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Atlanta Opera’s La traviata provides a fresh take on a classic story

Jim FarmerApril 29, 2019

For a production that is staged with regularity around the world -- with more than 850 performances last year alone -- and embraced fervently wherever it plays,...

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Dear Evan Hansen gives voice to teen angst and bullying in age of the internet

Jim FarmerApril 26, 2019

Many of us know an Evan Hansen -- or perhaps are/were an Evan Hansen -- a lonely teenager dealing with social anxiety. Evan is the titular character of the musi...

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