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Review: Yockey’s ‘Venus’ at Actor’s Express beams with dynamic performance, witty script
Astrologically, Venus is the lover of the solar system, bringing peace, tranquility and interpersonal pleasure wherever she goes. When disordered, however, Venus brings…
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Review: Classic “Our Town,” resonant at Theatrical Outfit, still has much to teach us
There’s a spiritual nature to Our Town. You can see it in the way the actors carry themselves. You can feel it in the…
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Review: “War Paint,” in clash of titans, recalls storied beauty queens
Cosmetics entrepreneurs Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein were bitter rivals but, surprisingly, had much in common. Arden (born Florence Nightingale Graham in Ontario…
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Review: Essential’s “Babyshower,” sadly, doesn’t throw much of a party
The summer play festival at Essential Theatre has become an annual tradition. For two decades, the nonprofit has given voice to mostly Georgia…
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Review: Storytelling, performances make for a thrilling trip to 1955 “East Texas”
What’s more satisfying than a good resolution? Theater often fulfills the desire to see the bad guy get what’s coming to him, to…
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Review: Express’ “Head Over Heels” not quite as shiny as expected
The best way to describe the musical Head Over Heels? A mashup of Twelfth Night and A Midsummer Night’s Dream set to the…
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Review: “Children of Eden” looks and sounds great but lacks depth
Just his name can elicit near gasps from musical theater fans. Lyricist/composer Stephen Schwartz has written such Broadway hits as Pippin, Godspell and…
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Review: Horizon’s “Sweet Water” sends up hypocrisies we recognize
Horizon Theatre’s Sweet Water Taste begins in rural North Carolina during Obama’s presidency. Elijah Beckford (LaParee Young), a black Southern funeral director, is…
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Review: Serenbe’s new “Hair” shines with powerhouse vocals, messages
Driving up to Serenbe Playhouse’s 10th-anniversary production of Hair feels like stepping back in time. In the middle of a grassy open field…
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Review: Georgia Ensemble’s “Miss Daisy” is showing her age
Some stories, though classically loved and valued, do little more today than reveal growingly irrelevant schools of thought. Driving Miss Daisy, which Georgia…
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