184 stories by "Jim Farmer"
Bethany Anne Lind never intended to make Atlanta home. When she and...
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Let's knock this out of the way first and foremost. I'm a...
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Jon Carr has been involved with Dad's Garage Theatre Company for almost...
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If, as an Atlanta theatergoer, you've seen Bad Jews, Blackberry Winter, Lasso of...
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Stripped largely of their ability to communicate with each other via words,...
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On paper, Skintight sounds like it might be racy and one-note. Onstage at Actor's...
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Themes such as death, remorse, jealousy and forgiveness run heavily through ArÃs...
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Although she still acts " seen most vividly a few years ago...
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With the 2019 Tony Awards set for June 9, Atlanta's Alliance Theatre...
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Terrence McNally's body of work over the last six decades is pretty...
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For a production that is staged with regularity around the world "...
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Many of us know an Evan Hansen " or perhaps are/were an...
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The musical Falsettos has been dusted off and rediscovered, with a New York revival three years ago, a recent national tour and a filmed version that played in select theaters. Actor's Expre…
Donya K. Washington was "that kid" " the kind who staged productions in her living room, invited her neighbors, picked costumes for the cast and even sold tickets. At a talent show when she …
At first, it was just a fantasy. As Anthony Rodriguez, artistic director and cofounder of Aurora Theatre, looked out of his office, he saw empty space and wondered what an expansion would lo…
” When Jamil Jude met Broadway director Kenny Leon a decade ago, he didn’t know that one day he would take over the Atlanta-based company Leon had founded. In August of this year…
Danielle de Barbarac, the central figure of the musical Ever After, isn't the typical fairy tale heroine. She isn't looking for a man to sweep her off of her feet or rescue her — frank…
Those willing to accept a bit of carnage with their musical theater should be pleased with the new production from PULP Books & Gallery. Psycho: The Musical is based on the 1960 horro…
Clad in a loin cloth and swinging carefree through the jungle, Edgar Rice Burrough's Tarzan character has been a staple of all sorts of pop culture — books, films, television specials …
It's the Fourth of July in a small Texas town, circa 1936, and the locals are longing for some rain and relief from the blistering heat that has encompassed the area. When a mystery man show…
His work tends to resonate everywhere it plays, but Atlanta is especially receptive to the characters brought to life by Del Shores. The playwright, best known for stage, film and television…
It's happened — I imagine — to almost everyone who attends theater, film or other kinds of arts events on a regular basis. A patron nearby brings out a cell phone, starts texting…
She was known for her hugs, her warmth and her charisma, as well as her musical prowess and onstage presence. Valerie Denise Payton, a popular local actress and musician, passed away unexpec…
For many of the students participating in this year's Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards, it will be their first time performing at such a prominent event. Some of them also hope tha…