Never one to stage a production without imprinting his own brand of theatrical derring-do, Brian Clowdus and his Serenbe Playhouse colleagues have turned their attention to leather jackets a…
Viola Liuzzo left her husband and five children in Detroit to assist civil rights workers in Selma, Alabama, and never came back home. Liuzzo was killed on the day that would become known as…
Saturday will mark a milestone for the city's dance community when the region's first venue designed specifically for dance opens in Marietta with a performance of Metamorphosis by the Ke…
The song "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" is perhaps the quintessential representation of America's enchantment with World War II. It evokes in the imagination parades of heroes going off to defeat…
The Black Experience obstacle course starts at the Middle Passage and goes through the Civil Rights Movement, but, uh oh, there's a Flavor Flav moment and the entire race is set back. Better…
Gresham Cash offers a review of the troupe's recent performance at 7 Stages.
First it was a 1992 book by (the late) Robert James Waller, then a 1995 Clint Eastwood-helmed film starring Eastwood and Meryl Streep. The latest incarnation of the romantic The Bridges of M…
As its performance spaces undergo a $22 million overhaul over the next year, the Alliance Theatre has announced its “take it on the road" schedule for the 2017"18 season, which include…
ArtsATL critics Andrew Alexander and Jim Farmer recently saw the Alliance Theatre's riveting world premiere drama The Temple Bombing. They share their thoughts on the production, running thr…
The teacher's lounge is traditionally a place that operates under the Vegas rule, but in Ike Holter's play Exit Strategy, at True Colors Theatre through March 19, he takes the audience into …
Ken and Kathy Bernhardt have been named the inaugural recipients of ArtsATL's Amaranth Award for Philanthropic Legacy. One of four multidisciplinary prizes -- including the Beacon Award for …
Madison Cario, Georgia Tech's Office of the Arts director, was walking across campus in the Spring of 2015 when she passed a career fair in progress. After noticing how uncomfortable the stu…
Legislation was passed in the Georgia House of Representatives yesterday that would exempt the Woodruff Arts Center from state and local sales tax on up to $750,000 spent on constructi…
He never set out to be a comic, much less a household name, but Colin Mochrie has become one of the most recognizable funnymen around, known for his spontaneous moments of genius on the long…
George Saunders, the annual Art Papers Auction and "Life Interrupted" are just a few of the highlights.
Earlier this month, the Atlanta Opera announced its upcoming 2017"18 season, which will combine classics along with productions that push the boundaries. That formula proved successful this …
A beloved Atlanta celebrity gets his due in Synchronicity Theatre's charming children's production of The One and Only Ivan running through February 21. Ivan the Gorilla lived at the Atlanta…
This past Sunday, the Metropolitan Opera National Council (MONC) held their annual Southeast Region audition finals at Spivey Hall. This year’s Southeast Region finals featured 15 youn…
Atlanta has been selected to join the Strong, Prosperous, And Resilient Communities Challenge (SPARCC), a three-year, $90-million initiative to bolster local groups and leaders in their effo…
During the summer of 1961, a few months after the Supreme Court ruled that segregation on public transportation violated the Constitution, hundreds of young men and women, both Black and whi…
Beloved improv comedian, filmmaker, devoted husband and Georgia-native Jamie Hawkins-Gaar passed away last Saturday in Safety Harbor, Florida. The 32-year-old was running a half-marathon whe…
On January 21, people watched awe struck by women marching all across the world. On every continent, they marched for reproductive rights, to end genital mutilation, stand against domestic a…
This past Thursday, the Atlanta Opera opened its latest Discovery Series production, MarÃa de Buenos Aires, at La Maison Rouge inside Paris on Ponce. The Eastside burlesque lounge p…
Beyond their both being Southern cities, Atlanta and New Orleans often don't seem to have a lot in common, but theater artist Jeff Becker points out that both cities have been subject to the…
Cramming more into its tiny frame than most plays ever dream of, Nick Payne's Constellations is a heady show that explores parallel universes and themes such as choice and chance. It's unden…