Feb. 24 – Mar. 19, 2010
The Alliance Children’s Theatre celebrates the legendary culture of ancient China where traditions are fundamental and the family honor supreme in the action-packed stage adaptation of Disney’s Mulan, an exotic musical based on the animated Disney movie. Rosemary Newcott, The Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth, once again demonstrates her talent for understanding the rhythms and energy of Disney classics by staging this full-scale version with lavish sets and costumes in the theatrically inventive style of Aladdin and Seussical the Musical. Opening Night is Sat, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. on the Alliance Stage. Tickets are available at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office by calling 404.733.5000 or online at www.alliancetheatre.org.
In Mulan, the destiny of the Chinese people is in the hands of a girl who throws tradition aside to save her family and her emperor. With the help of an upstart dragon, Mulan discovers the hero inside of her and the truth that heroes come in all shapes and sizes!
Complete with towering puppets and the beloved score by the distinguished musical team of Matthew Wilder and David Zippel, Stephen Schwartz, Jeanine Tesori and Alexa Junge, Mulan is a must-see for families who have cherished the Disney classic. Live on stage are the spirited girl, her misfit companion Mushu (a dragon), members of her distinguished family (both past and present) and all the other lively characters who have delighted and inspired children since the movie’s release in 1998. The score includes favorites like “Reflection,” “Honor to Us All” and “I’ll Make a Man Out of You.”
Bryan Louiselle adapted and arranged the music and provided additional music and lyrics while Patricia Cotter adapted the book and provided additional lyrics.
The cast features eight local actors including Leslie Bellair as Mulan, Bernard Jones (Class of 3000 LIVE), J.C. Long (A Christmas Carol), Brandon O’Dell (Class of 3000 LIVE) and Alecia Robinson (Seussical the Musical). (Biographical information on the cast and creative team members may be found in the attached fact sheet.)
Members of the artistic team that will bring this Disney musical adventure to life on stage are Hylan Scott, choreographer; Kat Conley, set designer; Sydney Roberts, costume designer; Pete Shinn, lighting designer; and Clay Benning, sound designer; Christopher Cannon, musical director.
Performances are Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on the Alliance Stage. FAMILIES Centerstage performances on Feb. 27 will be at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. The Thursday, Mar. 4 show at 11:45 a.m. will be Audio Described. The matinee performance on Wednesday, Mar. 10 at 11:45 p.m. will be Sign Interpreted.
Tickets are $20 and $30 and are available at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office by calling 404.733.5000 or online at www.alliancetheatre.org. Discount rates for groups of 10 or more are available by calling 404.733.4690. Discount rates are also available for members of the military, seniors and students. The Alliance Theatre is located at the Woodruff Arts Center, corner of Peachtree and 15th Street, in Midtown Atlanta.
SPECIAL EVENT:
Families Centerstage
A benefit for the Alliance Children’s Theatre
An annual festival putting families and great theatre in the spotlight!
Saturday, Feb. 27, 2009
Join the Alliance Children’s Theatre for a great family fun fair showcasing Mulan! Between two performances, the Woodruff Arts Center Galleria will be transformed into an interactive festival highlighting ways to harness the power of self-expression. Sing, dance, move and create your own art with Atlanta’s favorite children’s organizations and businesses while supporting the Alliance Children’s Theatre!
Woodruff Arts Center
Performances: 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Festival: 2 – 4 p.m.
Tickets are $25 for children and $35 for adults (includes performance and festival).
To purchase tickets, call 404.733.5000 or visit alliancetheatre.org. For additional information call 404.733.4613.
Mulan is presented by Publix Super Markets Charities. FAMILIES Centerstage is sponsored by Coca-Cola.
Additional Sponsors: Mulan is sponsored by Marriott Residence Inn – Official Hotel of the Alliance Theatre; and The Home Depot – Set Construction Sponsor of the Alliance Theatre.
Production of Mulan is made possible with grants from the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, the Fulton County Arts Council, the Georgia Council for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
NCTC Announces Auditions for "Death of a Salesman"
The American classic, ”Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller, is the story of a man in search of the American Dream. Auditions for the drama will be held on February 1 and 2 at Newnan Community Theatre Company in downtown Newnan. There are roles for eight men, ages 20s to 60s, and five women, ages 20s to 60s. Auditions will begin at 7 pm. Actors may attend either evening to try out for a role. Those trying out for a role will be asked to do a cold reading from the script. No experience is necessary to audition. NCTC is an all-volunteer theatre.
"Death of a Salesman" is being directed by Trey Stephens. Questions may be directed to Stephens at nitwits@newnantheatre.org. Performances are March 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 and April 2, 3, 4. Show times are 8:00 pm on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 on Sundays. Tickets are $15 for adults; $12 for seniors (55+) and students (with ID); and $10 for children (12 and under). NCTC is located at 24 1st Avenue in Newnan. For more information about the theatre and other upcoming shows, visit their website at newnantheatre.org or call the theatre at (770) 683-6282.
"Death of a Salesman" is being directed by Trey Stephens. Questions may be directed to Stephens at nitwits@newnantheatre.org. Performances are March 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 and April 2, 3, 4. Show times are 8:00 pm on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 on Sundays. Tickets are $15 for adults; $12 for seniors (55+) and students (with ID); and $10 for children (12 and under). NCTC is located at 24 1st Avenue in Newnan. For more information about the theatre and other upcoming shows, visit their website at newnantheatre.org or call the theatre at (770) 683-6282.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Legacy Theatre (Tyrone, GA): Great Last Minute Gift!
There is still time to get a great gift for your family and friends! Give the gift of entertainment for the holidays in the form of a gift certificate.
Upcoming shows:
“My Way” January 22nd- February 14th, 2010
“Baby” April 16th- May 2nd, 2010
“Annie” July 9th- Aug 1st, 2010
Show times for “My Way” and “Baby” are Fridays-Saturdays at 8PM and Saturdays-Sundays at 3PM.
Show times for Annie are Tuesdays-Saturdays at 7:30PM and Saturdays-Sundays at 3PM.
Ticket Prices:
Adult $25, Seniors 60 and older/Students 13 and older $22, and Children $15.
Box Office Hours for the week of December 21st are Monday and Wednesday 12-6 PM!
For Questions give us a call at 404-895-1473.
The Legacy Studios
There is still time to register for The Legacy Studios!
The Legacy Theatre is bringing another first to South Atlanta! A new performance space and performing arts school is in the works!
Fun and exciting semester long classes will be offered for boys and girls in grades K-12. Classes in all areas of performing arts will be offered!
Classes available :
· Acting
· Improv
· Legacy Idol
· Theatre Dance
· Intro to Music Theatre (new students only) Grades 2-8
· So You Wanna Be On Stage: Intro to Music Theatre for Ages 5 to 1st Grade
· Musical Theatre
1. Crazy for You: Grades 2-5
2. Fame-the Musical: Grades 6-12
New information about classes is now online!
· Description of Classes
· Class Schedules
· Studio Rates and Payment Plans
The new space will also be available to rent out for birthday parties, comedy nights, and cabaret performances!
Check out all the new information online at www.thelegacytheatre.org under the Education tab.
Call and register for classes today at 404-895-1473! There is limited space available for each class.
Upcoming shows:
“My Way” January 22nd- February 14th, 2010
“Baby” April 16th- May 2nd, 2010
“Annie” July 9th- Aug 1st, 2010
Show times for “My Way” and “Baby” are Fridays-Saturdays at 8PM and Saturdays-Sundays at 3PM.
Show times for Annie are Tuesdays-Saturdays at 7:30PM and Saturdays-Sundays at 3PM.
Ticket Prices:
Adult $25, Seniors 60 and older/Students 13 and older $22, and Children $15.
Box Office Hours for the week of December 21st are Monday and Wednesday 12-6 PM!
For Questions give us a call at 404-895-1473.
The Legacy Studios
There is still time to register for The Legacy Studios!
The Legacy Theatre is bringing another first to South Atlanta! A new performance space and performing arts school is in the works!
Fun and exciting semester long classes will be offered for boys and girls in grades K-12. Classes in all areas of performing arts will be offered!
Classes available :
· Acting
· Improv
· Legacy Idol
· Theatre Dance
· Intro to Music Theatre (new students only) Grades 2-8
· So You Wanna Be On Stage: Intro to Music Theatre for Ages 5 to 1st Grade
· Musical Theatre
1. Crazy for You: Grades 2-5
2. Fame-the Musical: Grades 6-12
New information about classes is now online!
· Description of Classes
· Class Schedules
· Studio Rates and Payment Plans
The new space will also be available to rent out for birthday parties, comedy nights, and cabaret performances!
Check out all the new information online at www.thelegacytheatre.org under the Education tab.
Call and register for classes today at 404-895-1473! There is limited space available for each class.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Girls Auditions for "Annie" to be held Dec 5th at Bloomingdale's Lenox Square
Theater of the Stars will hold ANNIE auditions for an all girl youth ensemble Saturday, December 5th at Bloomingdale’s Lenox Square in Bkids on Level 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come to the Boomingdale’s mall entrance for Level 3. Registration is from 10-11 a.m. and children must be at registration in order to audition. Lenox Square Mall is conveniently located at 3393 Peachtree Road in Atlanta. There is plenty of free parking!
Interested girls between the ages of 7 and 13 years old, who sing and dance, and are 4’ 8” or shorter, should bring two head shots (8x10 head shots are preferred) and resumes, with all contact information attached. Head shots will not be returned. You must have these materials with you in order to audition. Children should be prepared to sing songs from the show to audition, including “The Hard Knock Life” and “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile” and be prepared to dance. Musical accompaniment will be provided. This audition is for youth ensemble roles. The tentative rehearsal dates are January 9-13, 2010 (rehearsal times will work around school schedules). Performance dates for ANNIE are January 13-17, 2010 at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. Please note that if your child is selected for the show, she must participate in all rehearsals and performances.
Conducting these auditions will be Children’s Music Director Bill Newberry. Newberry is the Music Director for Camp Broadway, the vocal coach for American Idol finalist Diana DeGarmo, and has worked with Theater of the Stars on numerous shows including Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, The Music Man, Oklahoma, several productions of ANNIE and the national professional premiere of Disney’s High School Musical.
To make the registration process faster and easier, we suggest that you fill out your forms in advance. Contact: Marguerite Daniel at Theater of the Stars at marguerite@theaterofthestars.com or 404-252-8960 for more details.
Bloomingdale’s is America’s only nationwide, full-line, upscale department store; and a division of Macy’s, Inc. It was founded in 1872 and currently operates 40 stores in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, Minnesota, Georgia, Florida, Nevada and California. For more information, or to shop any time, visit www.bloomingdales.com.
Theater of the Stars celebrates its 58th Anniversary as one of the nation’s premier regional theater companies. A civic not-for-profit cultural treasure, Theater of the Stars is dedicated to presenting and producing the best in musical theater. To learn more about our history of excellence visit www.theaterofthestars.com.
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Interested girls between the ages of 7 and 13 years old, who sing and dance, and are 4’ 8” or shorter, should bring two head shots (8x10 head shots are preferred) and resumes, with all contact information attached. Head shots will not be returned. You must have these materials with you in order to audition. Children should be prepared to sing songs from the show to audition, including “The Hard Knock Life” and “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile” and be prepared to dance. Musical accompaniment will be provided. This audition is for youth ensemble roles. The tentative rehearsal dates are January 9-13, 2010 (rehearsal times will work around school schedules). Performance dates for ANNIE are January 13-17, 2010 at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. Please note that if your child is selected for the show, she must participate in all rehearsals and performances.
Conducting these auditions will be Children’s Music Director Bill Newberry. Newberry is the Music Director for Camp Broadway, the vocal coach for American Idol finalist Diana DeGarmo, and has worked with Theater of the Stars on numerous shows including Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, The Music Man, Oklahoma, several productions of ANNIE and the national professional premiere of Disney’s High School Musical.
To make the registration process faster and easier, we suggest that you fill out your forms in advance. Contact: Marguerite Daniel at Theater of the Stars at marguerite@theaterofthestars.com or 404-252-8960 for more details.
Bloomingdale’s is America’s only nationwide, full-line, upscale department store; and a division of Macy’s, Inc. It was founded in 1872 and currently operates 40 stores in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, Minnesota, Georgia, Florida, Nevada and California. For more information, or to shop any time, visit www.bloomingdales.com.
Theater of the Stars celebrates its 58th Anniversary as one of the nation’s premier regional theater companies. A civic not-for-profit cultural treasure, Theater of the Stars is dedicated to presenting and producing the best in musical theater. To learn more about our history of excellence visit www.theaterofthestars.com.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Open Auditions for "Teachers The Musical" Southside Theatre Guild
Southside Theatre Guild in downtown Fairburn announces open auditions for Teachers The Musical on Monday and Tuesday, December 7 and 8 at 7:00 pm. All auditions will be held at our theatre at 20 W. Campbellton St., behind OZ Pizza. Performance dates are February 18-March 7, 2010.
Need 3 females (1 40-60, 1 20-60, 1 20ish), 4 males (1 40-50, 1 30-40, 1 adult, 1 9-15). Singing is required for all parts. Dancing experience is not necessary. All readings and music will be cold. For more information, visit www.STGplays.com or call 770-969-0956.
· Belle Tobbins – (female, 40-60) Veteran, burnt out school teacher. This is her last year of teaching before retirement. She is a closet eater, carries a bag of treats with her at all times. She is literally counting the days until the end of school. She is looking for an adventure (in a man) after teaching.
· Doris Gross – (female, 20-50) School Secretary. Very lusty. Extremely organized. Very bossy! Straight shooter. She has her eye on who and what she wants, and knows how to get him.
· Chrissy Collins – (female, 20’s) First year teacher. In the beginning, Chrissy is extremely naïve, not only about teaching, but about her love life. She does not have a clue as to what she is getting into. Along the way she wises up and matures.
· Principal Larry Sludge –(male, 40-50) LOVES BIRDS!!!...and to this point he is truly a absent minded bird-brain.(Unlike the script, he will be seen)
· Steven Higgs – (male, 30-40) The Cookie Man. Strikingly handsome, serious eye candy, and he has caught the eye of someone very special.
· The Janitor – (male, no age) Silent but deadly. The janitor is onstage almost the entire show doing the scene changes and other deeds!
· Sammy – (male, 9-15) the spawn of SATAN! No more to be said.
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Need 3 females (1 40-60, 1 20-60, 1 20ish), 4 males (1 40-50, 1 30-40, 1 adult, 1 9-15). Singing is required for all parts. Dancing experience is not necessary. All readings and music will be cold. For more information, visit www.STGplays.com or call 770-969-0956.
· Belle Tobbins – (female, 40-60) Veteran, burnt out school teacher. This is her last year of teaching before retirement. She is a closet eater, carries a bag of treats with her at all times. She is literally counting the days until the end of school. She is looking for an adventure (in a man) after teaching.
· Doris Gross – (female, 20-50) School Secretary. Very lusty. Extremely organized. Very bossy! Straight shooter. She has her eye on who and what she wants, and knows how to get him.
· Chrissy Collins – (female, 20’s) First year teacher. In the beginning, Chrissy is extremely naïve, not only about teaching, but about her love life. She does not have a clue as to what she is getting into. Along the way she wises up and matures.
· Principal Larry Sludge –(male, 40-50) LOVES BIRDS!!!...and to this point he is truly a absent minded bird-brain.(Unlike the script, he will be seen)
· Steven Higgs – (male, 30-40) The Cookie Man. Strikingly handsome, serious eye candy, and he has caught the eye of someone very special.
· The Janitor – (male, no age) Silent but deadly. The janitor is onstage almost the entire show doing the scene changes and other deeds!
· Sammy – (male, 9-15) the spawn of SATAN! No more to be said.
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Billy Crystal to Reprise His Legendary Tony Award Winning Performance in 700 Sundays
Critically-Acclaimed Play Created and Performed by Mr. CrystalDirected by Two-Time Tony Award Winner Des McAnuff
December 16 - 20 at Cobb Energy Centre - Five Shows Only
As a 2009-2010 season special for Atlanta Broadway Series, Billy Crystal will bring 700 SUNDAYS, his Tony Award-winning Broadway blockbuster, to Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre December 16-20, 2009. 700 SUNDAYS, a play performed and written by Mr. Crystal with additional content by Alan Zweibel is directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff.
Tickets on sale now and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, by calling 800-982-2787 or at the Cobb Energy Centre box office. Prices start at $55.
The show schedule for 700 SUNDAYS is as follows:
Wednesday, December 16 8 p.m.
Thursday, December 17 8 p.m.
Friday, December 18 8 p.m.
Saturday, December 19 8 p.m.
Sunday, December 20 3 p.m.
700 SUNDAYS, an autobiographical journey, is an original two-act play in which Billy plays numerous characters that have influenced who he is today. It deals with his youth, growing up in the jazz world of Manhattan, his teenage years, and finally adulthood. It is about family and fate, loving and loss.
In its opening week on Broadway, 700 SUNDAYS broke the house record for highest weekly gross at the Broadhurst Theatre and then continued to top its own record every week. The week ending May 22, 2005, marked the highest grossing week, not only for the Broadhurst Theatre, but also for any non-musical production in Broadway history, taking in $1,061,688 at the box office.
The show won the 2005 Tony Award for Special Theatrical Experience and both the 2005 Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Outstanding Solo Performance.
Following the Broadway production, Billy played sold out limited engagements of 700 SUNDAYS in Toronto, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Billy then took 700 SUNDAYS to Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, where both engagements sold out upon announcement and won the 2007 Helpmann Award for Best Special Event.
Produced by Janice Crystal, Larry Magid and Face Productions, 700 SUNDAYS has a scenic design by David F. Weiner, lighting design by David Lee Cuthbert, projection design by Michael Clark and sound design is by Steve Canyon Kennedy.
BIOGRAPHIES
BILLY CRYSTAL (Playwright/Performer) has created one of the most versatile and prolific careers in the entertainment industry, finding success in front of the camera, as a performer in film and television, and behind the scenes as a writer, director and producer. After touring with such stars as Billy Joel, Barry Manilow, Neil Sedaka, and Sha Na Na, he became a regular on the popular series “Soap” playing the first openly gay character on a network television series. During the 1984-85 television seasons, Billy met with phenomenal national success on “Saturday Night Live.” He created, wrote and produced the critically acclaimed HBO series “Sessions” and became the first comedian to perform in the then-Soviet Union with his special “Midnight Train to Moscow,” one of four one-man specials he has done for HBO. He has hosted the Grammy Awards three times and, of course, the Oscars eight times. He starred in Running Scared, Throw Momma from the Train, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, City Slickers, Mr. Saturday Night, Forget Paris, Hamlet, Deconstructing Harry, Analyze This, Monster’s Inc. and America’s Sweethearts. Crystal’s film 61* for HBO films showcased Billy as both director and executive producer. It garnered 12 Emmy nominations including nods for Best Director and Best Made for Television Movie and also earned him a prestigious Director’s Guild nomination. Crystal made his Broadway debut with “700 Sundays,” an autobiographical one-man play. It opened to stellar reviews, and broke box office records, becoming the highest grossing non-musical in the history of Broadway and garnered Crystal the Tony in 2006, Outer Critics Circle Award, and the prestigious Drama Desk Award. Crystal also took “700 Sundays” on tour to Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, and Australia also breaking box office records there and earning him the Australian Tony Award. Crystal also adapted “700 Sundays” into a book which joined Billy’s two children’s books, I Already Know I Love You and Grandpas Little One on the New York Times Bestseller’s List. A dedicated human rights advocate, he has co-hosted with Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg all eight “Comic Relief” telethons on HBO which have brought the plight of the nation’s homeless to the public and raised over $40 million for housing and medical care for these needy people. Billy, Robin and Whoopi reunited in November 2005 for a special “Comic Relief,” to aid those affected by Hurricane Katrina. Billy has won six Emmy Awards, six American Comedy Awards and seven Cable Ace Awards. Most recently, he was honored with the 2007 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington. He has been married for 39 years to Janice, with whom he has two daughters, Jennifer and Lindsay, and granddaughter’s Ella and Dylan.
DES McANUFF (Director) is a two-time Tony Award-winning director and Artistic Director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. His 2006 Broadway production of Jersey Boys earned four Tony awards including Best Musical, and now has seven companies across the world. He is Director Emeritus of La Jolla Playhouse, which he headed for much of the past 25 years. Broadway: Guys and Dolls (2009), Aaron Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention (2007); Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays (2004, Theatrical Event Tony); Dracula: The Musical (2004); How to Succeed… (1995); The Who’s Tommy (director/co-author with Pete Townshend, 1993 Tony, Best Director of a Musical; 1997 London Olivier Best Director/Best Musical); A Walk in the Woods (1988); Big River (1985, seven Tonys including Best Director of a Musical, Best Musical). Stratford: Macbeth and Sondheim’s …Forum (2009); Romeo and Juliet and Caesar and Cleopatra starring Christopher Plummer (2008). Additional Playhouse productions: The Wiz (2006); Zhivago (2005); Palm Beach (2005); Private Fittings (2005); Tom Donaghy’s Eden Lane (2003); Tartuffe (2002); Michael Ondaatje’s The Collected Works of Billy the Kid (2001). Film: Cousin Bette and The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (director), Iron Giant (producer), Quills (executive producer). Upcoming: a commission with the Metropolitan Opera for a new piece with Michael Korie and Michael Torke; adapting Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots for stage with Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips and Aaron Sorkin.
About Atlanta Broadway Series
The Atlanta Broadway Series, created in partnership by WH Management Group and Key Brand Entertainment, is a new series of blockbuster Broadway programming presented at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, a state-of-the-art venue that opened to popular and critical acclaim in September 2007. For more information, visit www.atlantabroadwayseries.com.
About Cobb Energy Centre
The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, a $145 million, state-of-the-art facility, is located at 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway in northwest Atlanta, inside the Perimeter. Cobb Energy Centre is a premier venue for opera, concerts, Broadway shows, ballet, educational shows, family shows and corporate meetings and events. The Centre hosts three resident companies, the Atlanta Ballet, Atlanta Broadway Series and The Atlanta Opera. The facility includes the 2,750-seat John A. Williams Theatre, 10,000-square-foot Kessel D. Stelling Jr. Ballroom and other meeting spaces, 1,000 parking spaces including a 700-space parking deck, and full-service food and beverage capabilities. The Centre, part of the Cobb-Galleria complex, is governed by the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority. Additional information about the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre is available at www.cobbenergycentre.com.
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December 16 - 20 at Cobb Energy Centre - Five Shows Only
As a 2009-2010 season special for Atlanta Broadway Series, Billy Crystal will bring 700 SUNDAYS, his Tony Award-winning Broadway blockbuster, to Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre December 16-20, 2009. 700 SUNDAYS, a play performed and written by Mr. Crystal with additional content by Alan Zweibel is directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff.
Tickets on sale now and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, by calling 800-982-2787 or at the Cobb Energy Centre box office. Prices start at $55.
The show schedule for 700 SUNDAYS is as follows:
Wednesday, December 16 8 p.m.
Thursday, December 17 8 p.m.
Friday, December 18 8 p.m.
Saturday, December 19 8 p.m.
Sunday, December 20 3 p.m.
700 SUNDAYS, an autobiographical journey, is an original two-act play in which Billy plays numerous characters that have influenced who he is today. It deals with his youth, growing up in the jazz world of Manhattan, his teenage years, and finally adulthood. It is about family and fate, loving and loss.
In its opening week on Broadway, 700 SUNDAYS broke the house record for highest weekly gross at the Broadhurst Theatre and then continued to top its own record every week. The week ending May 22, 2005, marked the highest grossing week, not only for the Broadhurst Theatre, but also for any non-musical production in Broadway history, taking in $1,061,688 at the box office.
The show won the 2005 Tony Award for Special Theatrical Experience and both the 2005 Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Outstanding Solo Performance.
Following the Broadway production, Billy played sold out limited engagements of 700 SUNDAYS in Toronto, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Billy then took 700 SUNDAYS to Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, where both engagements sold out upon announcement and won the 2007 Helpmann Award for Best Special Event.
Produced by Janice Crystal, Larry Magid and Face Productions, 700 SUNDAYS has a scenic design by David F. Weiner, lighting design by David Lee Cuthbert, projection design by Michael Clark and sound design is by Steve Canyon Kennedy.
BIOGRAPHIES
BILLY CRYSTAL (Playwright/Performer) has created one of the most versatile and prolific careers in the entertainment industry, finding success in front of the camera, as a performer in film and television, and behind the scenes as a writer, director and producer. After touring with such stars as Billy Joel, Barry Manilow, Neil Sedaka, and Sha Na Na, he became a regular on the popular series “Soap” playing the first openly gay character on a network television series. During the 1984-85 television seasons, Billy met with phenomenal national success on “Saturday Night Live.” He created, wrote and produced the critically acclaimed HBO series “Sessions” and became the first comedian to perform in the then-Soviet Union with his special “Midnight Train to Moscow,” one of four one-man specials he has done for HBO. He has hosted the Grammy Awards three times and, of course, the Oscars eight times. He starred in Running Scared, Throw Momma from the Train, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, City Slickers, Mr. Saturday Night, Forget Paris, Hamlet, Deconstructing Harry, Analyze This, Monster’s Inc. and America’s Sweethearts. Crystal’s film 61* for HBO films showcased Billy as both director and executive producer. It garnered 12 Emmy nominations including nods for Best Director and Best Made for Television Movie and also earned him a prestigious Director’s Guild nomination. Crystal made his Broadway debut with “700 Sundays,” an autobiographical one-man play. It opened to stellar reviews, and broke box office records, becoming the highest grossing non-musical in the history of Broadway and garnered Crystal the Tony in 2006, Outer Critics Circle Award, and the prestigious Drama Desk Award. Crystal also took “700 Sundays” on tour to Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, and Australia also breaking box office records there and earning him the Australian Tony Award. Crystal also adapted “700 Sundays” into a book which joined Billy’s two children’s books, I Already Know I Love You and Grandpas Little One on the New York Times Bestseller’s List. A dedicated human rights advocate, he has co-hosted with Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg all eight “Comic Relief” telethons on HBO which have brought the plight of the nation’s homeless to the public and raised over $40 million for housing and medical care for these needy people. Billy, Robin and Whoopi reunited in November 2005 for a special “Comic Relief,” to aid those affected by Hurricane Katrina. Billy has won six Emmy Awards, six American Comedy Awards and seven Cable Ace Awards. Most recently, he was honored with the 2007 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington. He has been married for 39 years to Janice, with whom he has two daughters, Jennifer and Lindsay, and granddaughter’s Ella and Dylan.
DES McANUFF (Director) is a two-time Tony Award-winning director and Artistic Director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. His 2006 Broadway production of Jersey Boys earned four Tony awards including Best Musical, and now has seven companies across the world. He is Director Emeritus of La Jolla Playhouse, which he headed for much of the past 25 years. Broadway: Guys and Dolls (2009), Aaron Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention (2007); Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays (2004, Theatrical Event Tony); Dracula: The Musical (2004); How to Succeed… (1995); The Who’s Tommy (director/co-author with Pete Townshend, 1993 Tony, Best Director of a Musical; 1997 London Olivier Best Director/Best Musical); A Walk in the Woods (1988); Big River (1985, seven Tonys including Best Director of a Musical, Best Musical). Stratford: Macbeth and Sondheim’s …Forum (2009); Romeo and Juliet and Caesar and Cleopatra starring Christopher Plummer (2008). Additional Playhouse productions: The Wiz (2006); Zhivago (2005); Palm Beach (2005); Private Fittings (2005); Tom Donaghy’s Eden Lane (2003); Tartuffe (2002); Michael Ondaatje’s The Collected Works of Billy the Kid (2001). Film: Cousin Bette and The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (director), Iron Giant (producer), Quills (executive producer). Upcoming: a commission with the Metropolitan Opera for a new piece with Michael Korie and Michael Torke; adapting Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots for stage with Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips and Aaron Sorkin.
About Atlanta Broadway Series
The Atlanta Broadway Series, created in partnership by WH Management Group and Key Brand Entertainment, is a new series of blockbuster Broadway programming presented at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, a state-of-the-art venue that opened to popular and critical acclaim in September 2007. For more information, visit www.atlantabroadwayseries.com.
About Cobb Energy Centre
The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, a $145 million, state-of-the-art facility, is located at 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway in northwest Atlanta, inside the Perimeter. Cobb Energy Centre is a premier venue for opera, concerts, Broadway shows, ballet, educational shows, family shows and corporate meetings and events. The Centre hosts three resident companies, the Atlanta Ballet, Atlanta Broadway Series and The Atlanta Opera. The facility includes the 2,750-seat John A. Williams Theatre, 10,000-square-foot Kessel D. Stelling Jr. Ballroom and other meeting spaces, 1,000 parking spaces including a 700-space parking deck, and full-service food and beverage capabilities. The Centre, part of the Cobb-Galleria complex, is governed by the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority. Additional information about the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre is available at www.cobbenergycentre.com.
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Friday, October 9, 2009
Broadway Legend André De Shields to Headline at the Alliance Theatre
Oct. 28 – Nov. 15, 2009
Opening Nov. 4, 2009
Enter the exclusive backstage world of the theatre and experience the mix of inspiration and frustration found in the lives of two actors in David Mamet’s A Life in the Theatre. Well-known New York stage icon André De Shields shines in the role of Robert, an older, more experienced actor facing the arrival of a dangerous new talent in this blistering and darkly comic tale. Directed by renowned director and playwright Robert O’Hara (Metamorphosis), the play asks the question: How far would you go to make your career? Previews begin Oct. 28, 2009 on the Alliance Stage. Opening night is Nov. 4, 2009. Tickets are available at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office by calling 404.733.5000 or online at www.alliancetheatre.org.
In A Life in the Theatre, each night during a single season, two actors transform from drama to farce and their relationship from one of friend to enemy on stage and off. This emotionally charged play is guaranteed to keep audiences breathless as it moves from wickedly funny to tragically sublime as the two men’s relationship runs its course.
Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award®-nominated actor André De Shields has garnered considerable critical acclaim during the past four decades for his show-stopping performances in the original Broadway productions of The Full Monty, Play On!, Ain’t Misbehavin’, and The Wiz (in which he originated the role). Joining André De Shields is Ariel Shafir, who returns to the Alliance after his award-winning performance in the Alliance’s hit comedy The Underpants.
The production features Clint Ramos, set and costume designer; the Alliance Theatre’s Pete Shinn, lighting designer; and the Alliance Theatre’s Clay Benning, sound designer.
Performances are Tuesday through Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Oct. 28 – Nov. 15 on the Alliance Stage. There will not be a 2:30 p.m. matinee performance on Saturday, Oct. 31. The matinee performance on Sunday, Nov. 1 begins at 3:30 p.m. The Sunday, Nov. 8 show at 2:30 p.m. will be Audio Described.
Tickets are $20 - $45 and are available at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office by calling 404.733.5000 or online at www.alliancetheatre.org. Discount rates for groups of 10 or more are available by calling 404.733.4690. Discount rates are also available for members of the military, seniors and students. The Alliance Theatre is located at the Woodruff Arts Center, corner of Peachtree and 15th Street, in Midtown Atlanta.
A Life in the Theatre is part of the Coca-Cola Series on the Alliance Stage.
Additional Sponsors: A life in the Theatre is sponsored by Delta Air Lines – Official Airline of the Alliance Theatre; Marriott Residence Inn – Official Hotel of the Alliance Theatre; and The Home Depot – Set Construction Sponsor of the Alliance Theatre.
Production of A life in the Theatre is made possible with grants from the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, the Fulton County Arts Council, the Georgia Council for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Opening Nov. 4, 2009
Enter the exclusive backstage world of the theatre and experience the mix of inspiration and frustration found in the lives of two actors in David Mamet’s A Life in the Theatre. Well-known New York stage icon André De Shields shines in the role of Robert, an older, more experienced actor facing the arrival of a dangerous new talent in this blistering and darkly comic tale. Directed by renowned director and playwright Robert O’Hara (Metamorphosis), the play asks the question: How far would you go to make your career? Previews begin Oct. 28, 2009 on the Alliance Stage. Opening night is Nov. 4, 2009. Tickets are available at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office by calling 404.733.5000 or online at www.alliancetheatre.org.
In A Life in the Theatre, each night during a single season, two actors transform from drama to farce and their relationship from one of friend to enemy on stage and off. This emotionally charged play is guaranteed to keep audiences breathless as it moves from wickedly funny to tragically sublime as the two men’s relationship runs its course.
Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award®-nominated actor André De Shields has garnered considerable critical acclaim during the past four decades for his show-stopping performances in the original Broadway productions of The Full Monty, Play On!, Ain’t Misbehavin’, and The Wiz (in which he originated the role). Joining André De Shields is Ariel Shafir, who returns to the Alliance after his award-winning performance in the Alliance’s hit comedy The Underpants.
The production features Clint Ramos, set and costume designer; the Alliance Theatre’s Pete Shinn, lighting designer; and the Alliance Theatre’s Clay Benning, sound designer.
Performances are Tuesday through Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Oct. 28 – Nov. 15 on the Alliance Stage. There will not be a 2:30 p.m. matinee performance on Saturday, Oct. 31. The matinee performance on Sunday, Nov. 1 begins at 3:30 p.m. The Sunday, Nov. 8 show at 2:30 p.m. will be Audio Described.
Tickets are $20 - $45 and are available at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office by calling 404.733.5000 or online at www.alliancetheatre.org. Discount rates for groups of 10 or more are available by calling 404.733.4690. Discount rates are also available for members of the military, seniors and students. The Alliance Theatre is located at the Woodruff Arts Center, corner of Peachtree and 15th Street, in Midtown Atlanta.
A Life in the Theatre is part of the Coca-Cola Series on the Alliance Stage.
Additional Sponsors: A life in the Theatre is sponsored by Delta Air Lines – Official Airline of the Alliance Theatre; Marriott Residence Inn – Official Hotel of the Alliance Theatre; and The Home Depot – Set Construction Sponsor of the Alliance Theatre.
Production of A life in the Theatre is made possible with grants from the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, the Fulton County Arts Council, the Georgia Council for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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