2000 Olivier Award for Best Musical PlaysThe Alliance Stage March 5 - 20
The Alliance Theatre announces the beloved musical HONK! will begin performances on Saturday, March 5. Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved children’s fable The Ugly Duckling, HONK! Is the story of an odd looking baby duck, Ugly, and his quest to find his mother.
With an original book and lyrics by Anthony Drewe and music by George Stiles, the production is directed by Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth Rosemary Newcott.
“For more than 150 years, this classic tale has taught children to embrace their inner beauty and not to judge others by their appearance,” said Newcott. “HONK! brings the story to life in the form of a musical which has been embraced by audiences all over the world. We’re thrilled to bring its magic to the children of Atlanta.”
HONK! will be performed on the Alliance Stage on weekends beginning Saturday, March 5, 2011 with a matinee at 2:30 p.m. and the opening night performance at 7:00 p.m. Performances continue through Sunday, March 20 with weekend matinees scheduled for Saturday, March 12 and Sundays, March 13 and 20 at 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The second matinee on Saturday, March 19 will be performed at 4:00 p.m.
Tickets start at $20 and are available at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office by calling 404.733.5000 or online at 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 & 15th Street, in Midtown Atlanta.
About the Alliance Theatre
Atlanta’s nationally acclaimed Alliance Theatre, recipient of the 2007 Regional Theatre Tony Award®, creates the powerful experience of shared theatre for diverse people of all ages. Under the leadership of Jennings Hertz, Jr. Artistic Director Susan V. Booth, the Alliance Theatre uses contemporary classics, field leading theatre artists and a commitment to premiere as the foundation for a national theatre with a local address. The theatre’s two stages host 200,000 adult and youth patrons each season, and the Alliance engages and educates students and teachers of all ages through its extensive training programs and commitment to providing a community forum for connection and dialogue.
The Alliance leads the national regional theatre field in the creation of significant American musicals and plays. This includes over 70 premieres that have enjoyed future lives in theatres across the country as well as Tony Award®-winning moves to Broadway: Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida and Alfred Uhry’s The Last Night of Ballyhoo. Following their Atlanta premieres, the Alliance transferred Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away to Broadway for a critically acclaimed Tony Award®-nominated run while Sister Act: the Musical will arrive on Broadway this season after its run on London’s West End. The Alliance also originated the national tours of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk.
The Alliance enjoys a national reputation for finding and developing Atlanta artists for the national stage, including New York Times bestseller Pearl Cleage whose The Nacirema Society Requests the Honor of Your Presence at a Celebration of Their First One Hundred Years received its world premiere in the fall of 2010 at the Alliance. Further evidence of the Alliance’s commitment to new work is its nationally recognized National Graduate Playwriting Competition, a cutting-edge program introducing student playwrights to professional networks across the country while producing the world premiere of the winning student’s work here at the Alliance. Work by past Competition winners has gone on to be produced by theatres in New York, Chicago, London, San Francisco and beyond.
The Alliance continuously brings Atlanta the finest talent and finest art—proving once again that the Alliance is where great theatre lives. The Alliance Theatre is a division of the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia, which also houses the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art and Young Audiences.
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Discover Broadway This Year, Journey through a Season of Hits in 2011-2012
Broadway Across America – Atlanta Announces NEW Season as Fan Favorites and Acclaimed Premieres Trek to Atlanta
Broadway Across America – Atlanta welcomes theatre sojourners to discover Broadway through magical lands, bustling towns and cultural epicenters. Featuring four Tony Award® winning musicals, the 2011-2012 season lineup of Broadway sensations brings a series of imaginative worlds to The Fabulous Fox Theatre. Audiences will travel across the globe – and beyond – with the debuts of DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL, MEMPHIS and BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL paired with award-winning fan favorites LES MISÉRABLES and JERSEY BOYS.
Atlanta’s most ‘popular’ musical is flying back to The Fox Theater as a season special. WICKED, Broadway’s biggest blockbuster, will play a limited 4-week engagement in the fall.
Setting sail in November, the 2011-2012 season opens with the Atlanta debut of DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL, a whimsical voyage into Whoville – the perfectly charming backdrop for a classic family-friendly story of redemption with a lot of heart.
The touring production of rocking Broadway triumph MEMPHIS rolls into Atlanta in January. A smash hit and Tony Award® winning Best Musical, this electric journey through the airwaves tackles celebrity and taboo in the 1950s South.
Offering an inspiring tale from abroad, 10-time Tony Award-winner BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL takes audiences on a journey of discovering surprising passions. Coming in March and featuring music from the legendary Elton John, this glimpse into one boy’s triumph over the odds in his Northern England community, already torn apart by strike, proves universal motivation the world over.
LES MISÉRABLES is an epic and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit that has changed the face of musical theater. This brand new 25th anniversary production of the legendary musical comes to Atlanta this April with glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery currently selling out across America.
The season makes its last pit stop in the Northeast as Tony Award® winning JERSEY BOYS returns to the Atlanta stage in May. Taking audiences on a journey through the seasons of life is the rise and fall of ‘60s pop icons The Four Seasons.
DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL
November 29-December 4, 2011
The Fabulous Fox Theatre
Re-discover the magic of Dr. Seuss’ classic holiday tale as it comes to life on stage. Originally conceived by the three time Tony Award winning Director Jack O'Brien, the whimsical world of Whoville is beautifully realized by an A-list creative team in this delightful musical production. Featuring the hit songs “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and “Welcome Christmas,” The Grinch discovers there’s more to Christmas than he bargained for in this heart-warming holiday classic. Max the Dog narrates as the mean and scheming Grinch, whose heart is "two sizes too small", decides to steal Christmas away from the holiday loving Whos. Don't miss this record-breaking Broadway hit this holiday season.
MEMPHIS
January 31-February 5, 2012
The Fabulous Fox Theatre
TURN UP THAT DIAL...From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, comes a hot new Broadway musical that bursts off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love. Inspired by actual events, MEMPHIS is about a white radio DJ who wants to change the world and a black club singer who is ready for her big break. Come along on their incredible journey to the ends of the airwaves – filled with laughter, soaring emotion and roof-raising rock 'n' roll. Winner of four 2010 Tony Awards including Best Musical, MEMPHIS features a Tony-winning book by Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change) and a Tony-winning original score with music by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan. Directing is Tony nominee Christopher Ashley (Xanadu), and choreography is by Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys). Get ready to experience Broadway’s most exciting new destination... MEMPHIS!
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL
March 14-25, 2012
The Fabulous Fox Theatre
ATLANTA IS ABOUT TO BE ELECTRIFIED BY BROADWAY’S “BEST MUSICAL OF THE DECADE.” Time Magazine. Thrilling audiences worldwide and winning ten 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, “THE BEST SHOW YOU WILL EVER SEE” (New York Post) is coming to Atlanta! BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL is a joyous celebration of one young boy’s triumph against the odds. Called “THE MOST INSPIRING SHOW I’VE SEEN IN YEARS” by Ben Brantley of The New York Times, the story follows Billy’s journey as he stumbles out of the boxing ring, into a ballet class and discovers his dream to dance. BILLY ELLIOT is brought to life by the Tony-winning creative team — director Stephen Daldry, choreographer Peter Darling and writer Lee Hall — along with music legend Elton John, who has written what the New York Post calls “HIS BEST SCORE YET!”. BILLY ELLIOT will enchant the dreamer in all of us.
LES MISÉRABLES
April 24-29, 2012
The Fabulous Fox Theatre
DREAM THE DREAM. Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg’s legendary musical, LES MISÉRABLES, with glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. This new production has been acclaimed by critics, fans and new audiences and is breaking box office records wherever it goes. The New York Times calls this LES MISÉRABLES “an unquestionably spectacular production from start to finish.” The London Times hails the new show “a five star hit, astonishingly powerful.”
JERSEY BOYS
May 22-June 10, 2012
The Fabulous Fox Theatre
JERSEY BOYS is ‘Workin’ its way back to you,’ Atlanta! Following the smashing success of its Atlanta debut in 2009, with more than 92,000 patrons experiencing the show, this Broadway sensation is returning to the Fox Theatre. “IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE JERSEY BOYS ANYTHING BUT LOVE! A virtually seamless musical that transcends generational appeal!” – Wendell Brock for Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “THE MOST EXCITING MUSICAL PACKAGE BROADWAY HAS SEEN IN YEARS.” – The Chicago Tribune. “THE CROWD GOES WILD.” – The New York Times. “TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!” raves the New York Post for JERSEY BOYS, the 2006 Tony Award®-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were 30! JERSEY BOYS, winner of the 2006 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album and most recently, the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, features their hit songs “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “Oh What a Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.” “IT WILL RUN FOR CENTURIES!” proclaims Time Magazine. The JERSEY BOYS creative team comprises two-time Tony Award®-winning director Des McAnuff, book writers Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, composer Bob Gaudio, lyricist Bob Crewe and choreography by Sergio Trujillo.
WICKED*
September 14-October 9, 2011
The Fabulous Fox Theatre
*Season Special
Entertainment Weekly calls WICKED "the best musical of the decade,” and when it first played Atlanta in 2006, it broke box office records and sold out in record time. Winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards, WICKED is Broadway’s biggest blockbuster, a cultural phenomenon and was just named “the defining musical of the decade" by The New York Times. Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One - born with emerald green skin - is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good makes for "the most complete and completely satisfying new musical in a long time" (USA Today).
The 2011-2012 Broadway Across America – Atlanta season includes:
DR. SEUSS’
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS!
November 29-December 4, 2011
MEMPHIS
January 31-February 5, 2012
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL
March 14-25, 2012
LES MISÉRABLES
April 24-29, 2012
JERSEY BOYS
May 22-June 10, 2012
The 2011-2012 Broadway Across America – Atlanta season special
WICKED
September 14-October 9, 2011
Broadway Across America – Atlanta’s 2012-2012 season packages are on sale now with prices ranging from $137—$400. Season ticket prices will vary depending on the number of shows chosen, the number of performances, show time, day of the week and seating location. New subscriptions may be ordered online at BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com, via phone by calling 1-800-278-4447 Monday through Friday, 10:00 am-5:00 pm; or via fax at 1-800-329-8587.
For current season subscribers, Broadway Across America – Atlanta will send renewal invoices via mail. For ease and convenience, Broadway Across America – Atlanta will also send renewal information via email and encourages patrons to subscribe online for the new season. Current season ticket holders who wish to guarantee their same seats must renew by April 8.
Broadway Across America – Atlanta is also offering a three -part installment payment plan this year to help ticket buyers with season purchases.
Tickets to individual shows in the 2011-2012 season are not available for purchase at this time. Single-show tickets typically go on sale to the general public 6-8 weeks prior to opening night. However, season ticket holders have the unique opportunity to purchase additional tickets before they go on sale to the public. For more information on the 2011-2012 season, or to order online, please visit www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com. Group reservations for individual shows for parties of 10, 15, 20 or more can be made at this time by calling 404-881-2000. Applicable group size will vary depending on the show.
Performances are Tuesday through Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. (All times are subject to change.) An audio-described performance for the visually impaired and an American Sign Language-interpreted performance for the deaf are available for each pre-determined Saturday matinee of each presentation.
Broadway Across America: Owned and operated by British theatre producer John Gore (CEO) and entertainment industry veteran Thomas B. McGrath (Chairman), Broadway Across America presents first-class touring Broadway musicals and plays, family productions and other live events throughout a network of 43 North American cities. Broadway Across America is also dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse live theatre for productions on Broadway, across America and throughout the world. Broadway Across America most recently produced Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS on Broadway, while current and upcoming productions include WEST SIDE STORY, BLITHE SPIRIT, MINSKY’S, and the DeafWest production of PIPPIN. Broadway tours include DORA THE EXPLORER, FROST/NIXON, SPAMALOT, CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. For more information or to purchase tickets through an authorized agent, please visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.
Broadway Across America – Atlanta welcomes theatre sojourners to discover Broadway through magical lands, bustling towns and cultural epicenters. Featuring four Tony Award® winning musicals, the 2011-2012 season lineup of Broadway sensations brings a series of imaginative worlds to The Fabulous Fox Theatre. Audiences will travel across the globe – and beyond – with the debuts of DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL, MEMPHIS and BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL paired with award-winning fan favorites LES MISÉRABLES and JERSEY BOYS.
Atlanta’s most ‘popular’ musical is flying back to The Fox Theater as a season special. WICKED, Broadway’s biggest blockbuster, will play a limited 4-week engagement in the fall.
Setting sail in November, the 2011-2012 season opens with the Atlanta debut of DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL, a whimsical voyage into Whoville – the perfectly charming backdrop for a classic family-friendly story of redemption with a lot of heart.
The touring production of rocking Broadway triumph MEMPHIS rolls into Atlanta in January. A smash hit and Tony Award® winning Best Musical, this electric journey through the airwaves tackles celebrity and taboo in the 1950s South.
Offering an inspiring tale from abroad, 10-time Tony Award-winner BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL takes audiences on a journey of discovering surprising passions. Coming in March and featuring music from the legendary Elton John, this glimpse into one boy’s triumph over the odds in his Northern England community, already torn apart by strike, proves universal motivation the world over.
LES MISÉRABLES is an epic and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit that has changed the face of musical theater. This brand new 25th anniversary production of the legendary musical comes to Atlanta this April with glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery currently selling out across America.
The season makes its last pit stop in the Northeast as Tony Award® winning JERSEY BOYS returns to the Atlanta stage in May. Taking audiences on a journey through the seasons of life is the rise and fall of ‘60s pop icons The Four Seasons.
DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL
November 29-December 4, 2011
The Fabulous Fox Theatre
Re-discover the magic of Dr. Seuss’ classic holiday tale as it comes to life on stage. Originally conceived by the three time Tony Award winning Director Jack O'Brien, the whimsical world of Whoville is beautifully realized by an A-list creative team in this delightful musical production. Featuring the hit songs “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and “Welcome Christmas,” The Grinch discovers there’s more to Christmas than he bargained for in this heart-warming holiday classic. Max the Dog narrates as the mean and scheming Grinch, whose heart is "two sizes too small", decides to steal Christmas away from the holiday loving Whos. Don't miss this record-breaking Broadway hit this holiday season.
MEMPHIS
January 31-February 5, 2012
The Fabulous Fox Theatre
TURN UP THAT DIAL...From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, comes a hot new Broadway musical that bursts off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love. Inspired by actual events, MEMPHIS is about a white radio DJ who wants to change the world and a black club singer who is ready for her big break. Come along on their incredible journey to the ends of the airwaves – filled with laughter, soaring emotion and roof-raising rock 'n' roll. Winner of four 2010 Tony Awards including Best Musical, MEMPHIS features a Tony-winning book by Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change) and a Tony-winning original score with music by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan. Directing is Tony nominee Christopher Ashley (Xanadu), and choreography is by Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys). Get ready to experience Broadway’s most exciting new destination... MEMPHIS!
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL
March 14-25, 2012
The Fabulous Fox Theatre
ATLANTA IS ABOUT TO BE ELECTRIFIED BY BROADWAY’S “BEST MUSICAL OF THE DECADE.” Time Magazine. Thrilling audiences worldwide and winning ten 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, “THE BEST SHOW YOU WILL EVER SEE” (New York Post) is coming to Atlanta! BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL is a joyous celebration of one young boy’s triumph against the odds. Called “THE MOST INSPIRING SHOW I’VE SEEN IN YEARS” by Ben Brantley of The New York Times, the story follows Billy’s journey as he stumbles out of the boxing ring, into a ballet class and discovers his dream to dance. BILLY ELLIOT is brought to life by the Tony-winning creative team — director Stephen Daldry, choreographer Peter Darling and writer Lee Hall — along with music legend Elton John, who has written what the New York Post calls “HIS BEST SCORE YET!”. BILLY ELLIOT will enchant the dreamer in all of us.
LES MISÉRABLES
April 24-29, 2012
The Fabulous Fox Theatre
DREAM THE DREAM. Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg’s legendary musical, LES MISÉRABLES, with glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. This new production has been acclaimed by critics, fans and new audiences and is breaking box office records wherever it goes. The New York Times calls this LES MISÉRABLES “an unquestionably spectacular production from start to finish.” The London Times hails the new show “a five star hit, astonishingly powerful.”
JERSEY BOYS
May 22-June 10, 2012
The Fabulous Fox Theatre
JERSEY BOYS is ‘Workin’ its way back to you,’ Atlanta! Following the smashing success of its Atlanta debut in 2009, with more than 92,000 patrons experiencing the show, this Broadway sensation is returning to the Fox Theatre. “IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE JERSEY BOYS ANYTHING BUT LOVE! A virtually seamless musical that transcends generational appeal!” – Wendell Brock for Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “THE MOST EXCITING MUSICAL PACKAGE BROADWAY HAS SEEN IN YEARS.” – The Chicago Tribune. “THE CROWD GOES WILD.” – The New York Times. “TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!” raves the New York Post for JERSEY BOYS, the 2006 Tony Award®-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were 30! JERSEY BOYS, winner of the 2006 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album and most recently, the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, features their hit songs “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “Oh What a Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.” “IT WILL RUN FOR CENTURIES!” proclaims Time Magazine. The JERSEY BOYS creative team comprises two-time Tony Award®-winning director Des McAnuff, book writers Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, composer Bob Gaudio, lyricist Bob Crewe and choreography by Sergio Trujillo.
WICKED*
September 14-October 9, 2011
The Fabulous Fox Theatre
*Season Special
Entertainment Weekly calls WICKED "the best musical of the decade,” and when it first played Atlanta in 2006, it broke box office records and sold out in record time. Winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards, WICKED is Broadway’s biggest blockbuster, a cultural phenomenon and was just named “the defining musical of the decade" by The New York Times. Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One - born with emerald green skin - is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good makes for "the most complete and completely satisfying new musical in a long time" (USA Today).
The 2011-2012 Broadway Across America – Atlanta season includes:
DR. SEUSS’
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS!
November 29-December 4, 2011
MEMPHIS
January 31-February 5, 2012
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL
March 14-25, 2012
LES MISÉRABLES
April 24-29, 2012
JERSEY BOYS
May 22-June 10, 2012
The 2011-2012 Broadway Across America – Atlanta season special
WICKED
September 14-October 9, 2011
Broadway Across America – Atlanta’s 2012-2012 season packages are on sale now with prices ranging from $137—$400. Season ticket prices will vary depending on the number of shows chosen, the number of performances, show time, day of the week and seating location. New subscriptions may be ordered online at BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com, via phone by calling 1-800-278-4447 Monday through Friday, 10:00 am-5:00 pm; or via fax at 1-800-329-8587.
For current season subscribers, Broadway Across America – Atlanta will send renewal invoices via mail. For ease and convenience, Broadway Across America – Atlanta will also send renewal information via email and encourages patrons to subscribe online for the new season. Current season ticket holders who wish to guarantee their same seats must renew by April 8.
Broadway Across America – Atlanta is also offering a three -part installment payment plan this year to help ticket buyers with season purchases.
Tickets to individual shows in the 2011-2012 season are not available for purchase at this time. Single-show tickets typically go on sale to the general public 6-8 weeks prior to opening night. However, season ticket holders have the unique opportunity to purchase additional tickets before they go on sale to the public. For more information on the 2011-2012 season, or to order online, please visit www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com. Group reservations for individual shows for parties of 10, 15, 20 or more can be made at this time by calling 404-881-2000. Applicable group size will vary depending on the show.
Performances are Tuesday through Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. (All times are subject to change.) An audio-described performance for the visually impaired and an American Sign Language-interpreted performance for the deaf are available for each pre-determined Saturday matinee of each presentation.
Broadway Across America: Owned and operated by British theatre producer John Gore (CEO) and entertainment industry veteran Thomas B. McGrath (Chairman), Broadway Across America presents first-class touring Broadway musicals and plays, family productions and other live events throughout a network of 43 North American cities. Broadway Across America is also dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse live theatre for productions on Broadway, across America and throughout the world. Broadway Across America most recently produced Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS on Broadway, while current and upcoming productions include WEST SIDE STORY, BLITHE SPIRIT, MINSKY’S, and the DeafWest production of PIPPIN. Broadway tours include DORA THE EXPLORER, FROST/NIXON, SPAMALOT, CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. For more information or to purchase tickets through an authorized agent, please visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.
Main Street Players Present Grace and Glorie
Weekends, Thursday, March 10th through Sunday, March 20th, 2011, for Eight Performances only
A variation on the Broadway hit The Odd Couple, Tom Ziegler’s Grace and Glorie is a bittersweet comedy about two very different women who find a common ground in an unlikely meeting. While it is remarkably funny, it also brings up some powerful emotions that keep the two characters and the audience on an emotional roller coaster.
Grace and Glorie tells the tale of Grace (Nancy Gresham), a comfortably religious, cantankerous 90-year-old mountain woman, who has checked herself out of a hospital and returned to her native Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia to die.
Her volunteer, do-gooder hospice worker, Glorie (Norma Richardson), is a sophisticated New York transplant with lots of big city baggage.
From this bond between two women, whose meeting in real life would be improbable, comes a comedy with great tenderness. The two women are polar opposites. Their verbal clashes set off comic sparks. The often-witty dialogue is great fun, accentuated by impeccable comic timing between Grace and Glorie.
Grace and Glorie, directed by Marian Sorensen, is honest, hopeful, sentimental, and filled with good humor. A crowd pleaser. The Main Street Players, 115 North Hill Street, Griffin, GA, bring Grace and Glorie to the stage March 10th through March 20th: Thursdays @ 7:30PM, Fridays @ 7:30PM, Saturdays @ 7:30PM and Sundays at 3:00PM.
Reprised from the highly successful run in 2007, Grace and Glorie was last seen at Main Street Players in November of that year with the same talented cast.
Ticket prices for Main Street Players: $20 adults, $15 senior (55 and up) tickets and $10 for student tickets with ID. Groups of ten or more receive a 10% discount.
For tickets and other information, please call 770-229-9916 or visit www.mainstreetplayers.org.
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A variation on the Broadway hit The Odd Couple, Tom Ziegler’s Grace and Glorie is a bittersweet comedy about two very different women who find a common ground in an unlikely meeting. While it is remarkably funny, it also brings up some powerful emotions that keep the two characters and the audience on an emotional roller coaster.
Grace and Glorie tells the tale of Grace (Nancy Gresham), a comfortably religious, cantankerous 90-year-old mountain woman, who has checked herself out of a hospital and returned to her native Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia to die.
Her volunteer, do-gooder hospice worker, Glorie (Norma Richardson), is a sophisticated New York transplant with lots of big city baggage.
From this bond between two women, whose meeting in real life would be improbable, comes a comedy with great tenderness. The two women are polar opposites. Their verbal clashes set off comic sparks. The often-witty dialogue is great fun, accentuated by impeccable comic timing between Grace and Glorie.
Grace and Glorie, directed by Marian Sorensen, is honest, hopeful, sentimental, and filled with good humor. A crowd pleaser. The Main Street Players, 115 North Hill Street, Griffin, GA, bring Grace and Glorie to the stage March 10th through March 20th: Thursdays @ 7:30PM, Fridays @ 7:30PM, Saturdays @ 7:30PM and Sundays at 3:00PM.
Reprised from the highly successful run in 2007, Grace and Glorie was last seen at Main Street Players in November of that year with the same talented cast.
Ticket prices for Main Street Players: $20 adults, $15 senior (55 and up) tickets and $10 for student tickets with ID. Groups of ten or more receive a 10% discount.
For tickets and other information, please call 770-229-9916 or visit www.mainstreetplayers.org.
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Southside Theatre Guild Presents "Tuesdays with Morrie"
Southside Theatre Guild in downtown Fairburn will present the award winning play “Tuesdays with Morrie” for two weekends, February 24 - March 6. Performances Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays begin at 8:00 pm. The Sunday matinees begin at 2:00 pm. Tickets $12 - $15. For more info, to purchase tickets, or to make your reservations, visit www.STGplays.com or call 770-969-0956.
"Tuesdays With Morrie", is adapted from Mitch Albom’s runaway bestseller of the same name. The touching, humorous and unforgettable true story shares the friendship between Mitch, an accomplished sports journalist and Morrie, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch catches Morrie's appearance on a television news program and they reunite. What starts as a simple visit to say goodbye turns into a weekly pilgrimage and one final class on the meaning of life. (Was also adapted into a TV movie staring Jack Lemmon and Hank Anzaria.)
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"Tuesdays With Morrie", is adapted from Mitch Albom’s runaway bestseller of the same name. The touching, humorous and unforgettable true story shares the friendship between Mitch, an accomplished sports journalist and Morrie, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch catches Morrie's appearance on a television news program and they reunite. What starts as a simple visit to say goodbye turns into a weekly pilgrimage and one final class on the meaning of life. (Was also adapted into a TV movie staring Jack Lemmon and Hank Anzaria.)
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
English Company to Present Timeless Fable on War and Friendship
Thingumajig Theatre presents “A November Day: A War Story” at Center for Puppetry Arts
Thingumajig Theatre of West Yorkshire, England, is soon to take the stage at the Center for Puppetry Arts to present its production, A November Day: A War Story, a timeless fable on war and friendship, set upon the backdrop of World War I. With the recent passing of Britain’s last WWI veterans, this production explores the timely question of how we remember this monumental time in modern history.
Britain’s Thingumajig Theatre uses a variety of performing arts to explore how a major event, like the Great War, passes from living memory into written history. The performers use hand, rod and shadow puppets, live music and a transforming set to tell the tale of a British soldier in WWI and his unexpected friendship with a stray dog.
This is the story of quite ordinary people living in an extraordinary era. As co-Artistic Director Kathy Kim describes: “Both my grandfather, John Bradley, and my great-grandfather, Foster Parrington, fought and were wounded on the Somme. I knew neither of these men as they died before I was born, but I know from family hearsay that they would not talk about their experiences at the front, and therefore the opportunity to find out about this first hand died with them. The play is in respect and remembrance for all those whose lives were affected by World War One, and is dedicated to the memory of John Bradley and Foster Parrington.”
Thingumajig Theatre is a visual theatre company based in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England creating puppet plays for both family and adult audiences, and street theatre acts featuring highly-interactive giant puppets. Their first play, The Vertigo of Sheep was awarded an UNIMA-USA Citation of Excellence, (America’s highest honor for Puppetry). A November Day: A War Story has played throughout the UK, and in Italy, and will visit the Dublin Puppet Festival this spring.
A November Day: A War Story, a 55 minute production, suitable for ages 10 and up, will be presented in the Center For Puppetry Arts’ Downstairs Theatre from Feb. 15th through 20th:
Tuesday – Friday at 11am (note; limited seats remain available for matinee performances)
Thursday – Saturday at 8pm
Sunday at 5pm
Friday Footnotes: An artist/audience talk-back will be held on Feb. 18th, following the performance
Saturday, February 19th: Andrew and Kathy Kim of Thingumajig Theatre will present a teen and adult workshop:
Turning History into Puppetry.
Tickets for the show are $25.00 and include admission to the performance and all museum exhibits. Tickets for the workshop are $25.00. Membership and group rates are available.
ORDER TICKETS ONLINE AT WWW.PUPPET.ORG OR CALL THE TICKET SALES OFFICE AT: 404-873-3391.
Thingumajig Theatre of West Yorkshire, England, is soon to take the stage at the Center for Puppetry Arts to present its production, A November Day: A War Story, a timeless fable on war and friendship, set upon the backdrop of World War I. With the recent passing of Britain’s last WWI veterans, this production explores the timely question of how we remember this monumental time in modern history.
Britain’s Thingumajig Theatre uses a variety of performing arts to explore how a major event, like the Great War, passes from living memory into written history. The performers use hand, rod and shadow puppets, live music and a transforming set to tell the tale of a British soldier in WWI and his unexpected friendship with a stray dog.
This is the story of quite ordinary people living in an extraordinary era. As co-Artistic Director Kathy Kim describes: “Both my grandfather, John Bradley, and my great-grandfather, Foster Parrington, fought and were wounded on the Somme. I knew neither of these men as they died before I was born, but I know from family hearsay that they would not talk about their experiences at the front, and therefore the opportunity to find out about this first hand died with them. The play is in respect and remembrance for all those whose lives were affected by World War One, and is dedicated to the memory of John Bradley and Foster Parrington.”
Thingumajig Theatre is a visual theatre company based in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England creating puppet plays for both family and adult audiences, and street theatre acts featuring highly-interactive giant puppets. Their first play, The Vertigo of Sheep was awarded an UNIMA-USA Citation of Excellence, (America’s highest honor for Puppetry). A November Day: A War Story has played throughout the UK, and in Italy, and will visit the Dublin Puppet Festival this spring.
A November Day: A War Story, a 55 minute production, suitable for ages 10 and up, will be presented in the Center For Puppetry Arts’ Downstairs Theatre from Feb. 15th through 20th:
Tuesday – Friday at 11am (note; limited seats remain available for matinee performances)
Thursday – Saturday at 8pm
Sunday at 5pm
Friday Footnotes: An artist/audience talk-back will be held on Feb. 18th, following the performance
Saturday, February 19th: Andrew and Kathy Kim of Thingumajig Theatre will present a teen and adult workshop:
Turning History into Puppetry.
Tickets for the show are $25.00 and include admission to the performance and all museum exhibits. Tickets for the workshop are $25.00. Membership and group rates are available.
ORDER TICKETS ONLINE AT WWW.PUPPET.ORG OR CALL THE TICKET SALES OFFICE AT: 404-873-3391.
Theatre in the Square’s Hitchcock’s Mystery Thriller, The 39 Steps will extend for an additional week of performances
Theatre in the Square has added six additional performances of The 39 Steps after having several sold out performances. The play, which is adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan and Alfred Hitchcock’s movie by the same title, will now have its final performance at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 27 on the Main Stage. Tickets are available at the Box Office by calling 770-422-8369 or online at www.theatreinthesquare.com.
The play, directed by Clint Thornton, is Suzi recommended and received soaring reviews. The two-time Tony® award winner, The 39 Steps, is a fast-paced thriller that follows Robert Hannay through London after being wrongly accused of committing a murder.
Performances are Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. There is a Wednesday matinee at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 16 only. The play is recommended for ages 16 and up. Tickets are $24 to $33 and are available at the Theatre in the Square Box Office by calling 770-422-8369 or online at www.theatreinthesquare.com. Discount rates for are available for groups of 12 or more by calling 770-422-8369 x29. Theatre in the Square is located off of the Historic Marietta Square at 11 Whitlock Ave.
The play, directed by Clint Thornton, is Suzi recommended and received soaring reviews. The two-time Tony® award winner, The 39 Steps, is a fast-paced thriller that follows Robert Hannay through London after being wrongly accused of committing a murder.
Performances are Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. There is a Wednesday matinee at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 16 only. The play is recommended for ages 16 and up. Tickets are $24 to $33 and are available at the Theatre in the Square Box Office by calling 770-422-8369 or online at www.theatreinthesquare.com. Discount rates for are available for groups of 12 or more by calling 770-422-8369 x29. Theatre in the Square is located off of the Historic Marietta Square at 11 Whitlock Ave.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
The Alliance Theatre Presents the World Premiere of Bring It On: The Musical
Performances began on the 15th! Runs through Feb 20th
The Alliance Theatre announces the world premiere of Bring It On: The Musical, which debuted on the Alliance Stage January 15, 2011. The high-stakes world of competitive cheerleading meets the cutthroat rivalries of high school politics in this daring and explosive new musical comedy. The star-studded creative team behind the production has crafted an original with all new characters and storylines that is certain to surprise and delight audience members.
The team behind the world premiere of Bring It On: The Musical is an extraordinarily rare union of some of Broadway's most acclaimed, award-winning, young creators. With an original book by Tony Award® winner Jeff Whitty (Avenue Q), music and lyrics by Tony Award®-winning composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights), music by Pulitzer and Tony Award®-winning composer Tom Kitt (Next to Normal) and lyrics by Broadway lyricist Amanda Green (High Fidelity), the production is directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler (In the Heights).
“Kicking off 2011 with this world premiere is a prime example of the Alliance’s deep commitment to offering Atlanta the country’s first look at Broadway’s best and brightest creating new work at the top of their game,” said Susan V. Booth, Jenning Hertz, Jr. Alliance Theatre Artistic Director. “Welcoming a creative team of this magnitude to Atlanta is a gift both for and from the Alliance for our audiences and the community at large.”
Bring It On: The Musical is presented at the Alliance Theatre by a special arrangement with Universal Pictures Stage Productions/Glenn Ross, Beacon Communications/Armyan Bernstein & Charlie Lyons, and Kristin Caskey & Mike Isaacson, Executive Producers.
“From my first eye-opening moment stepping into the cheerleading world, I was instantly struck by the passion and raw emotion filling every athlete stepping out onto the competition mat. That live or die commitment was truly inspiring,” said director and choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler. “The team of Bring It On: The Musical quickly saw a parallel between the passion on the cheerleading floor and the attitude of young people everywhere who felt their own passions burn within them. We quickly saw that our story was not about winning or losing, but our story was about finding out what was in your heart and following with all the truth, love and spirit that you could muster up. The path before us in life is definitely curvy, but if we live true to our heart, we all find out what "winning" means to each of us.”
The lead actors in Bring It On: The Musical include Amanda Lea LaVergne (Campbell), who recently performed in Grease and All Shook Up on Broadway; Adrienne Warren (Danielle), fresh from the recent national tour of Dreamgirls and Nick Blaemire (Randall), who appeared in the original Broadway production of Cry-Baby.
The all-star cast includes some of the nation’s most skilled competitive cheerleaders. Their combined achievements include over 25 national and 50 team titles in gymnastics and choreography. They were selected in part through a collaboration with Varsity, the global leader in competitive cheerleading. Among eight of the most notable are: Antwan Bethea, Michael Naone-Carter, Courtney Corbeille, Brooklyn Freitag, Melody Mills, Sheldon Tucker, David Ranck, and Lauren Whitt.
Members of the artistic design team that help bring this production to life on the Alliance stage are David Korins, set designer; Andrea Lauer, costume designer; Jason Lyons, lighting designer; Brian Ronan, sound designer. Tony Award® winner Alex Lacamoire serves as music supervisor for the production.
Bring It On: The Musical will be performed on the Alliance Stage with previews beginning Saturday, January 15, 2011 with opening night on Friday, January 28. The run will continue through Sunday, February 20. 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.
Tickets start at $25 and are available at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office by calling404.733.5000 or online at 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 & 15th Street, in Midtown Atlanta.
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The Alliance Theatre announces the world premiere of Bring It On: The Musical, which debuted on the Alliance Stage January 15, 2011. The high-stakes world of competitive cheerleading meets the cutthroat rivalries of high school politics in this daring and explosive new musical comedy. The star-studded creative team behind the production has crafted an original with all new characters and storylines that is certain to surprise and delight audience members.
The team behind the world premiere of Bring It On: The Musical is an extraordinarily rare union of some of Broadway's most acclaimed, award-winning, young creators. With an original book by Tony Award® winner Jeff Whitty (Avenue Q), music and lyrics by Tony Award®-winning composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights), music by Pulitzer and Tony Award®-winning composer Tom Kitt (Next to Normal) and lyrics by Broadway lyricist Amanda Green (High Fidelity), the production is directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler (In the Heights).
“Kicking off 2011 with this world premiere is a prime example of the Alliance’s deep commitment to offering Atlanta the country’s first look at Broadway’s best and brightest creating new work at the top of their game,” said Susan V. Booth, Jenning Hertz, Jr. Alliance Theatre Artistic Director. “Welcoming a creative team of this magnitude to Atlanta is a gift both for and from the Alliance for our audiences and the community at large.”
Bring It On: The Musical is presented at the Alliance Theatre by a special arrangement with Universal Pictures Stage Productions/Glenn Ross, Beacon Communications/Armyan Bernstein & Charlie Lyons, and Kristin Caskey & Mike Isaacson, Executive Producers.
“From my first eye-opening moment stepping into the cheerleading world, I was instantly struck by the passion and raw emotion filling every athlete stepping out onto the competition mat. That live or die commitment was truly inspiring,” said director and choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler. “The team of Bring It On: The Musical quickly saw a parallel between the passion on the cheerleading floor and the attitude of young people everywhere who felt their own passions burn within them. We quickly saw that our story was not about winning or losing, but our story was about finding out what was in your heart and following with all the truth, love and spirit that you could muster up. The path before us in life is definitely curvy, but if we live true to our heart, we all find out what "winning" means to each of us.”
The lead actors in Bring It On: The Musical include Amanda Lea LaVergne (Campbell), who recently performed in Grease and All Shook Up on Broadway; Adrienne Warren (Danielle), fresh from the recent national tour of Dreamgirls and Nick Blaemire (Randall), who appeared in the original Broadway production of Cry-Baby.
The all-star cast includes some of the nation’s most skilled competitive cheerleaders. Their combined achievements include over 25 national and 50 team titles in gymnastics and choreography. They were selected in part through a collaboration with Varsity, the global leader in competitive cheerleading. Among eight of the most notable are: Antwan Bethea, Michael Naone-Carter, Courtney Corbeille, Brooklyn Freitag, Melody Mills, Sheldon Tucker, David Ranck, and Lauren Whitt.
Members of the artistic design team that help bring this production to life on the Alliance stage are David Korins, set designer; Andrea Lauer, costume designer; Jason Lyons, lighting designer; Brian Ronan, sound designer. Tony Award® winner Alex Lacamoire serves as music supervisor for the production.
Bring It On: The Musical will be performed on the Alliance Stage with previews beginning Saturday, January 15, 2011 with opening night on Friday, January 28. The run will continue through Sunday, February 20. 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.
Tickets start at $25 and are available at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office by calling404.733.5000 or online at 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 & 15th Street, in Midtown Atlanta.
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Sunday, January 2, 2011
Georgia Ensemble Theatre Presents "Tokens of Affection" Jan 6 - 23
Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton’s only professional theatre company, will present the third production of its 18th “X-traordinary” Season with the world premiere of Tokens of Affection, by award-winning Atlanta Playwright Topher Payne, at the Theatre’s home in the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street, Roswell, GA 30075. This production is generously sponsored by the Macy’s Foundation.
About the Play:
Playwright Topher Payne calls this new romantic comedy, “THE PARENT TRAP for grown-ups!” Tokens of Affection deals with “empty nesting,” the complications of romance, and family dysfunction. What is a husband to do when his wife of 37 years announces she’s leaving? Both seek solace at the homes of their grown children, to panicked and hilarious results.
Artistic Director Robert J. Farley says of producing this world premiere, “I am so excited about this play. Creating something from the ground up is always exhilarating and admittedly a bit scary. The journey with Topher Payne has been wonderful, and I’m thrilled for GET to get ‘bragging rights’ on this one, because I believe it’s going to ‘have legs!’”
About the Playwright/Director:
Topher Payne was this year’s selection for “Best Local Playwright” by the readers of Creative Loafing, and was voted “Best Local Writer” and “Best Actor” by the readers of The GA Voice. Process Theatre Company’s production of his play Above the Fold won the 2009 Metro Atlanta Theatre Award for Best Original Work and Best Play of the Year. He is a columnist for The GA Voice, Project Q Atlanta and Fenuxe Magazine. Favorite directing projects include productions of On Golden Pond, Impossible Marriage, and Stories I Ain’t Told Nobody Yet. In May, he will premiere the farce Lakebottom Proper at the State Theatre of Georgia, The Springer Opera House.
In his Director’s Notes for this play, Topher writes, “(As) my wedding day was approaching … I attempted to picture what the marriage I was committing to would look like several decades down the road. It scarcely seems possible that you could make a vow in your twenties and manage to live up to it in your seventies. Eventually I sorted out my thoughts the only way I know how: I wrote a play. My first love story. It began with a couple who have lived more years together than they did apart, who have somehow lost sight of what makes them work. Then more voices began to show up, and I realized it was a play about how we give our hearts to the variety of people God guides into our lives. And then there are misunderstandings and lots of messy complications.” He goes on to say of this GET production, “The cast of Tokens of Affection has done such incredible work capturing those seemingly contradictory aspects of relating to people we love: the challenges, and the laughter.”
About the Cast:
The cast of Tokens Affection features Judy Leavell (GET’s The Lady with All the Answers and Steel Magnolias), John Stephens (Theatre Gael Artistic Director, Conversations with My Wife at Theatre in the Square), Shelly McCook (Season’s Greetings and Twentieth Century at GET), Kelly Criss (River Rat & Cat and And Then They Came for Me tour at GET), Matthew Myers (Dracula at Aurora Theatre, Waiting for Godot at Theatre Gael), and Googie Uterhardt (You Can’t Take it With You at Theater Emory, Music Man and Little Shop of Horrors at Atlanta Lyric). The design team includes Stephanie Polhemus as Scenic Designer, Bryan Rosengrant as Lighting Designer, Linda Patterson as Costume Designer, and Jason Polhemus as Sound Designer. Topher Payne directs the show; and Hayley Brotherton is Stage Manager.
Tickets for Tokens of Affection:
Tokens of Affection runs January 6-23, 2011, with performances on Wednesdays at 7:30pm, Thursdays through Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 2:30pm. There will be two Saturday 4pm matinees: January 15 and 22. Tickets range in price from $23-$33, with student, senior and group discounts also available. Tickets may be purchased online at www.get.org or by calling GET at 770-641-1260. All performances will be at the Theatre’s home at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell, GA 30075.
Next up at Georgia Ensemble Theatre: Inherit the Wind (Feb. 24-Mar. 13, 2011); and Forbidden Broadway (April 7-24, 2011).
For information and tickets, call 770-641-1260, or visit us online at www.get.org.
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About the Play:
Playwright Topher Payne calls this new romantic comedy, “THE PARENT TRAP for grown-ups!” Tokens of Affection deals with “empty nesting,” the complications of romance, and family dysfunction. What is a husband to do when his wife of 37 years announces she’s leaving? Both seek solace at the homes of their grown children, to panicked and hilarious results.
Artistic Director Robert J. Farley says of producing this world premiere, “I am so excited about this play. Creating something from the ground up is always exhilarating and admittedly a bit scary. The journey with Topher Payne has been wonderful, and I’m thrilled for GET to get ‘bragging rights’ on this one, because I believe it’s going to ‘have legs!’”
About the Playwright/Director:
Topher Payne was this year’s selection for “Best Local Playwright” by the readers of Creative Loafing, and was voted “Best Local Writer” and “Best Actor” by the readers of The GA Voice. Process Theatre Company’s production of his play Above the Fold won the 2009 Metro Atlanta Theatre Award for Best Original Work and Best Play of the Year. He is a columnist for The GA Voice, Project Q Atlanta and Fenuxe Magazine. Favorite directing projects include productions of On Golden Pond, Impossible Marriage, and Stories I Ain’t Told Nobody Yet. In May, he will premiere the farce Lakebottom Proper at the State Theatre of Georgia, The Springer Opera House.
In his Director’s Notes for this play, Topher writes, “(As) my wedding day was approaching … I attempted to picture what the marriage I was committing to would look like several decades down the road. It scarcely seems possible that you could make a vow in your twenties and manage to live up to it in your seventies. Eventually I sorted out my thoughts the only way I know how: I wrote a play. My first love story. It began with a couple who have lived more years together than they did apart, who have somehow lost sight of what makes them work. Then more voices began to show up, and I realized it was a play about how we give our hearts to the variety of people God guides into our lives. And then there are misunderstandings and lots of messy complications.” He goes on to say of this GET production, “The cast of Tokens of Affection has done such incredible work capturing those seemingly contradictory aspects of relating to people we love: the challenges, and the laughter.”
About the Cast:
The cast of Tokens Affection features Judy Leavell (GET’s The Lady with All the Answers and Steel Magnolias), John Stephens (Theatre Gael Artistic Director, Conversations with My Wife at Theatre in the Square), Shelly McCook (Season’s Greetings and Twentieth Century at GET), Kelly Criss (River Rat & Cat and And Then They Came for Me tour at GET), Matthew Myers (Dracula at Aurora Theatre, Waiting for Godot at Theatre Gael), and Googie Uterhardt (You Can’t Take it With You at Theater Emory, Music Man and Little Shop of Horrors at Atlanta Lyric). The design team includes Stephanie Polhemus as Scenic Designer, Bryan Rosengrant as Lighting Designer, Linda Patterson as Costume Designer, and Jason Polhemus as Sound Designer. Topher Payne directs the show; and Hayley Brotherton is Stage Manager.
Tickets for Tokens of Affection:
Tokens of Affection runs January 6-23, 2011, with performances on Wednesdays at 7:30pm, Thursdays through Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 2:30pm. There will be two Saturday 4pm matinees: January 15 and 22. Tickets range in price from $23-$33, with student, senior and group discounts also available. Tickets may be purchased online at www.get.org or by calling GET at 770-641-1260. All performances will be at the Theatre’s home at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell, GA 30075.
Next up at Georgia Ensemble Theatre: Inherit the Wind (Feb. 24-Mar. 13, 2011); and Forbidden Broadway (April 7-24, 2011).
For information and tickets, call 770-641-1260, or visit us online at www.get.org.
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
Southside Theatre Guild Presents "Home for the Holidays"
Southside Theatre Guild in downtown Fairburn announces a second performance of “Home for the Holidays”, featuring Robert Ray & Shea Johnson. The show will feature some of the world’s best-loved sacred songs of the season, performed to a contemporary beat. Enjoy an intimate evening of Christmas classics on Wednesday, December 22nd at 8:00 pm. (Dec. 21 show is sold out!) Tickets are $20 each and include a dessert after-party. For more info or to purchase tickets, www.STGplays.com or 1-800-838-3006.
SECOND SHOW ADDED - RESERVE EARLY - www.STGplays.com
Robert Ray and guest vocalist, Shea Johnson will perform an intimate evening of Christmas Classics on December 21st and 22nd at 8pm at Southside Theatre Guild in downtown Fairburn. The show, "Home for the Holidays" will feature some of the world's best-loved sacred songs of the season - performed to a contemporary beat, provided by jazz musicians - Rich Jones, Paul Fallat and John Willingham.
Also expect to hear Christmas standards such as "White Christmas", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "Winter Wonderland", "Jingle Bell Rock", "Favorite Things", "Silver Bells", "I've Got my Love to Keep me Warm" and "I'll be Home for Christmas". Add to the roster some new Holiday favorites like Celine Dion's "Don't Save it All for Christmas Day", Whitney Houston's "Joy", Bette Midler's "From a Distance", Amy Grant's "Grown Up Christmas Wish" and Newsong's "Christmas Shoes."
As you can see, this is the place to sit back and soak in some last minute Christmas Spirit. The show will run 80 minutes - without an intermission with a complimentary wine and dessert party immediately after. All seats $20 ($23.39 including tax and handling) www.STGplays.com or 1-800-838-3006
Robert Ray is no stranger to Holiday music having performed the Opening Number for three WSB-TV Christmas Parades. He directed and produced "The 75th Anniversary of the Fox Theatre" which was the highlight of the 2005 holiday season. Robert is a Palmetto native and graduated from Campbell High School in Fairburn prior to moving to New York and working as a broadway actor and award-winning cabaret artist.
Shea Johnson balances her time as a speech and drama teacher at Landmark Christian School with her work as a professional actress and singer. She is currently featured in Stone Mountain's holiday commercial and has performed leading roles at Atlanta Lyric Theatre and the Highland Playhouse. Shea resides in Newnan with her husband and daughter.
Ray's orchestra has performed for three Underground Atlanta Peach Drops and at seven "1st Night Atlanta Celebrations."
SECOND SHOW ADDED - RESERVE EARLY - www.STGplays.com
Robert Ray and guest vocalist, Shea Johnson will perform an intimate evening of Christmas Classics on December 21st and 22nd at 8pm at Southside Theatre Guild in downtown Fairburn. The show, "Home for the Holidays" will feature some of the world's best-loved sacred songs of the season - performed to a contemporary beat, provided by jazz musicians - Rich Jones, Paul Fallat and John Willingham.
Also expect to hear Christmas standards such as "White Christmas", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "Winter Wonderland", "Jingle Bell Rock", "Favorite Things", "Silver Bells", "I've Got my Love to Keep me Warm" and "I'll be Home for Christmas". Add to the roster some new Holiday favorites like Celine Dion's "Don't Save it All for Christmas Day", Whitney Houston's "Joy", Bette Midler's "From a Distance", Amy Grant's "Grown Up Christmas Wish" and Newsong's "Christmas Shoes."
As you can see, this is the place to sit back and soak in some last minute Christmas Spirit. The show will run 80 minutes - without an intermission with a complimentary wine and dessert party immediately after. All seats $20 ($23.39 including tax and handling) www.STGplays.com or 1-800-838-3006
Robert Ray is no stranger to Holiday music having performed the Opening Number for three WSB-TV Christmas Parades. He directed and produced "The 75th Anniversary of the Fox Theatre" which was the highlight of the 2005 holiday season. Robert is a Palmetto native and graduated from Campbell High School in Fairburn prior to moving to New York and working as a broadway actor and award-winning cabaret artist.
Shea Johnson balances her time as a speech and drama teacher at Landmark Christian School with her work as a professional actress and singer. She is currently featured in Stone Mountain's holiday commercial and has performed leading roles at Atlanta Lyric Theatre and the Highland Playhouse. Shea resides in Newnan with her husband and daughter.
Ray's orchestra has performed for three Underground Atlanta Peach Drops and at seven "1st Night Atlanta Celebrations."
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Theatrical Outfit Presents 'A Christmas Memory' Dec 15 - 23
Tom Key’s beloved one-man stage adaptation of the Truman Capote classic offers an intimate alternative to local seasonal spectaculars
For an exclusive run of only nine performances this holiday season, Theatrical Outfit will feature Executive Artistic Director, Tom Key, on stage for his one-man show adaptation of Truman Capote’s cherished story, A Christmas Memory. The performance will consist of two acts—the first act of holiday music by bluegrass band, The Georgia Potlickers, will complement the second act’s theatrical narration by Key: “The actor, the words and the audience’s imagination is all you need. Reader’s theatre really invites the audience to let their imagination run free.” An Alabama native himself, Key narrates the semi-autobiographical tale of seven-year-old Alabama boy, Buddy, and his unique friendship with his elderly eccentric cousin, like “a lost pair of kites hurrying towards heaven." Comedic, realistic, and with childlike charisma, the adventures in A Christmas Memory offer an intimate holiday event for the entire family.
Much like last season’s Amahl and the Night Vistors, A Christmas Memory delivers the same simplicity and charm of holiday storytelling—as if the audience is being entertained in Key’s own home. In fact, Tom Key had not originally intended to fully adapt Capote’s work, but was encouraged to do so by his family and friends, for whom he had made a holiday tradition of performing the work. In 1973, Key was asked by the local YMCA in Knoxville, TN to perform his adaptation during graduate school. However, it was not until after his tour of Cotton Patch Gospel in 1982 that Key was approached by several regional theatre companies to take A Christmas Memory to the stage, including the Alliance Theatre in the late 1980s. Most notable of A Christmas Memory’s presentations is that it was the first work to be performed at Theatrical Outfit’s newly-renovated downtown home, The Balzer Theater at Herren’s, on December 16, 2004. Of this performance, Wendell Brock wrote, “That Key can evince so much whimsy and filigree from Capote’s tales is a testament to his gift as a storyteller.” “…[A Christmas Memory] remains a rich and evocative glimpse of the vanishing South—and a wise commentary on the intricacies of friendship, kindness and giving” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2004); all warm and resonant notes of the holiday spirit.
Tickets are $15 - $30 and are available now. For more information about show times and tickets, call the Box Office at 678.528.1500 or visit www.theatricaloutfit.org. Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday from noon – 6:00pm and prior to all performances. Group rates available. Theatrical Outfit in The Balzer Theatre at Herren’s, 84 Luckie Street, Atlanta, GA 30303.
For an exclusive run of only nine performances this holiday season, Theatrical Outfit will feature Executive Artistic Director, Tom Key, on stage for his one-man show adaptation of Truman Capote’s cherished story, A Christmas Memory. The performance will consist of two acts—the first act of holiday music by bluegrass band, The Georgia Potlickers, will complement the second act’s theatrical narration by Key: “The actor, the words and the audience’s imagination is all you need. Reader’s theatre really invites the audience to let their imagination run free.” An Alabama native himself, Key narrates the semi-autobiographical tale of seven-year-old Alabama boy, Buddy, and his unique friendship with his elderly eccentric cousin, like “a lost pair of kites hurrying towards heaven." Comedic, realistic, and with childlike charisma, the adventures in A Christmas Memory offer an intimate holiday event for the entire family.
Much like last season’s Amahl and the Night Vistors, A Christmas Memory delivers the same simplicity and charm of holiday storytelling—as if the audience is being entertained in Key’s own home. In fact, Tom Key had not originally intended to fully adapt Capote’s work, but was encouraged to do so by his family and friends, for whom he had made a holiday tradition of performing the work. In 1973, Key was asked by the local YMCA in Knoxville, TN to perform his adaptation during graduate school. However, it was not until after his tour of Cotton Patch Gospel in 1982 that Key was approached by several regional theatre companies to take A Christmas Memory to the stage, including the Alliance Theatre in the late 1980s. Most notable of A Christmas Memory’s presentations is that it was the first work to be performed at Theatrical Outfit’s newly-renovated downtown home, The Balzer Theater at Herren’s, on December 16, 2004. Of this performance, Wendell Brock wrote, “That Key can evince so much whimsy and filigree from Capote’s tales is a testament to his gift as a storyteller.” “…[A Christmas Memory] remains a rich and evocative glimpse of the vanishing South—and a wise commentary on the intricacies of friendship, kindness and giving” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2004); all warm and resonant notes of the holiday spirit.
Tickets are $15 - $30 and are available now. For more information about show times and tickets, call the Box Office at 678.528.1500 or visit www.theatricaloutfit.org. Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday from noon – 6:00pm and prior to all performances. Group rates available. Theatrical Outfit in The Balzer Theatre at Herren’s, 84 Luckie Street, Atlanta, GA 30303.
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