It’s fun to watch the downfall of a jackass, and Sir John Falstaff, the despicable villain from Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, is one of the slimiest. In the the Atlanta Shakespeare Company’s production, onstage through May 29, actor Vinnie Mascola plays Falstaff with fun relish and oily sleaze. Almost from the beginning of…
Fringe material exists on the edges of clothing, giving outfits an added touch that sets them off from the expected tidy hems. Much of the theatrical material coming to the Atlanta Fringe Festival from May 16 to 22 is also edgy. And organizers and performers hope that the fest will entertain audiences and maybe set…
Not every love story is a swoon-worthy romance. In Out Front Theatre Company’s production of Homos, or Everyone in America, the gay relationship story is occasionally a tragedy, but too often a headache. Written by Jordan Seavey, the play chronicles a gay couple’s ups and downs in Brooklyn from 2006 to 2011. It features lots and lots of…
For more than 35 years, XPT: Xperimental Puppetry Theater, one of the most artistically daring showcases in Atlanta, has largely flown under the radar of mainstream audiences. But its history and wacky legacy means a lot to the artists and volunteers who participate each year. This year’s production, running Thursday through Sunday at the Center…
Just as learning about history should not be confined to a classroom, theater should not be confined to a curtained stage. With Cassie’s Ballad, an immersive theatrical experience that takes place on a hike through the woods of the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance from May 7 to 22, Found Stages seeks to engage and educate its…
Sex is not a modern invention or cultural phenomenon. All the hand-wringing and moralizing that happens now over Lil Nas X and Bridgerton has also happened over Fifty Shades of Grey, Madonna, Larry Flynt, the Kinsey Reports and Lysistrata, all the way back to Lot’s wife. In olden days, contrary to what Cole Porter wrote, not…
Theatrical Outfit has announced the four new shows scheduled for its 2022-2023 mainstage season, including several premieres with Atlanta connections. All of the productions are aimed at starting local “conversations that matter,” according to theater officials. “This season is full of transformational ideas that will change the game for Theatrical Outfit,” artistic director Matt Torney…
By design, musicals aren’t realistic. They’re fantastic. Writing a new musical requires not just ambition, but audacity. Singing cats, phantoms and cannibal barbers don’t just happen, after all. Musicals are an act of passion and a creative gamble. Now comes the musical tale of Marie Baker, a real-life woman gangster who made men she robbed…
The Light, the challenging new play onstage at Horizon Theatre through April 17, shines most brightly because of its two actors, who share a spectacular chemistry as we follow their characters from the highest joy to darker places. These are two of the year’s best performances. Cynthia D. Barker and Enoch King play Genesis and…
A spectacular, spectacular Tony Award-winning Best Musical is set to can-can its way onstage at the Fox Theatre as part of the newly announced 2022-2023 season of Broadway in Atlanta. The Broadway hit Moulin Rouge! The Musical, a 2019 adaptation of the Baz Luhrmann film featuring tons of pop hits, great dancing and dazzling set…
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