When he was an Atlanta actor in the early days of his career, one of Brandon J. Dirden’s first leading roles was in a 2005 version of the drama Take Me Out at the now-defunct Theatre in the Square. Sixteen years later, he’s now part of the Broadway revival of the show, which opens Monday…
Everything seemed to be sailing smoothly for Atlanta-based performer Zoe Renee. After she had read the script for the film Master and had been terrified by it, she self-taped an audition and received a callback. Then there was . . . nothing. After a nervous waiting period, the actress knew another move was necessary, so…
Carolyn Cook and her colleagues at Théâtre du Rêve are comfortable presenting their work on stage and in classrooms throughout the year, but this week the company continues to expand its reach by debuting its second film project. Known for bringing French language and Francophone culture to life on the American stage since 1996, Théâtre…
Many of the questions remain the same but Baayork Lee’s answers are anything but generic. As she has traveled around the world the last five decades as a director, choreographer and original cast member of A Chorus Line, Lee encounters lots of impressionable young faces, all looking to pick her brain, discover how she has…
A called boycott over Georgia’s controversial new voting law last spring could have impacted the state’s booming film and TV industry. It didn’t. Covid-19, too, could have severely kept productions away, but the state still attracted project after project. Despite some severe challenges the last few years, the industry appears to be as prolific as…
Long before she was a Tony Award nominee for her work in Broadway’s Eclipsed and one of the main cast members of a high-profile weekly TV series, Saycon Sengbloh was a working actress in Atlanta. Ironically, she’s been back in the city a lot of late filming that aforementioned project, ABC’s new version of The Wonder…
Two years after a controversy-stirring choice to not announce nominees for the 2019-2020 theater season, the Suzi Bass Awards are back to their practice of adjudicating productions, albeit with new eligibility requirements. The decision by Suzi Awards leaders to step back and make internal adjustments, spurred in large part by a push for equity, created tension within the organization and…
When he realized that Atlanta was going to be the shooting location for his next movie, I Want You Back, director Jason Orley was adamant about one matter up front. He did not want the city to fake for another. “In romantic comedies you always feel the city you are in,” Orley says. “For me,…
Humor against the backdrop of depression may sound like an uneasy pairing, but the play Every Brilliant Thing walks that fine line quite ably. Running through Feb. 27 at Horizon Theatre, it’s a production with a surprising amount of ambition and warmth. It’s also the 38th season opener for the Little Five Points playhouse, which…
Rescheduled from December, the musical Tootsie premieres tonight at Atlanta’s 4,665-seat Fox Theatre for an eight-performance run. Based on the beloved Oscar-winning film and the winner of two Tony Awards, the production is expected to draw sizable crowds. Yet, at the same time, safety concerns about attending large venues hang over the heads of many…
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