James Joyce’s controversial modernist novel Ulysses was published a century ago, and its effect on fiction was profound. The 730-page novel indulged deeply in the thoughts of ordinary Irish folk, paralleled Homer’s The Odyssey and was full of bawdy, fun humor. For Arís Theatre, the book’s anniversary was a cause for celebration, so the troupe…
Embodying the civil rights activist in the one-woman show Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer from Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company, actress Robin McGee said that she has been inspired by the hero’s perseverance. “There’s one word to describe this woman, and it is ‘fearless,’” McGee said. “She was absolutely fearless.”…
Will the Alliance Theatre’s current tryout run of Trading Places: The Musical make it from Peachtree Street to the Great White Way? Hmm. Critics who have reviewed the glossy show, featuring actors and a creative team with major New York credentials, seem, with one exception, to think not. But the musical is continuing its run…
The production of Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, onstage at Theatrical Outfit through June 26, feels so intimate and real that members of the opening night audience began responding to the show like an actual Billie Holiday concert. This is high praise, for the jazz legend died in 1959. Yet Terry Burrell’s performance as Holiday…
Though its cast is extremely talented and its vibe is fun, the musical adaptation of the edgy, problematic 1983 film Trading Places, onstage at the Alliance Theatre through June 26, feels much too safe to be memorable. This feels like an odd conclusion to reach when Trading Places: The Musical has gender-swapped the Eddie Murphy…
As King Silas on the new Disney+ series The Quest, Atlanta actor Kerwin Thompson absolutely rules. Within the eight-episode series, a unique mix of reality competition show and a high-fantasy story that filmed at a castle in California, a group of eight real teenagers participate in an immersive adventure to save the kingdom of Everealm,…
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…
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