Atlanta Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 3

BWW Review: WHEN LAST WE FLEW Falls Flat at Out Front Theatre
by Obie Outlaw - April 04, 2022

Imagine, if you will, a small theatre tucked away in midtown Atlanta. Affordable valet parking attendants cheerfully whisk your car away as you climb stone steps up to a lively and stylish dining area. You enter through doors and metal grates to see a parade of pride flags swinging proudly up and do...

BWW Review: BINA'S SIX APPLES at The Alliance Theatre
by Jennifer Skura Boutell - March 30, 2022

The Children's Theatre Company and Alliance Theatre's World Premiere Co-Production of Lloyd Suh's BINA'S SIX APPLES directed by Eric Ting runs on The Coca-Cola Stage through March 27th, 2022....

BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE at City Springs Theatre is Masterfully Nostalgic
by Obie Outlaw - March 22, 2022

A Chorus Line at City Springs Theatre is a masterful revival of a well-loved classic. Featuring choreography by original cast member and Tony Award-Recipient Baayork Lee, the show feels overwhelmingly nostalgic, as if you had been transported back to 1975....

BWW Interview: Baayork Lee Continues Michael Bennett's Legacy with City Springs Theatre's A CHORUS LINE
by Sally Henry Fuller - March 14, 2022

As the triple threat performers of A CHORUS LINE take the stage at the Byers Theatre, they're bringing the same professionalism City Springs Theatre Company has come to be known for over the last four seasons. But this time, they're doing so after spending time under the direction and choreography o...

BWW Review: TONI STONE at The Alliance
by Jennifer Skura Boutell - February 26, 2022

A co-production with Milwaukee Repertory Theater on the Coca-Cola Stage until February 27, 2022, Alliance Theatre shares that TONI STONE is considered 'the 'Best New Play of 2019' by The Wall Street Journal,' and 'is a funny and fascinating story of race, gender, and raw ambition… and an unheralded ...

9 Must-See Productions Coming to Atlanta Stages This Spring
by Caroline Powell - March 02, 2022

In the spring, theatres return to their season, bringing art back to the masses. The Atlanta theatre schedule this spring is one you can’t miss. Here are nine shows we’re most looking forward to this spring....

BWW Review: DREAM HOU$E is Poignantly Relevant at The Alliance Theatre
by Obie Outlaw - February 12, 2022

Playing on The Alliance's Hertz Stage, DREAM HOU$E follows the story of two Latinx sisters - Julia and Patricia Castillo - as they sell their family home on a popular home renovation TV show. Foundations crack as the walls begin to talk and not a single tile in the house is without a story to tell....

BWW Review: TOOTSIE at Fox Theater
by Jennifer Skura Boutell - February 06, 2022

A New Musical About Making a New Musical #TootsieATL #BroadwayAtlanta #atthefox...

BWW Review: DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL at Fox Theater
by Jennifer Skura Boutell - December 17, 2021

DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL played to a delighted Atlanta audience for ten performances at the Fox Theatre earlier this month as part of the Broadway in Atlanta's 40th Anniversary Season. The New York Times describes the show as “100 times better than any bedtime story,” an...

BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL is Magnificently Heartwarming at The Alliance Theatre
by Obie Outlaw - December 06, 2021

If you're looking for a Broadway-level production in Atlanta, look no further than the Alliance Theatre. With a new script, a new score, and new costumes, A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Alliance Theatre is a spectacularly hopeful revival of the classic Christmas story. | Ella Outlaw...

BWW Review: BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY at Theatrical Outfit Keeps Us Guessing
by Jennifer (Skura) Boutell - December 06, 2021

Theatrical Outfit’s production of Ken Ludwig’s BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY (directed by Shannon Eubanks) is a fast-pace and humorous play that takes audiences from England’s Baker Street to the haunted Dartmoor....

BWW Review: TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA Delights at the Shakespeare Tavern
by Caroline Powell - November 18, 2021

The Atlanta Shakespeare Company has returned after the longest intermission at Shakespeare Tavern. This one-of-a-kind venue pays homage to The Bard, with a meal to match. Shakespeare Tavern came back in a big way, hosting what they call “The Shakespeare Binge Fest” to kick off the season....

BWW Review: HOMETOWN BOY is Beautifully Grotesque at Actor's Express
by Obie Outlaw - November 15, 2021

Welcome, ladies and gentlefolk, to the modern-day revival of Southern Gothic. HOMETOWN BOY at Actor’s Express is a beautifully grotesque show about how secrets are like leeches you can’t remove until you’ve faced them. Full of turmoil, lies, and revolting truths, HOMETOWN BOY challenges not just you...

BWW Review: HANDS UP at The Alliance
by Jennifer (Skura) Boutell - October 31, 2021

HANDS UP features individual monologues written by seven Black playwrights and expresses them through the creative compositions made by an ensemble cast. HANDS UP is co-directed by Spelman Professor Keith Arthur Bolden and Spelman Alumna and former Alliance Spelman Fellow Alexis Woodard. Woodard and...

BWW Review: THE BLUEST EYE at Synchronicity Theatre
by Jennifer (Skura) Boutell - October 22, 2021

In Owolabi's production of THE BLUEST EYE at Synchronicity Theatre, Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, Award-winning American Playwright Lydia R. Diamond, and Pecola Breedlove, the novel’s protagonist, seem to share a mutual legacy—this significance adds magnetism of this production, to say t...

BWW Review: HEATHERS Packs a Punch from Actor's Express and Oglethorpe University
by Obie Outlaw - October 13, 2021

If you’re in a Halloween-type mood and down to see a cult classic come to life onstage, then HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is a must-see this October. You’re sure to have some “Big Fun” revisiting high school. ...

BWW Review: AN ILIAD Brings Us Home at Theatrical Outfit
by Obie Outlaw - October 02, 2021

In a true return to original form, AN ILIAD at Theatrical Outfit is an intimate performance of the story of Hector and Achilles as told by one person – The Poet himself. Played by Suzi Bass Award-winner Lee Osorio, The Poet guides the audience through a tragically epic story, complete with props and...

BWW Review: DARLIN' CORY Drags Down a Searing Truth at The Alliance Theatre
by Obie Outlaw - September 28, 2021

Full of secrets, moonshine, and scintillating music, the show follows our heroine turned hero Clara as she navigates her life as an outsider. If you’re a fan of folk music, you will be a huge fan of this show. ...

BWW Review: Sandy Springs Comes to Life with THE SOUND OF MUSIC at City Springs Theatre
by Caroline Powell - September 15, 2021

City Springs Theatre Company (CSTC) has returned for their fourth season in the Byers Theatre, opening with the classic THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Directed by Atlanta native and Tony Award-winner Shuler Hensley, this production kicked off the season with delightful fanfare....

BWW Review: HAMILTON at The Fox Theatre Blows Us All Away
by Obie Outlaw - September 09, 2021

HAMILTON at The Fox Theatre is a remarkable show and the perfect note to revive theatre in Atlanta with. Even if you’ve streamed it on Disney+, listened to the soundtrack on repeat for months, and watched as many clips as you could find on YouTube, seeing the show in person makes everything feel new...

BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Shakespeare Tavern
by Jennifer Skura - September 04, 2021

Shakespeare’s infamous four-plot adventure is braided with precision by Laura Cole’s thoughtful and expertly timed hands. With festive, personality-invoking costumes, clever fight choreography, and astute music/sound design, the double, sometimes triple duty, cast is more than adept at switching in ...

BWW Review: CHESS Brings a Rocky Start to the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre's New Season
by Caroline Powell - July 30, 2021

The Jennie T. Anderson Theatre is back with live, in-theatre shows, starting with CHESS in concert on July 24th. Directed by Lilliangina Quiñones, Artistic Director Jono Davis mentioned in the program that this show came together in just seven days for one night only. A part of the theatre's Overtur...

BWW Review: A Well-Sung Sondheim Favorite Ends the Long Period of Darkness in Sandy Springs
by Amy Zipperer - July 12, 2021

Into the Woods is a solid and well-sung outing for City Springs Theatre Company to mark the opening of a newly planned season full of beloved musicals, including The Sound of Music and West Side Story....

BWW Review: D&D WITH DEEDEE: THE ADVANCED DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS TUTORIAL Proves Game Worthy at Atlanta Fringe Festival
by Amy Zipperer - June 16, 2021

D&D WITH DEEDEE:  THE ADVANCED DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS TUTORIAL, the Barbed Tales' audio play included in this year’s Fringe Audio, is a funny character-driven piece that takes a clever behind-the-scenes look at the nature of beginning podcast production....

BWW Review: WORKING at the Alliance Theatre Tells ATL's Story
by Obie Outlaw - May 17, 2021

Broadway opens again in a few weeks, concerts are being scheduled again, and The Alliance is performing WORKING: A MUSICAL – the theatre is coming back soon! While we may not be back in front of a velvet curtain yet, WORKING: A MUSICAL under the tent teases normalcy while delivering a Coca-Cola Stag...