Jim Farmer

2 months ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Jim Farmer

The first time she laid eyes on a drum kit, Tammy Hurt had a sense of what her future would hold. "I knew right then and there," she said. "I never wanted to do anything else other than play drums, be in music, record music, and tour."The out Atlanta-based musician, who is a longtime member of the Recording Academy and its current presiding officer, was recently named a 2025 Billboard Women in Music honoree. The ceremony was held March 29. A love for music runs in Hurt's family.

2 months ago | ajc.com | Jim Farmer

This story was originally published by ArtsATL. Audiences familiar with Ken Ludwig fare such as “Lend Me A Tenor” and “Moon Over Buffalo” will more than likely know exactly what they’re getting themselves into with Aurora Theatre’s “The Gods of Comedy.” Sophisticated, cutting-edge theater it’s not; instead, it’s a monumentally silly show that doesn’t take itself too seriously and only wants to please.

2 months ago | ajc.com | Jim Farmer

Mitchell Anderson and Jennifer “Jenny” Levison aren’t just longtime best friends, their lives are strongly parallel. After many years in Hollywood, appearing in series’ such as “Doogie Howser, M.D.” and “Party of Five,” Anderson moved to Atlanta and eventually opened his Midtown restaurant, MetroFresh. Levison, an Atlanta native who returned here prior, founded Souper Jenny, which now has five locations.

2 months ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Jim Farmer

Even when they were younger, Max Mutchnick and David Kohan - best known for writing and producing the television series "Will & Grace" - have always focused on characters of a certain age. Now that they are of that age, they have considerably more insight into their new creation, "Mid-Century Modern." The Hulu sitcom, which debuted on March 28, stars Nathan Lane, Matt Bomer and Nathan Lee Graham as a trio of gay friends who reunite in Palm Springs when another friend passes away.

2 months ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Jim Farmer

It's a case that long-time Georgians know all too well: the 1913 trial of Jewish American Leo Frank, a pencil factory manager who was accused and then convicted of the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan. The trial serves as the basis for the musical "Parade," written by Alfred Uhry with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, which will run at the Fox Theatre April 1-6. The show stars Ramone Nelson as Jim Conley, a janitor at the factory and a witness in the case against Frank.