Kristi York Wooten

1 week ago | nowhabersham.com | Kristi York Wooten

A Georgia playwright and college professor is luring teens to Broadway with John Proctor is the Villain, inspired by a 70-year-old play and Y2K pop songs. Excitement was in the air as theatergoers snaked through Schubert Alley on a wet May Tuesday in Manhattan, ahead of the evening performance of John Proctor is the Villain at the Booth Theatre.

1 week ago | gpb.org | Kristi York Wooten

Excitement was in the air as theatergoers snaked through Schubert Alley on a wet May Tuesday in Manhattan, ahead of the evening performance of John Proctor is the Villain at the Booth Theatre. Georgia native and Emory University professor Kimberly Belflower wrote the play, which gained notoriety for adding a "Me Too" twist to Arthur Miller's allegorical 1953 classic The Crucibl e.

3 weeks ago | gpb.org | Kristi York Wooten

There's nothing like a summer concert. Whether at one of Georgia's many parks or amphitheaters, small venues or arenas and stadiums, live music brings people together unlike any other activity. The music industry in the state generates around $3.7 billion dollars annually. And while an uncertain economy saw an 11% drop in Live Nation revenues for the first quarter of 2025, the promoter says future event sales are up 24% over last year.

3 weeks ago | gpb.org | Kristi York Wooten

The John Hughes movie, The Breakfast Club, featured "Don't You Forget About Me" as its theme song, a record that put Scottish rock group Simple Minds at No.1 on the Billboard charts in May 1985. The band has surpassed 1 billion streams, sold 60 million records worldwide, released its latest live album in April and over the years played in Atlanta venues including the Fox Theatre in 1986, the Buckhead Theatre in 1995, and the Tabernacle in 2018.

3 weeks ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Kristi York Wooten

On a hot spring Saturday in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward, dancer Joy "Kuma" Gasaway is popping to "Don't Stop the Rock," a classic breakdancing hit from 1985. Kuma and her husband Anthony "Fyrefli" Gasaway Jr. have formed a community crew called FyreNation to spread their love of hip-hop dancing to people of all ages.