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2 months ago | artsatl.org

Anyone up for a three-hour play about investment banking? Admittedly, with a pitch like that, you might not get many takers. Better to say that the new production of Ben Power’s masterful adaptation of Stefano Massini’s monumental work The Lehman Trilogy at Theatrical Outfit is a knockout. The show is…

Jan 17, 2025 | artsatl.org | Denise K James

In partnership with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, ArtsATL has identified members of the Atlanta arts community whose work goes beyond the personal to make a broader impact in their community. We’ll bring you their stories all week. ::Heidi Howard never planned to have a career in theater. Though she took drama classes with a friend at their small high school, it “was just the thing that kept me sane and happy,” she says.

Dec 11, 2024 | artsatl.org | Denise K James

A perusal of the playbill briefs us on children’s book author Arnold Stark Lobel, a self-proclaimed daydreamer who based his iconic amphibians on the optimistic and pessimistic aspects of himself. While this idea is likely lost on young audience members (ages ranged from babyhood onward), adults will notice the binary between the two friends is strong. One of the show’s best stories is in the summer, when Toad is ashamed of how he looks in his swimwear.

Oct 30, 2024 | artsatl.org | Denise K James

::A week before the staging of Les MisAmerica — a political comedy based on Les Misérables but set in the United States and less serious — a handful of cast members met at Village Music in Avondale Estates to run through songs with Nick Edelstein, their music director. As Edelstein pressed “play” on a score recording, the semicircle launched into songs such as “Look ‘Round” and “Masters of the House” — familiar to fans of Les Misérables but with bold, hilarious updates.

Oct 22, 2024 | artsatl.org | Denise K James

::In 2006, the Atlanta chapter of Lykeion ton Ellinidon (Lyceum Club of Greek Women) partnered with the Georgia Tech Hellenic Society for a screening of the Greek film A Touch of Spice at Garden Hills Theater. The screening was “a tremendous success,” according to Atlanta Greek Film Expo Co-director Alexandra Manos, and encouraged ongoing film events.