‘Blues for an Alabama Sky’ Celebrates Its 20th Birthday at the Alliance Theatre
Playwright Pearl Cleage, for whom tales of the Harlem Renaissance were childhood bedtime stories, reflects on her 1995 period piece.
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Alliance Theatre Announces 5 World Premieres for 2015–16 Season
The Atlanta theatre will produce the world premiere of Mike Lew’s ‘Tiger Style!’, Eleanor Burgess’s ‘Start Down’ and Charles Randolph-Wright’s new musical about BeBe and CeCe Winans.
Tsehaye Geralyn Hébert Wins Alliance Play Competition
The Atlanta theatre’s playwriting prize comes with a world premiere production for Hébert’s ‘THE C.A. Lyons Project.’
Natasha Trethewey’s ‘Native Guard’ Gets the Theatrical Treatment
Former U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey’s Pulitzer winning collection of poetry is getting made into a play at the Alliance Theatre.
‘Bull Durham’ in a New Ballpark
Ron Shelton’s “Bull Durham” goes from a baseball movie to a baseball musical, slated to run at the Alliance Theatre and directed by Kip Fagan.
May/June 2014 In Theatre News
Theatre news from all over the nation, from California to Washington D.C.
News in Brief for April 2013
Space constraints, new musicals, and Shakespeare are among this month’s round-up of news items.
Awards for March 2013
Daniel Pearle wins the Laurents/Hatcher Foundation Award, Stephen Colbert is honored by Lookingglass Theatre Company, and more awards from our March 2013 issue.
Stephen King and John Mellencamp's Down-Home Nightmare
Stephen King and John Mellencamp, with a huge assist from T-Bone Burnett, created this original horror musical ‘Ghost Brothers of Darkland County’ at the Alliance Theatre in 2012; it’s now hitting the road for a national tour.
On the Job
Theatre pros recall the doors they’ve opened by assisting (including a few better left closed).
