Shows in April
 Richard Goode, piano • Apr 18 onlySpivey Hall (Morrow) American pianist Richard Goode has been hailed for playing of "staggering virtuosity and musical insight" (The Times, London) and music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth, and expressiveness. His... more... |
 100 Saints You Should Know • Mar 18 - Apr 17Actor's Express (Atlanta - All Other Atlanta) About the play The lives of five people collide in this emotionally charged drama about unraveling faith and the redemptive power of human connection. While Matthew is on an enforced furlough from the... more...  Mature Content Regional Premiere |
 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer • Apr 3 - May 2Kudzu Playhouse (Roswell) Adapted from the book by Mark Twain This is the classic story of Tom, Huck, Aunt Polly, and of course, Injun Joe. All the wonderful classic scenes that have become so familiar over the years come alive on... more...  Family Friendly |
 All in the Timing • Apr 9 - Apr 11Epidemic Theatre (Marietta) All in the Timing is a collection of one-act plays by the American playwright David Ives, all of which were written between 1987 and 1993. It was first published by Dramatists Play Service in 1994, with a... more... Mature Content |
 All Tchaikovsky, All Powerful • Apr 8 - Apr 10Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Maestro Petrenko, Chief Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, brings a fascinating all-Tchaikovsky program: the picturesque Manfred Symphony, based on Lord Byron's novel, followed by the always... more... |
 Always . . . Patsy Cline • Apr 13 - Apr 25Georgia Ensemble Theatre (Roswell) Always…Patsy Cline tells the true story of the special friendship between two women, one a rising star and the other a devoted fan, over a pot of strong coffee in Louise’s kitchen and through letters and... more... |
 America Sings! • Apr 24 onlyGwinnett Choral Guild (Stone Mountain) featuring selections from Candide by Leonard Bernstein; selections from A Bluegrass Mass by Carol Barnett; We’re Goin’ Around from Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha; Native American Ceremonial Songs; Folk Songs... more... Family Friendly Regional Premiere |
 And The Monkey Goes To . . . • Apr 2 - Apr 4Academy Theatre (Avondale Estates) Dancing Monkey Cabaret: This month we celebrate Hollywood from the golden-age of movie making all the way up through the modern day. Our Vaudeville Variety show has Live Music, Singers, Comedy, and Special... more... Family Friendly |
 Atlanta Opera Masterclass - Arthur Fagen, conductor • Apr 26 onlyGeorgia State University School of Music (Atlanta - All Other Atlanta) Maestro Arthur Fagen will rehearse members of the Georgia State University Symphony Orchestra and graduate conducting students on passages from Mozart's The Magic Flute. The event will take place in room 405... more... Family Friendly |
| Atlanta’s Young Artists, Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta Family Series • Apr 25 only Arts at Emory (Atlanta - All Other Atlanta) An annual showcase of some of Atlanta’s most talented pre-college musicians. more...  Student Show |
 Aurora Theatre Swing Nights featuring Metro Jazz Club • Aug 7 - Apr 10Aurora Theatre (Lawrenceville) Aurora Theatre Swing Nights featuring Metro Jazz Club Aurora Theatre continues our crowd pleasing concert series, Swing Night at Aurora Theatre featuring the Metro Jazz Club, with a show on Saturday... more... |
 Baby • Apr 16 - May 2The Legacy Theatre (Tyrone) Book by Sybille Pearson Music by David Shire Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. Baby tells the story of three couples on a university campus as they deal with the painful, rewarding and agonizingly funny... more... |
| Barenaked Voices: Seventh Annual Emory Student A Cappella Celebration • Apr 9 only Arts at Emory (Atlanta - Buckhead and North) A showcase of student- and faculty-led a cappella groups. Proceeds benefit Helpline, a student run telephone counseling and referral service and Active Minds, a peer-to-peer organization dedicated to raising... more... Student Show |
 Battle Acts • Dec 26 - Dec 18Laughing Matters (Avondale Estates) Individual improvisors compete head to head for laughs during this elimination tournament. Eight walk in and one walks out - The Champion of BattleActs! Third Saturday of each month. more... |
 The Best of Ballethnic • Apr 22 - Apr 25Ballethnic Dance Company (Atlanta - All Other Atlanta) Act I one will feature Ballethnic's most talked about performacnes exquisitely woven together. Following this visual extravaganza, Ballethnic will perform Act II of The Leopard Tale. This signature piece... more... Family Friendly |
 Bizet's Carmen • Apr 22 - Apr 25Rialto Center for the Arts (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Georgia State University Opera Theatre and Symphony Orchestra presents the world’s most popular opera features one unforgettable melody after another. The strong-willed gypsy, Carmen, is intertwined in a... more... Mature Content |
 Black Pearl Sings • Mar 26 - Apr 25Horizon Theatre Company (Atlanta - Little 5 Points, Grant Park, East Atlanta) Susannah travels the country recording lost traditional songs. When she finds Pearl in a Texas prison, she discovers dozens of musical treasures rooted in the African tradition. With a soulful voice, Pearl must... more... Regional Premiere |
 A Blast From The Past • Apr 24 onlySong of Atlanta (Roswell) Song of Atlanta Show Chorus, 6th place Sweet Adelines International a cappella chorus in the world, presents “A Blast From The Past”, April 24, featuring Moxie Ladies (Sweet Adelines 2009 International... more... Family Friendly |
 Blues in the Night • Apr 28 - May 23Theatrical Outfit (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) A musical revue conceived and originally directed by Sheldon Epps. Tony-nominated, this scorching compilation of full-out blues songs interweaves stories of life and love through the unrivalled tunes and... more... Mature Content |
 The Break Up: an out of hand car play • Apr 24 - Apr 25Out of Hand Theater (Atlanta - Little 5 Points, Grant Park, East Atlanta) Hey, do you want to get dumped? It will only take a minute. Hop into a car with a stranger. Fall in love, fall out of love and get on with your life in a mere minute or two. Getting let down never felt... more...  World Premiere |
 Bugz • Apr 1 - Apr 17Kudzu Playhouse (Roswell) There's going to be a picnic and everyone is pitchin' in...the Lady Bugs are in charge of proper etiquette, the Army Ants will handle security, the Fireflies are in charge of lighting, and entertainment will be... more... Family Friendly |
 CHAMBER MUSIC AT THE TAVERN • Apr 28 onlyThe New American Shakespeare Tavern (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) with The Atlanta Chamber Players “ PREMIERES & PRODIGIES “ MOZART Quintet for Piano & Winds, K. 452 (piano, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon) RAPIDO! World Premiere (oboe, violin, viola, cello,... more... Family Friendly |
 Christina Darling • Apr 16 - May 8The Process Theatre Co. (Decatur) The Process is proud to present the world premiere of "Christina Darling". The story of Christina Crawford and her mother Joan Crawford. There are two sides to every story. more... World Premiere |
 The Day of Murders in the History of Hamlet • Apr 1 - Apr 257 Stages Theatre (Atlanta - Little 5 Points, Grant Park, East Atlanta) Another striking installment of the US Koltes Project which presents works by Bernard Marie Koltes as translated into modern English. In this re-visioning of Shakespeare's original HAMLET, only four of the... more... Mature Content |
 Dead Certain, a Mystery Thriller • Apr 14 - May 2ART Station (Stone Mountain) Charming and good looking but never more than a few steps from self-destruction, Michael is an out-of-work actor who was once on the verge of stardom. Elizabeth is a theatre-obsessed ex-dancer who is now... more... |
 Dinner and a Diva • Apr 20 onlyCapitol City Opera (Atlanta - All Other Atlanta) Highlights from Puccini’s MADAMA BUTTERFLY 6:15 Hors D'oeuvres & Cash Bar 7pm Seating for 3 Course Dinner includes wine with dinner, tax and tip for $55 more... Mature Content |
 Dinner and a Diva • Apr 22 onlyCapitol City Opera (Roswell) Highlights from Puccini’s MADAMA BUTTERFLY 6:30 Tapas & Cash Bar 7pm Seating for 4 Course Dinner includes wine with dinner, tax and tip for $65 more... Mature Content |
 Disney's Aladdin, jr. • Mar 27 - Apr 17The Blackwell Playhouse (Marietta) Welcome to Agrabah, City of Enchantment, where every beggar has a story and every camel has a tail! All of your favorite characters are here in this stage adaptation of the Disney hit, including Aladdin,... more... Family Friendly |
 Driving Miss Daisy • Apr 12 - May 23Gypsy Theatre Company (Cumming) The place is the Deep South, the time 1948, just prior to the civil rights movement. Having recently demolished another car, Daisy Wertham, a rich, sharp-tongued Jewish widow of seventy-two, is informed by her... more... Family Friendly Regional Premiere |
 Dynamic Debuts! • Apr 1 - Apr 3Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Mr. Jarvi, from the esteemed Estonian conducting family (Paavo is his brother, Neeme his father), brings a contrasting pair of Stravinsky ballets: the spare, neoclassical Pulcinella and the luxuriant Firebird.... more... |
| Emory Chamber Ensembles • Apr 6 - Apr 13 Arts at Emory (Atlanta - Buckhead and North) The Emory Chamber Music Program provides many rich opportunities for students to perform music in small, intimate settings such as trios, quartets and other instrumental combinations. The program supports an... more... |
| Emory Dance Company Spring Concert • Apr 22 - Apr 24 Arts at Emory (Atlanta - All Other Atlanta) The Emory Dance Company will present an evening of new works choreographed and performed by Emory dance students. more... Student Show |
 Emory Guitar Ensemble, Brian Luckett, director • Apr 24 onlyArts at Emory (Atlanta - All Other Atlanta) The Emory Guitar Ensemble is a classical guitar ensemble that studies and performs music for guitar duos, trios and quartets. The repertoire includes music from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and... more... Student Show |
| Emory Jazz Ensemble, Gary Motley, director • Mar 31 - Apr 20 Arts at Emory (Atlanta - Buckhead and North) The Emory Jazz Program currently has four jazz chamber groups and an 18-piece big band. The Emory Jazz Combos and the Emory Big Band give students the opportunity to develop their performance skills as... more... Student Show |
| Emory Percussion Ensemble, Michael Cebulski, director • Apr 11 only Arts at Emory (Atlanta - Buckhead and North) Performs an eclectic mix of advanced contemporary repertoire for traditional and world percussion. more... Student Show |
| Emory University Symphony Orchestra & University Chorus • Apr 16 - Apr 17 Arts at Emory (Atlanta - Buckhead and North) Emory’s University Chorus, directed by Eric Nelson, and the Emory University Symphony Orchestra, directed by Richard Prior, will join forces to present Mozart's "Requiem Mass in D Minor." more... |
 Emory Wind Ensemble, Scott Stewart, director • Apr 21 onlyArts at Emory (Atlanta - Buckhead and North) The Emory Wind Ensemble is a select ensemble dedicated to the study and performance of literature for wind bands. It sponsors an active commissioning program, hosts guest artists, and tours nationally or... more... Student Show |
 Emory's Young Artists, Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta Noontime Series • Apr 16 onlyArts at Emory (Atlanta - All Other Atlanta) Frederic Chopin/Robert Schumann Bicentennial Celebration Series. Some of the Department of Music’s finest undergraduate talents are hosted by Robert Spano. more... Student Show |
 Ethan Frome • Mar 11 - Apr 11Theatre in the Square (Marietta) A new adaption of Edith Wharton’s classic heart-wrenching tale. Set in the Berkshire hills of Massachusetts, a tragic sledding accident creates an ironic twist to this story, which explores a haunting and... more... Mature Content |
 Eurydice • Apr 13 - Apr 24Gainesville Theatre Alliance (Gainesville) The brilliant playwright, Sarah Ruhl has created an exhilarating tale based on the Greek myth of Orpheus. On the day Eurydice is to marry her true love, a misstep sends her to the haunting depths of the... more... |
 Forever Plaid • Apr 23 - May 23Kudzu Playhouse (Roswell) By Stuart Ross Directed by Wally Hinds and Spencer G. Stevens One of the most popular and successful musicals in recent memory, this deliciously goofy revue centers on four young, eager male singers killed... more... Family Friendly |
 Fuddy Mears • Mar 19 - Apr 10Onstage Atlanta (Decatur) by David Lindsay-Abaire Direction by Cathe Hall Payne “So, I have amnesia -- that’s very inconvenient.” It’s just another day for Claire... she wakes up and has no idea who or where she is. Her... more... Mature Content |
| Hear the Future! • Apr 25 only The Michael O'Neal Singers (Roswell) Featuring outstanding high school ensembles from Alpharetta, Riverwood and Roswell High Schools. Each of the ensembles will perform individually, and will also join The Michael O’Neal Singers in a combined... more... Family Friendly |
 His Eye Is On The Sparrow • Apr 29 - Jun 13Theatre in the Square (Marietta) The inspiring story of actress/singer Ethel Waters, who rose from a downtrodden life in Philadelphia's back alleys to become a celebrated talent. Aside from the title song, other Waters hits include "Stormy... more... Mature Content |
 Improv Revolution - Thursday Night Improv • Dec 10 - Apr 29Dad's Garage (Atlanta - Little 5 Points, Grant Park, East Atlanta) The future of yesterday's improv tomorrow – today! Revolving improv formats, fresh faces and big ideas mark our ever–changing Thursday night testing ground for innovative and new improvisers. In addition to... more... Mature Content |
| Improv Revolution - Thursday night Improv • Dec 10 - Dec 30 Dad's Garage (Atlanta - Little 5 Points, Grant Park, East Atlanta) The future of yesterday's improv tomorrow - today! New formats, fresh faces and big ideas mark our ever-changing Thursday night testing ground for new improv formats and new improvisers. This week, the... more... Mature Content |
| Is He Dead • Apr 16 - May 1 Pumphouse Players (Cartersville) by Mark Twain adapted by David Ives Richly intermingling elements of burlesque, farce, and social satire with a wry look at the world market in art, Is He Dead? centers on a group of poor artists in France,... more... Family Friendly |
 Jason Vieaux, guitar • Apr 17 onlySpivey Hall (Morrow) A charismatic interpreter (The Philadelphia Inquirer) and "exceptionally musical guitarist with a warm, rich tone" (Acoustic Guitar), Jason Vieaux "is among the elite of today's classical guitarists"... more... |
 Jerry Bergonzi and the GSU Jazz Band • Apr 16 onlyRialto Center for the Arts (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Tenor saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi is an internationally recognized jazz performer, composer, author, and educator. Bergonzi has performed throughout the world at all the major jazz festivals and jazz venues,... more... |
| Journeys, Emory Concert Choir, Eric Nelson, director • Apr 23 only Arts at Emory (Atlanta - Buckhead and North) The Emory University Concert Choir is considered to be one of the finest collegiate choirs in the country. The group has been selected to sing at both the Southern and National conventions of the American... more... Student Show |
 King Lear • Mar 4 - Apr 4The New American Shakespeare Tavern (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) The ties that bind in King Lear are woven of deceit, greed, grief and joyfulness. Often regarded as Shakespeare's crowning achievement, this tragedy about the relationship between parents and their offspring... more... |
 The Last Cargo Cult • Mar 19 - Apr 11Alliance Theatre (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Groundbreaking monologist Mike Daisey comes to Atlanta with the story of his journey to a remote South Pacific island whose people worship America and its cargo. This narrative is woven against a searing... more... Mature Content |
 Laughing Matters @ Manuel's Tavern • Jan 2 - Nov 6Laughing Matters (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) General Improv, 1st Saturday of each month more... |
 Little Shop of Horrors • Apr 16 - May 2Atlanta Lyric Theatre (Marietta) The Lyric brings its fantastic, “Suzi” Award-nominated production to the Strand. One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time, this affectionate spoof of 1950s sci-fi movies has become a... more... |
 Little Women • Apr 17 - Apr 19Gainesville Theatre Alliance (Gainesville) Old-fashioned in the best possible way, Little Women makes a good complement to Wicked for those trying to entice a younger audience to the delights of the musical theatre. Luoisa May Alcott's classic tale of... more... Family Friendly |
 Lookingglass Alice • Mar 31 - May 2Alliance Theatre (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Defy logic – and gravity – in a topsy-turvy, timeless tale of a little girl who journeys through the looking glass to become a queen. Marvel as Alice floats, falls, and flies overhead in a radically... more... |
 Lunchtime in the Studio • Oct 15 - Apr 15Several Dancers Core (Decatur) Free dance performance with CORE Performance Company and free lunch from Decatur area restaurant sponsors. more... Family Friendly |
 The Machine plays Pink Floyd • Apr 2 onlyAtlanta Symphony Orchestra (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) “Welcome to the Machine,” indeed! The extraordinary Pink Floyd cover band, The Machine (“There's no one better equipped than this act when it comes to celebrating the music of Pink Floyd.” - Rolling... more... |
 The Magic Flute • Apr 24 - May 2The Atlanta Opera (Atlanta - All Other Atlanta) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart An enchanting journey of love and self-discovery, the prince Tamino and princess Pamina pass through several trials to find each other. Fantastic characters, an evil Queen (with... more... Mature Content |
 Mary Poppins • Apr 29 - May 16Broadway Across America - Atlanta (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Combining the best of the original stories by P. L. Travers and the beloved Walt Disney film, the Tony® Award-winning MARY POPPINS is everything you’d hope for in a Broadway musical—and more. Produced by... more... Family Friendly |
 Master Class • Mar 19 - Apr 11Stage Door Players (Dunwoody) Diva: Maria Callas. The name evokes greatness, beauty, talent and in some cases, fear. While interacting and teaching three students over the course of a “master class,” Callas muses on her past... more... |
 Midori Performs Mendelssohn; Beethoven's Regal "Eroica" • Apr 15 - Apr 17Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Revived to acclaim at the 2005 Salzburg Festival, Die Gezeichneten ("The Branded") is Franz Schreker's 1918 opera of sex, death, and artistic creativity. The wondrously talented Midori plays the brilliant... more... |
 Mister Greggy's Saturday Funhouse Show • Mar 20 - Apr 24Academy Theatre (Avondale Estates) Internationally known children's entertainer Mister Greggy will be presenting his Saturday Funhouse Show March 20, March 27, April 3 at 11:00am-12:30pm. Filled with magic, clowning, puppetry and some "serious... more... |
| Mystery At Greenfingers • Apr 30 - May 15 Polk Street Players (Marietta) During a violent snowstorm in the closed Greenfingers Palace Hotel, the entire staff is involved in something secret. Included in the mystery are the chef, the social hostess, two maids, the assistant manager,... more... Family Friendly |
| neoPhonia New Music Ensemble • Apr 20 only Georgia State University School of Music (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Nickitas Demos, artistic director The final concert in the ensemble's 15th anniversary season is entitled "Homecoming," featuring works by alumni of the GSU School of Music's composition program. more... Family Friendly |
 The Nerd • Apr 23 - May 22The Rosewater Theatre (Roswell) One of the funniest plays ever written, this extraordinarily inventive, side-splitting comedy was first presented by the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, then produced in Great Britain, then went on to Broadway.... more... |
 New Trinity Baroque • Oct 30 - Apr 24New Trinity Baroque (Atlanta - Buckhead and North) CONCERT II Friday, October 30, 2009: HANDEL's NIGHTMARE - MUSIC OF GERMAN & ITALIAN BAROQUE New Trinity Baroque's first ever Halloween concert commenorates 250 years since the death of G.F. Handel, and will... more... Family Friendly |
 Noises Off • Mar 5 - Apr 11The Rosewater Theatre (Roswell) By Michael Frayn Extended through April 11th due to popular demand. Called the funniest farce ever written, NOISES OFF returned to Broadway with Patti LuPone and Peter Gallagher and a manic menagerie that... more... Mature Content |
| Octette Bridge Club • Mar 5 - Apr 4 Kudzu Playhouse (Roswell) A delightful, sentimental comedy about American life in a by gone era. On alternate Friday evenings, eight sisters meet to play bridge and gossip. A delightful, funny, moving glimpse of the sort of lives we are... more... |
 Oklahoma! • Apr 1 - Apr 11Theater Emory (Atlanta - All Other Atlanta) Rodgers & Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA! Music by RICHARD RODGERS Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Based on the play "Green Grow the Lilacs" by Lynn Riggs Original Dances by Agnes de Mille Directed... more... Family Friendly |
 Oleanna • Apr 9 - May 2Academy Theatre (Avondale Estates) The Academy Theatre presents the play Oleanna by David Mamet directed by Maggie McEnerny. Questions of power, knowledge and who has the right to define them are laid bare between a female student and her... more... Mature Content |
 On Broadway with Marvin Hamlisch • Apr 30 - May 1Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Pulitzer Prize-winning composer-arranger-singer Marvin Hamlisch toasts his 65th birthday as only he can, celebrating his famous collaborations with Barbra and Liza, show-stopping, one-man shows, and landmark... more... |
 Opera 101 - Magic Flute • Apr 19 onlyThe Atlanta Opera (Atlanta - All Other Atlanta) Led by long time opera connoisseur and Honorary Board Member, Carter Joseph, OPERA 101 is a prep course for the upcoming production. Patrons are introduced to a history, background and story line of the opera.... more... |
 Opera Theatre Production: Bizet's • Apr 22 - Apr 25Georgia State University School of Music (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) W. Dwight Coleman, artistic director Peter Marshall, musical director University Symphony Orchestra, Michael Palmer, conductor The world's most popular opera features one unforgettable melody after another.... more... |
 Pat Metheny • Apr 8 onlyFerst Center for the Arts (Atlanta - All Other Atlanta) World renowned guitarist/composer Pat Metheny has won 17 Grammy Awards and been nominated 33 times, more than any performer in Grammy history. Continually exploring new musical ideas, Metheny moves from... more... |
 Paul Bunyan & the Tall Tale Medicine Show • Apr 3 - May 23Center for Puppetry Arts (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Adapted by Jon Ludwig, directed by Clint Thornton Mar 30 - May 23, 2010 You’re invited to a historical hoedown honoring American heroes that spin tales taller than a ten-gallon hat! Enjoy twangy tunes as... more... Family Friendly |
| Percussion Ensemble • Apr 6 only Georgia State University School of Music (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Stuart Gerber, director The 5th Rock and Roll Biennale, featuring works by Edgar Varese, John Cage, AC/DC, Radiohead, Stewart Copeland and others. more... Family Friendly |
 Piedmont College Chamber Singers • Apr 11 onlySpivey Hall (Morrow) Piedmont College Chamber Singers Wallace Hinson, conductor Performing a wide variety of choral literature from the Renaissance to the present day, the Piedmont College Chamber Singers have toured throughout... more... |
 Platinum Championship Wrestling • Apr 2 - Apr 30Academy Theatre (Avondale Estates) Saving the Art of Professional Wrestling, One Match at a Time more... |
 The Producers • Apr 9 - Apr 25DramaTech Theater (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Max Bialystock is a theatrical producer who sweet-talks rich old women to get them to invest in his Broadway plays. Then he meets Leo Bloom, who innocently realizes that if Max were to get a lot of money to... more... |
 A Rail Tale • Apr 30 - May 23Kudzu Playhouse (Roswell) World Premier of a New Play by Candy Spahr As a new century dawns, eight people, each with their own dreams and uncertainties for the future, board a luxury steam locomotive bound from Boston to Detroit.... more... |
 Rasta Thomas' Bad Boys of Dance • Apr 22 onlyFerst Center for the Arts (Atlanta - All Other Atlanta) Using physical prowess, raw masculinity, and technical perfection, dance superstar Rasta Thomas and his stunningly talented Bad Boys move to the rhythms of ballet, Broadway, tango and hip-hop to deliver a... more... Regional Premiere |
 Richard Morris, organ • Apr 10 onlySpivey Hall (Morrow) No one knows Spivey Hall's magnificent Fratelli Ruffatti organ as well as organist-in-residence Richard Morris. A distinguished concert and recording artist, he commands a rich repertoire. His brilliant... more... |
 Robert Spano, piano, Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta Emerson Series • Apr 10 onlyArts at Emory (Atlanta - Buckhead and North) Frederic Chopin/Robert Schumann Bicentennial Celebration Series. Pianist Robert Spano plays Chopin’s “Cello Sonata” with Christopher Rex; Schumann’s “Pictures from Fairyland” with violist Yinzi... more... |
 Rocky Horror Picture Show w/ Live Cast • Jan 1 - Dec 25Lips Down on Dixie (Atlanta - Little 5 Points, Grant Park, East Atlanta) Lips Down On Dixie performs the interactive version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. more... Mature Content |
 Rodgers and Hammerstein's “OKLAHOMA!” • Apr 10 - Apr 11Arts at Emory (Atlanta - All Other Atlanta) Music by Richard Rodgers, Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Based on the play “Green Grow the Lilacs” by Lynn Riggs, Original dances by Agnes de Mille. The beloved classic American musical comes to... more... Family Friendly |
 Salon • Oct 15 - Apr 15Several Dancers Core (Decatur) Join CORE Performance Company for a Salon evening in which the dancers will show parts of their newest works and involve the audience in dialogue about their creative process. more... |
| Scandal! • Feb 19 - Apr 30 Dad's Garage (Atlanta - Little 5 Points, Grant Park, East Atlanta) There's a little ‘to be determined' location in Little Five Points, and that unnamed setting is sure to be filled with…Scandal! The unstoppable Dad's Garage ensemble is returning with another season of... more... Mature Content |
 Sealed for Freshness • Apr 15 - Apr 25Theatre Arts Guild @ Georgia Perimeter College (Clarkston) Retro Comedy by Doug Stone Directed by Sally J. Robertson Intimate studio theatre setting. Limited seating! NO LATE SEATING! Set in the 1960s on a hilarious journey of self-discovery, "Sealed for... more... Mature Content Regional Premiere |
 Shorts 5 • Apr 23 - Apr 24brooks and company dance (Atlanta - All Other Atlanta) Short dance programs: New works by Bubba Carr, Beth Lewis, Staci Scaturro, Stephen Loch, Kristyn McGeehan, Stephanie Johnson, Cara O'Grady and Jena Michele Kovash PLUS... Guest works by Terry Slade,... more... Family Friendly |
 The SHOW! • Apr 2 - Jun 18Out of Hand Theater (Atlanta - Little 5 Points, Grant Park, East Atlanta) A 60 minute late-night Freak Show, Out of Hand style. The Show! is never the same twice because the audience runs The Show. A ridiculously interactive Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Event, The Show! is wild, big... more... Mature Content World Premiere |
 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs • Apr 24 - May 22The Blackwell Playhouse (Marietta) Come along with Snow White through a musical journey of a fairytale retold! Beautiful Snow White, raised by her evil step-mother, the Queen, is forced to flee her home in order to save her life. An enchanted... more... Family Friendly |
 South Pacific • Apr 6 - Apr 11Broadway Across America - Atlanta (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Winner of seven 2008 Tony Awards® including Best Musical Revival, this new production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s prize-winning musical SOUTH PACIFIC, arrives from its sold-out Broadway run at Lincoln Center... more... Family Friendly |
 A Spano/Chorus Spectacular! The Verdi Requiem • Apr 22 - Apr 25Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) The Verdi Requiem is a heartfelt religious expression imbued with dramatic vitality by a master composer of Italian opera. Often referred to as Verdi’s greatest opera, this wide-ranging masterpiece features... more... |
| Student Concert Series • Apr 2 only Georgia State University School of Music (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) A free, lunch-time concert featuring student performers from the School of Music. more... Family Friendly Student Show |
 The Sunset Limited • Mar 17 - Apr 11Theatrical Outfit (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) A novel in dramatic form written by Cormac McCarthy. A startling encounter on a New York subway platform leads two strangers to a dilapidated tenement where a life or death decision begs the existential... more... Mature Content |
| Symphonic Wind Ensemble • Apr 15 only Georgia State University School of Music (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Robert J. Ambrose, conductor Featuring Björk's Overture; Varèse's Ionisation, Hyperprism and Dance for Burgess; and Weill's Little Three Penny. more... Family Friendly |
 The Taming of the Shrew • Apr 8 - May 9The New American Shakespeare Tavern (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Welcome to the Bard’s famous comedic “battle of the sexes.” Will Petruchio be able to tame his Kate, turning the “shrew” into a doting wife, or will the lady hold fast to her wild, independent ways?... more... Mature Content |
 Tao- The Martial Art of Drumming • Apr 9 onlyFerst Center for the Arts (Atlanta - All Other Atlanta) Explosive Taiko drumming and innovative choreography showcase the extraordinary precision, energy, and stamina of this ensemble. Tao creates a unique allure with the performers, who have undergone years of... more... Regional Premiere |
 Tavern Talk • Apr 19 onlyThe New American Shakespeare Tavern (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) “Plays about Plays: Shakespeare’s Depictions of the Theater” with Charlotte Artese, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of English at Agnes Scott College. How did Shakespeare feel about his own profession? From... more... |
 TheatreSports - Saturday Night Improv • Dec 5 - Dec 25Dad's Garage (Atlanta - Little 5 Points, Grant Park, East Atlanta) Our longest running improv show and an audience favorite for years, TheatreSports is a fast–paced improv competition featuring the best improvisers in the city. Consisting of two teams, a host/referee, judges... more... Mature Content |
 Trey McIntyre Project • Apr 10 onlyRialto Center for the Arts (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) The Trey McIntyre Project (TMP) was an immediate sensation with both critics and audiences alike when the troupe burst out on the scene just three years ago. Led by celebrated choreographer Trey McIntyre, whose... more... |
 The True Story of The Three Little Pigs • Mar 27 - Apr 11Center for Puppetry Arts (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) by Paul Mesner Puppets, Kansas City, MO Mar 23 - Apr 11, 2010 Think you know the true story behind the huffing and puffing? Well, think again. Meet Alexander T. Wolf who, in this revealing, no-squealing... more... Family Friendly |
 Twelve Angry Men • Apr 24 - May 22The Blackwell Playhouse (Marietta) The story begins after closing arguments have been presented in a homicide case, as the judge is giving his instructions to the jury. It looks like an open-and-shut case, until one of the jurors begins opening... more... Mature Content |
| University Choral Ensembles • Apr 13 only Georgia State University School of Music (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) University Singers, Men's Chorus and Women's Chorus Jeffery Wall and Patrick Freer, conductors Featuring Mozart's Vesperae solennes de confessore and John Corigliano's Fern Hill. more... Family Friendly |
| University Jazz Band with special guest Jerry Bergonzi, saxophone • Apr 16 only Georgia State University School of Music (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Gordon Vernick, director Tenor saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi is an internationally recognized jazz performer, composer, author and educator. Bergonzi has performed throughout the world at all the major jazz... more... Family Friendly |
 William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet On Verona Street • Mar 19 - Apr 3Lionheart Theatre Company (Norcross) Adapted and Directed by J. Michael Carroll and Katy Clarke It’s 1932 in our waterfront neighborhood. In the Age of Prohibition, days and nights on Verona Street revolve around the “business” of... more... |
| Wind Orchestra • Apr 26 only Georgia State University School of Music (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Chester Phillips, conductor more... Family Friendly |
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