Atlanta Theater Reviews

Review: CATS IS A “MEMORY” YOU WON'T FORGET at City Springs Theatre Company
by Caroline Powell - May 07, 2023

What did our critic think of CATS IS A “MEMORY” YOU WON’T FORGET at City Springs Theatre Company?...

Review: PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC is Beautifully Compelling at Actor's Express
by Obie Outlaw - April 27, 2023

What did our critic think of PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC at Actor's Express? There are some questions we ask because we want to, and there are others we ask because we have to. PRAYER at Actor's Express asks both in a beautifully compelling story of a Jewish family searching for safety. Come walk...

Review: TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS is Deeply Human at Theatrical Outfit
by Obie Outlaw - April 06, 2023

What did our critic think of TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS at Theatrical Outfit? If you're hoping to see something real, honest, and true then you should see TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS at Theatrical Outfit. by Obie Outlaw...

Review: SPAMALOT Looks on the Bright Side of Life at City Springs Theatre
by Obie Outlaw - March 24, 2023

What did our critic think of SPAMALOT at City Springs Theatre? Full of lewd jokes, flashy numbers, and a multitude of marvelous voices, SPAMALOT is a riotously good time. Don’t miss your chance to spin the slots at Camelot! ...

Review: THE MANY WONDROUS REALITIES OF JASMINE STARR-KIDD Breaks Reality at The Alliance Theatre
by Obie Outlaw - March 16, 2023

What did our critic think of THE MANY WONDROUS REALITIES OF JASMINE STARR-KIDD at The Alliance Theatre? With unbeatable tech, fun performances, and a frivolous story, WONDROUS REALITIES is a swift and lighthearted experience. Don't miss your chance to be dazzled!...

Review: OH, TO BE PURE AGAIN Cleanses Souls at Actor's Express
by Obie Outlaw - March 08, 2023

What did our critic think of OH, TO BE PURE AGAIN at Actor's Express? With strong performances, stellar tech, and a startling poignant story, OH, TO BE PURE AGAIN feels like a much-needed baptism in healing. It would be a sin to miss this story. ...

Review: MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS: AN AFRICAN TALE Sparks Joy at Synchronicity Theatre
by Obie Outlaw - February 11, 2023

What did our critic think of MUFARO’S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS: AN AFRICAN TALE at Synchronicity Theatre? It is an incredible tale told with palpable passion, memorable music, and deep caring that extends beyond the story. To quote a child in the audience: “It’s so good!!!”...

Review: Change Your Life Overnight in 3 Easy Steps!—A Christmas Carol at The Alliance
by Jennifer Skura Boutell - December 11, 2022

The Alliance Theatre's annual production of the Charles Dickens classic, A CHRISTMAS CAROL adapted by David H. Bell and directed by Leora Morris, runs on the Coca-Cola Stage until December 24, 2022. Described as 'one of Atlanta's most treasured holiday traditions,' this production is Alliance’s 34th...

Review: GA Ensemble Stages a Spellbinding Twist on a Classic Ghost Story
by Luke Evans - November 03, 2022

The horror of this story is in all of the things that you don’t see, and all of the unspeakable scenarios that may emerge from the unchecked imagination....

Review: IN THE HEIGHTS at City Springs Theatre
by Caroline Powell - October 26, 2022

What did our critic think of IN THE HEIGHTS at City Springs Theatre?...

Review: ORDINARY DAYS at Stage Door Theatre Isn't Perfect, But Neither Is Life
by Luke Evans - October 07, 2022

Stage Door Theatre's production of Ordinary Days may hit some early stumbles, but the final product rings with enough emotional truth to leave the audience smiling and contemplating the simple beauties in their own lives....

Review: EVERYBODY at The Alliance
by Jennifer Skura Boutell - September 25, 2022

What did our critic think of EVERYBODY at The Alliance?Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's EVERYBODY is a beautiful reminder that in the end, even with your faculties about you, your deeds and your love are all that go with you to the grave—that is, if you can manage to accept them....

Review: Basketball is Not the Only Team Sport in FLEX at Theatrical Outfit
by Luke Evans - September 11, 2022

Candrice Jones has penned a deeply personal play, one in which the social pressure to succeed and to rise above one’s circumstances runs counter to the more primal desire to be a part of something larger than oneself....

Review: Sex Crimes Discovered at Local Theater - in THE OUTRAGE MACHINE by Daniel Carter Brown at West End Performing Arts Center
by Jennifer Skura Boutell - August 21, 2022

What did our critic think of THE OUTRAGE MACHINE BY DANIEL CARTER BROWN at West End Performing Arts Center?...

Review: WEST SIDE STORY at City Springs Theatre Company
by Caroline Powell - July 14, 2022

What did our critic think of “SOMETHING’S COMING” FROM WEST SIDE STORY at City Springs Theatre Company?...

BWW Review: World Premiere TRADING PLACES is 'Looking Good, Feeling Good' at Alliance Theatre
by Caroline Powell - June 08, 2022

Alliance Theatre’s season is coming to an end with TRADING PLACES, a world premiere musical. With book by Thomas Lennon, and music and lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, TRADING PLACES is a delight for viewers....

BWW Review: Atlanta Opera's CABARET Expands Range of Performing Arts in Atlanta
by Sally Henry Fuller - June 08, 2022

The main draw of CABARET is the set, or more broadly, the atmosphere. Housed in the historic warehouse-turned multipurpose artistic venue Pullman Yards (known previously as home to the Van Gogh Experience), the Atlanta Opera takes full advantage of creating their set, stage, and even audience space ...

BWW Review: City Springs' Senior/Elite Pre-Pro Showcase Proves a Phenomenal Afternoon of Musical Theatre
by Sally Henry Fuller - May 23, 2022

I attended the City Springs Theatre Conservatory’s Pre-Pro 2022 Senior/Elite Company Showcase this weekend with every intention of keeping my “supportive friend” hat on, and none of writing a review. But when that showcase was over, I found myself wanting to shout from the rooftops how delightful it...

BWW Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at City Springs At Byers Theater
by Jennifer Skura Boutell - May 16, 2022

City Springs Theatre Company presents THE COLOR PURPLE Directed by Kamilah Long is based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and the Warner Bros./Amblin Entertainment motion picture. This musical about love plays May 6 - 22, 2022 in the Byers Theatre at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts C...

BWW Review: INTIMATE APPAREL is Delightfully Shocking at Actor's Express
by Obie Outlaw - April 11, 2022

Dark black curtains close in around a tight stage – the audience sits together in one section facing three separate beds neatly spaced out and decorated thoughtfully to indicate three separate playing spaces. The lighting is low and hugs you and your fellow audience members even closer to the playin...

BWW Review: World Premiere Musical THE PRETTY PANTS BANDIT is “Front Page News” at GET
by Caroline Powell - April 05, 2022

Atlanta’s own Chase Peacock and Jessica De Maria have brought the story of the infamous 'Pretty Pants Bandit' Marie Baker to life in their world premiere musical, currently on stage with the Georgia Ensemble Theatre at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center....

BWW Review: WHEN LAST WE FLEW Falls Flat at Out Front Theatre
by Obie Outlaw - April 04, 2022

Imagine, if you will, a small theatre tucked away in midtown Atlanta. Affordable valet parking attendants cheerfully whisk your car away as you climb stone steps up to a lively and stylish dining area. You enter through doors and metal grates to see a parade of pride flags swinging proudly up and do...

BWW Review: BINA'S SIX APPLES at The Alliance Theatre
by Jennifer Skura Boutell - March 30, 2022

The Children's Theatre Company and Alliance Theatre's World Premiere Co-Production of Lloyd Suh's BINA'S SIX APPLES directed by Eric Ting runs on The Coca-Cola Stage through March 27th, 2022....

BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE at City Springs Theatre is Masterfully Nostalgic
by Obie Outlaw - March 22, 2022

A Chorus Line at City Springs Theatre is a masterful revival of a well-loved classic. Featuring choreography by original cast member and Tony Award-Recipient Baayork Lee, the show feels overwhelmingly nostalgic, as if you had been transported back to 1975....

BWW Interview: Baayork Lee Continues Michael Bennett's Legacy with City Springs Theatre's A CHORUS LINE
by Sally Henry Fuller - March 14, 2022

As the triple threat performers of A CHORUS LINE take the stage at the Byers Theatre, they're bringing the same professionalism City Springs Theatre Company has come to be known for over the last four seasons. But this time, they're doing so after spending time under the direction and choreography o...