Encore Atlanta

Kendeda season: Super Bowl of new plays

Kathy Janich — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:49:07 +0000

February means Kendeda season at the Alliance Theatre, when five newly minted playwrights share their work with the rest of the world.

Graceland

Kathy Janich — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:35:37 +0000

Love him or hate him, it’s hard to think of Memphis without Elvis Presley, its most famous son. To his credit, Elvis never felt he outgrew his hometown, even after becoming one of the biggest stars in the world. His family home, Graceland, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, gives visitors an [...]

Life is but a dream

Kathy Janich — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:52:35 +0000

This world premiere runs Feb. 3-26 at the Alliance Theatre. Breaking into the theatre business can be a long, tough slog, particularly for young playwrights. But Meg Miroshnik, who got her MFA from the Yale School of Drama, took one heck of a shortcut by winning the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition. The annual national competition [...]

Become Art E.’s friend — and win!

Kathy Janich — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:45:14 +0000

Check out Encore Atlanta’s Free Ticket Friday every week and win. A simple challenge is announced on our Facebook page, Art E. Encore’s Facebook page and our Twitter pages. Satisfy the challenge, and you can win seats to the symphony, sporting events and metro theaters. We’re always giving something away. Follow us to be in [...]

Four things to consider when selecting a retirement community

Kristi Casey Sanders — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:48:53 +0000

Time marches on, no matter how badly we want it to slow down. The 76 million baby boomers who attempted to set the world on fire in the 1960s began turning 65 last year. The good news is we’re living longer. More than 1.9 million Americans are aged 90 or older. And that number is only [...]

Paint the town ‘red’

Kristi Casey Sanders — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:53:58 +0000

This January, a wide-eyed, red-headed “little” orphan rolls into town — with a rich benefactor and a scruffy terrier in tow. Leaping lizards, Annie has arrived! Much of the action takes place in New York City, with Gotham’s gloss symbolizing hope and promise. Here, we present a tour of the Big Apple, as told through [...]

ASO’s community corner: a moment with Monica Caldwell

Kristi Casey Sanders — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:37:24 +0000

Meet Monica Caldwell, a sophomore at Shiloh High School. The 15-year-old violist is in her third year as a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Talent Development Program and her second season with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. Monica attributes her success as a musician to what she has gained through these student musician training programs. When [...]

Director Kent Gash and the Tony Award-winning God of Carnage

Kristi Casey Sanders — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:25:18 +0000

‘God of Carnage’ runs through Feb. 1 at the Alliance Theatre. The Alliance Theatre’s production of Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage has some mighty big shoes to fill. The original Broadway production had an all-star cast featuring Hope Davis, Jeff Daniels, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden. All four were nominated for 2009 Tony Awards, with Harden [...]

For Struthers, it’s been anything but a hard-knock life

Kristi Casey Sanders — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:43:02 +0000

Sally Struthers, as she says, grew up as a strictly West Coast girl. As such, she didn’t see her first Broadway show until she was in her 20s. That show, somewhat ironically, was Annie, and it was love at first sight. “Dorothy Loudon [as Miss Hannigan] made me laugh so hard I wet myself,” Struthers recalls. [...]

Coming home

Kristi Casey Sanders — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:33:41 +0000

Timing is everything in music, and Donald Runnicles’s decision 12 years ago to become Principal Guest Conductor-designate of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and join Music Director-designate Robert Spano in a novel creative partnership has been serendipitous for all parties. “I’m delighted and grateful to be part of what I consider to be a vital and groundbreaking [...]