Carver Grad Teshomech Olenja Discusses Her ‘Beautiful’ Broadway Life on the Road
As any Broadway performer will tell you, the swings — those folks who have to memorize the entire show and then jump off the sidelines at a moment’s notice to […]
‘We’re In For a Disturbing Fight’: Cynthia Tucker on ‘The Southernization of America’ and Our Democracy in the Balance
On Wednesday night at 7, Cynthia Tucker, the former Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial page editor returns to town with co-author and current University of South Alabama colleague Frye Gaillard to discuss […]
Duluth High Grad Omar Lopez-Cepero Plays Judas in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
As theatre-goers flock to the Fox Theatre this week to see the 50th anniversary staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s iconic rock musical “Jesus Christ Superstar, the friendship […]
‘Songs by Honeybird’: Two Uncle Green Bandmates Reunite for Peter McDade’s New Southern Rock Fueled Novel
In 2018, when Atlanta history professor and novelist Peter McDade needed a singer to embody the fictitious 1960s Southern rocker Harlan Honeybird who was emerging from his laptop, his first […]
A Family Devastated By War: Sun Mee Chomet and Joseph Pendergrast on Performing in ‘Bina’s Six Apples’ Amid the Invasion of Ukraine
When actors Sun Mee Chomet and Joseph Pendergrast first walked on stage to debut “Bina’s Six Apples” at the Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis in January, the world was still […]
The New ’10-56′ Delivers a Powerful and Poignant ‘Stop Asian Hate’ Themed Short Film to Festival Audiences
While visiting his sister in Malaysia last year during the country’s strict pandemic lockdown, Grammy-winning engineer Phil Tan, who has earned golden gramophones for his work with Mariah Carey, Rihanna […]
Exclusive: ‘The Bitch is Back!’ Atlanta Drag Icon Charlie Brown Discusses His Return to the Stage March 4
Legendary Atlanta drag performer Charlie Brown can sum up his feelings about his much-anticipated March 4 return to the stage in three words: “I’m antsy, I’m excited and I’m nervous.” […]
‘A Dream Come True’: Remembering Ronnie Spector, 1943-2022
Darlene Love, her fellow “Wall of Sound” singing sister, perhaps expressed it best Wednesday night upon learning of Ronnie Spector’s death: “I’m in total shock! Did not see this one […]
Race, War and the Art of Resigning: Why Paul Hemphill’s Reporting Still Resonates
Paul Hemphill didn’t live to witness our current pandemic-propelled “Great Resignation.” And yet, nearly 50 years ago in the pages of Southern Voices magazine, he might have penned the perfect […]
Inside a packed advance screening held at the Rialto Center for the Arts in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday night, director Clint Eastwood unveiled his latest drama, “Richard Jewell,” just a few blocks away from Centennial Olympic Park. The film, depicting the Olympic Park bombing and its aftermath in the summer of 1996, was shot on […]
Inside a packed advance screening held at the Rialto Center for the Arts in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday night, director Clint Eastwood unveiled his latest drama, “Richard Jewell,” just a few blocks away from Centennial Olympic Park. The film, depicting the Olympic Park bombing and its aftermath in the summer of 1996, was shot on […]
In 2018, when Atlanta history professor and novelist Peter McDade needed a singer to embody the fictitious 1960s Southern rocker Harlan Honeybird who was emerging from his laptop, his first call was to a former Basking Ridge, N.J. third grade classmate. It helped the creative process immeasurably that McDade’s childhood pal is also Jeff Jensen, […]
While visiting his sister in Malaysia last year during the country’s strict pandemic lockdown, Grammy-winning engineer Phil Tan, who has earned golden gramophones for his work with Mariah Carey, Rihanna and Ludacris, turned to a new hobby — screenwriting. The resulting script, later collaborated on with writer-producer Michael Lucker, is the powerful new short film […]
Darlene Love, her fellow “Wall of Sound” singing sister, perhaps expressed it best Wednesday night upon learning of Ronnie Spector’s death: “I’m in total shock! Did not see this one coming. Please give me time to process my thoughts to give Ronnie the proper tribute she deserves.” Late Wednesday afternoon, breaking news alerts from ABC […]
Last week, after a five-hour rehearsal of his one-man show “You Better Call Your Mother” with director Courtenay Collins, Mitchell Anderson says the memorized words of the two-act play finally became real for him. “The most important thing is to be in the moment and that’s how I try to live my life,” says Anderson. […]
As theatre-goers flock to the Fox Theatre this week to see the 50th anniversary staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s iconic rock musical “Jesus Christ Superstar, the friendship displayed onstage by Omar Lopez-Cepero as Judas and Aaron LaVigne in the title role isn’t just acting. The pair have been friends for 15 years […]
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Even though it falls on Nov. 28 this year, many of us will still procrastinate and then panic about hosting or preparing dishes for Thanksgiving. There are decisions to make about selecting a frozen or organic free-range turkey or to brine or not to brine the bird. How to nimbly side step your drunk Uncle […]
With lengthy stints at both the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Atlanta magazine, Richard L. Eldredge has been covering Atlanta’s arts, entertainment, political, dining and charitable fundraising scenes since 1990. In 2015, he launched Eldredge ATL, a daily digital magazine dedicated to the city’s ever-evolving arts, entertainment, cuisine and cultural landscapes. Since 2011, he has worked as senior editor at VOX Teen Communications, supporting Atlanta’s next generation of journalists. In recognition of this work, Eldredge received the Atlanta Press Club Impact Award in 2015.
For the first time in the 26-year history of the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential, the nonprofit’s founder Jane Fonda was unable to fly in for the annual fundraiser. But the activist and actress had a very good reason — she and longtime pal Lily Tomlin were in the middle of shooting the […]
A confession: It took a global pandemic and a half century for me to finally discover “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” It’s even more shameful to admit this as a reporter who’s worked in the news business for over three decades. The truth is, my first James L. Brooks-created news woman was Holly Hunter’s Jane […]
Director T.J. Parsell’s emotional and eye-opening new documentary “Invisible” finally lifts the veil on a group of gay women songwriters responsible for some of Nashville’s biggest hits over the last 50 years. Successful songwriters who, due to their sexual orientation in the male dominated country music industry, had to remain invisible in order to make […]
While the rest of us tried to figure out what to do with sourdough starter last year in the throes of a global pandemic, Eddie Muller was busy revising and expanding the definitive tome on film noir. In stores now, the new 2021 edition of Muller’s classic film book “Dark City: The Lost World of […]
As the familiar lavender-hued, yellow plastic picture frame-accented door slid open to reveal an iconic burnt orange sofa in front of a fountain during a media preview of the Atlanta “Friends” Experience Tuesday afternoon, someone audibly gasped. Yes, even the most cynical and grizzled of veteran Atlanta media types were beaming like Grinch as he […]
Atlanta drag legend Lily White has toasted her adored adopted city for the final time. White, born Kyle Dennis Souder, died late Wednesday afternoon, from complications of cancer in hospice care in her hometown of Rome, Georgia. She was 73. The performer’s sister, Michelle Souder Tucker of Cedar Bluff, Alabama confirmed the passing on White’s […]
The Summer of 2020 was supposed to be the summer of the much-anticipated film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award winning semi-autobiographical musical. When the global pandemic hit, Warner Bros. promptly scratched that time line. The move turned out to be a blessing. When the two-and-a-half hour Jon M. Chu (“Crazy Rich Asians”) directed spectacle finally hits […]
After racking up runner up nods in the Best Narrative and Best First Film categories at last fall’s Out on Film festival, Writer-Director Emma Seligman’s hilarious “Shiva Baby” returns to Atlanta this weekend virtually as part of the 2021 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. The film stars Rachel Sennott (now appearing weekly on the new Kyra […]
She’s appeared on Broadway in Michael Bennett’s “Dream Girls,” Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods,” and Kurt Weill’s “Three Penny Opera.” She’s graced the Alliance Theatre stage with her one-woman show “Ethel.” But nothing could properly prepare singer and actress Terry Burrell for flirting with a 123-foot long, 100-ton Argentinosaurus at Atlanta’s Fernbank Museum of Natural […]
Due to the ongoing COVID crisis, like most of us this holiday season, singing siblings Mellody Reed Winfield, Michael and Francine Reed are struggling with fewer familial hugs, less face time and more FaceTime. But thanks to Phoenix pianist Nicole Pesce, singer Renee Patrick, drummer Dowell Davis and a little internet streaming technology, the remaining […]
Carver Grad Teshomech Olenja Discusses Her ‘Beautiful’ Broadway Life on the Road