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‘Genesis Road’ is the Perfect Post-Roe Road Trip We All Need Right Now

‘Genesis Road’ is the Perfect Post-Roe Road Trip We All Need Right Now

Abandoned for years in a folder on her computer desktop, East Tennessee writer Susan O’Dell Underwood says the manuscript for what would become her new debut novel saved her life […]
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‘I’m a Storyteller’: Terry Burrell on Bringing Billie Holiday to Life in ‘Lady Day’

‘I’m a Storyteller’: Terry Burrell on Bringing Billie Holiday to Life in ‘Lady Day’

She emerges on stage, broken and boozed up. The members of the jazz trio behind her nervously exchange glances in the dark. And by the time she’s finished her opening […]
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The Very Cool Facts Behind How Disney Stages ‘Frozen’ at the Fox Theatre

The Very Cool Facts Behind How Disney Stages ‘Frozen’ at the Fox Theatre

For those taking in the spectacle that is “Frozen,” currently running at the Fox Theatre through Sunday, it’s perhaps an understatement to say Disney Theatrical productions have made great technological […]
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Singer-Songwriter Chip McGuire Plots His Future by Examining His Past

Singer-Songwriter Chip McGuire Plots His Future by Examining His Past

Like the rest of us, metro Atlanta singer-songwriter Chip McGuire is emerging from the pandemic a changed person. Over the past 26 months, his act, The Chip McGuire Band, an […]
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Carver Grad Teshomech Olenja Discusses Her ‘Beautiful’ Broadway Life on the Road

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 […]
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‘We’re In For a Disturbing Fight’: Cynthia Tucker on ‘The Southernization of America’ and Our Democracy in the Balance

‘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 […]
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Duluth High Grad Omar Lopez-Cepero Plays Judas in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’

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 […]
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‘Songs by Honeybird’: Two Uncle Green Bandmates Reunite for Peter McDade’s New Southern Rock Fueled Novel

‘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 […]
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A Family Devastated By War: Sun Mee Chomet and Joseph Pendergrast on Performing in ‘Bina’s Six Apples’ Amid the Invasion of Ukraine

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 […]
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‘Genesis Road’ is the Perfect Post-Roe Road Trip We All Need Right Now

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‘I’m a Storyteller’: Terry Burrell on Bringing Billie Holiday to Life in ‘Lady Day’

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The Very Cool Facts Behind How Disney Stages ‘Frozen’ at the Fox Theatre

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Singer-Songwriter Chip McGuire Plots His Future by Examining His Past

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Carver Grad Teshomech Olenja Discusses Her ‘Beautiful’ Broadway Life on the Road

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‘We’re In For a Disturbing Fight’: Cynthia Tucker on ‘The Southernization of America’ and Our Democracy in the Balance

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‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Director Barry Jenkins on the film’s UGA Connection and Why He Altered the Iconic Novel’s Ending

As the lights came up last fall at the advance screening of “If Beale Street Could Talk,” the film’s director and screenwriter Barry Jenkins spotted a familiar face in the Atlantic Station movie theater — University of Georgia English and African-American Studies professor Ed Pavlic. After seeing Jenkins’ 2008 indie feature “Medicine for Melancholy,” Pavlic […]

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‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Director Barry Jenkins on the film’s UGA Connection and Why He Altered the Iconic Novel’s Ending

As the lights came up last fall at the advance screening of “If Beale Street Could Talk,” the film’s director and screenwriter Barry Jenkins spotted a familiar face in the Atlantic Station movie theater — University of Georgia English and African-American Studies professor Ed Pavlic. After seeing Jenkins’ 2008 indie feature “Medicine for Melancholy,” Pavlic […]

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‘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 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 […]

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The Very Cool Facts Behind How Disney Stages ‘Frozen’ at the Fox Theatre

For those taking in the spectacle that is “Frozen,” currently running at the Fox Theatre through Sunday, it’s perhaps an understatement to say Disney Theatrical productions have made great technological leaps forward since that computerized pyramid once wheezed hydraulic fluid onstage at the Alliance Theatre during the pre-Broadway run of “Aida” way back in 1998. […]

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Nathalie Dupree and Cynthia Stevens Graubart Dish on 30 Years of Favorite Stories & Recipes

As part of her 80th birthday celebration this fall, Nathalie Dupree, dubbed “The Queen of Southern Cuisine” by Southern Living, has compiled “Nathalie Dupree’s Favorite Stories & Recipes,” a wonderful new collection of remembrances from her culinary career. From her days teaching thousands of Atlantans to cook at the iconic Rich’s department store cooking school […]

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About Richard L. Eldredge

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.

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‘In The Heights’ is the Life-Affirming Big Screen Summer Movie We All Need Right Now

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 […]

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Terry Burrell’s Alliance Theatre ‘A Very Terry Christmas’ is ‘A Love Letter to the City’

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 […]

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Keeping a 50-Year Tradition, Francine, Michael and Mellody Reed Reunite for Christmas Live Stream

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 […]

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In a Pandemic, Libby Whittemore Debuted a Cabaret in Her Living Room. And She’s Just Warming Up.

Since April, Atlanta cabaret icon Libby Whittemore has unexpectedly produced and performed more than 30 original weekly shows, making 2020 one of the musically busiest of her 40-year career. With the COVID crisis immobilizing the world’s stages, Whittemore, along with her longtime musical director Robert Strickland, have transformed her Atlanta living room into a public […]

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Cynthia Graubart Saves Thanksgiving: ‘Right-Sized’ Recipes for Holiday Cooking During COVID

Thankfully for us, James Beard award-winning Atlanta cookbook author Cynthia Graubart is a planner. This fall, in less time than it takes some of us to change a printer cartridge, Graubart has written “Thanksgiving for Two (Or Four): 20 Easy Holiday Favorites,” (Empire Press, $9.99 paperback, $3.99 for the digital download), a cookbook created specifically […]

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Mary Mac’s is Back! 11 Things You Didn’t Know About Atlanta’s Legendary Tea Room

As Election Day 2020 looms, the timing could not be more perfect for the re-opening of iconic Atlanta comfort food emporium, Mary Mac’s Tea Room. The legendary 75-year-old Southern restaurant known for its fried chicken, meatloaf, fried green tomatoes, collards, its custardy macaroni and cheese and those addictive yeast rolls officially re-opened Monday, Nov. 2 […]

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From Debate Coach James Dickey to Fan Boy Hunter S. Thompson, the 11 Most Bizarre Moments from Jimmy Carter’s Wild 1976 Presidential Race

Surprisingly, author Jonathan Alter’s “His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, A Life,” in stores today, is the first definitive biography of our 39th president. The Georgia-born politician, who will turn 96 on Oct. 1, is the prolific author of dozens of books, including a presidential memoir and a White House diary. As a result, Carter has […]

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