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Ann Nesby on Playing Grandma in ‘Tina,’ That ‘Queen Sugar’ finale and duetting with Sheryl Lee Ralph

Ann Nesby on Playing Grandma in ‘Tina,’ That ‘Queen Sugar’ finale and duetting with Sheryl Lee Ralph

With a singing and acting career now spanning 30 years, Fayetteville resident and reigning Queen of Inspirational Soul Ann Nesby is busier than ever. For starters, she’s in the middle […]
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‘A Universal Story’: The Cast of ‘Kim’s Convenience’ on Bringing the Hit Play to Gwinnett’s Aurora Theatre

‘A Universal Story’: The Cast of ‘Kim’s Convenience’ on Bringing the Hit Play to Gwinnett’s Aurora Theatre

Since 1996, the Aurora Theatre in Gwinnett County has been offering family-favorite American musicals and its beloved annual Christmas Canteen holiday tradition for local theatre lovers who might not want […]
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Actor Joseph Yang’s Life Comes Full Circle With His Role in Dolly Parton’s new Christmas Movie

Actor Joseph Yang’s Life Comes Full Circle With His Role in Dolly Parton’s new Christmas Movie

Between takes on the shot-at-Dollywood holiday movie “Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas” last August, the film’s namesake herself took a moment to praise the work of her scene partner, Atlanta […]
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Remastered and Expanded, Steve and Eydie’s ‘That Holiday Feeling!’ Swings Anew in 2022

Remastered and Expanded, Steve and Eydie’s ‘That Holiday Feeling!’ Swings Anew in 2022

For a generation of Americans, alongside yuletide LPs from Johnny Mathis and Andy Williams, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme’s 1964 album “That Holiday Feeling!” represents an ingrained part of the […]
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The Five Things To Know Before You Go to Atlanta’s Harry Potter The Exhibition

The Five Things To Know Before You Go to Atlanta’s Harry Potter The Exhibition

“Which Hogwarts House are you?” I’ll admit the question — posed by a member of the 360 Media PR team sitting at the entrance of Harry Potter The Exhibition on […]
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‘An Incredible Experience’: Logan Floyd on Stepping into Velma Kelly’s Iconic Heels in ‘Chicago’

‘An Incredible Experience’: Logan Floyd on Stepping into Velma Kelly’s Iconic Heels in ‘Chicago’

With accolades such as Broadway World describing Logan Floyd’s performance as a “tour de force,” it’s easy to overlook the fact that this is the “Chicago” star’s very first national […]
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‘Oh, Honey, I Ain’t No Icon’: Remembering Country Queen Loretta Lynn, 1932-2022

‘Oh, Honey, I Ain’t No Icon’: Remembering Country Queen Loretta Lynn, 1932-2022

In an era filled with young micromanaged, media trained country acts, interviewing Loretta Lynn was something akin to trying to lasso a twister. Often, you had absolutely no idea where […]
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‘Her Own Deity’: Nina Simone’s Trailblazing Life and Legacy Return in ‘Eunice in Paris’

‘Her Own Deity’: Nina Simone’s Trailblazing Life and Legacy Return in ‘Eunice in Paris’

On a warm Memorial Day weekend in 2000, Atlantans caught their final glimpse of Nina Simone when she strode regally onstage at the 23rd Atlanta Jazz Festival waving a feather-accented […]
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At 75, Francine Reed Retires From the Road Amid the Lasting Refrain of ’12th of June’

At 75, Francine Reed Retires From the Road Amid the Lasting Refrain of ’12th of June’

The past two years spent at home resulted in many of us reassessing our lives, careers and relationships. For former Atlanta singer Francine Reed, the pandemic gave her time to […]
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Ann Nesby on Playing Grandma in ‘Tina,’ That ‘Queen Sugar’ finale and duetting with Sheryl Lee Ralph

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‘A Universal Story’: The Cast of ‘Kim’s Convenience’ on Bringing the Hit Play to Gwinnett’s Aurora Theatre

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Actor Joseph Yang’s Life Comes Full Circle With His Role in Dolly Parton’s new Christmas Movie

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Remastered and Expanded, Steve and Eydie’s ‘That Holiday Feeling!’ Swings Anew in 2022

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The Five Things To Know Before You Go to Atlanta’s Harry Potter The Exhibition

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‘An Incredible Experience’: Logan Floyd on Stepping into Velma Kelly’s Iconic Heels in ‘Chicago’

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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 manifesto for the movement. In his iconic essay “Quitting The Paper,” Hemphill recounts the rain splattered evening when, sustained by a series of Beefeater martinis, […]

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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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‘Oh, Honey, I Ain’t No Icon’: Remembering Country Queen Loretta Lynn, 1932-2022

In an era filled with young micromanaged, media trained country acts, interviewing Loretta Lynn was something akin to trying to lasso a twister. Often, you had absolutely no idea where the conversation was headed next but the ride was always completely incomparable. The pride of Butcher Hollow, Kentucky had zero filter. Perhaps, not surprisingly, the […]

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Cocktails With Vanessa No. 4: Go Bar Cosmopolitan

As Stan Getz’s bossa nova period drifts out of the speakers overhead, Go Bar bartender Tom is enjoying the calm before the storm this Saturday night. It’s a few minutes after the club, located at 195 Prince Street, has opened its doors. This is when Vanessa Briscoe Hay and her musician husband Bob Hay usually […]

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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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‘Christmas’ in April: For Out Front Theatre, the Show Goes On Online During COVID-19

Even as he applied for unemployment Tuesday morning amid the darkened post-apocalyptic playground set still on stage from the shuttered production of “Warplay,” Out Front Theatre Company artistic director Paul Conroy remained optimistic. Like every other theatre company in Atlanta, the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic has upended Out Front’s theatre season, along with those across […]

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In a Global Pandemic, Evan Lowenstein’s Stageit Offers Out of Work Artists and Fans a Safe Space to Connect

This week, Stageit founder and CEO Evan Lowenstein knew his 10-year-old digital concert streaming platform had scaled an unparalleled peak of success when PayPal suddenly shut down his company’s account. “They flagged us for suspicious activity,” the native Atlantan explained to Eldredge ATL while sheltering in place from his home in London Tuesday. Eventually, Lowenstein […]

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‘Those Who Remained,’ ‘Shared Legacies,’ Top 20th Annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Jury Prize Winners

As the 20th annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival wrapped up Thursday night with a closing night screening of the documentary “Saul and Ruby, To Life!” at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center, festival organizers announced this year’s jury award winners. “The 2020 AJFF Jury, comprised of industry leaders, academics, and faculty-nominated film majors, deliberated and […]

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From Civil Rights Struggles to a Red Cross Windfall: The Surprising History of Dave Brubeck’s ‘Time Out’

Thanks to Stephen A. Crist, professor of music history at Emory University, 61 years after its release, jazz fans finally have a painstakingly researched, behind the scenes examination of the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s “Time Out,” the groundbreaking jazz LP first released in 1959. And Brubeck listeners might just have Johann Sebastian Bach to thank for […]

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Leia — and Carrie Fisher— Receive a Fitting Finale in ‘Rise of Skywalker’

The following article contains major plot points from “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” Read no further if you would prefer to see “Episode IX” with all of its surprises and story elements intact. Since her 2016 death at age 60, “Star Wars” fans have wondered and worried how the franchise’s favorite princess-turned-general matriarch’s story […]

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