In the middle of an editorial meeting in the Spring of 1990, the conference room phone buzzed. It was Kim, the Atlantic City magazine receptionist. “Rich, Tony Bennett is on line two.” I resisted the urge to roll my eyes as I quickly interrogated the facial expressions of my co-workers. As the magazine’s new, fresh […]
Thanks to an arts supporting aunt, Matthew J. Kelly was first dazzled by the Broadway musical “Wicked” as a kid in the audience at the historic Fox Theatre. For Kelly, who grew up in Columbus, Georgia and across the bridge in Phenix City, Alabama, the experience changed his life. “I immediately knew I wanted to […]
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 of a 30-city tour playing Anna-Mae Bullock’s Gran Georgeanna in the national tour of the Broadway hit “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical” at Atlanta’s Fox […]
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 tour. Running through Sunday at the Fox Theatre, Floyd plays Velma Kelly in the much-awaited production celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Kander and Ebb […]
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. […]
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 play a role — are the real MVPs of musical theatre. Still, nothing could prepare Atlanta native Teshomech Olenja for being a swing in the current […]
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 […]
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 […]
The heartwarming hit Broadway musical “Come From Away,” playing through Sunday at the Fox Theatre details how the townspeople of the tiny island town of Gander, Newfoundland responded on September 11, 2001 when more than 7,000 strangers were rerouted to their modest airport after U.S. air space unexpectedly closed following the terror attacks in New […]
On opening night of “The Bodyguard: The Musical” at the Fox Theatre this week, the audience audibly gasped when actor Jorge Paniagua rose up from the orchestra pit and trained his gun’s red laser dot on Deborah Cox’s forehead. As Daniel Wheeler, Grammy award-winning Rachel Marron’s stalker, it’s Paniagua’s job to elicit such reactions each […]