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Actor’s Express taking on timely epic ‘Angels in America’

It’s one of the most important and respected plays of the last 30 years, but, with its lengthy running time (two halves equaling roughly seven hours of theater), “Angels in America” is not produced often. Nonet...

Audio: Catching Up with ‘Angels in America’ director Freddie Ashley

Freddie Ashley, artistic director of Actor's Express, talks with Georgia Voice Editor Patrick Saunders about the theater company's production of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning two-part ep...

Fall Arts Preview: LGBT themes, actors, more on Atlanta stages this season

Fall is here – already! – and with it brings a new crop of theatrical offerings, much of it with a LGBT theme or angle. Some are premieres and others are popular staples. Here are some of the prime offerings. ...

Juan Carlos Unzueta in the Actor's Express production of 'Little Shop of Horrors.'

Listen: Catching Up with ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ actor Juan Carlos Unzueta

Juan Carlos Unzueta stars in the Actor's Express production of “Little Shop of Horrors,” a take on the off-Broadway musical about a hapless florist shop worker named Seymour who raises a plant that feeds on hum...

Actor’s Express announces receipt of $72,500 in grants for 30th anniversary season

Local government and state organizations showed their commitment to the arts this month by awarding Actor’s Express a total of $72,500.This is the highest level of government support the theater company has...

Summer Arts: Out Front Theatre’s new musical, Serenbe takes on Shakespeare and more

It's a robust time at local theater companies this season. With musicals in every corner of the city and more dramatic fare popping up, here are some of the best offerings — many gay-themed — taking the stage t...

'Father Comes Home from the Wars' plays Actor's Express in Atlanta.

Openly gay director talks ‘Father Comes Home from the Wars’ playing Atlanta

The works of Suzan-Lori Parks are not just thought-provoking and deeply layered, but highly decorated as well. Her “Topdog/Underdog” won a Pulitzer and “Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2 and 3)” was a...

Listen: Catching Up with ‘Legend of Georgia McBride’ star Nick Arapoglou

Nick Arapoglou stars in playwright Matthew Lopez's new music-filled comedy of “The Legend of Georgia McBride,” playing March 18th through April 16th at Actor's Express in the King Plow Arts Center.Catch...

‘Legend of Georgia McBride,’ ‘Exit Strategy’ hit Atlanta

Actor Nick Arapoglou jokes that he often finds himself in roles where he has to do a little bit of everything, including some quirky requests. In Horizon Theatre Company's “Avenue Q,” he handled extensive puppe...

Atlanta stages bursting with holiday fare this season

The days when Christmas entertainment at theater companies meant “A Christmas Carol” and little else are long over. Almost every local venue has a show running during the holidays, including some goodies for LG...

Gay themes onstage at Atlanta Fringe Festival, Actor’s Express

Since 2011, the Atlanta Fringe Festival has brought adventurous fare that may not otherwise get produced to the area. One of the highlights of this year’s just-opened event is Will Nolan’s comedic “Deeper into ...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

HRC Releases Healthcare Equality Index

Case Proceeds to Superior Court Against Man Accused of Murdering Trey Peters

Almost 200,000 Trans Americans Have Experienced Conversion Therapy

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Dress to Impress, Not Embarrass

Dragon Con Brings Fantasy to Life in the ATL

Taste Buds on Fire

Actor’s Express taking on timely epic ‘Angels in America’

Audio: Catching Up with ‘Angels in America’ director Freddie Ashley

Fall Arts Preview: LGBT themes, actors, more on Atlanta stages this season

Listen: Catching Up with ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ actor Juan Carlos Unzueta

Actor’s Express announces receipt of $72,500 in grants for 30th anniversary season

Summer Arts: Out Front Theatre’s new musical, Serenbe takes on Shakespeare and more

Openly gay director talks ‘Father Comes Home from the Wars’ playing Atlanta

Listen: Catching Up with ‘Legend of Georgia McBride’ star Nick Arapoglou

‘Legend of Georgia McBride,’ ‘Exit Strategy’ hit Atlanta

Atlanta stages bursting with holiday fare this season

Gay themes onstage at Atlanta Fringe Festival, Actor’s Express

HRC Releases Healthcare Equality Index

Case Proceeds to Superior Court Against Man Accused of Murdering Trey Peters

Almost 200,000 Trans Americans Have Experienced Conversion Therapy

GLAAD Hires DaShawn Usher as Program Officer for Communities of Color

Log Cabin Republicans Endorse Trump for Re-Election

Mayor Bottoms Hosts Inaugural Black Gay Pride Reception

A Letter to Those Who Still Support “45”

Ask the Doc: Getting Your Vaccine for Flu Season

Locker Talk: Social Pressures Still Linger in 2019

Finance 101: Cultivate It or Cut It

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