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Acting Out: Lights up on ‘ELF,’ ‘Let Nothing You Dismay’ during holidays

In a madcap, busy holiday season for theater, almost every local company has a show running. Making its Atlanta debut next week courtesy of Broadway Across America is “Elf The Musical,” with out performer Spenc...

Georgia Voice 2015 Best of Atlanta winners: Arts & Entertainment

COMEDIAN BRENT STAR Funnyman Brent Star (brentstarcomedy.wix.com/brentstar) wins here. Brent can be found at events all through the year, bringing witty insight and commentary—and making audiences howl. The...

Theater: An interview with ‘Die Mommie Die!’ star Angela Arden

Gay playwright Charles Busch’s “Die, Mommie, Die” is one of his most celebrated, produced works. At the center of the comedy is former pop singer Angela Arden, who as the play opens is burying her beloved siste...

Topher Payne: Facing the spooky voice in your head

When I moved out of the house I had shared with my husband, my first order of business was to pack my calendar with every project I could get my hands on. I performed in five plays in six months, took gigs o...

7 Stages production explores mysteries of universe in ‘The Doctor, The Devil, & My Dad’

Heidi S. Howard can’t easily describe the new play she is directing, but she knows it’s one of a kind. The out artistic director of 7 Stages says the just-opened “The Doctor, the Devil, & My Dad” isn’t alto...