Theatre Shows Opening This Week

MAYWE Jazz Con­cert
12/07/2009 to 12/07/2009
MAYWE Jazz Con­cert
Com­pany: Geor­gia State Uni­ver­sity School of Music
Price: $0.00
Box Office: 404–413-5900
Pub­lic Trans­porta­tion Avail­able
Pay Park­ing Available

Emory Gui­tar Ensem­ble, Brian Luck­ett, direc­tor
12/08/2009 to 12/08/2009
The Emory Gui­tar Ensem­ble is a clas­si­cal gui­tar ensem­ble that stud­ies and per­forms music for gui­tar duos, trios and quar­tets. The reper­toire includes music from the Renais­sance, Baroque, Clas­si­cal, Roman­tic and 20th– and 21st-centuries
Com­pany: Arts at Emory
Price: $0.00
Box Office: 404–727-5050

Spivey Hall Young Artists with the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir
12/11/2009 to 12/11/2009
Spivey Hall Young Artists with the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir
Craig Hur­ley and Martha Shaw, con­duc­tors
Judy Mason, piano
Steven Wood­dell, piano and organ
Wel­come Christ­mas with the won­der­ful singers of the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir Pro­gram per­form­ing their mid-year con­certs — one of Spivey Hall’s most cher­ished tra­di­tions.
Com­pany: Spivey Hall
Suit­abil­ity: Fam­ily Friendly
Price: $25.00
Box Office: 678–466-4200
Free Park­ing Available

“Ran­som Notes,” Emory Cham­ber Music Soci­ety of Atlanta Noon­time Series
12/11/2009 to 12/11/2009
“Ran­som Notes” with Kate (vio­lin) and William Ran­som (piano).
Com­pany: Arts at Emory
Price: $0.00
Box Office: 404–727-5050
Spivey Hall Young Artists with the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir
12/12/2009 to 12/12/2009
Spivey Hall Young Artists with the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir
Martha Shaw, con­duc­tor
Judy Mason, piano
Richard Mor­ris, organ
Wel­come Christ­mas with the won­der­ful singers of the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir Pro­gram per­form­ing their mid-year con­certs — one of Spivey Hall’s most cher­ished tra­di­tions.
Com­pany: Spivey Hall
Suit­abil­ity: Fam­ily Friendly
Price: $25.00
Box Office: 678–466-4200
Free Park­ing Available

Big Band Christ­mas with Joe Grans­den
12/12/2009 to 12/12/2009
Big Band Christ­mas with Joe Grans­den
Back by pop­u­lar demand, acclaimed trum­peter and vocal­ist Joe Grans­den teams up with Jazz Orches­tra Atlanta’s 17-piece big band for a won­der­ful evening of hol­i­day favorites.
Com­pany: Spivey Hall
Suit­abil­ity: Fam­ily Friendly
Price: $30.00
Box Office: 678–466-4200
Free Park­ing Available

Christ­mas with Atlanta Sacred Chorale
12/12/2009 to 12/12/2009
Bring the whole fam­ily and join ASC in the clas­sic beauty of the Second-Ponce sanc­tu­ary for an evening of musi­cal memory-making.  Share the won­der, the joy, the mem­o­ries, and the promise of Christ­mas.
Recep­tion with Eric and the Chorale imme­di­ately fol­low­ing.
Com­pany: Atlanta Sacred Chorale
Suit­abil­ity: Fam­ily Friendly
Price: $15.00 — $20.00
Box Office: 404–915-4541
Pub­lic Trans­porta­tion Avail­able
Free Park­ing Available

Sketch­works Hol­i­day Party 2
12/12/2009 to 12/12/2009
Where you can get wild with­out get­ting fired!
ONE NIGHT ONLY, Sat­ur­day, Decem­ber 12, 2009, 7pm to 11pm at Sketch­works The­atre. $20 includes admis­sion, one free drink, a “mini show”, food, live music, and a silent auc­tion. Fundraiser in pur­suit of Sketch­works’ non-profit sta­tus!
Com­pany: Sketch­works
Suit­abil­ity: Mature Con­tent
Price: $20.00
Box Office: 404–499-8181
Free Park­ing Available

Can­dle­light On the Square
12/12/2009 to 12/12/2009
The Cobb Fes­ti­val Singers, under the direc­tion of Lynn Swan­son, per­form a con­cert of Christ­mas car­ols and clas­sics in the can­de­light splen­dor of the his­toric St. James Epis­co­pal Church in Mari­etta.
Com­pany: William Baker Choral Foun­da­tion
Price: $0.00
Box Office: 678–787-9189
Free Park­ing Available

Pup­pet Slam
12/12/2009 to 12/12/2009
Dad’s con­tin­ues the slam tra­di­tion this sea­son with more oppor­tu­ni­ties to see the best of Atlanta’s pup­peteers cut loose and exper­i­ment with some over–the–edge new work. Hosted by Lucky Yates as the obnox­iously funny Foo­lio, the pup­pet pieces in this late night adven­ture are for adults only.
Com­pany: Dad’s Garage
Suit­abil­ity: Mature Con­tent
Price: $9.00
Box Office: 404–523-3141
Pub­lic Trans­porta­tion Avail­able
Free Park­ing Available

Spivey Hall Children’s Choir, Spivey Hall Tour Choir
12/13/2009 to 12/13/2009
Spivey Hall Children’s Choir, Spivey Hall Tour Choir
Wel­come Christ­mas with the won­der­ful singers of the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir Pro­gram per­form­ing their mid-year con­certs — one of Spivey Hall’s most cher­ished tra­di­tions.
Com­pany: Spivey Hall
Suit­abil­ity: Fam­ily Friendly
Price: $26.00
Box Office: 678–466-4200
Free Park­ing Available

The Atlanta Singers
12/13/2009 to 12/13/2009
The Atlanta Singers
David Mor­row, con­duc­tor
The Atlanta Singers per­form their annual a cap­pella Christ­mas pro­gram in the acousti­cal splen­dor of Spivey Hall — “pure joy for the lis­tener” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution).
Com­pany: Spivey Hall
Suit­abil­ity: Fam­ily Friendly
Price: $20.00
Box Office: 678–466-4200
Free Park­ing Available

“Sev­en­teenth Annual Atlanta Celtic Christ­mas Con­cert,” James Flan­nery, direc­tor and host
12/11/2009 to 12/13/2009
This pop­u­lar event fea­tures the rol­lick­ing high spir­its and mys­ti­cal beauty of Celtic and Appalachian music, dance, poetry, song and story.
Com­pany: Arts at Emory
Price: $10.00 — $25.00
Box Office: 404–727-5050
Pub­lic Trans­porta­tion Avail­able
Free Park­ing Available

“Father Christ­mas’ Favorite Cham­ber Music,” Emory Cham­ber Music Soci­ety of Atlanta Fam­ily Series
12/13/2009 to 12/13/2009
England’s Santa Claus gives out hol­i­day treats after the Vega String Quar­tet per­forms.
Com­pany: Arts at Emory
Suit­abil­ity: Fam­ily Friendly
Price: $4.00
Box Office: 404–727-5050

Atlanta Youth Wind Sym­phony, Scott Stew­art, direc­tor
12/14/2009 to 12/14/2009
The Atlanta Youth Sym­phony (AYWS) was estab­lished in 1988 as the pre­miere youth wind ensem­ble in the Atlanta met­ro­pol­i­tan arts com­mu­nity. It is com­prised of a select group of the finest high school wind and per­cus­sion instru­men­tal­ists in the area and per­forms the best of tra­di­tional and con­tem­po­rary wind band lit­er­a­ture. The AYWS is spon­sored by Emory Uni­ver­sity where they per­form four con­certs annu­ally on cam­pus and also tour reg­u­larly, par­tic­i­pate in com­mis­sions and fre­quently per­form with guest soloists, com­posers and con­duc­tors of national and inter­na­tional renown.
Com­pany: Arts at Emory
Price: $0.00
Box Office: 404–727-5050
Pub­lic Trans­porta­tion Avail­able
Free Park­ing Available

Din­ner and A Diva — Boar’s Head Feast
12/14/2009 to 12/15/2009
Din­ner and a Diva at Petite Auberge (Decatur)
TRADITIONAL BOAR’S HEAD FEAST
with Madri­gal Singers
What to expect:
–Hors d’oeuvres served at 6:15
with Cash Bar
Seat­ing at tables begins at 7:00
–Prices vary by location—tax and tip included
–Dress is busi­ness casual
Order of events:
–Hors d’oeuvres
–Intro­duc­tion and ini­tial nar­ra­tion
–Salad and wine
–Main Course and wine
–Desert and cof­fee
–Nar­ra­tion and music occurs between courses of the meal.
No Dis­count Tick­ets avail­able thru AtlanTIX
Com­pany: Capi­tol City Opera
Price: $55.00
Box Office: 404.634.6268

The Best Christ­mas Pageant Ever
12/11/2009 to 12/20/2009
In this hilar­i­ous Christ­mas tale, a cou­ple strug­gling to put on a church Christ­mas pageant is faced with cast­ing the Herd­man kids– prob­a­bly the most inven­tively awful kids in his­tory. You won’t believe the may­hem– and the fun– when the Herd­mans col­lide with the Christ­mas story head on!
Com­pany: Cen­ter­stage North The­atre
Suit­abil­ity: Fam­ily Friendly
Price: $10.00
Box Office: 770–516-3330

Felice Ramadan: A Hol­i­day Vaude­ville
12/11/2009 to 12/20/2009
Felice Ramadan: A Hol­i­day Vaude­ville will present a vari­ety of takes on the win­ter hol­i­days… Com­edy, radio the­ater, dance, & Thim­b­lerig all are part of the mix as we cel­e­brate in a whole new way!  All of the Academy’s res­i­dent com­pa­nies have been invited to par­tic­i­pate in this event!  An orig­i­nal Acad­emy The­atre pro­duc­tion which is directed by Geof­frey Brown.
Com­pany: Acad­emy The­atre
Suit­abil­ity: Fam­ily Friendly
Price: $15.00 — $20.00
Box Office: 404–474-8332
Free Park­ing Avail­able
Pay Park­ing Available

The Music Man
12/10/2009 to 12/20/2009
Cen­ter The­atre at the MJCCA is pleased to present a the clas­sic musi­cal, THE MUSIC MAN. Directed by Dina Shad­well, with book, music and lyrics by Mered­ith Will­son, based on a story by Mered­ith Will­son and Franklin Lacey.
Com­pany: Cen­ter The­atre at the MJCCA
Suit­abil­ity: Fam­ily Friendly
Price: $12.00 — $20.00
Box Office: 678–812-4002
Free Park­ing Available

Ho, Ho, Home for the Hol­i­days and A Con­nie Sue Day Christ­mas
12/11/2009 to 12/20/2009
Don’t miss the incom­pa­ra­ble Libby Whit­te­more as she presents the 10th anniver­sary of her highly-acclaimed hol­i­day show:
“Ho, Ho, Home for the Hol­i­days” and “A Con­nie Sue Day Christ­mas” at Actor’s Express.
This year’s pro­duc­tion includes a selec­tion of six new hol­i­day favorites. Libby will be joined by Robert Strick­land and his Super-Sized Combo in six per­for­mances Fri­days through Sun­days.
All per­for­mances at 7:30 p.m.
Decem­ber 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20
All Tick­ets $40
Com­pany: Actor’s Express
Suit­abil­ity: Fam­ily Friendly
Price: $40.00
Box Office: 404–607-7469
Free Park­ing Avail­able
Pay Park­ing Available

Amahl and the Night Vis­i­tor
12/13/2009 to 12/23/2009
Com­posed and writ­ten by Gian Carlo Menotti.
Haunt­ing and vivid musi­cal inter­pre­ta­tions cap­ture the hum­ble life of a crip­pled child and his impov­er­ished mother and describe one mes­mer­iz­ing evening when trav­el­ing magi from the East mys­te­ri­ously seek rest with them; this is a co-production with Geor­gia State Uni­ver­sity School of Music. Rec­om­mended for all ages.
Com­pany: The­atri­cal Out­fit
Suit­abil­ity: Fam­ily Friendly
Price: $15.00 — $25.00
Box Office: 678–528-1500
Pub­lic Trans­porta­tion Avail­able
Pay Park­ing Available

The Nut­cracker
12/11/2009 to 12/27/2009
Fairies. Princes. Danc­ing snowflakes. The magic of the hol­i­day sea­son is alive again at the Fab­u­lous Fox The­atre. Share the tra­di­tion and feel the warmth that has been enchant­ing audi­ences in Atlanta for 50 years.
Com­pany: Atlanta Bal­let
Suit­abil­ity: Fam­ily Friendly
Price: $42.00 — $114.00
Box Office: 404–817-8700
Pub­lic Trans­porta­tion Avail­able
Pay Park­ing Available

Improv Rev­o­lu­tion — Thurs­day Night Improv
12/10/2009 to 12/02/2010
The future of yesterday’s improv tomor­row – today! Revolv­ing improv for­mats, fresh faces and big ideas mark our ever–changing Thurs­day night test­ing ground for inno­v­a­tive and new impro­vis­ers. In addi­tion to catch­ing first glimpse at our bright­est upcom­ing tal­ent (The Non­sem­ble), this is your chance to catch the plant­ing and grow­ing of The Ensemble’s lat­est improv seeds. Shows this year include: Micetro (an improv rat–race), Sneak Pre­view (see the movie before it hits the big screen), State Trib­ute (a very un–historical account of our fair coun­try), An Evening With (a full evening with a dif­fer­ent ensem­ble mem­ber each week), and Couch Party (good time hang–outs with Lucky Yates and pals).

Dis­count tick­ets for this show are avail­able thru AtlanTIX online and at the booths.

Click on Dis­count Tick­ets on the blue bar above to see list of tick­ets avail­able online today.
Com­pany: Dad’s Garage
Suit­abil­ity: Mature Con­tent
Price: $10.00
Box Office: 404–523-3141
Pub­lic Trans­porta­tion Avail­able
Free Park­ing Available

Ask Dr. Frap­ples — Fri­day Night Improv
12/11/2009 to 12/03/2010
Lie down on the couch, relax, and let Dr. Bob Frap­ples put your mind at ease. A Dear Abby-style improv show, audi­ence mem­bers pose per­sonal ques­tions to Dr. Bob that he will answer in front of their very eyes. With the help of his grad stu­dents act­ing out pos­si­ble solu­tions along the way, Dr. Bob is sure to cure what ails ya!

This show is not appro­pri­ate for any­one not old enough to expe­ri­ence adult humor…or any­one that just doesn’t like it.

Dis­count tick­ets for this show are avail­able thru AtlanTIX online and at the booths.
Click on Dis­count Tick­ets on the blue bar above to see list of tick­ets avail­able online today.
Com­pany: Dad’s Garage
Suit­abil­ity: Mature Con­tent
Price: $12.00
Box Office: 404–523-3141
Pub­lic Trans­porta­tion Avail­able
Free Park­ing Available