Rudolph: A Favorite Atlanta Holiday Tradition

If you’ve never seen Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer at Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts, you’re missing out on one of my family’s favorite holiday traditions. It just wouldn’t feel like Christmastime if we didn’t kick off December by getting our Rudolph on! I learned something earlier this year when I accompanied my son’s class on …

A Christmas Story: The Musical

I’ve had several friends ask me how I liked A Christmas Story: The Musical. Every one of them has added, “It’s my favorite Christmas movie ever!” and I think they’re wondering the same thing Eli and I did as we drove to the theater Tuesday night: How can you possibly translate a classic like this …

Atlanta Showcases New Wizard of Oz

  My son Eli and I just got back from following the yellow brick road to the Fox Theatre–and I’m sure you’ll want to do it yourself before the week is out! The national tour of The Wizard of Oz began its Atlanta run tonight. It’s a new staging of the musical, featuring several new …

The Little Pirate Mermaid

Oh, how I wish The Center for Puppetry Arts had shared some press pics of their stunningly gorgeous sets so I could include one in this blog post! We just got back from seeing The Little Pirate Mermaid and it was one of the most visually stunning shows I’ve ever seen. Not that the marionette …

Into the Woods at the Aurora Theater

I felt really dumb after seeing Into the Woods at Lawrenceville’s Aurora Theater recently. I didn’t realize that it was a major play or movie or anything until after we saw it. I was thinking throughout the show, “Wow–these local theater groups sure do write and perform some really elaborate stories!” Ha! Maybe if we …