Wine Tasting
Date: Every Saturday
Time: 2 PM – 4 PM
Location: Marietta Wine Market, 18 Powder Springs St., SE
URL: www.mariettawinemarket.com
Cost: $10 charitable donation suggested
Wine Tasting
Date: Every Wednesday
Time: 5 PM – 7 PM
Location: Marietta Wine Market, 18 Powder Springs St., SE
URL: www.mariettawinemarket.com
Cost: $10 charitable donation suggested
Christmas at Sweet Apple
Date: November 9 – December 28
Location: Theatre in the Square, Alley Stage
URL: www.theatreinthesquare.com
This heartfelt collection of holiday stories from the pen of Celestine Sibley returns for another seasonal engagement. Tales of Jingles the dancing cow; Miz Tippens, the “hero” of Snout Island, and other colorful characters are told to the accompaniment of traditional and original holiday music. A family favorite! Tickets begin at $25. Call 770-422-8369.
Sanders Family Christmas
Date: November 16 – December 28
Location: Theatre in the Square, MainStage
URL: www.theatreinthesquare.com
Since it premiered in 1999, this gentle, tuneful outing has been just the right musical gift for the whole family (and guests) at holiday time. The Sanders family singers from Mount Pleasant Homecoming return with their own brand of gospel harmony and joyous fun. Tickets begin at $25. Call 770-422-8369.
Disney’s Beauty & The Beast
Date: Dec. 5 – 21, 2008. Student performances Dec. 9 & 10 at 10 AM.
Location: The Strand Theatre
URL: www.atlantalyrictheatre.com
Based on the Academy Award winning animated feature, the stage version is the sixth-longest running Broadway production of all time. The show includes all of the wonderful songs from the film, written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, (the team responsible for Little Shop of Horrors), plus new songs written especially for the Broadway version by Mr. Menken and Tim Rice (Aladdin, AIDA). Tickets begin at $30. Call 404-377-9948.
Smokey Joe’s Café
Date: Jan 16-Feb. 1, 2009
Location: The Strand Theatre
URL: www.atlantalyrictheatre.com
The longest running Broadway revue in history will delight Lyric audiences. The greatest hits of the ‘50s and ‘60s were all on the menu at Smokey Joe's Cafe, a rockin’ party of a show – featuring songs such as Jail House Rock, Stand By Me, Yakety Yak, Hound Dog and more. Tickets begin at $30. Call 404-377-9948.
Secrets of a Soccer Mom
Date: January 18, 2009 – March 1, 2009
Location: Theatre in the Square, MainStage
URL: www.theatreinthesquare.com
In this off-Broadway play, currently causing laughter in New York, three suburban moms about to play soccer against their sons reveal a lot about themselves, their pasts and the delicious secrets they picked up on their way to becoming “soccer moms.” Variety calls it “A sympathetic and compelling comedy with constant laughs. Tickets begin at $22. Call 770-422-8369.
High John the Conqueror and African Folktales
Date: February 3, 2009 – February 15, 2009
Location: Theatre in the Square, Alley Stage
URL: www.theatreinthesquare.com
The spirited escapades of High John the Conqueror and his trickster friends are told with humor and song by the masterful storytelling of one of Atlanta's treasures, Rob Cleveland. Infused with mystery and excitement, this thrilling collection of folktales, as seen through the eyes of High John the Conqueror, takes us on a journey beginning in Africa, through the Middle Passage, and finally landing in America. Tickets begin at $7. Call 770-422-8369.
The It Girl
Date: Mar. 6 – 22, 2009
Location: The Strand Theatre
URL: www.atlantalyrictheatre.com
This flapper musical is a light-hearted tribute to silent movies and Clara Bow that reinvents her 1927 film about a sassy department store salesclerk who wins an advertising contest held to find the girl with the elusive, thrilling quality known as "It." Among those she enchants with sexy charm is the heir to the retail empire that employs her. Tickets begin at $30. Call 404-377-9948.
A Man for all Seasons
Date: March 11, 2009 – April 15, 2009
Location: Theatre in the Square, MainStage
URL: www.theatreinthesquare.com
A captivating and gripping recounting of Sir Thomas More’s moral struggle to obey his conscience in defiance of England’s young King Henry VIII. In this play, which became a critically acclaimed work in both stage and movie versions, politics and intrigue interlock powerfully in church and Tudor court circles. Tickets begin at $22. Call 770-422-8369.
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Date: March 14 & 21 at 2 PM
Location: The Strand Theatre
URL: www.atlantalyrictheatre.com
Presented by Atlanta Junior Lyric. Based on Charles M. Schulz’s popular comic strip “Peanuts”, the musical features Schulz’s beloved characters live on stage in a two-act musical. Popular songs include My Blanket and Me, The Kite, The Baseball Game, Little Known Facts, Suppertime and Happiness. Tickets begin at $30. Call 404-377-9948.
Speech and Debate
Date: April 5, 2009 – May 3, 2009
Location: Theatre in the Square, Alley Stage
URL: www.theatreinthesquare.com
Three teenage misfits meet in cyberspace and form a speech and debate club in order to publicly address a school sex scandal. Teen angst and insecurities bubble up with hilarious results in on-line chat rooms, pod-casts and a musical version of The Crucible. This season’s off-Broadway comedy hit proves to be a very different High School Musical. Contains profanity and adult situations. Not for all audiences. Tickets begin at $15. Call 770-422-8369.
The Pirates of Penzance
Date: April 24- May 10, 2009
Location: The Strand Theatre
URL: www.atlantalyrictheatre.com
Wacky, irreverent and as entertaining today as it was when it first opened in 1879, Gilbert & Sullivan’s popular operetta spins a hilarious farce of sentimental pirates, bumbling policemen, dim-witted young lovers, dewy-eyed daughters and an eccentric Major General, all morally bound to the often ridiculous dictates of honor and duty. Tickets begin at $30. Call 404-377-9948.
Tradin’ Paint
Date: April 26, 2009 – June 7, 2009
Location: Theatre in the Square, MainStage
URL: www.theatreinthesquare.com
In stock car racing parlance, "tradin' paint" results when cars bang into each other on the track. And there are plenty of characters tradin’ paint and fallin’ in love in this wild and woolly comedy that provides laughter by the lap. A treat for racing fans and non-fans alike. Tickets begin at $22. Call 770-422-8369.
Cabaret
Date: June 12 – 28, 2009
Location: The Strand Theatre
URL: www.atlantalyrictheatre.com
There has never been a musical like Cabaret, originally starring Joel Grey as the eerily grinning emcee. Cabaret won eight Tony Awards in 1967, including Best Musical, and the film version featuring Liza Minelli won 8 Academy Awards. With music and lyrics by the same team that composed Chicago, John Kander & Fred Ebb's score features Willkommen, Maybe This Time, Don't Tell Mama and the show-stopping title tune.
*Due to an impending tour of Chicago, Cabaret replaces the previously announced Chicago.
