COBB ENERGY CENTRE – ATLANTA’S NUMBER ONE VENUE UNDER 3,000 SEATS
Atlanta Lyric Theatre’s production of “Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
By Tom Rowland
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obb Energy Performing Arts Centre is (August 5), Steven Tyler (September 1), Kraftlocated at 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway in werk (September 6), Amos Lee (September 23), northwest Atlanta, inside the Perimeter. Il Divo (September 24) and Incognito (October Cobb Energy Centre is metro Atlanta’s premier 27) highlight the upcoming music schedule. venue for opera, concerts, Broadway shows, Other performances include an evening with ballet, educational performances, family shows and corporate meetings and events. The Centre hosts two resident companies, The Atlanta Opera and Atlanta Ballet. The facility includes the 2,750-seat John A. Williams Theatre, 10,000-sq. ft. Kessel D. Stelling Upper Left to Lower right: Kraftwerk Roboter © Boettcher Kopie; Chaka Khan; Peter Frampton © Ballroom and Gregg Roth; Incognito Band 2015; Il Divo other meeting spaces, 1,000 on-site parking spaces, and Carol Burnett (October 25) and The Octonauts full-service food and beverage capabilities. The and the Deep Sea Volcano Adventure (NovemCentre, part of the Cobb Galleria complex, is ber 29). The Atlanta Lyric Theatre brings their governed by the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and production of Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Exhibit Hall Authority. Dreamcoat to the Centre July 15-17. The Centre continues to bring the best The Atlanta Opera, Atlanta Ballet and of live music and the arts to Atlanta. PerforArtsBridge Foundation have all announced mances by Maksim and Valentin Chmerkovstheir 2016-2017 seasons. For complete kiy (June 23), Peabo Bryson, Jonathan Butler & schedules and additional information please Regina Belle (June 24), Sinbad (June 25), GOT7 visit cobbenergycentre.com, atlantaopera.org, (July 8), Peter Frampton (August 2), Chaka Khan atlantaballet.com and artsbridgega.org.
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