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10 FEATURES 10 Lost in Space

Sarah Brightman shoots for the stars with her Dreamchasers tour and her upcoming cosmic adventure. By Kathy Janich

18 Going Pro

Atlanta theaters small and large are reaping the benefits of a robust performance studies program as Kennesaw State University. By Stell Simonton

22 DEPARTMENTS 36 Information 38 Staff/Etiquette 41 Dining Guide 50 Fox Fun Facts 62 Poshdealz

22 Atlanta's Tony Awards

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The Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville and the Alliance Theatre lead 2013 nominations for the best in local professional theater. In all, 17 companies were nominated in 26 categories. By Kathy Janich

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Space Sarah Brightman shoots for the stars with tour, upcoming cosmic adventure.

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arah Brightman was 8 years old when man first walked on the moon in July 1969. The historic event made a big impression. A very big impression, you might say.

It led her to record Dreamchaser, her 11th studio album and the reason behind the tour that brings her to the Fox Theatre. And it convinced her to chase a dream of visiting space herself.

If all goes as planned, she’ll be part of a three-person crew traveling to the International Space Station sometime in 2015 aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. She began cosmonaut training near Moscow a year ago.

tion of resources and a focus on sustainability — as a model for how we might better inhabit our planet.

She’ll advocate for UNESCO’s efforts to promote peace and sustainability and use the journey to promote female education and empowerment in science and technology.

Not quite what you might expect from the woman who came to fame in America as the wife of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, his inspiration for the character of Christine Daaé in the musical The Phantom of the Opera. She played the role in London and on Broadway, then leapfrogged to international stardom. She’s one of the world’s biggest-selling sopranos — noted for her three-octave range — and is credited with pioneering the classical crossover genre of music. She’s sung in theaters, arenas, cathedrals, stadiums and at Olympic ceremonies, twice. She and Lloyd Webber divorced in 1990.

“I’m an interpreter of music, and I’m proud of that,” Brightman says. “I’m able to be very free, to go in all directions — to choose music [based on] what it makes me feel within myself. That guides me to what I need to do.

It comes from very deep feelings.”

Dreamchaser, her first recording in five years, is a mix of classical (Górecki, Rimsky-Korsakov) and pop (Paul and Linda McCartney’s “Venus and Mars”). All 10 songs have an otherworldly feel with swelling New Age-y orchestrations, influenced, she says, by her cosmonaut training.

“They’re connected subliminally — in the feelings of the songs and what they gave to me, which was something very uplifting, very open, very outward,” she says. “It’s what we do. We look out at the night sky and we dream and we imagine and we explore. The words ‘dream chaser’ encapsulate all of that for me.”

Now, at age 53, she’s begun what she calls “the greatest adventure I can imagine.” She likens anticipation of her space adventure to being in love. “It’s this thing that stays beside me as I’m walking down the street.”

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“They’re connected subliminally — in the feelings of the songs and what they gave to me, which was something very uplifting, very open, very outward.”

She’ll orbit the Earth 16 times a day during the mission, expected to last about 10 days, and intends to become the first professional musician to sing from space.

For Brightman, Dreamchaser is the realization of a lifelong journey. “When I look back, my mind’s eye brings me a rush of images from all of the incredible things that I have been privileged to experience in my life,” she says. “But if I keep tracking back, my thoughts eventually come to rest on a flickering TV screen in 1969.”

Brightman says she felt her hopes shift that day. “Watching the first man land on the moon — it was an epiphany. It changed things. It actually helped me understand what it was that I had to do in my life, to further myself, to do things, to think outside of the box. I could go that far, I could do that.”

The classical crossover soprano is also a UNESCO Artist for Peace ambassador and plans to use her time on the space station — which requires the mindful, shared consump-

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arah Brightman isn’t the only musical act appearing at the Fox Theatre this month and next. Here’s a rundown of the others. Please note that schedules are subject to change. For tickets, visit the Fox Theatre website at www.foxtheatre.org or call 1.885.ATL.TIXX. J. COLE. 8 p.m. Oct. 4. The rapper, producer and MC also known as Jermaine Lamarr Cole is on his What Dreams May Come tour. He was the first artist signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label, in a circuitous way. Wanting to be near the New York music scene, he enrolled at St. John’s University on an academic scholarship, and then spent days outside Jay-Z’s office hoping to run into the man. Eventually he did. The rest, as they say, is history. $52.70-$74.60.

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HUNTER HAYES. 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 17. Hayes, on his Let’s Be Crazy tour, is a country music singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He released his self-titled debut album in October 2011. The 21-year-old, from Breaux Bridge, La., is definitely an act on the rise in the world of country. $47.50-$50.50.

CELTIC THUNDER. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16. The Irish singing group, known for its PBS specials, comprises soloists who perform both individual and ensemble numbers. The band debuted in August 2007 at the Helix in Dublin and has gone on to worldwide acclaim. The Atlanta stop is part of a 61-city tour that began in September in British Columbia and ends in Seattle in early December. $62.15-$89.25.

BONOBO. 9 p.m. Nov. 16.

Egyptian Ballroom. Simon Green, stage name Bonobo, is a Brit musician, producer and DJ with eight albums, including the recent The North Borders (guests include Erykah Badu). His work mixes the experimental warmth of 1960s French films with the pizzicato flavor of horizontal hip-hop. Got that? $28.

JOE BONAMASSA. 8 p.m.

Nov. 22-23. Considered one of the world’s greatest guitarists and on the cusp of full-blown blues-rock stardom. He’s touring in support of his March release, An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House. The New York native cites as his influences Guitar Slim, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters and any number of British bluesmen. $105.70$144.50.

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f you’ve ever wondered what treasures and stories lie behind the glowing marquee

the Mighty Mo’ organ and the Men’s Lounge, with its original furniture. They’ll learn how Atlantans rose up in the 1960s and ’70s to save the landmark from becoming a parking lot, and they’ll walk the same halls once traveled

by Elvis, the Rolling Stones and Madonna.

The Fox was commissioned and built by the Shriners, a fraternity for men, who intended to build their own mosque. Despite its intricate detail, the building took just 18 months to complete.

Every room reflects inspiration from ancient Egypt and the Middle East — from the authentic hieroglyphics on the ceiling in the Egyptian Ballroom to the auditorium designed to look like the open courtyard at a Middle Eastern palace.

The Egyptian Ballroom is embellished with more than 500 hand-carved symbols including a ceiling covered with stars, which symbolizes the deceased pharaohs of Egypt.

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of the Fox Theatre, you have a new chance to discover it all.

After a retooling break, the historic movie palace known for its performing arts and architectural history, is again hosting regular tours, this time with highly trained guides who know the venue inside and out.

The tours are one way the Fox keeps its promise to preserve and share the theater with Atlantans, the people who have kept it running for more than three decades.

The new tours include previously unseen locations, a spot in the main auditorium near the stage and the original ballroom kitchen where the original ice box still sits.

“As the only historic theater in the country with a full-time, inhouse restoration department, we take pride in preserving and maintaining the Fox for future generations,” says Allan Vella, Fox president and CEO. Visitors get a 60-minute tour that showcases must-see details of the Fox, which opened Christmas Day in 1929. They’ll see at least 10 locations, from the orchestra pit, historic elevator and Oasis Court, to

Tours take place Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Details at the box office, www.FoxATLTix. com or 855.ATL.TIXX.

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Going P®o Jeff Lester (top, left), a 2013 KSU grad, and Abbey Sanders in Cold Cold Feet, written by KSU alum Ralph Del Rosario. At right: Interim chair Karen Robinson and John Stewart in The Whipping Man at the Alliance Theatre last season.

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ig a little beneath the surface of Atlanta theater and you might find a pipeline from Kennesaw. That’s because Kennesaw State University appears to be sending more than its share of actors, directors, playwrights and designers to Atlanta stages.

Take John Stewart. He hasn’t even graduated from the school’s Theatre and Performance Studies program, but he’s wrapping a run at the Alliance Theatre in Tarell

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Alvin McCraney’s Choir Boy. He understudied several roles in the show during its summer premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club in New York, an Alliance partner.

He was one of three characters in the Alliance’s Whipping Man last spring (for which he’s earned a 2013 Suzi Bass Award nomination — Atlanta’s version of the Tonys), has done A Christmas Carol, also at the Alliance, and has appeared onstage with Synchronicity Theatre. In January he plays Green Bay

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uber-successful staging of Les Miserables, not his first time on the Lawrenceville stage.

See what we mean?

Packers lineman Dave Robinson in Lombardi at Aurora Theatre. All are full-fledged professional credits.

Marium Khalid and Phillip Justman, now married, met as KSU undergrads. In 2011, they founded SAIAH Arts International, which has turned out a stream of performances at Atlanta’s Goat Farm Arts Center the past two years (Rua | Wulf, Moby Dick).

Their City of Lions and Gods took top honors at the Prague Fringe Festival this past summer.

Written by Khalid and based on the life of her great-grandmother in Pakistan, the play won a Critics Choice Award in Atlanta. In addition, Khalid recently received a Community Impact Award from the Emory College Center for Creativity & Art. Lowrey Brown (Class of 2010) played Enjolras in Aurora’s recent,

IT’S ALL ABOUT FOCUS So how has Kennesaw been so successful in launching its students into professional theater?

The 24,000-student university north of Atlanta, clustered with modern brick buildings and constant construction, clearly has a theater department with spark.

Karen Robinson, interim chair, credits a distinctive feature — a focus on performance studies, which involves personal narrative, storytelling and adaptations of literature in addition to customary acting opportunities. Students gain a wider range of skills, she says.

In the current economic climate, theater graduates “have to be able to do more than one thing,” she says. “You can’t wait around for somebody to cast you.”

In one project, for example, Robinson worked with faculty member Margaret Baldwin to interview Kennesaw students who had come from Kenya. The pair gathered oral histories, asking about the departure from Africa, culture shock in America, and hopes and plans for the future.

They then wove the narratives together to create a performance ethnography piece titled You Always Go Home.

Such a production goes beyond the traditional notion of theater.

“I think KSU helped me in a massive way,” Stewart says. It “was a connecting point for me in the Atlanta theater community. Our professors have working relationships with people not just in Atlanta, but other places as well.”

Robinson, he says, was instrumental in teaching him to find “stillness and subtlety even in really large moments.” Stewart also cites the influence of instructors Harrison Long and Dean Adams

“I think KSU helped me in a massive way,” actor John Stewart says. It “was a connecting point for me in the Atlanta theater community.”

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(no longer at KSU).

“KSU has been really instrumental in not just acting stuff,” Stewart says, “but helping me navigate the technicalities of the business. I can still talk to professors like Jamie Bullins about auditions, about resumes, about headshots.”

Kennesaw’s program also has a strong focus on academics. It aims to create scholar-artists who can not only perform, but analyze.

Students also gain insight into “the performance of self in everyday life,” Robinson says.

CONNECTIONS COUNT Equally important is the fact that the faculty is actively involved in Atlanta theater.

“KSU has lots of connections to professional companies,” says SAIAH’s Justman. Robinson, for example, is an associate artist at Georgia Shakespeare, where she’s directed 14 productions.

And KSU grads aren’t just succeeding locally. Scenic designer James Maloof (2010), who has worked with Dad’s Garage and Theatrical Outfit, among other Atlanta companies, is now head carpenter at the American Acade-

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my of Dramatic Arts in New York.

Erik Teague (2008) designed costumes for 7 Stages’ Navigator at the Goat Farm Arts Center. He’s also has designed in Boston and for New York’s Glimmerglass Festival.

Instructors Long and Bullins both worked on productions at Serenbe Playhouse in Palmetto/ Chattahoochee Hills this past summer. Lauren Rondone (2012) designed scenery for Hair there.

You may also want to keep an eye out for the work of these grads: Olivia Aston (2010), a teaching artist and coordinator of the Alliance’s Theatre for the Very Young.

Andrew Crigler (2012), who directed Charlotte’s Web at Fabrefaction Theatre in May. Lark Hylton Honrine, Georgia Ensemble Theatre box office manager.

Haylee Scott (2010), a stage manager apprentice at the Alliance.

Daniel Terry (2011), assistant technical director at Aurora.

Ben Tilley (2005), head electrician at Atlanta Ballet who designs lighting for Dad’s Garage and, in February, heads to 7 Stages.

And by the time you read this list, it has no doubt grown.

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Marium Khalid, cofounder of SAIAH Arts International, performs at Kennesaw State in You Always Go Home, a performance ethnography co-directed by faculty members Karen Robinson and

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‘TONYS’ Aurora, Alliance again lead Suzi award nominations

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The cast of Les Miserables at Aurora Theatre, with Marcie Millard and Anthony P. Rodriguz (center) as the corrupt Thenardiers.

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or the second consecutive year, the Alliance and Aurora theaters have dominated nominations for the annual Suzi Bass Awards (Atlanta’s version of Broadway’s Tonys). The Alliance scored 25 nominations and the Aurora, in Lawrenceville, 22. Aurora’s fall smash Les Miserables alone earned 15 nods.

The winners will be announced Nov. 4 at the ninth annual awards ceremony, one of the biggest parties in town. The event will again be held at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center in Decatur.

The awards are named for the late Suzi Bass, a force of nature who appeared on stages all over town from the late 1970s until her death in 2002.

In all, 17 metro companies were nominated for awards in 26 categories. Aurora’s Les Miz earned nods for musical production, director Justin Anderson, lead actress Natasha Drena (Fantine), lead actors Bryant Smith (Valjean) and Kevin Harry (Javert), featured actresses Leslie Bellair (Eponine) and Marcie Millard (Madame Thenardier), featured actors Anthony P. Rodriguez (Thenardier) and Michael Stiggers (Marius), musical direction by Ann-Carol Pence, choreography by Sarah Turner Sechelski, costumes by Alan Yeong, lighting design by Mike Post, scenic design by Phillip Male and

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sound design by Daniel Terry. Whew!

Three performers each earned two nominations: lead actor Harry for Les Miz and Atlanta Lyric Theatre’s Ragtime (as Coalhouse Walker Jr.); Suehyla El-Attar as featured actress in a play for 7 Stages’ Angry Fags and Georgia Ensemble Theatre’s Swell Party; and Bryant Smith as lead actor for Les Miz and Kiss of the Spider Woman at Actor’s Express.

Playwright Topher Payne is nominated twice in the world premiere category for Angry Fags and Swell Party. Lighting designer Liz Lee earned three nominations for work at the Alliance and the Center for Puppetry Arts. In addition to his Les Miz nod, Anderson also is nominated for his direction of Angry Fags.

Every season worthy nominees are left out, it’s the nature of awards. Did Assassins at Fabrefaction Theatre not happen, for instance?

At least three of its actors — Steve Hudson (Charles Guiteau), Jeremy Wood (Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald) and Brian Clowdus (John Wilkes Booth) — warranted nominations. What about the Alliance’s smart, funny, angsty Bike America? Or Hair at Serenbe Playhouse? Other notable oversights include Hudson’s Man in Chair in Aurora’s Drowsy Chaperone and Stacy Melich in Lady Lay at 7 Stages. That leaves us plenty to debate until Suzi night arrives.

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“(Nicholas Phan’s) voice is graceful, mellifluous and durable, but behind it lie sharp intelligence, poetic insight and a confident individuality” (The Sunday Times, London).

PROGRAM: Winter Words, a song cycle of eight poems by Thomas HARDY with music by Benjamin BRITTEN; English folk songs arranged by BRITTEN; and songs by Franz SCHUBERT.

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Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013 | 3PM | $56 “(Paul Lewis) plumbed the music with a passionate spontaneity that rendered the quieter moments particularly heart-wrenching” (The New York Times).

PROGRAM to include “Moonlight” Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op 27 No. 2 by Ludwig van BEETHOVEN and Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest MUSSORGSKY

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The Whipping Man at the Alliance Theatre

MUSICAL PRODUCTION The Ghastly Dreadfuls: The Last Ghast at the Center for Puppetry Arts Les Miserables at Aurora Theatre Next to Normal at the Alliance Theatre Ragtime at Atlanta Lyric Theatre Zorro at the Alliance Theatre

PLAY PRODUCTION Equus at Actor’s Express Fly at Theatrical Outfit Time Stands Still at Horizon Theatre A Walk in the Woods at Serenbe Playhouse

WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION Angry Fags by Topher Payne at 7 Stages The Great McAnigan by Dave Lauby at The Collective Project Shakin’ the Rafters by Robert Deason at True Colors Theatre Company Swell Party by Topher Payne at Georgia Ensemble Theatre Wolves by Steve Yockey at Actor’s Express

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THEATER FOR YOUTH PRODUCTION The Adventures of Mighty Bug at the Center for Puppetry Arts

BREEANNE CLOWDUS | THEATRICAL OUTFIT

Fly at Theatrical Outfit dramatized the battles of the first Tuskegee Airmen, on land and in the sky. From left: Eric J. Little, Doc Waller and Joel Ishman.

Justin Anderson for Les Miserables at Aurora Theatre Scott Schwartz for Next to Normal at Alliance Theatre LEAD ACTRESS/MUSICAL Alison Brannon Wilhoit for Legally Blonde at Atlanta Lyric Theatre Catherine Porter for Next to Normal at Alliance Theatre Christy Baggett for Ragtime at Atlanta Lyric Theatre Liberty Cogan for Kiss of the Spider Woman at Actor’s Express Natasha Drena for Les Miserables at Aurora Theatre

LEAD ACTOR/MUSICAL Adam Jacobs for Zorro at Alliance Theatre Bryant Smith for Les Miserables at Aurora Theatre Craig Waldrip for Kiss of the Spider Woman at Actor’s Express Kevin Harry for Les Miserables at Aurora Theatre Kevin Harry for Ragtime at Atlanta Lyric Theatre FEATURED ACTRESS/MUSICAL Adrienne Reynolds for Shakin’ the Rafters at True Colors Leslie Bellair for Les Miserables at Aurora Theatre Marcie Millard for Les Miserables

BREEANNE CLOWDUS | ACTOR’S EXPRESS

Clifton Guterman in Wolves at Actor’s Express

Brer Rabbit and Friends at the Center for Puppetry Arts Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat at the Center for Puppetry Arts Petite Rouge at Synchronicity & Aurora theaters Unnecessary Monsters at Aurora Theatre The Velveteen Rabbit at Serenbe Playhouse DIRECTOR/MUSICAL Alan Kilpatrick for Ragtime at Atlanta Lyric Theatre Anne Towns for The Drowsy Chaperone at Aurora Theatre Jon Ludwig for The Ghastly Dreadfuls at the Center for Puppetry Arts ATLANTA’S PERFORMING ARTS PUBLICATION 27

Craig Waldrip (left) and multi-nominee Bryant Smith in Kiss of the Spider Woman at Actor’s Express.

FEATURED ACTOR/MUSICAL Anthony P. Rodriguez for Les Miserables at Aurora Theatre Bryant Smith for Kiss of the Spider Woman at Actor’s Express Geoff Uterhardt for Next to Normal at the Alliance Theatre Jimi Kocina for Sweet Charity at Aurora Theatre Michael Stiggers for Les Miserables at Aurora Theatre ENSEMBLE/MUSICAL Beehive at Atlanta Lyric Theatre (Mary Nye Bennett, Christy Clark, Jamie Wood Katz, Lisa Manuli, Chimere Scott and Kayce Gro gan-Wallace) The Fabulous Lipitones at Theatrical Outfit (Daniel Hilton, Tom Key, William S. Mur phey and Glenn Rainey) 28 ENCOREATLANTA.COM

The Ghastly Dreadfuls at the Center for Puppetry Arts (Scott DePoy, Kristin Haverty, Reay Ka plan, Jon Ludwig, Spencer G. Stephens, Rob ert Strickland and Jason von Hinezmeyer) The Gifts of the Magi at Theatrical Outfit (Nick Arapoglou, Caroline Freedlund, Jeff McK erley, Bernardine Mitchell, Glenn Rainey and Adrienne Reynolds) I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change at Stage Door Players (Laura Floyd, Erin Meadows, Craig Waldrip and Jeremy Wood) MUSIC DIRECTION Ann-Carol Pence for Les Miserables at Aurora Theatre BJ Brown for Ragtime at Atlanta Lyric Theatre Boko Suzuki for Next to Normal at the Alliance Theatre Fred Lassen for Zorro at the Alliance Theatre Michael Monroe for The Fabulous Lipitones at Theatrical Outfit CHOREOGRAPHY Bethany Hayes Smith for Tarzan

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at Aurora Theatre Mary Nye Bennett for Legally Blonde at Atlanta Lyric Theatre Natascia Diaz for Zorro at Alliance Theatre

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Three of Les Miserables’ 20-plus nominations go to (from left) Kevin Harry as Inspector Javert, Bryant Smith as Jean Valjean and Nastasha Drena as the doomed Fantine.

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at Legacy Theatre Jevares C. Myrick for Ragtime at Atlanta Lyric Theatre Karen Hebert for Anything Goes at Atlanta Lyric Theatre Rafael Amargo for Zorro at the Alliance Theatre Sarah Turner Sechelski for Les Miserables at Aurora Theatre

COSTUME DESIGN/MUSICAL Alan Yeong for Les Miserables at Aurora Theatre Amanda McGee for Tarzan at Legacy Theatre Jamie Bullins and Stephanie Kaskel Bogle for The Ghastly Dreadfuls at the Center for Puppetry Arts Lindsey Goodson Paris for Ragtime at Atlanta Lyric Theatre Tom Piper for Zorro at Alliance Theatre LIGHTING DESIGN/MUSICAL Ben Ormerod for Zorro at Alliance Theatre Liz Lee for The Ghastly Dreadfuls at the Center for Puppetry Arts Mary Parker for Ragtime at Atlanta Lyric Theatre Mike Baldassari for Next to Normal at the Alliance Theatre Mike Post for Les Miserables at Aurora Theatre

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SCENIC DESIGN/MUSICAL Joshua Flannigan for The Ghastly Dreadfuls at the Center for Puppetry Arts Kat Conley for Ragtime at Atlanta Lyric Theatre Kevin Rigdon for Next to Normal at the Alliance Theatre Phillip Male for Les Miserables at Aurora Theatre Tom Piper for Zorro at the Alliance Theatre SOUND DESIGN/MUSICAL Bobby Johnston for Hair at Serenbe Playhouse Bobby Johnston for Ragtime at Atlanta Lyric Theatre Daniel Terry for Les Miserables at Aurora Theatre Gregory Montague, Kristin von Hinezmeyer and Mimi Epstein for The Ghastly Dreadfuls at the Center for Puppetry Arts Kai Harada for Zorro at Alliance Theatre

DIRECTOR/PLAY Alexander Greenfield for The Whipping Man at the Alliance Theatre David Crowe for Equus at Actor’s Express

Multi-nominated director Justin Anderson

Justin Anderson for Angry Fags at 7 Stages Lisa Adler for Time Stands Still at Horizon Theatre Melissa Foulger for Wolves at Actor’s Express Patdro Harris for Fly at Theatrical Outfit LEAD ACTRESS/PLAY Carolyn Cook for Time Stands Still at Horizon Theatre Crystal Fox for What I Learned in Paris at the Alliance Theatre Kate Buddeke for Good People at the Alliance Theatre Minka Wiltz for Every Tongue Confess at Horizon Theatre Veronika Duerr for The Summer of Daisy Faye at Marietta Theatre LEAD ACTOR/PLAY Allen Edwards for A Walk in the Woods at Serenbe Playhouse Andrew Benator for Seminar at Actor’s Express Nick Arapoglou for My Name Is Asher Lev at Theatrical Outfit Rob Cleveland for Master Harold … and the Boys at Aurora Theatre Theo Harness for Visiting Mr. Green at Stage Door Players

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FEATURED ACTRESS/PLAY Ann Marie Gideon for Time Stands Still at Horizon Theatre Bernardine Mitchell for Every Tongue Confess at Horizon Theatre Suehyla El-Attar for Angry Fags at 7 Stages Suehyla El-Attar for Swell Party at Georgia Ensemble Theatre Tess Malis Kincaid for Swell Party at Georgia Ensemble Theatre FEATURED ACTOR/PLAY Barrett Doyle for Seminar at Actor’s Express Brian Kurlander for My Name Is Asher Lev at Theatrical Outfit Chris Kayser for Time Stands Still at Horizon Theatre J.C. Long for The Tempest at the New American Shakespeare Tavern John Stewart for The Whipping Man at Alliance Theatre ENSEMBLE/PLAY The Book Club Play at Horizon Theatre (John Benzinger, Bryan Brendle, Danielle Deadwy 32 ENCOREATLANTA.COM

ler, Wendy Melkonian, Maria RodriguezSager and Dan Triandiflou) Fly at Theatrical Outfit (John E. Doyle, Fenner Eaddy, Joel Ishman, Brian Kurlander, Eric J. Little, J.C. Long and Doc Waller) Lark Eden at Aurora Theatre (Rachel Garner, Naima Carter Russell and Minka Wiltz) Tales of Edgar Allan Poe at the Center for Puppetry Arts (Luis R. Hernandez, Reay Kaplan and Rudy Roushdi) Wolves at Actor’s Express (Brian Crawford, Kate Donadio, Clifton Guterman and Joe Sykes) COSTUME DESIGN/PLAY Alexandra Matthews for The Great McAnigan at The Collective Project Anne Carole Butler for The Tempest at the New American Shakespeare Tavern Jamie Bullins for Tales of Edgar Allan Poe at the Center for Puppetry Arts Lex Liang for What I Learned in Paris at the Alliance Theatre Linda Patterson for Swell Party at Georgia Ensemble Theatre

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The cast of Lark Eden at Aurora Theatre (from left): Rachel Garner, Naima Carter Russell and Minka Wiltz.

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A Walk in the Woods at Serenbe Playhouse featured Allan Edwards (left) and Robin Bloodworth as rival arms negotiators.

SCENIC DESIGN/PLAY Collette Pollard for Good People at the Alliance Theatre F. Elaine Williams for Tales of Edgar Allan Poe at the Center for Puppetry Arts Isabel A. Curley-Clay and Moriah Curley-Clay for Betrayal at Aurora Theatre Isabel A. Curley-Clay and Moriah Curley-Clay for Time Stands Still at Horizon Theatre Jason Sherwood for The Whipping Man at Alliance Theatre SOUND DESIGN/PLAY Atlanta Shakespeare Company for The Tempest 34 ENCOREATLANTA.COM

at the New American Shakespeare Tavern Dan Bauman for It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at Stage Door Players Dan Bauman for Wolves at Actor’s Express Gregory Montague and Brian Kettler for Tales of Edgar Allan Poe at the Center for Puppetry Arts Jonathan Summers for Fly at Theatrical Outfit NOMINATIONS BY THEATER COMPANY Alliance — 24 Aurora — 22 Center for Puppetry Arts — 15 Atlanta Lyric — 14 Actor’s Express — 12 Theatrical Outfit — 10 Horizon Theatre — 9 Georgia Ensemble Theatre — 4 Serenbe Playhouse — 4 7 Stages — 3 Stage Door Players — 3 New American Shakespeare Tavern — 3 True Colors — 3 The Collective Project — 2 Legacy Theatre — 2 Marietta Theatre (no longer producing) — 1

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LIGHTING DESIGN/PLAY Andre C. Allen for The Mountaintop at True Colors Theatre Company Ben Tilley for Wolves at Actor’s Express Liz Lee for Tales of Edgar Allan Poe at the Center for Puppetry Arts Liz Lee for The Whipping Man at Alliance Theatre Mary Parker & Rob Dillard for Fly at Theatrical Outfit

FOR YOUR INFORMATION THE THEATRE A fully restored 1929 “Movie Palace,” the Fox Theatre, with 4,678 seats, is a multiple-purpose facility, housing Broadway shows, ballet, symphonies, concerts, movies, and private corporate events.

PRIVATE ROOMS The Fox Theatre has three private rental spaces, with accommodations for 25 to 1,200 guests. Our Egyptian Ballroom and Grand Salon are beautifully decorated and can be set up to your specifications. The Landmarks Lounge is adjacent to the lobby and is perfect for a small pre-show and intermission event. To book your ”Fabulous Fox“ evening, please call 404.881.2100 or visit us at www.foxtheatre.org.

TICKET OFFICE The Fox Theatre Ticket Office is located in the arcade entrance to the theatre. The Ticket Office is open for walk up ticket sales Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., and Saturday,10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. The Fox Theatre Ticket Office is not open on Sundays unless there is a performance. On event days, the Ticket Office opens two hours prior to show time. Doors to the Fox open one hour prior to show time.

Tickets for all performances at the Fox may be purchased online at www.FoxTheatre.org, all Ticket Alternative outlets and all Atlanta-area Whole Foods Markets, by calling (855) ATL-TIXX, or by visiting the Fox Theatre Ticket Office in person during regular Box Office hours.

GROUP SALES The Fox Theatre Group Sales Department offers discounts to Groups for most Broadway shows. The Group Sales office is open Monday-Friday from 9am to 5pm. Call 404 881-2000 or email foxgroup@foxtheatre.org.

CONCESSIONS Concession stands are located in the Spanish Room, main lobby, and on the mezzanine lobby level.

RESTROOMS Restrooms are located off the Main Lobby (downstairs), Mezzanine Lobby levels, and the Gallery level. Accessible restroom facilities are located in the Spanish Room and Accessible/Family restrooms are located through the Office door in the main lobby.

GIFT SHOP The Fox Theatre operates a gift shop selling history books, T-shirts, sweatshirts, and an assortment of other theatre-related merchandise. The gift shop is located in the Spanish Room.

TOURS Fox Theatre Tours are conducted Mondays and Thursdays at 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, and 1:00 PM. Saturday tours are offered at 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM. Fox Theatre Tours are guided by Fox employees well-versed in the Fox’s history, current events, awards, and upcoming shows.

Tickets for Fox Theatre Tours are available at the Fox Theatre Ticket Office or online at www.FoxAtlTix.com.

Special Tours can range from backstage to architectural to a school or college group. Please contact the Fox Theatre by calling (404) 881-2100 to schedule your group tour.

LOST AND FOUND Lost and Found items are turned in to the House Manager’s office. To check on lost items, please call the House Manager at 404.881.2075. Lost and Found items will be retained for 30 days.

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EMERGENCY INFORMATION In the event of an emergency, please walk to the nearest exit.

Do Not Run. SMOKING In accordance with the Fulton County Clean Air Ordinance, the Fox Theatre is a smoke-free facility. Smoking is only permitted in designated areas.

ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY The Fox Theatre strives to make events accessible to all guests.

If you require assistance during your visit to the Fox Theatre please seek out or ask for one of our Accessible Ambassadors.

These staff members are attired in the traditional Fox Theatre uniform however also have gold braid and white gloves to make them easier to see. The Fox Theatre offers the use of wheelchairs, listening devices and booster seats at no additional charge. Our Ambassadors will assist you to special restroom accommodations. Note: Steep Steps lead to all seats on the upper levels. For assistance needed or additional information on programs, please contact the House Managers office at: 404-881-2119.

TICKETS To purchase accessible seating at the Fox Theatre please call: 404-881-2016 Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM or on Saturday, 10:00 AM-3:00 PM. A Fox Theatre Ticket Office Associate will be happy to help you. Ticket buyers may also visit the ticketing site at www.FoxTheatre.org.

PROGRAMS PROVIDED

ELEVATORS Elevators are located at the north end of each lobby. The elevators are available during all performances and make it possible to access each lobby without the use of stairs. Patrons should be aware that access to upper seating areas do involve stairs.

PARKING Parking is available within a four-block radius in all directions of the Fox Theatre. Advanced reserved parking is available for sale at the Fox Ticket Office or by calling (855) ATL-TIXX. The Fox Theatre assumes no responsibility for vehicles parked in any of the privately owned parking lots operating in the Fox Theatre district.

PERFORMANCE NOTES All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket in order to be admitted to the theatre. Not all events are suitable for children.

Infants will not be admitted to adult programs/performances. Parents will be asked to remove children who create a disturbance.

Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the management, in conjunction with the wishes of the producers.

Please turn off all pagers and cell phones prior to the beginning of each performance.

Camera and recording devices are strictly prohibited.

Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.)

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ETIQUETTE 1. Please arrive early. Latecomers may not be seated until intermission.

2. Take care of personal needs (drinks of water or restroom) before the performance begins.

3. Please silence or turn off all electronic devices, including cell phones, beepers, and watch alarms. We encourage you to share your experience at the Fox via social media, but please refrain from doing so or texting during performances; the glow from your device is distracting.

4. Most shows do not allow photography of any kind.

Flash photography inside the theatre is never allowed as it is a distraction to those around you and a danger to the performers.

5. The overture is part of the performance. Please cease talking at this point.

6. Dear Lovebirds, when you lean your heads together, you block the view of the people behind you. Please consider the people that will be seated behind you when choosing whether or not to wear a hat or what hair style you choose.

7. Please refrain from talking, humming, or singing along with the show, except when encouraged to do so by the artist or show.

8. Please wait for an appropriate moment to dig something out of your pocket or bag.

9. Go easy with the perfume and cologne, many people are highly allergic.

10. If you need assistance during the show, please go to your nearest volunteer usher. If additional assistance is needed the usher will get the appropriate person to further help you.

11. Yes, the parking lot gets busy and public transportation is tricky, but leaving while the show is in progress or before the actors have taken their final bows is discourteous. Wait until it is over and then exit with the rest of the audience.

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THE FOX THEATRE 660 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 404.881.2100 • www.foxtheatre.org

STAFF

Allan C. Vella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President & C.E.O. Adina Alford Erwin . . . Vice President & General Manager Jamie Vosmeier . . . . . . . . Director of Ticket Sales & Service Rachel Bomeli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Office Manager Jeff Quesenberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President & C.F.O. Rick Robbins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Controller Jennifer S. Farmer . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Sales/Ballrooms Jay Forrester . . . Director of Concessions & Merchandising Len Tucker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Operations Pat Prill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . House Manager Greta Duke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant House Manager Ken Shook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patron Services Coordinator Shelly Kleppsattel . . . . . . . . . Booking & Contract Associate Molly Fortune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Restoration Amy Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production Manager Rebecca J. Graham . . . . . . . Assistant Production Manager Gary Hardaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Master Carpenter Larry Watson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . House Flyman Scott Hardin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Property Master Ray T. Haynie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Master Electrician Cary Oldknow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Electrician Rodney Amos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Sound Engineer Larry-Douglas Embury . . . . . . . . . . . . Organist In Residence Tammy Folds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production Security Manager

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Edward L. White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chairman Keith O Cowan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice Chairman Clara Axam, Robyn Barkin, John Busby, Jr., Beauchamp Carr, Renee Dye, Sheffield Hale, John Holder, Edward Hutchison, Walt Huntley, Craig Jones, Jay Myers, Glen Romm, Alan Thomas, Carolyn Wills

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ARTICLE 14 — Whether dining at lunch, brunch or dinner, Article 14 is about the experience. The new menus include options inspired by Chef Chris Blobaum’s coast-to-coast American cuisine. In 2013, Jezebel magazine named Article 14 one of Atlanta’s “100 Best Restaurants.” Reservations are gladly accepted by calling 404.443.8432. 1180 Peachtree St., Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30309. M THE LAWRENCE — Midtown’s newest restaurant concept where quality, innovation, style and comfort are the focus to delivering an unexpected and unique experience to the Midtown, Atlanta community. The Lawrence strives to rethink food in a fresh way in a comfortable in town neighborhood setting. 905 Juniper Street, 404-961-7177. thelawrenceatlanta.com, M LOBBY — The menu focuses on seasonal fare at this sophisticated American restaurant in the lobby of TWELVE Atlantic Station. 361 17th St., 404961-7370, lobbyattwelve.com, M

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TWO URBAN LICKS — “Fiery” American cooking meets live music at this hip hangout. 820 Ralph McGill Blvd., 404-522-4622, twourbanlicks.com. M

ELEVEN RESTAURANT & BAR — A luxurious destination at Loews Atlanta Hotel. Delectable cuisine, vibrant cocktails and live music. Visit Eleven for delightful pre or post performance cocktails, or a quick bite that always gets a standing ovation. 1065 Peachtree St. NE, 404-745-5745, loewshotels.com/restaurants/eleven/cuisine. M PRIME — Enjoy steak, sushi and seafood in a festive atmosphere near Lenox Mall. 3393 Peachtree Rd. NE, 404-812-0555, h2sr.com. B RUTH'S CHRIS STEAKHOUSE — A favorite local steak house with multiple locations near shopping and entertainment hotspots. Sides are generous, and the quality of the steaks and seafood is excellent. Three locations: Buckhead, 3285 Peachtree Rd. NE, 404-365-0660; Sandy Springs, 5788 Roswell Rd., 404-255-0035; Centennial Olympic Park, 267 Marietta St., 404-223-6500; ruthschris.com. B, SS, D

SOUTH CITY KITCHEN — With a stylish, Southern-contemporary menu, this DiRoNA restaurant helped make grits hip for the business crowd. Two locatons: Midtown: 1144 Crescent Ave., 404-873-7358; Vinings: 1675 Cumberland Pkwy., 770435-0700, southcitykitchen.com. M, V

ASIAN/FUSION AJA RESTAURANT & BAR — Serving modern Asian cuisine, Aja has a 150-seat patio overlooking Buckhead and a huge lounge, where diners nosh on dim sum and sip mai tais. 3500 Lenox Rd., Ste. 100, 404-231-0001, h2sr.com. B

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DINING GUIDE BISTRO TERRACE BISTRO — Celebrate American heirloom recipes through supporting local and regional farmers, fisherman and producers. It recaptures pure flavors and tastes of natural and organic ingredients and bursts with delicious flavors. 176 Peachtree St. NW, 678-651-2770, ellishotel. com/terrace. D

BREWPUB/ GOURMET PUB FARE GORDON BIERSCH — Fresh-brewed beers are a tasty accent to this brewery-restaurant’s hearty pizzas, salads and sandwiches. For a small additional fee, pre-show diners can leave cars in the lot while they’re at the Fox. Two locations: Midtown: 848 Peachtree St. NE, 404-870-0805; Buckhead: 3242 Peachtree Rd. NE, 404-264-0253, gordonbiersch.com. M, B TAP — A gastropub offering easy-to-share pub fare and an extensive beer selection. The patio is a great place to chill after work. 1180 Peachtree St., 404-347-2220, tapat1180.com. M

Celebs eat, too!

As metro Atlanta has become more and more popular with the makers of TV shows and movies, more and more celebrities are spotted at local eateries. Here's a rundown of who's been seen where lately ... and where you might spot them again (in alphabetical order by name of restaurant).

DAVIO'S NORTHERN ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE — Handmade pasta, steaks, veal chops. Seen here: Michael Keaton, in town filming Need for Speed, a thriller about a just-out-of-prison street racer trying to even the score with a double-crossing business associate. Shaquille O'Neal stops by often. Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann are regulars. 3500 Peachtree Road N.E. in Phipps Plaza. 404.844.4810.

ECCO — European fusion, wood-fired pizza, meats and cheeses. Seen here: "Mad Men's" Jon Hamm, here filming The Million Dollar Arm, about a sports agent trying to sign an Asian cricket player for big-league baseball. Also John Stamos, who has a recurring role on the USA Network series "Necessary Roughness." 40 7th St. N.E. in Midtown.

404.347.9555.

THE LAWRENCE — Dining, wine, spirits, coffee.

Seen here: Hamm and funny man Will Ferrell, who always seems to be here for one project or another.

905 Juniper St. N.E. in Midtown. 404.961.7370.

RUTH'S CHRIS STEAKHOUSE | BUCKHEAD — Great steaks and seafood. Seen here: Basketball great Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. 3285 Peachtree Road N.E. 404.365.0060.

RUTH'S CHRIS STEAKHOUSE | CENTENNIAL PARK — More great steaks and seafood. Seen here: Atlanta Braves outfielder Jason Heyward and undefeated professional boxer Floyd "Pretty Boy" Mayweather. 267 Marietta St. 404.223.6500.

RUTH'S CHRIS STEAKHOUSE | KENNESAW — Even more great steaks and seafood. Seen here: Tea Party activist, former presidential candidate and radio host Herman Cain. 620 Chastain Road N.W. 770.420.1985

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SOUTH CITY KITCHEN MIDTOWN — Stylish, contemporary Southern food. Seen here: Andy Garcia, in town filming Let's Be Cops, about buddies who hatch a plan to impersonate police officers but find themselves in over their heads. You'll also see Melissa McCarthy, Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, John Goodman and Justin Timberlake here when they're in town, which is often. 1144 Crescent Ave. N.E. 404.873.7358. — Encore staff

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MEDITERRANEAN/LATIN/ ASIAN FUSION SHOUT — A young crowd keeps Shout’s rooftop lounge hopping every night. The menu reflects a mix of Mediterranean, Far Eastern and South American influences. 1197 Peachtree St. NE, 404846-2000, h2sr.com. M

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ECCO — Esquire Magazine named this casual, European-influenced bistro a “Best New Restaurant in America.” It’s also gotten raves for its killer wine list, wood-fired pizzas, and impressive meat and cheese menus. 40 Seventh St. NE, 404347-9555, ecco-atlanta.com. M

AGAVE — Offering creative Southwestern Fusion, tequila bar and specialty margaritas. Specializing in company meetings, events and family celebrations. Rated excellent by Zagat 2003-2011. Just a short drive from the Fox Theatre. 242 Boulevard SE, 404-588-0006. agaverestaurant.com, OFW

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ALMA — A refreshing new approach to contemporary Mexican cuisine. Bright, fresh ingredients and traditional regional influences come together with other Latin American flavors in vibrant dishes that feel familiar and new all at once. 191 Peachtree St. NE, 404-968-9662, alma-atlanta.com. D

DAVIO’S NORTHERN ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE — Located at Phipps Plaza in the heart of Buckhead is Atlanta’s newest dining destination. 3500 Peachtree Rd., NE, 404-844-4810, davios.com/atl. B

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True story. Just ask Roosevelt, the man who apparently haunts the boiler room. Roosevelt once lived there, it’s said, stoking the boilers and tending to the equipment. It’s believed that his ghost still haunts the sub-basement areas.

Fox staff members say that if you make Roosevelt angry, he will slam doors, hit things or turn the lights off on you.

A Fox maintenance technician claims to have spoken to Roosevelt. One day, while working on a piece of equipment, the door to a sub-basement room opened and closed on its own. Soon after, the technician heard rustling and laughing and felt a presence in the room. He told Roosevelt, “I have a wrench and a screwdriver, you can either pick them up and help me or you can leave.” At that point, the door opened again and slammed shut.

The boiler room is just one of the otherwordly stops on the Fox’s Ghost Light Tours, offered Oct. 28-29. The special tours feature the Fox’s ghosts and his/her histories along with real accounts of unexplained events gathered from staff members and contractors.

Guests also will learn about the history of the lot on which the theater is built.

Other tour locations include the elevator leading to dressing rooms 31 and 32, the power room, sub-basement areas including the boiler room, and the stage freight elevator.

Another fun fact, one that inspired the name Ghost Light Tours, has to do with the superstitious tradition that ghost lights provide opportunities for ghosts to perform onstage, thus appeasing them and preventing them from cursing the theater or sabotaging the set or production.

Technically, a ghost light is an electric light that is left on and placed center stage when a theater is unoccupied and would otherwise be dark. It typically consists of an exposed bulb mounted in a wire cage on a portable light standard.

For tour times and ticketing information, visit www.FoxTheatre.org. Note: The Ghost Light Tours are not recommended for anyone under age 10.

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We recently talked with Sarah duBignon, the founder of Rising Stars, who now serves as the Fox Theatre’s Community & Education Programming Coordinator, for a deeper look at the Atlanta organization.

DuBignon created Rising Stars as a musical-theater intensive that focuses on helping participants (ages 13-17) hone their performing skills as individuals and as part

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of an ensemble. DuBignon spent nine years with Camp Broadway before leaving in 2010 to form Rising Stars. She’s also taught ballet to deaf children. Her goal with Rising Stars, she says, was to create a well-rounded program that incorporated all three disciplines of acting, singing and dancing.

She began by partnering with Atlanta native Bill Newberry, a vocal coach who once worked with Diana DeGarmo, the third-season runner-up on TV’s “American Idol.” Newberry has also worked with Camp Broadway and, after having been part of 32 productions, is quite familiar with the Fox stage. The dancing component is overseen by Autumn Morgenstern, a former Radio City Rockette

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ning, work together to accomplish a common goal.”

In its fourth year, Rising Stars proudly employs former students as teaching artists.

Tatiana Wechsler, who’s been a Rising Stars teaching artist for three years, got her start in Camp Broadway at age 12 and was then a Rising Stars camper its first year. Wechsler attends the Tisch School at NYU. She’s performed at Radio City Music Hall and in school productions of Spring Awakening, Sweeney Todd and The Seven.

DuBignon credits the Fox Theatre for not only fostering Atlanta’s talented young people but also for its integral role in educating future arts patrons.

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who’s been teaching jazz, tap, ballet, hip-hop, Pilates and acrobatics since she was 16. Brian Baer, an Atlantan who trained with Stella Adler at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, signed on as acting coach.

The foursome approaches Rising Stars with the same mindset: to teach young performers a set of well-rounded disciplines — as opposed to just putting on a show — and, most importantly, to make a profound impact on the lives and futures of the young participants.

“All arts teach core values,” duBignon says, “critical thinking, discipline, good work ethics and creativity. But what I love most about Rising Stars is to see children from different backgrounds, who were strangers in the begin-

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Noted philanthropist, Lessie Smithgall, will serve as the gala’s Honorary Chair and author, Keith Burris, will sign copies of his new Shaw biography, ‘Deep River.’

Proceeds benefit the making of a landmark new film: Robert Shaw – Man of Many Voices co-produced by Georgia Public Broadcasting. For tickets, visit robertshawthefilm.com (Project News), or contact ASO ticketing services.

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Say cheese: Tour guide Joanna Lumley takes a break with her human and animal compatriots.

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ing how much like “Patsy” Lumley actually is.

While she’s half-heartedly, half-obsessively straightening crooked train curtains, trying to dislodge a bunk bed from its hiding place and playing with a tent zipper in the middle of the Nubian Desert, there are echoes of the gorgeous clown she played on the long-running British sitcom.

But you don’t need to be a fan to enjoy exploring remote lands in the company of this glamorous, quirky, whip-smart and funny woman. Because of recent upheavals in the region, this video tour may be your only safe option to see it in the near future.

Lumley’s curiosity about people and other cultures is a highlight of this series, which aired on public television in 2010. She’s nominally in pursuit of the beautiful and mysterious Nile but manages to uncover the beauty of everyone she meets, whether they’re recounting how they met the devil of the Nile, showing how they survived a crocodile attack, explaining their nomadic existence, practicing their catwalk for Sudan’s first postwar beauty pageant or training for the Olympics. Each episode leaves the viewer with a real sense of place as well as some insider knowledge.

Want to know the Sudan’s beauty secret?

Lumley takes you shopping for the special wood and ceremonial chair and undergoes the cure herself (she says it’s “heavenly”).

Wonder how immigrant workers travel out of Egypt? Want to see what happens on a touristy Nile cruise? What the furthest source of the Nile looks like or what’s so magical about the Mountain of the Gods?

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