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Through March 6 “Shrek The Musical Jr.,” by Jerry’s Habima Theatre. March 13 Upright Citizens Brigade, comedy. Ages 18+. March 20 “Fancy Nancy,” funny show with frilly ballet ballads, by Synchronicity Performance Group. May 8-9 “James & The Giant Peach,” family-friendly musical, by MJCCA Youth Ensemble. May 10-11 “A Year With Frog & Toad Kids,” show about friendship, by MJCCA Youth Ensemble. Free. MJCCA-Zaban Park, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. 678/812-4002. atlantajcc.org.
“MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL”
April 1-3 Inspired by a hot flash and a bottle of wine, this hit musical comedy is a celebration of female empowerment, filled with parodies from classic pop songs of the ’60s, ’70s and’80s. Staged at the Cobb Energy Centre at 8 PM Fri. & Sat. and 2 PM Sat. & Sun.
menopausethemusical.com.
MICHAEL O’NEAL SINGERS March 13 Beethoven and
Bruckner: Musical Titans, 3 PM, Roswell United Methodist Church. May 13 Broadway Musicals: The Past 25 Years, 8 PM, Roswell UMC. mosingers.com. 770/594-7974.
PHILIPS ARENA
March 3 Janet Jackson March 5-6 Reinhard Bonnke
1 Philips Dr., next to CNN Center.
404/878-3000. philipsarena.com.
PINCH ‘N’ OUCH THEATRE May 1-25 Film For (A Better)
Future Film Festival. 195 Arizona Ave., Suite L/W1, Atl. 678/231-
1263. pnotheatre.org.
“RAGTIME THE MUSICAL” April 23-24 The stories of an
upper-class wife, determined Jewish immigrant and daring Harlem musician unfold in turn-of-the-century New York in this award-winning musical, staged at Cobb Energy Centre at 7:30 PM Sat. and 1 PM Sun.
ragtimeontour.com.
RIALTO CENTER @ GSU
March 4-5 Off the EDGE, Biennial Contemporary Dance Festival April 2 Boban & Marko Markovic Orchestra: Brass of the Balkans April 8 Paquito d’Rivera with the Georgia State University Jazz Band April 10 Zakir Hussain: Masters of Percussion April 15-17 Hansel and Gretel, GSU Opera Theatre and Symphony Orchestra April 23 Cecile McLorin Salvant, jazz songstress Shows at 8 PM, unless otherwise stated. 80 Forsyth Street NW.
404/413-9TIX. rialtocenter.org.
SERENBE PLAYHOUSE
March 24-April 10 Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel.” Selborne Lane, Chattahoochee Hills. serenbeplayhouse.com.
Atlanta Ballet presents “twyla tharpe’s THE PRINCESS & THE GOBLIN” April 15-17 at Cobb Energy Centre April 21-May 8 “Oliver!,” Dickens
award-winning score, staged in a new production at the Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE, Atl. 8 PM Tues., 7:30 PM Wed.-Thurs., 8 PM Fri., 2 & 8 PM Sat., 1 & 6:30 PM Sun. atlanta.broadway.com.
classic staged by Fabrefaction.
fabrefaction.org.
1105 Euclid Ave., Atl. 404/523-
7647. 7stages.org.
STAGE DOOR PLAYERS
March 25-April 7 “Hail, Mary,” comedy/drama about a nun-to-be challenged by life and love. May 20-June 12 “The 39 Steps,” fast-paced whodunit with nonstop laughs and 150 zany characters. North DeKalb Cultural Center, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody. stagedoorplayers.net. 770/396-1726.
770/463-1110.
7 STAGES
March 3-20 “The Revolutionists.”
THEATRICAL OUTfit
April 14-May 15 “The Light in the Piazza,” lush period musical transports audiences to sunny Tuscany where first love blooms. Preview: April 14-15. Staged Wed.Sun. Balzer Theater at Herren’s, 84 Luckie St. NW, Atl. 678/528-1500. theatricaloutfit.org.
TRUE COLORS THEATRE CO. Through March 6 “American
STRAND THEATRE
Scott Suchman
Gospel Crusade March 8 AC/DC March 9 Rihanna March 12-13 Harlem Globetrotters April 2 Festival Of Laughs April 8 Gabriel Iglesias
April 12-13 Justin Bieber April 15 Duran Duran June 9 Selena Gomez June 29 Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas
kim kenney
Center, 950 Forrest St. 770/5946232. roswellpresents.com.
March 4-5 “Ghosts of Rock,” rock musical twist on Dickens’ classic. Staged at the Earl Smith Strand Theatre, 117 North Park Square, Marietta. earlsmithstrand.org.
Buffalo.” Three crooks plan to rob a man, but motivations change and loyalties shift. Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Road, Atl.
877/725-8849. 404/532-1901. truecolorstheatre.org.
770/293-0080.
SYNCHRONICITY THEATRE
Through March 19 “Fancy Nancy The Musical!” 7:30 PM Fri., 1 & 4 PM Sat., 2 & 5 PM Sun. April 8-May 1 “Beyond Reasonable Doubt: The Troy Davis Project,” balanced investigation of diverse beliefs about race, justice and the death penalty. 8 PM Thurs.-Sat., 5 PM Sun. May 20-21 “The Heath,” Lauren Gunderson traces the life of her WWII veteran grandfather. 8 PM. Peachtree Pointe, 1545 Peachtree St., Atl. synchrotheatre.com.
VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE
April 16 Bryan Adams April 24 Van Morrison May 7 The Avett Brothers, Brett Dennen
May 15 Styx, .38 Special, Don Felder
June 6 Ellie Goulding June 11 Keith Urban, Brett Eldredge, Maren Morris Aug. 14 Dixie Chicks Sept. 11 Darius Rucker, Dan+Shay 2200 Encore Pkwy., Alpharetta.
vzwamp.com.
404/484-8636.
“THE SOUND OF MUSIC”
“RAGTIME” – April 23-24 at Cobb Energy Centre
March 1-6 Beloved story of Maria and the Von Trapp Family with
ALL TIMES AND DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CONTACT INDIVIDUAL VENUE FOR CONFIRMATION.
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