In Theatre this month:
Under the Lights
What's Happening on Stage in Atlanta

Phantom of the opera
Thru July 18
Fox Theatre Ticketmaster 800.982.2787
www.broadwayacrossamerica.com                    
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, the most successful and longest continuously-running tour in U.S. history comes to Atlanta for a farewell engagement at the end of the month. Based on the classic novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux, Phantom tells the story of a masked figure who lurks beneath the catacombs of a Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all who inhabit it.  He falls madly in love with an innocent young soprano, Christine, and devotes himself to creating a new star by nurturing her extraordinary talents and by employing all of the devious methods at his command.  Winner of seven Tony Awards including Best Musical.

Shakin’ the mess outta misery
July 2 - Aug 22
Horizon Theatre Box Office 404.584.7450
www.horizontheatre.com  
In the revival of Horizon's original premiere SHAKIN’ THE MESS OUTTA MISERY, southern women celebrate rites of passage and healing through stories that are funny, sad and magical.  Shakin’ is a joyous celebration of the coming of age of a young girl and the eight loving Big Mamas who raised her.  As this circle of diverse Southern women prepare their daughter for her rite of passage into womanhood, they share stories of survival and healing.  Shakin’ is written by Atlanta playwright Shay Youngblood. The cast includes members from the original 1988 production including Marguerite Hannah   and Amber Iman.

I DREAM
July 9 - July 31
Alliance Stage Box Office 404.733.5000
www.woodruffcentertickets.org                   
I DREAM is a musical celebration that tells the story of the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through a rythm and blues opera.  It takes the audience on a journey through the life and work of a man whose prophetic and historical significance have become legend.  The play is directed by acclaimed actress Jasmine Guy, best known for her role as Whitley Gilbert in the 1990's hit series A Different World.  “With a glorious score set to such a moving American story, this is an exciting and emotional experience,” says Guy.  “The fact that we are premiering in my hometown is both momentous and fitting.”

RENT - school edition
July 27 - Aug 1 Center Theatre
Box Office 678.812.4002
www.centertheatreatlanta.org                   
SCHOOL EDITION, an adaptation of Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-prize winning Broadway musical RENT, based loosely on Puccini's opera La Bohème. The stage production is brought to life in Center Theatre located at the MJCCA on Tilly Mill Road in Dunwoody.  RENT - School Edition follows a year in the lives of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians living the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York's East Village, living under the shadow of AIDS, with both its physical and emotional complications. RENT - School Edition is about a community of people, each with their own quirks and problems, finding a way to live together.  They are individuals who support each other’s differences while striving to become successful members of society by doing something they believe in. 

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