ATLANTA CULTURE
Get your tickets to the hottest shows in town.
| “WESTERN AMERICAN ART SOUTH OF THE SWEET TEA LINE II” Through Nov. 30 This exhibit at the Booth Western Art Museum builds on the sucess of the first “Sweet Tea” show in 2005, featuring 74 works from six Southern states. The pieces span a 150-year period, and present a transcendent vision of life in the West. www.boothmuseum.org |
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| WICKED Oct. 8 through Nov. 2 Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, this Tony Award-winning musical returns to The Fox Theatre, two years after its record-breaking 2006 Atlanta run. The story follows the unlikely friendship between Elphaba, the smart-but-misunderstood green-skinned witch, and beautiful blonde witch Glinda, long before Dorothy drops into the mystical land of Oz. One of Broadway’s biggest hits in decades, Wicked’s brains, heart and courage will take your breath away. www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/Atlanta |
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| The Ghastly Dreadfuls II: Handbook of Practical Hauntings and Other Phantasmagoria Oct. 16 through Nov. 1 This wickedly enjoyable show at the Center for Puppetry Arts plays out like Tim Burton’s version of a creepy 19th-century cabaret. It’s a mix of scary stories and spooky songs delivered by a cast of morbid humans and ghoulish puppets. Bring ID—you have to be at least 14. www.puppet.org |
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Swan LakeOct. 23 through Nov. 2 Making its premiere at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta Ballet presents Tchaikovsky’s 1877 masterpiece. This enchanting romantic fairytale of a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer’s curse is one of the cornerstones of classical ballet. www.atlantaballet.com |
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—Bret Love
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