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When she’s bad, Little Mermaid’s Ursula is very, very good. By Julie Bookman
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48 Private Matters
48 PERFORMANCE 17 The Little Mermaid program
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The Bewitching Liz McCartney When she’s bad, ‘Little Mermaid’s’ Ursula is very, very good By Julie Bookman
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Liz McCartney is often cast in juicy supporting roles, and she slurps them up with gusto. She’s played two seriously frustrated broads: the jealous diva Carlotta in The Phantom of the Opera and the frumpy schemer Madame Thénardier in Les Misérables. She was the spicy Bloody Mary in South Pacific at Lincoln Center and the horrible Madame Morrible in the national tour of Wicked. She got great buzz a decade ago when she sang the heart-stabbing “Talk Amongst Yourselves” in Taboo, Boy George’s short-lived autobiographical musical. So it’s no surprise that McCartney’s name came up when casting directors sought someone to play the flamboyant sea witch Ursula in The Little Mermaid. Director Glenn Casale needed someone with a big voice who could be deliciously evil and put pizazz into her character’s glittery tentacles. (McCartney’s arms serve as two of her tentacles; she controls two others on her costume.) “It’s soooo much fun,” McCartney says, straight from a run to a Home Goods store near her New Jersey home. She’d been shopping for décor for her daughters’ new bathroom. “My girls — Megan, 10, and Keira, 7 — just love that I’m playing Ursula, but they also say ‘Mom, why do you always play the bad guy?’ I explain to them that I’m really not always that bad. I’m often someone with problems, someone whose life didn’t turn out the way she had planned.”
Liz McCartney is Ursula in the big bule costume with even bigger hair.
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McCartney pauses a beat or two. “OK. Ursula does kill a lot, so that’s bad.” Then she chuckles heartily. Clearly, she’s having a blast in this reworked version of the 2008 Broadway show based on Disney’s 1989 animated film, which itself was based loosely on the Hans Christian Andersen tale about a mermaid who yearns for a life on land. McCartney, however, seems to enjoy being at sea. This is her third summer out of town and she’s able to bring her daughters along. “They’re always a huge inspiration to me, and I need them with me to be a happy girl.” She credits director Casale for both the good time the show brings her and the positive reaction audiences have showered upon this Mermaid so far. “His directing style is fast and energetic and always encourages individual growth,” McCartney says of Casale. And he “has the loudest, most unique laugh I have ever heard, and he is not shy about it. The problem is, when he’s not there and you’ve relied on hearing it, you have to work harder. Isn’t he tricky? Even when he’s gone he’s still directing us.” When Mermaid opened on Broadway six years ago, it was not a hit along the lines of The Lion King, which still roars today. Producers hope this retooled version will prove strong enough to make a bigger splash in New York. Some of its songs are new, others were tanked. In the original Broadway show, most sea creatures suggested water movement via roller 12 ENCOREATLANTA.COM
skates. Now, several, including Ariel, glide and swirl on wires to “swim” in much the same way Peter Pan characters fly onstage. No strings for Ursula, however. “I don’t move a whole lot because I am Ursula, who rules like a queen. I just come in with my sidekick eels and do my thing.” (Her eels, Flotsam and Jetsam, are still on wheels.) McCartney was part of the original Broadway workshop for Mermaid, so she’s in tune with how the show has evolved. “There’s more heart and soul now,” she says, adding that her husband saw this version with their daughters and “I happen to know he got a lump in his throat.” This Mermaid “just makes more sense,” she says. Audiences, for example, learn why Ursula is the way she is. Like the half-human, half-squid she plays, McCartney is the youngest in her family, “sort of always feeling like I had to prove myself, like I had to do better than my older sisters.” A native of Chelmsford, Mass., she studied musical theater at Boston Conservatory of Music. That led a role in a 1987 musical, the fairly forgotten Sheboppin’, about four girls who work in a 1960s beauty parlor. She’s been bopping (and belting) in bigger waters ever since. But it was Sheboppin’ that gave McCartney her professional credentials. She still howls at the memory of her mother’s reaction when she excitedly announced she’d earned her Actors’ Equity card: “Oh, Elizabeth, not another charge card!”
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Scott Leiendecker and Ben Rosenberry as Flotsam and Jetsam. Liz McCartney as Ursula.
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Based on Hans Christian Andersen story and the Disney film produced by Howard Ashman & John Musker and written & directed by John Musker and Ron Clements
Starring
Matt Allen Steve Blanchard Jessica Grové Dale Hensley Eric Kunze Scott Leiendecker Liz McCartney Alan Mingo Jr. Christian Probst Ben Roseberry Scenery Design
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Glenn Casale Originally produced by Disney Theatrical Productions The scenery, props and new costumes for THE LITTLE MERMAID were created by a partnership with Paper Mill Playhouse, Pittsburgh CLO, Kansas City Starlight Theatre and Dallas Summer Musicals. Disney's The Little Mermaid is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com Theatre Under The Stars was founded in 1968 by Frank M. Young
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IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
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Ariel..............................................................................................JESSICA GROVÉ* Pilot..........................................................................................BRIAN RAY NORRIS* Prince Eric............................................................................................ERIC KUNZE* Grimsby...........................................................................................DALE HENSLEY* Flounder....................................................................................CHRISTIAN PROBST* Scuttle..................................................................................................MATT ALLEN* King Triton.................................................................................STEVE BLANCHARD* Sebastian....................................................................................ALAN MINGO, JR.* Mersisters................KRISTINE BENNETT*, AUDREY CARDWELL*, MARJORIE FAILONI*, JULIE KAVANAGH*, KATIE ULRICH*, JESSICA WOCKENFUSS* Flotsam...................................................................................SCOTT LEIENDECKER* Jetsam...........................................................................................BEN ROSEBERRY* Ursula...........................................................................................LIZ MCCARTNEY* Gulls............................DENNIS O’BANNION*, ROBBIE ROBY*, MICHAEL MCGURK* Chef Louis.................................................................................BRIAN RAY NORRIS* ENSEMBLE KRISTINE BENNETT* AUDREY CARDWELL* MATHEW DEGUZMAN* MARJORIE FAILONI* THAY FLOYD*
JULIE KAVANAGH* MICHAEL MCGURK* SARAH MEAHL* DENNIS O’BANNION*
ROBBIE ROBY*+ BILLY STEEVES* KATIE ULRICH* JESSICA WOCKENFUSS*
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On July 12 and 13, the roles usually played by Robbie Roby will be played by JAMES SHACKELFORD.
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Ariel...........................................................................................MORGAN KIRNER* Sebastian.............................................................................................THAY FLOYD* King Triton/Prince Eric...........................................................JAMES SHACKELFORD* Scuttle..................................................................................DENNIS O’BANNION* Ursula..........................................................................................JULIE KAVANAGH* Flotsam/Flounder.......................................................................MICHAEL MCGURK* Jetsam................................................................................................ROBBIE ROBY* Grimsby.....................................................................................BRIAN RAY NORRIS* Swings...................................................MORGAN KIRNER*, JAMES SHACKELFORD* ROBERT V. THURBER*, Production Stage Manager SKYE KRIENITZ*, Assistant Stage Manager
JOSHUA PILOTE*, Stage Manager ROBBIE ROBY*, Dance Captain
* Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States and Canada. The photographing or sound recording of any performance, or the possession of any such device inside the theatre without the written permission of the management, is prohibited.
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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE The World Above................................................................................................Ariel Fathoms Below †..........................................................Pilot, Sailors, Prince Eric, Grimsby Daughters of Triton*...................................................................... ..............Mersisters If Only (Triton’s Lament)................................................................................King Triton Daddy’s Little Angel...................................................................Ursula, Flotsam, Jetsam Part of Your World*............................................................................................Ariel The Storm........................................................................................................Sailors Part of Your World (Reprise)*...............................................................................Ariel She’s In Love................................................................................Mersisters, Flounder Her Voice..................................................................................................Prince Eric Under The Sea*......................................................................Sebastian, Sea Creatures If Only (Ariel’s Lament)........................................................................................Ariel Sweet Child........................................................................................Flotsam, Jetsam Poor Unfortunate Souls*....................................................................................Ursula ACT TWO Positoovity..............................................................................................Scuttle, Gulls Beyond My Wildest Dreams.........................................................Ariel, Maids, Grimsby Les Poissons*.............................................................................................Chef Louis Les Poissons (Reprise)*......................................................................Chef Louis, Chefs One Step Closer.........................................................................................Prince Eric Daddy’s Little Angel (Reprise).......................................................Ursula, Flotsam, Jetsam Kiss The Girl*.................................................................................Sebastian, Animals If Only (Quartet)..................................................Ariel, Prince Eric, Sebastian, King Triton The Contest..................................................................................Grimsby, Princesses Poor Unfortunate Souls (Reprise).........................................................................Ursula Finale †.............................................................................Prince Eric, Ariel, Ensemble Music by Alan Menken * Lyrics by Howard Ashman † Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater All other lyrics by Glenn Slater
ORCHESTRA Violins: DOREEN HANRAHAN, JOHNNY CHANG Cello: SHINO HAYASHI Woodwinds: GRAHAM TOBIN, TRISTAN SMITH, PAUL HARRIS Trumpet: DAN SHIPMAN Horn: DEBORAH RATHKE Keyboards: JO ELLEN HUBERT, SARAH SPENCER Drums: PAT KELLY Percussion: LOVIE SMITH-WRIGHT Bass: CURRY DUFFEY ATLANTA’S PERFORMING ARTS PUBLICATION 21
BIOS JESSICA GROVÉ (Ariel) Broadway: A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park With George, Thoroughly Modern Millie (Miss Dorothy), Les Miserables (Eponine), The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy) at Madison Square Garden and National Tour with Mickey Rooney and Eartha Kitt. Regional: She Loves Me (Amalia — CT Critics Circle nomination), The Fantasticks (Luisa), Oklahoma! (Laurey), Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown), Evita (Eva). Off-Broadway: Busker Alley, Transport, Anne of Green Gables, Evening Primrose. Please visit www.jessicagrove.com and follow Jessica on Twitter @JessicaGroVAY. BRIAN RAY NORRIS (Chef Louis/Pilot) is thrilled to be debuting at TUTS with the Little Mermaid and was last seen touring North America as Father A in Mamma Mia. Other favorite Roles include Mr. Collins in Pride & Prejudice, Luther Billis in South Pacific, Beadle Bamford in Sweeney Todd, Bert Healy in Annie, Padre in Man of La Mancha and Roger in Grease. Proud member of Actors’ Equity. Thanks as always to my amazing family and friends for your constant love and support. ERIC KUNZE (Prince Eric) Broadway: Marius in Les Miserables, Chris in Miss Saigon, Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees. National tours: The Man in Whistle Down the Wind (IRNE award); Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar. Regional: Joseph in Joseph … Dreamcoat (Muny, KC Starlight, Sacramento Music Circus and Boston-IRNE Award); Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid (West Coast premiere); Che in Evita (LA Ovation nomination). Concert tour: Do You Hear the People Sing. Mr. Kunze recently released a solo album. Please visit www.erickunze.com.
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DALE HENSLEY (Grimsby) Broadway: La Cage aux Folles (2010 revival), The Drowsy Chaperone, La Cage aux Folles (2005 revival), Sunset Blvd., Guys and Dolls, Cats, and Anything Goes. National tours: La Cage aux Folles, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Full Monty, Big, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sugar Babies. Las Vegas: Hairspray. He has sung with Patti LuPone at Carnegie Hall, with the NY Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, on Garrison Keillor’s “Prairie Home Companion” at Town Hall and has appeared in 10 City Center Encores. TV: “Law & Order: SVU,” “Guiding Light” and “All My Children”. CHRISTIAN PROBST (Flounder) St. Louis native. Regional Paper Mill/PCLO: Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Flounder). Muny: Beauty ... Beast (Chip), Mame (Young Patrick), Peter Pan (Michael/ John), Oliver! (Oliver), Sound of Music (Friedrich), Titanic (Bellboy). Stages: Jungle Book (Mowgli), Annie Get Your Gun (Jake). TV: ESPN Countdown, Variety Club w/Cathy Rigby. Film: Logan (Tommy), Alice Upside Down (Roger). Yale: Parade (Frankie), Gypsy (Tulsa/Mazeppa), The Drowsy Chaperone (Robert), Avenue Q (Princeton). Proud member of AEA. B.A. Theater/Economics Yale ‘16 MATT ALLEN (Scuttle) Broadway: The Wedding Singer (u/s Sammy), Oklahoma! (u/s Will Parker), Annie Get Your Gun (u/s Charlie Davenport). National tours: Billy Elliot, Spamalot (u/s Sir Robin, Patsy, Prince Herbert), The Producers, Annie Get Your Gun. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse — Honeymoon in Vegas (u/s Tony Rocky/Roy Bacon), Mermaid (Scuttle) also at PCLO, KC Starlight, Dallas Summer Musicals; North Shore — A Christmas Carol (Jacob MarleyIRNE nomination); Ogunquit Playhouse
BIOS AUDREY CARDWELL (Mersister) is thrilled to be here! National tours: Anything Goes, Elf. Regional: STEVE BLANCHARD MUNY, North Shore Music (King Triton) Broadway: Theatre, Pennsylvania Beauty and the Beast, Centre Stage, Dallas Summer Camelot, A Christmas Carol, Musicals. Birmingham, Ala., and The Three Musketeers. Nat’l tours: Little House on native and proud graduate of Penn State the Prairie, Camelot, The University. Many, many thanks to the Phantom of the Opera. Off- Mermaid team. All my love to my family and Broadway: Orphan Train, Johnny Guitar, Andy! Frankenstein, Treasure Island, TV: “Law & MARJORIE FAILONI Order,” “Third Watch,” “Cupid,” “Ed,” (Mersister) is thrilled to “Goody Goody,” “Sunset Beat,” “Police perform with this wonderful Story”. Film: Those Who Wander, When the company of The Little Moon Was Twice as Big, By the Dashboard Mermaid! National tours: 9 Light, Dark Vengeance, Savva and Rap to 5 (Associate Master Ronnie for HBO. Choreographer/ Dance Capt.), High School Musical ALAN MINGO JR. (Dance Capt.), High School Musical 2 (U.S. (Sebastian) Original and UK). She has also performed at the Broadway cast member of Kennedy Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Disney’s The Little Mermaid. MUNY, PCLO, TOTS, Maine State Music Alan is excited to be back in Theatre, the Cape Playhouse and Casa Houston. Houston audiences Manana. B.F.A University of Michigan. will remember Mr. Mingo as Thanks to Glenn, John, family and friends! Donkey in Shrek the Musical. marjoriefailoni.com Broadway: Tom Collins in Rent. National tours: Shrek (Donkey), Hairspray (Seaweed), JULIE KAVANAGH The Lion King (Simba)and Rent (Tom (Mersister) National tour: La Collins). Regional: Sergeants in Pirates! at Cage aux Folles. Regional: The Muny, Once on This Island at Paper Mill The Little Mermaid (Dallas Playhouse, The Wiz at La Jolla Playhouse. TV: Summer Musicals); 42nd “Frasier” and “Law & Order”. M.F.A. at UC Street (Peggy Sawyer, Irvine. www.alanmingo.com Weston/Merry Go Round); Thoroughly Modern Millie KRISTINE BENNETT (Miss Dorothy, Ogunquit); Avenue Q (Kate (Mersister) is very excited to Monster/Lucy, Theatre Aspen); and Hairspray be back under the sea! in Concert! (Penny Pingleton — Indianapolis/ Favorite credits: The Little Baltimore Symphony Orchestras). CCM grad! Mermaid (Paper Mill, Special thanks to Glenn, DGRW, Mom, Dad PCLO, Starlight, DSM); and Honey! Juliekavanagh.com Hello, Dolly! (NSMT); The Fantasticks (Fireside); The SARAH MEAHL Music Man (nat’l tour); Oklahoma! (Ocean (Mersister/Ariel Double) City Theatre); Phantom, Sweeney Todd, New York: One for My Baby Sunset Blvd at The Gateway. Love to my Workshop, 2013 Astaire family and Stephen! Zeph. 3:17 Awards. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, DC Shakespeare Theatre Company (Helen Hayes nomination — Outstanding Ensemble), — Buddy Holly (Hipockets, MC). Thanks to Glenn, John and Craig for bringing me back aboard. And thanks to my wife, Paula.
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BIOS Walnut Street Theatre, The MUNY, Kansas City Starlight Theatre, Pittsburgh Musical Theatre. Television: “Haunting Evidence: The Natalee Holloway Story” (Natalee), Commercials for Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Cruise Line, Blizzard Beach, The Making of Expedition Everest. Sarah will be joining the Broadway bound production of Can Can in the fall. Point Park Grad, 2012. www.sarahmeahl.com JESSICA WOCKENFUSS (Mersister) was last seen in The Little Mermaid at Dallas Summer Musicals, Paper Mill Playhouse, PCLO & KC Starlight. Other credits include Spamalot (nat›l tour), Backwards in High Heels (Ginger Rogers), Holland America Cruise Line and The Producers, A Chorus Line, George M!, Evita, Hello, Dolly! (Theatre by the Sea). Love & thanks to the Wockenfi, Todd, Cheech, Bug and NP. SCOTT LEIENDECKER (Flotsam) St. Louis native. Texas audiences may remember him when he toured with Tommy Tune and the Manhattan Rhythm Kings in Mr. Tune’s autobiographical Steps in Time. He is thrilled to return under the sea with Disney’s The Little Mermaid, having performed the show at Sacramento Music Circus and Paper Mill Playhouse. Favorite touring and regional credits include Fiddler on the Roof w/ Topol (Fruma Sarah), Camelot, Dr. Dolittle w/ Tommy Tune, Jesus Christ Superstar and 42nd Street.
Circus, North Shore Music Theatre, Geva Theatre Center, Weston Playhouse. Recordings: #LOVE: The Music of Lyons and Pakchar, Ben Roseberry: Live @ Rockwood Music Hall. He thanks his family, his beautiful wife, Sarah, and the entire team @ Professional Artists. Additional thanks to Glenn, Craig, and Jon for this wonderful opportunity. benroseberry.bandcamp.com LIZ McCARTNEY (Ursula) Broadway: Annie, The Phantom of the Opera (Carlotta), South Pacific (Lt. Marshall), Mamma Mia! (Rosie), Taboo (Sue Tilley), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Miss Flannery), The Dance of the Vampires (Rebecca) and Les Miserables (Madame Thenardier). Regionally: Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, Florence Foster Jenkins in Souvenir, the Witch in Into the Woods and Ruth in Pirates! Liz is also a writer and composer, she has appeared on TV, film and several cast albums. DENNIS O’BANNION (Gull) TUTS : Elf and Meet Me in St. Louis. Last seen in The Little Mermaid at Paper Mill, PCLO, KC Starlight and Dallas Summer Musicals. Broadway: White Christmas. Carbonell Award nomination (Best Supporting Actor, Marcellus) for the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s The Music Man. Many regional credits including Paper Mill’s Hello, Dolly! choreographed by Mia Michaels.
ROBBIE ROBY (Gull/ Dance Captain) is thrilled to be returning to Houston, here BEN ROSEBERRY previously with the national (Jetsam) Broadway/national tours of Starlight Express tour: The Lion King, Rent. and Fiddler on the Roof. He Off-Broadway: Fugitive has also performed in Austin Songs (original cast, Drama with the national tour of Billy Desk nom), Emma. Regional: The O’Neill, Barrington Elliot, and in Dallas as Andy Lee in 42nd Stage, Sacramento Music Street (Casa Manana). A Baltimore native, Robbie hold a B.S in Elementary Education from Towson University. Dare to Dream!
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BIOS MICHAEL McGURK (Gull): Broadway: The Wedding Singer (original cast), The Music Man (original revival cast). OffBroadway: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. National tour: Dr. Dolittle. Regional: Eddie in Ancestral Voices at Music Theatre of CT., Pittsburgh CLO (2012 Gene Kelly Distinguished Alumni Award), Sacramento Music Circus, Denver Center, Barrington Stage. BFA The Boston Conservatory
JAMES SHACKELFORD (Swing/Prince Eric Double) is thrilled to rejoin The Little Mermaid in his TUTS debut! Regional: Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Paper Mill Playhouse, Pittsburgh CLO, Kansas City Starlight), A Chorus Line (Lyric Theatre Okla.), Hairspray (Lyric Theatre Okla.), Fiddler on the Roof (Westchester Broadway Theatre). Thanks to TUTS, Glenn, John, cast and crew! Graduate of Oklahoma City University.
MATHEW deGUZMAN (Ensemble) is thrilled to be back at TUTS! Broadway: A Christmas Story, The Musical!, Follies. Select regional: Follies Ahmanson, Evita and Les Miserables Flat Rock Playhouse, Curtains Paper Mill and TUTS, White Christmas Pioneer Theatre, West Side Story North Carolina Theatre. HUGE thanks to the Mermaid team! BM Belmont University. Proud AEA member.
BILLY STEEVES (Ensemble) NYC-based actor and thrilled to be a part of The Little Mermaid! Favorite credits include: Joseph ... Dreamcoat (Joseph), Spamalot (Galahad u/s), Full Monty (Keno), Jekyll & Hyde, Evita, La Cage aux Folles, Fiddler on the Roof, Cinderella. Thank you to Glenn and Will. Love to Tony, my family and friends. BillySteeves.com
THAY FLOYD (Ensemble) TUTS debut! Broadway: A Christmas Story (LuntFontanne, Madison Sq. Garden) Regional favorites include The Little Mermaid (Paper Mill, PCLO, KC Starlight, Dallas Summer Musicals: Sebastian u/s); Cats (Tugger); Kiss Me Kate (Paul); Xanadu (Melpomene); A Chorus Line (Richie); Tommy (Acid Queen); and The Producers national tour. BFA: NYU/ Tisch. Thay thanks the Lord above, his family and the entire TUTS team. MORGAN KIRNER (Swing/Ariel Double) is a rising junior at the Boston Conservatory and is elated to be swinging and flying with her Mer-friends, again! Past credits include, Paper Mill’s The Little Mermaid (Ensemble, Ariel u/s), Surflight’s High School Musical (Kelsi) and others. Love to God, Mom, Dad, sisters, Rob, Sinclair and family/friends.
KATIE ULRICH (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her TUTS debut! She is a graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder, with a Music Theatre degree. She has been a part of this production since its birth last summer at Paper Mill Playhouse. Other recent credits: 42nd St. (Peggy Sawyer), The Drowsy Chaperone (Janet Van de Graaf), Legally Blonde (Courtney/Chutney/us Margo). GLENN CASALE (Director) Broadway: Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby (Tony Award nomination, Best Revival), filmed by A&E (two Emmy Awards). Off-Broadway: The Property Known as Garland, Dragapella at Studio 54 (Lortel Award nomination, Outstanding Musical). International: Disney’s The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast (Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, and Russia). Tours/regional: Doctor Dolittle, Ballroom starring Tyne Daly and Charles Durning, Wrestlers starring Mark Harmon and George Clooney, From the Top starring ATLANTA’S PERFORMING ARTS PUBLICATION 25
BIOS Carol Burnett, Camelot starring Michael York, The Prisoner of Second Avenue with Jason Alexander. TV: “The Faculty” starring Meredith Baxter, “The Wayans Bros.” Glenn is artistic director at the California Musical Theatre in Sacramento. CRAIG BARNA (Music Director/ Conductor) Broadway/New York: Peter and the Wolf (Brian Blessed), Peter Pan (Cathy Rigby), Jesus Christ Superstar (Ted Neeley/ Carl Anderson). National tours: Camelot (Michael York/Lou Diamond Phillips), Cats, Singin’ in the Rain, Grease (Jack Wagner). Regional: SMC, NSMT, PCLO, AMTS J, TUTS, Muny. TV: A&E’s “Peter Pan,” 1999 Tony Awards, “The Rosie O’Donnell Show,” “The Today Show,” “CBS This Morning.” Concerts: John Raitt, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Susan Powell, Carol Channing, Jo Anne Worley, Carole Cook. Recordings: Good News; Peter Pan; 42nd Street; Susan Egan: So Far; Debbie Gravitte: Defying Gravity; and the Musicality Series for TER Records at Abbey Road studios in the U.K. JOHN MacINNIS (Choreographer) is thrilled to be working on this production of The Little Mermaid. He choreographed the Japanese production of The Little Mermaid in Tokyo. He is the associate choreographer of Disney’s newest Broadway hit, Aladdin. He also choreographed Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in more than five European countries. In 2011 he served as the associate choreographer of the Tony Award-winning musical The Book of Mormon. Other credits include directing and choreographing the Olympic Medals Ceremonies at the 2010 and 2002 Winter Games. From 1999 to 2001 he directed and choreographed the Radio City Christmas Spectacular including the first international production in Mexico City. CHRISTOPHER “KIT” BOND (Sound Designer) His work consists of more than 50 regional theater productions and 45 top Broadway, Las Vegas and national touring productions, including Six Degrees of Separation with Marlo Thomas, Broadway and HBO’s Colin Quinn — Long Story Short, Fame on 42nd Street, Some Like It Hot starring Tony Curtis, Guys and Dolls, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas with 26 ENCOREATLANTA.COM
Alexis Smith, Camelot with Richard Harris, South Pacific with Robert Goulet, Radio City Christmas Spectacular with Susan Anton and Maurice Hines, Forever Plaid, All Shook Up and, now touring, Dixie’s Tupperware Party. He is in his 10th season as audio designer with Theatre Under the Stars. CHARLIE MORRISON (Lighting Designer) National/international tours: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Miss Saigon, Aida (U.S., Taiwan & China), Disney’s The Little Mermaid, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (NYC/tour), Man of La Mancha, Guys and Dolls, Groovaloo (NYC, LA, Foxwoods & U.S. tour), Hello, Dolly!, My Fair Lady, The King and I (U.S. tour & Korea), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Gypsy, 42nd Street (U.S. & Japan), Smokey Joe’s Café, The Who’s Tommy (Europe & Japan), Titanic, The Music Man, many others. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Shakespeare Theatre Company (D.C.), Goodspeed Musicals, Seattle Rep, Kansas City Starlight, Pittsburgh CLO, George Street Playhouse, Playmaker’s Rep, Tulsa Opera, many others. Charlie has received two Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design and has been nominated for seven others. Website: www. cmlighting.com. PAUL RUBIN (Flying Sequence Choreographer) Paul’s career in choreographing flying and aerial sequences spans four decades. Broadway credits include Wicked, Curtains with David Hyde Pierce, The Pirate Queen, Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan, Kiss Me, Kate, Frozen, The Green Bird, Dance of the Vampires, Fiddler on the Roof and Saturday Night Fever. International / touring productions include Tori Amos’ The Light Princess at the National Theatre in London, Disney’s The Little Mermaid (the Netherlands, Moscow and Tokyo), 9 to 5 the Musical, Dora the Explorer, Seussical the Musical, Spamalot, Aladdin, SpongeBob SquarePants and Scooby-Doo Live. Paul is creating aerial sequences for a new, fast- paced athletic multidisciplinary show titled EVOLUTION to open in Shenzhen China. Television credits include “The Rosie O’Donnell Show,” CNN, A&E’s “Peter Pan,” “Entertainment Tonight” and the Tony awards. Paul lives in New York
BIOS with his wife, Katie, and daughter Juliette. www.TheFlyGuy.com Twitter @theflyguy LEAH J. LOUKAS (Hair and Wig Designer) Broadway: A Night With Janis Joplin; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; American Idiot; Irena’s Vow. The Public Theater’s, Shakespeare in the Park: Into the Woods, Love’s Labour’s Lost. Manhattan Theatre Club: While We Were Young and Unafraid. Off-Broadway: Heathers: The Musical; Bare: The Musical; Checkers; Carrie: The Musical; Tribes; The Dance and the Railroad. Paper Mill Playhouse: The Sound of Music, The Little Mermaid, Oliver!, South Pacific, Grease. Hartford Stage: Somewhere, Abundance, Boeing-Boeing, The 39 Steps. Goodspeed Opera House: Show Boat. American Repertory Theater: Witness Uganda. Dallas Theater Center: Fortress of Solitude. Associate designer: Motown: The Musical. ROBERT V. THURBER (Production Stage Manager) is very happy to be returning both to TUTS (where he helmed Miss Saigon and Meet Me in St. Louis) and to this production, which he did at Dallas Summer Musicals earlier this year. Other credits include, in NYC: Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays (ASM); Children, A Night at the Alhambra Café, Dinah Was, Now Hear This!, Avow, Goodwill, and A Good Swift Kick (all as PSM). Tours: Miss Saigon (PSM), Cabaret and Les Misérables (both as 1st ASM). Regional (all PSM): Carry It On with Maureen McGovern (Two River Theater Company, Red Bank NJ; and Geva Theatre, Rochester NY); I Love You You’re Perfect Now Change, The Sunshine Boys, and Cabaret (John W. Engeman Theatre, Northport NY); Spoleto Festival USA’s Faustus, The Last Night; Goodspeed Opera Company premieres of Actor, Lawyer, Indian Chief and Silver Dollar; Dennis DeYoung’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Tennessee Repertory Theatre); and many others from Maine to Arizona. Proud member of AEA since 1989. JOSHUA PILOTE (Stage Manager) Broadway/tours: Other Desert Cities, Jersey Boys, Rent, Mamma Mia!, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Wicked. Off-Broadway: Angels in America (Signature) Forbidden
Broadway, Frankenstein, I Love You ... Now Change!, Little Me (City Centre Encores!), Other: Blue Man Group, Shakespeare in the Park (Public Theater), Roundabout. Regional: American Players Theatre, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Ogunquit Playhouse. Thank you to Thurber! B.A.: The College of Idaho. Proud AEA member. In the past two years Joshua has raised $21,500 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids – Follow him @StageMgrBares. FLYING BY FOY was founded by Peter Foy. He revolutionized stage flying with the InterRelated Pendulum System for the original Broadway musical production of Peter Pan starring the legendary Mary Martin (19541955). Foy came to the United States at age 24, bringing a wealth of experience as a performer, actor, writer and innovator of spectacular flying effects. Flying by Foy has been creating spectacular flying effects in such productions as Billy Elliot, Mary Poppins, Willy Wonka and The Wizard of Oz, and of course, Peter Pan. Flying by Foy works with all levels of theater from middle school to Broadway. BINDER CASTING (Casting) with Jay Binder, CSA, Jack Bowdan, CSA, Mark Brandon, CSA, and Jason Styres, CSA, has cast more than 70 Broadway shows including Dames at Sea (upcoming), A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Born Yesterday, The Miracle Worker, Finian’s Rainbow, Brighton Beach Memoirs, A Chorus Line, Gypsy, 39 Steps, White Christmas, Is He Dead?, Inherit the Wind, Journey’s End, Butley, Virginia Woolf, Sweet Charity, Wonderful Town, Movin’ Out, 42nd Street, Music Man, Iceman Cometh, Charlie Brown, Sound of Music, Beauty & the Beast, Last Night of Ballyhoo, Chicago, King & I, Damn Yankees, Lost in Yonkers, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, The Goodbye Girl and every City Center Encores! production since its inception in 1994. Film/TV/other: Carousel (NY Philharmonic/PBS), Six by Sondheim (HBO), So You Think You Can Dance, West Side Story (San Francisco Symphony), Hairspray, Dreamgirls, Chicago, Nine. Ten– time Artios Award winner.
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Executive Staff President and CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John C . Breckenridge Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Lumpkin Director, Administration and Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Lawson Director, Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gina Sullivan Director, Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joel Szulc Director, Sales and Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Greiss Administrative Manager, Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patrick Plunk Executive Assistant to the President & CEO . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Lynn Associate, Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ally McGehee Associate, Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashley Ward Financial Operations Coordinator, Accounts Payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen Jacobsen Coordinator, Payroll and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lynne Fredrichsen Development Assistant Director, Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Beth Mosley Assistant Director, Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashly Alberto Manager, Institutional Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Isabel Nart Manager, Donor Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Faye Hosein Manager, Corporate Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Fahnders Associate, Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caitlin Donahoe Associate, Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis Williams Marketing Assistant Director, Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Brown Manager, Design and Communications . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Howard Coordinator, Digital Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Misty Robertson Associate, Graphic Design and Marketing . . . . . . . . Gaby Quintana Associate, Marketing and PR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caroline Timm ENCORE Boutique Manager, Encore Boutique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Suzanne Tidwell Designer, On-Line Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Arnold Tang TUTS Ticket Center Assistant Director, Ticket Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexis Williams Manager, Group Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evan Camp Assistant Manager, Ticket Services . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Martinez Assistant Manager, Ticket Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Cardona Coordinator, VIP Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christina Martinez Coordinator, Group Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth England Customer Service Representatives . . . Lorielle Anderson, Kristen Davis, Ashlei Kennedy, Rocky Miller, Tiffany Parker, Ruben Perez, Samantha Perez, Brandi Washington, Courtney Wilson, Marley Wisnoski Production Staff Asst . to the Artistic Director/Company Manager . . . . Nicole A .Young Production Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Cranshaw Wardrobe Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cindy Vu Orchestra Personnel Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Zeagler
The director & choreographer of this production
are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Inc ., an independent national labor union . This theatre operates under an agreement between the Theatre and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States .
Education Manager, Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shay Rodgers Manager, Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rozie Curtis Manager, The River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eileen Edmonds Coordinator, Education and Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Hurst Associate, Education – CIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mikeitta Williams Associate, Education – TTA/HSMT . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patrice Hinson Artistic Director, Tommy Tune Awards . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Tapley Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Arizpe, Laura Babbitt, Melanie Bivens, Stephanie Blue, Winold Brown, Khrystian Cunningham, Kiana Day, Kathy Elder, Julithe Garrett, Jill Giles, Kaundria Gilmore, Dylan Godwin, Joshua Green, Brittany Halen, Lisa Harris, Jo Ellen Hubert, Kijuanta Lucas, Cathy Marmolejo, Rob Nash, Jane Perkyns, Jeannine Rowden, Glen Sharp, Dana Sparks, Elisabeth Swim, Katey Tidwell, Kristin Warren-Hanka, Jha'Nann Williams, Krysti Wilson Technical Staff Head Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ivy Whisnant Assistant Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oscar Gonzales, Jeff Campbell Flyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weston "Moustache" Dugas Master Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Rekuc Assistant Electrician . . . . . Susan Miller, Kenny Thompson, Jesse Davilla Assistant Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ben Huggins Assistant Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy Marcantel, Paul Keltz Head Props . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Will Greer Assistant Props . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chip Manfre Wardrobe Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ray Delle Robbins Hair Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobbie Grizzle Casting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BINDER CASTING Jay Binder, CSA, Jack Bowdan, CSA, Mark Brandon, CSA, Jason Styres, CSA Casting Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joanna Levinger Casting Interns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jen Wysong, Cat Lynch Associate Music Director/Keyboard 2 . . . . . . . . . . . Colin Freeman Foy Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ryan McAlpine Wig Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Light Wardrobe Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobbie Grizzle Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy Keslar Wardrobe Consultant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nichole Hull Special Credits General Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thomas O . Moore III Bracewell & Giuliani New York Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marsha Brooks, Esq ., Thomas R . Distler, Esq . Brooks & Distler Employee Relations Attorney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Swonke McConn & Williams, L .L .P . Auditors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BDO Seidman, LLP Banking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laura Bumgarner, Chase Special Projects Consultant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Bernhard
Theatre Under The Stars (Registered in U .S . Patent and Trademark Office) is a member of the Independent Presenters Network, The Broadway League, National Alliance for Musical Theatre, Houston Theatre Alliance, Texas Non-Profit Theatres, Inc ., Texas Alliance for the Promotion of the Arts and Houston's Theater District Association . The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians .
Stagehands services provided by IATSE Local 51 Wardrobe services provided by TWU Local 896
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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 855-285-8499, or by visiting the Fox Theatre Ticket Office in person during regular Box Office hours.
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 Event Staff’s 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.
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.
PROGRAMS PROVIDED Opened Captioning Performance Sponsored in partnership through TDF (Theatre Development Fund).
CONCESSIONS Concession stands are located in the Spanish Room, main lobby, and on the mezzanine lobby level.
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.
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 Event Staff’s office. To check on lost items, please call 404-881-2119. Lost and found items will be retained for 30 days.
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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 855-285-8499. 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.)
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.
THE FOX THEATRE 660 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 404.881.2100 • www.foxtheatre.org
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Allan C. Vella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President & C.E.O. Adina Alford Erwin . . . Vice President & General Manager Jeff Quesenberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President & C.F.O. Jennifer S. Farmer . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Sales/Ballrooms Jay Forrester . . . Director of Concessions & Merchandising Molly Fortune . . . . Director of Restoration and Operations Elton Houze . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Information Systems Jamie Vosmeier . . . . . . . . Director of Ticket Sales & Service Shelly Kleppsattel . . . . . . . . . Booking & Contract Associate Rick Robbins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Controller Rachel Bomeli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Office Manager Ken Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guest Services Manager Nikki Griffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales Manager Carmie McDonald . . . . Community Engagement Manager Shelby Moody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Sales Manager Russ Sauvé . . . . . . E-Commerce and Social Media Manager Amy Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production Manager Len Tucker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Project 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
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
EMERITUS MEMBERS Anne Cox Chambers, Pat Connell, Rodney Cook, Ada Lee Correll, Richard Courts, Jere Drummond, Richard Flinn, Julia Grumbles, Florence Inman, Steve Koonin, Charles Lawson, Robert Minnear, Starr Moore, Joseph Myers, Edward Negri, Edgar Neiss, Joe Patten, Carl Patton, Herman Russell, Sylvia Russell, Nancy Simms, Preston Stevens, Clyde Tuggle
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1718 Peachtree St. NW, Suite 181, Atlanta, GA. 30309 Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 404.873.4300 Russ Belin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President Arnesha Redding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticketing Manager Kevin Ogle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales & Promotions Manager Vanessa Webber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales & Promotions Associate Rebekah K. Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical Director Terry Romanoli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Corporate Partnerships Marc Viscardi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of National Marketing For media inquiries, please contact Jennifer Walker at BRAVE Public Relations, 404.233.3993.
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“Green” ethos is tailor-made for Asheville,” Tupelo Honey steak au poivre
MARY GABBETT; POSANA CAFÉ (POLAY)
Continued from Page 14 “People move to Asheville for the quality of life,” he says, “and chefs are no different. Asheville has a diversity of high-quality restaurants because a lot of the chefs have worked in the big cities. We have great chefs coming to live in the mountains, in a diverse, open and welcoming community.” What makes Asheville’s food scene different from, say, Atlanta’s or Charleston’s, is the remarkable number of places that have been certified by the Green Restaurant Association (GRA), the nonprofit organization devoted to helping restaurateurs become more environmentally sustainable. Of the 80 eateries in the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association (AIRA), 2 percent are Certified Green Restaurants, which led the GRA, in 2013, to name Asheville the nation’s first Green Dining Destination. Pollay, who took over as AIRA president in October, suggests that the “green” ethos is tailor-made for Asheville. “It’s the perfect mentality, and one of the reasons why we did it. Asheville strives to be as sustainable as possible. We have a lot of environmental organizations that speak up for the community, because our surroundings are so beautiful that we don’t want things to be destroyed. It’s all intertwined.”
says Peter Pollay of Posana Cafe..
This symbiotic ecosystem of earth-friendly eateries has earned Asheville’s restaurant scene lots of media attention, including glowing articles in respected publications such as Bon Appetit and Food and Wine. Here are a few of the noteworthy green restaurants: BOUCHON | Opened by owner-chef Michel Baudouin in 2005, Bouchon serves French comfort food with Southern hospitality (its slogan, “Bon appetit, y’all!” pretty much sums it up). In addition to recycling and composting, Baudouin sources most of his ingredients from local farmers — Crain Family Farm, Sunburst Trout Farm and Bluewater Seafood Co. The resulting dishes, including French classics like escargots bourguignon and steak au poivre, taste fresh and robustly flavorful. THE GREEN SAGE | One of only seven GRA four-star-rated green restaurants in the United States, the Green Sage Coffeehouse & Café’s sustainable approach covers every aspect of the business. All food scraps are composted. Used vegetable oil is picked up for conversion to biofuel. To-go containers and straws are compostable. And interior elements were made locally from reclaimed wood and metals. Everything on the menu is made from scratch, using locally sourced organic ingredients whenever possible. Try the carrot cake pancakes, ATLANTA’S PERFORMING ARTS PUBLICATION 33
spinach feta omelet orAwild loxfrom bagel a scene Bretwith Wood’s side of fresh-pressed juice or Fair Trade coffee. “The Unwanted” with Christen Orr
PLANT | You don’t have to be a vegan to appreciate chef Jason Sellers’ inventive cuisine, which uses no meat, dairy or anything made from animal byproducts. The restaurant, which opened in 2011, has been named one of the Top 20 vegan/vegetarian restaurants in the country by Food and Wine. Locally farmed/ foraged ingredients make dishes such as the roasted Jerusalem artichokes (with lemon curd, pistachio gremolata and ancho chili sorghum) and Applewood Smoked Porto’House (a portobello mushroom steak served atop mustard-spiced chard with polenta) so intensely flavorful, you won’t miss a thing.
FINDING IT BOUCHON 62 N. Lexington Ave. | 828.350.1140 www.ashevillebouchon.com THE GREEN SAGE 5 Broadway St. | 828.252.4450 thegreensage.net PLANT 165 Merrimon Ave. | 828.258.7500 plantisfood.com POSANA CAFE 1 Biltmore Ave. | 828.505.3969 posanacafe.com TUPELO HONEY 12 College St. | 828.255.4863 tupelohoneycafe.com 34 ENCOREATLANTA.COM
TUPELO HONEY | One of Asheville’s oldest green restaurants is also among its most successful, with eight locations from Charlotte and Raleigh and all the way to South Carolina and Tennessee. But it remains locally focused, working with more than 25 farms and artisans and supporting numerous community agriculture projects. Executive chef Brian Sonoskus’ menu offers a fun twist on traditional Southern favorites, from Appalachian egg rolls (stuffed with pulled pork tossed in smoked jalapeno BBQ sauce) to shrimp & grits (with goat cheese and a spicy red pepper sauce). Bret Love is co-founder and editor in chief of Green Global Travel, a web-based magazine devoted to ecotourism, nature/wildlife conservation and the preservation of global culture. His work has appeared in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a number of travel industry publications and, of course, Encore Atlanta. .
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Plant restaurant’s applewood smoked Porto’House
POSANA CAFE | From his in-house water filtration system to hand soap made from leftover kitchen grease, Culinary Institute of America honors grad Peter Pollay is an influential leader in the city’s green restaurant revolution. His menu is a model of creative simplicity, from the delicate balance of flavors in his Little Gem Lettuce Wraps (filled with tamari-glazed chicken and Asian slaw) and the robust richness of Lobster Mac & Cheese (with ricotta gnocchi and aged cheddar) to amazing entrees such as Pecan Crusted Sunburst Farms Trout (with braised white beans, butternut squash puree and Granny Smith apple vinaigrette).
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Are you looking for a great night out? Try one of these local restaurants before or after the show. For dinner-and-show packages, visit encoreatlanta.com/offers. AMERICAN
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ARTICLE 14 — Whether dining at lunch, brunch or dinner, Article 14 is about the experience. The 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 at 404.443.8432. 1180 Peachtree St. N.E., Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30309. M THE LAWRENCE — A Midtown restaurant concept where quality, innovation, style and comfort are the focus, as are delivering an unexpected and unique experience. The Lawrence strives to rethink food in a fresh way in a comfortable intown neighborhood setting. 905 Juniper St. N.E. 404.961.7177. thelawrenceatlanta.com, M LOBBY — The menu at this sophisticated American restaurant focuses on seasonal fare. In the lobby of TWELVE Atlantic Station. 361 17th St. N.E., 404.961.7370, lobbyattwelve.com, M
THE MELTING POT — A premiere fondue restaurant where guests can enjoy a choice of fondue cooking styles and a variety of unique entrees, salads and indulgent desserts. Four Atlanta locations. 754 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.389.0099, meltingpot.com. M MURPHY’S — This restaurant has one of the city’s top brunch menus, but it’s known for great people-watching and contemporary comfort food. 997 Virginia Ave N.E., 404.872.0904, murphysvh.com, VH ONE. MIDTOWN KITCHEN — Dine on fresh, seasonal American cuisine in a club-like atmosphere near Piedmont Park. 559 Dutch Valley Road, 404.892.4111, onemidtownkitchen.com. M NEIGHBORHOODS CODES: A-Alpharetta, B-Buckhead, DK-Dekalb, D-Downtown, DW-Dunwoody, IP-Inman Park, M-Midtown, OFW-Old Forth Ward, P-Perimeter Mall area, SS-Sandy Springs, VH-Virginia Highland, NA-North Atlanta, V-Vinings, W-Westside ATLANTA’S PERFORMING ARTS PUBLICATION 35
TWO URBAN LICKS — “Fiery” American cooking meets live music at this hip hangout. 820 Ralph McGill Blvd., 404.522.4622, twourbanlicks. com. M
At Ruth's Chris: What else but steak!
AMERICAN/STEAKHOUSE ELEVEN RESTAURANT & BAR — A luxurious destination at Loews Atlanta Hotel. Delectable cuisine, vibrant cocktails and live music. Visit Eleven for pre- or post-performance cocktails or a quick bite that always gets a standing ovation. 1065 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.745.5745, loewshotels. com/restaurants/eleven/cuisine. M
RUTH’S CHRIS STEAKHOUSE — A favorite local steakhouse with multiple locations near shopping and entertainment hot spots. Sides are generous, and the quality of the steaks and seafood is excellent. Three locations: Buckhead, 3285 Peachtree Road N.E., 404.365.0660; Sandy Springs, 5788 Roswell Road, 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 locations: Midtown: 1144 Crescent Ave., 404.873.7358; Vinings: 1675 Cumberland Parkway, 770.435.0700, southcitykitchen.com. M, V
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 Theatre. Two locations: Midtown: 848 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.870.0805; Buckhead: 3242 Peachtree Road N.E., 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 36 ENCOREATLANTA.COM
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CREOLE/CAJUN PARISH — New Orleans-inspired dishes served with a modern twist and a fully stocked raw bar. A N’awlins-inspired brunch is served on weekends. Downstairs, a takeaway market sells sandwiches, spices, pastries and beverages. 240 North Highland Ave. N.E., 404.681.4434, parishatl. com. OFW
EUROPEAN FUSION ECCO — Esquire Magazine named this casual, European-influenced bistro a best new restaurant in America. It’s received raves for its wine list, wood-fired pizzas, and impressive meat and
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PRIME — Enjoy steak, sushi and seafood in a festive atmosphere near Lenox Square mall. 3393 Peachtree Road N.E., 404.812.0555, h2sr.com. B
cheese menus. 40 7th St. N.E., 404.347.9555, ecco-atlanta.com. M
nightly entertainment in its lounge. 4400 AshfordDunwoody Road, 770.671.0100, h2sr.com. P
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LURE — A modern interpretation of a classic fish house with a focus on seasonality and freshness. 1106 Crescent Ave., 404-817-3650. lure-atlanta. com. M
DAVIO’S NORTHERN ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE — At Phipps Plaza in the heart of Buckhead. 3500 Peachtree Road N.E., 404.844.4810, davios. com/atl. B
MEXICAN AGAVE — Offering creative Southwestern fusion, a tequila bar and specialty margaritas. Specializing in company meetings, events and family celebrations. Rated excellent by Zagat 2003-11. Just a short drive from the Fox Theatre. 242 Boulevard S.E., 404.588.0006. agaverestaurant.com, OFW ALMA — A refreshing 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. N.E., 404.968.9662, alma-atlanta. com. D
OCEAN PRIME — A modern American supper club committed to serving the highest-quality seafood, steak, handcrafted cocktails and award-winning wines. Guests enjoy red carpet hospitality, live entertainment and a welcoming, relaxed atmosphere where elegance is timeless. 3102 Piedmont Road N.E., 404.846.0505. oceanprimeatlanta.com B
SPANISH NOCHE — A Virginia-Highland favorite known for its Spanish-style tapas dishes and margaritas. 1000 Virginia Ave., 404.815.9155, h2sr.com. VH
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CANTINA TEQUILA & TAPAS BAR — In the Terminus building on the corner of Peachtree and Piedmont roads. It features authentic Mexican cuisine and has become one of Buckhead’s favorite watering holes. 3280 Peachtree Road N.W., Terminus 100, Suite 150, 404.892.9292, h2sr.com. B EL TACO — An eco-friendly watering hole serving fresh Mexican food made with all-natural meats and tasty margaritas. 1186 North Highland Ave. N.E., 404-873-4656, eltaco-atlanta.com.VH
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SEAFOOD/SUSHI COAST SEAFOOD AND RAW BAR — Serving Atlanta’s freshest seafood and island cocktails. The menu incorporates classics including crab and corn hush puppies, a signature seafood boil, and a variety of raw or steamed oysters, clams and mussels, along with signature fresh catch entrees. 111 West Paces Ferry Road N.W., 404.869.0777, h2sr.com. B GOLDFISH — This fun seafood/sushi restaurant has happy hour specials Monday-Friday and
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The jewel of historic Atlanta landmarks, the Fox Theatre opened on Christmas Day in 1929.
See Atlanta like2014a edition tourist
A spirit of adventure and a little gas are all you need to rediscover the place you call home
MICHAEL WEST
By Hally Joseph
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hy wait until you have relatives in town to tour the city’s prettiest garden? Why wait for your nephew’s visit to see the beluga whales? Atlanta’s best attractions are happening all around us, as we sit in traffic just outside them, tapping our horns and tinkering with the radio. Sure, tourists may be heading the wrong way down a one-way street (Spring Street, Pied-
mont Avenue, Juniper Street, to name a few), but at least they’re filling their days with the best of Atlanta. Shouldn’t you? Take a little time for yourself this summer and check off several of the items on your Atlanta bucket list, from trumpeting elephants to historic houses. Want to go paddleboating beneath a granite mountain carved with Confederate heroes? We’ve got that. ATLANTA’S PERFORMING ARTS PUBLICATION 39
ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN | Lose yourself in this urban oasis and its 30 acres of outdoor gardens including the award-winning Children’s Garden, a Canopy Walk through and above Storza Woods and the innovative Edible Garden with its outdoor demonstration kitchen. You can see larger-than-life plants in the returning exhibit Imaginary Worlds — now with 28 sculptures that stand as tall as 25 feet and as wide as 20 feet. The Fuqua Conservatory is an organic biosphere and home to important collections of tropical palms and conifers; the Fuqua Orchid Center is home to the foremost collection of species orchids in the United States. The Garden holds a summer concert series, serves cocktails each Thursday (May-September) and regularly exhibits artwork. 40 ENCOREATLANTA.COM
$18.95; $12.95 ages 3-12; free age 2 and under. Parking is $2 per hour, $15 day max. Multi-visit parking passes available). Closed Mondays.1345 Piedmont Ave. N.E. Details: 404.876.5859. atlantabotanicalgarden.org.
ATLANTA BRAVES MUSEUM & HALL OF FAME TOURS | See Hank Aaron’s bat and ball from home run No. 715 and the 1995 World Series trophy. Learn about Babe Ruth’s days as a Boston Brave, Braves that served in the military and details on such greats as southpaw pitcher Warren Spahn, all-around good guy Dale Murphy and more contemporary players like Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, David Justice and Chipper Jones. More than 600 artifacts and photographs trace the team’s history from Boston (1871-1952) to Milwaukee (1953-65) to Atlanta (1966-present). You’ll find it on the northwest side of Turner Field at Aisle 134. The museum is open year-round and is the starting point for hourlong guided tours of Turner Field that leave on the hour. You’ll see Sky Field, a luxury suite, the press box, broadcast booth, clubhouse, dugout and more. April-September: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 1-3 p.m. Sunday. October-March: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Tours not available when the Braves have home day games. The museum opens 2.5 hours before each game and closes during the seventh-inning stretch. $17; $9 ages 3-9 and the military; $2 museum only on game
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Want to catch a movie beneath the real stars, at the Fox Theatre or perhaps while you’re swimming? Check, check and check. Journey back in time to learn Georgia’s political and natural history, jump into the future while browsing high-concept dream cars or simply appreciate the now as you sit in a garden of larger-than-life figures. We have more than 20 suggestions for you, arranged in alphabetical order. If you’re a Georgia resident, live in certain counties, serve in the military or are visiting on your birthday, certain sites are free. The details await you. Ready, set, go.
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days, $5 on non-game days. 755 Hank Aaron Drive. Details: Center also has a literary lecture series that 404.614.2311. atlanta.braves.mlb.com/atl/ballpark/informa- showcases famous authors. tion/index.jsp?content=museum. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-5:30 p.m. Sunday. $16.50; $13 ages 65+ and students 13+; $11 ages ATLANTA CYCLORAMA & CIVIL WAR 4-12. Buy online and save $2 per ticket. 130 West Paces MUSEUM | Immerse yourself in a sweeping panorama of the Battle of Atlanta, fought in Ferry Road N.W. 404.814.4000. atlantahistorycenter. July 1864. The Cyclorama is in the world’s com. largest oil painting, measuring 42 feet tall and 358 feet in circumference. Its three-dimenATLANTIC STATION | The city’s unoffisional foreground is accompanied by music and cial shopping district. Picture a live-worknarration, blending history with contemporary play community with great architecture, parks, special events and movies, a mix of special effects. In the museum, you’ll discover housing, eateries … and shopping! From war artifacts and a genuine steam locomotive known as the Texas, from the Great Locomotive home furnishings to high fashion, bed sheets to basketball shoes, window shoppers and Chase of 1862. those in the mood to buy can browse more than 50 retailers. There is always something 9:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. $10; $8 senior citizens and ages 4-12; under 4 free. 800 Cherokee Ave. S.E. happening. Self-parking is free for the first two hours and goes up to $14 for 24 hours. (in Grant Park, next to Zoo Atlanta). Parking free with If you catch a movie here, you can get your admission. 404.658.7625. atlantacyclorama.org. parking ticket stamped for another two free hours. There’s also on-street metered ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER | Tucked into one of Atlanta’s oldest neighborhoods, parking (credit cards accepted), plus valet this 33-acre museum features award-winning and front-row premium parking. exhibitions, interactive experiences and historic houses, including the elegant 1928 Swan House 171 17th St. 404.733.1221. atlanticstation.com. mansion, which was featured in The Hunger Games movie series. After exploring one of the South’s THE BELTLINE | A former railway corridor turned walking, jogging, bicycling largest history museums, stroll through two acres of gardens, trails and woodland areas. The and chatting path, the BeltLine has become the go-to spot inside the Perimeter for ATLANTA’S PERFORMING ARTS PUBLICATION 41
CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC PARK | A 21-acre site ideal perfect for a hot, sunny stroll and lunch at the outdoor restaurant Googie Burger. Getting too warm? You’re not a true Atlantan until you’ve gotten soaked in the Fountain of Rings, which has a nighttime show featuring pop music and light effects. The park features live music and family fun many days of the week, with larger parties, 5Ks and concerts on some weekends. Music at Noon is a lunchtime getaway featuring local bands. Wednesday Wind Down is a free series featuring jazz during rush hour. The park is free, but admission is charged for many special events and concerts. 265 Park Ave. West N.W. 404.222.7275. www.centennialpark.com.
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at global news in the making. Explore how the a live broadcast is produced then aired, get a peek of CNN’s next-generation studio and take a souvenir photo at one of the newsroom desks. A 55-minute guided walking tour takes you behind the scenes. Tours depart every 10 minutes from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. $15; $14 ages 65+ and students 13-18 or with college ID; $12 ages 4-12. An Inside CNN VIP Tour features expanded access and smaller tour groups. 9:30 a.m., 11:10 a.m., 1:10 p.m. and 3:10 p.m. Age 12 and older only. $35. Reservations strongly recommended. Also: the “Morning Express With Robin Meade” Tour. 8:30 a.m. Thursdays. Reservations required. This tour is subject to availability and breaking news. $49. 404.827.2300. www.cnn.com/tour.
FERNBANK MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Come to face to face (or face to claw) with a T-Rex skeleton. Stroll through time as you learn about the natural history of Georgia. Sip martinis under the dinosaur bones before catching a larger-than-life film during “Martinis and IMAX.” Fernbank Museum has something for every member of the family and for date night, including many permanent attractions and the exhibition “Whales: Giants of the Deep,” which runs through Aug. 24. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. $18 adults; $17 ages 62+ and students; $16 ages 3-12; 2 and under free. “Martinis and IMAX” 6:30-11 p.m. Fridays
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that perfect balance of exercise and socializing. The master plan calls for 22 miles of pedestrian-friendly rail transit with 33 miles of multi-use trails that ultimately will connect 45 intown neighborhoods. More track is added every day. Nearby restaurants are taking note and opening back doors and windows onto the path so the BeltLine is also becoming a foodie haven. Want to learn more about the history and future of Atlanta’s favorite walking path? Take a guided walking, bike or bus tour. Details at beltline.org.
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FOX THEATRE | Once the Yaarab Temple Shrine Mosque, then a movie palace, the Fox today is Atlanta’s home for Broadway shows. Grand Islamic and Egyptian architecture make the building itself a must-see. Go on a 60-minute guided tour to get a behind-the-scenes look at the theater and its famous Mighty Mo organ, one of the largest working Moller theater organs in the world. Or, under a ceiling of twinkling crystal “stars,” catch touring plays, concerts by top national and international acts or a popcorn-perfect summer movie series. There are four 60-minute tours on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, beginning at 10 a.m. Note: Tours can be canceled due to performance schedules, and are quick to sell out, so buy in advance. $15-$18; 10 and under free. Details, tickets at foxtheatre.org.
GEORGIA AQUARIUM | Six permanent galleries are divided into 60 exhibits and house everything from belugas to spider crabs, jellyfish to sea turtles. Stand before glass walls that peer into the gargantuan home of whale sharks or get closer to the action by petting live stingrays in the interactive displays. Open 365 days a year but hours of operation vary. 44 ENCOREATLANTA.COM
Free for Georgia residents on their birthdays. Otherwise $35.95; $31.95 ages 65+; $29.95 ages 3-12. Includes admission to six permanent galleries, “AT&T Dolphin Tales” show and animated “Deepo’s Undersea 3D Wondershow.” $9 pre-paid parking pass available. 255 Baker St. N.W. 404.581.4000. georgiaaquarium.org.
HIGH MUSEUM OF ART | One of the leading art museums in the Southeast is just as beautiful on the outside as it is on the inside. The building was designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Meier (who also designed the Getty in Los Angeles). Inside you’ll find folk artists Nellie Mae Rowe, Thornton Dial, Howard Finster and Bill Traylor; 19th- and 20th-century artists Joseph Stella, Mary Cassatt and Georgia O’Keeffe; photography by Harry Callahan, Walker Evans and Edward Weston; French impressionists Monet, Pissarro and Toulouse-Lautrec; and such contemporary masters as Ellsworth Kelly and David Adamo. And that’s just the permanent collection, not the special exhibits. See what we mean? The High, part of the Woodruff Arts Center, also has a tantalizing gift shop. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; until 9 p.m. Friday (halfprice after 4 p.m.); 10 a.m.-5p.m. Saturday; and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Every third Friday, except in December, the High is open until 10 p.m. for “Friday Jazz.” $19.50; $16.50 age 65+ and students; and $12 ages 6-17. Under 5 free. Discounts for active duty and retired military. The first
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(January-November). $13 adults; $12 senior citizens. Museum memberships available. 767 Clifton Road N.E. 404.929.6300. www.fernbankmuseum.org.
Saturday of every month is free for Fulton County residents. 404.733.4444. high.org.
IMAGINE IT! THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM | A brightly colored paradise, Imagine It! gives kids the power to play with interactive exhibits and group activities ranging from painting to crafts. The museum has four permanent exhibits — focused on healthy eating, being active, creativity and problem-solving, and one traveling exhibit that changes three times a year. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Closed Wednesday. $12.75 plus tax for ages 1+. Under 1 free. 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive. 404.659.5437. childrensmuseumatlanta.org.
JIMMY CARTER LIBRARY & MUSEUM | Experience a day in the life of our 39th president (1977-81), step inside the Oval Office, and take a virtual trip with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter to fight disease and promote democracy around the world. The landscaped grounds here include plenty of shade and two lakes. 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m. p.m. Monday-Saturday; and noon-4:45 p.m. Sunday. $8; $6 age 60+, military and students with ID. Under 16 free. 441 Freedom Parkway N.E. 404.865.7131. jimmycarterlibrary.org.
LAKE LANIER & ISLANDS | Atlanta’s main swimming hole, Lake Lanier encom-
passes 38,000 acres of water with 540 miles of shoreline, making it a hugely popular weekend destination. While the lake itself is flanked by numerous public parks for camping, picnicking and hiking, Lake Lanier Islands Resort kicks the fun up a notch with a water-themed park, golf courses and rental boats. Swim on over for a “dive-in movie” at the water park, where you can see a family film from a wave pool or the beach. Details: lakelanier.com or lakelanierislands.com.
MLK JR. NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE | A young boy grows up in a time of segregation. A dreamer is moved by destiny into leadership of the modern civil rights movement. This was the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968). Come hear his story, visit his birth home and see where he played as a child. Walk in his footsteps, and hear his voice in the church where he moved hearts and minds. Marvel at how he was an instrument for social change and reflect at his gravesite. Parking and most tours free. Day-of reservations required for birth home tours. Hours vary by season. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Birth home tours: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. every half-hour. 450 Auburn Ave. N.E. 404.331.5190. nps.gov/malu/index.htm.
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mid-June in downtown Atlanta is designed to connect the 20th-century fight for civil rights in America with today’s movement for human rights everywhere. Three galleries house the exhibitions “Rolls Down Like Water: The American Civil Rights Movement”; “Spark of Conviction: The Global Human Rights Movement”; and “Voice to the Voiceless: The Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection.” The Center also has a temporary exhibit wall. The exhibits include handwritten letters from Martin Luther King Jr., displays about racially segregated buses and lunch counters in the American South and on dictators past and present, including the Soviet Union’s Joseph Stalin, Pol Pot of Cambodia and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. “A lot of young people don’t understand what happened,” says William Harbour, who spent 49 days in a Mississippi jail in 1961 for going to the white side of a bus station. “It’s amazing that young people don’t understand that you couldn’t ride on the front seat of a bus or go in a restaurant and sit down at a counter.”
the 19th century, this rambling six-acre green space serves as a historic cemetery and public park. Where once Atlantans took Sunday carriage rides through Oakland, visitors now meander on foot through lush gardens and memorial monuments in distinct architecture styles: Victorian, Egyptian, Gothic, Greek Revival, etc. Visit the graves of such famed figures as the Inman family, Hoke Smith, Maynard Jackson and Margaret Mitchell. Check the website for specific tour details.
$13-$15. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Sunday (last ticket sold at 4 p.m.). Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas days. Group tours available. 100 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd (between the Georgia Aquarium and the World of Coca-Cola. 678.999.8990. civilandhumanrights.org.
Learn more at piedmontpark.org. Off 10th Street and Monroe Avenue, directly beside Botanical Garden. piedmontpark.org/.
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PIEDMONT PARK | Once a late 1800s racing ground for horse enthusiasts, Piedmont Park is now one of the most photographed bits of the city, with panoramic skyscraper views hovering above the tree line. Besides picnicking and jogging trails, the park offers a swimming pool, wetlands, basketball courts, an athletic oval and popular summer concerts and festivals.
REYNOLDS PLANTATION | Got golf? Reynolds Plantation, on Lake Oconee, does, and lots of it. It has five courses designed by world-class professionals: Bob Cupp, Rees
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Jones, Tom Fazio and Jack Nicklaus, and the renowned Reynolds Golf Academy. It’s all just 75 miles, give or take, southeast of Atlanta, and it’s not all golf all the time (unless you want it to be). There’s natural beauty and plenty of room on the lake to Jet Ski, paddle board, canoe and swim. Rent a fishing boat or bring your own and fish for brim, sunfish, catfish and bass, or take a pontoon boat out on the water to relax with friends. Lake Oconee has 374 miles of shoreline. Rent a cottage by the water and watch the sun set from the back porch. Shop in historic Greensboro or book a spa vacation in a place where “Linger Longer” is the town motto. Details: reynoldsplantation.com or 1.888.298.3119.
STONE MOUNTAIN PARK | One giant chunk of granite has become Georgia’s most-visited attraction. Stone Mountain is a blend of new and old, featuring the world’s largest bas-relief carving of Confederate figures Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson and new theme parks with lots of family-friendly activities. Hike the mile-long trail up the mountain and catch the Skyride down for an aerial view. Explore 3,200-plus acres of nature, which include walking paths, camping, paddleboats and hiking. Revisit the past by making candles or window-shopping in the themed re-created village or by visiting a historic grist mill. Throughout the summer there are concerts and festivals, and, as any Atlantan knows, the Lasershow Spectacular is a must. People picnic in the evening as images are projected onto the side of the mountain, accompanied by music.
Open at 9 or 10 a.m. daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas. $16; $14 age 65* and $12 ages 3-12. Under 2 free. 121 Baker St. N.W. in Pemberton Place, next to the Georgia Aquarium. 404.676.5151. worldofcoca-cola.com.
ZOO ATLANTA | A favorite of children and adults alike, Zoo Atlanta covers 40 acres in the Grant Park neighborhood, housing more than 1,500 animals. Snap pictures of kangaroos, primates, red and giant pandas, elephants and rhinos. Step into the reptile house to check out the slinky, sliding inhabitants of our planet. Want to get a little closer? Meet the animals face-to-face at the petting zoo. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Closed only on Thanksgiving and Christmas. $21.99 age 12 and older; $17.99 for seniors 65+ or college students; $16.99 ages 3-11. Under 2 free. Military discounts available. 800 Cherokee Ave. S.E. in Grant Park (near the Cyclorama). 404.624.5600. zooatlanta.org.
SEE IT ALL | For ticket discounts, consider the Atlanta CityPass ($74 adults; $59 ages 3-12), which covers admission to five top attractions: the Georgia Aquarium, World of Coca-Cola, Inside CNN Studio Tour; the High Museum of Art (or Fernbank Museum of Natural History) and Zoo Atlanta (or the Atlanta History Center). Details: citypass.com or 1.888.330.5008.
A one-day parking pass is $10. Enjoying nature is free; attractions range in price from $5.50 to $14. Adventure passes include many of the paid attractions — and all of the free ones — for $24.95 plus tax (age 12 and older) or $19.95 plus tax (ages 3-11). 1000 Robert E. Lee Drive, Stone Mountain. 770.498.5690. stonemountainpark.com.
WORLD OF COCA-COLA | It’s the home of the Atlanta-based drink that went global. Traipse through soda history solo or on a guided tour, complete with a 3-D movie experience in moving seats, and exhibits that detail the brand’s 400 other products. Sip Cokes from around the world in the tasting room, with more than 60 varieties. ATLANTA’S PERFORMING ARTS PUBLICATION 47
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Our 2014 guide to the best in metro Atlanta’s K-12 education f you have a child, Atlanta has a school for you. You might even be sitting in your theater seat asking yourself: “When is it they go back to school?” Parents can choose from a list of school types that run the gamut — traditional, new wave, diverse, student-centered, faith-based, college prep, challenging, alternative, Montessori, community, international, competitive. 48 ENCOREATLANTA.COM
That isn’t a vocabulary list. These are the words that metro Atlanta schools of all stripes use to attract you and their would-be pupils. Atlanta’s private-school options continue to increase, featuring low student-to-teacher ratios, diverse learning environments and varied educational practices. Surely, you can find the right spot for your brood.
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K-12 These schools offer ongoing, congruous environments in 12 — or more — grade levels. College prep programs, some faith-based and some community-driven are make the list. Their missions include preparing children academically and socially for the challenges of today’s fastpaced, technologically advanced world. Atlanta Atlanta International School (K-12), aischool.org Pace Academy (K-12), paceacademy.org Paideia School (pre-K-12), paideiaschool.org Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School (pre-K-12), hies.org Holy Spirit Preparatory School (pre-K-12), holyspiritprep.org Mount Vernon Presbyterian School (pre-K-12), mountvernonschool.org The Galloway School (pre-K-12), gallowayschool.org The Howard School (K-12), howardschool.org The Lovett School (K-12), lovett.org The Westminster Schools of Atlanta (K-12), westminster.net Whitefield Academy (pre-K-12), whitefieldacademy.com College Park Woodward Academy (K-12), woodward.edu
Roswell/Alpharetta Eaton Academy (K-12), eatonacademy.org Mill Springs Academy (1-12), millsprings.org Norcross Greater Atlanta Christian School (K-12), greateratlantachristian.org NONTRADITIONAL Nontraditional settings can means special interests for some (the arts, math, science), student-directed learning, single-sex schools, boarding schools and prep schools. Some also feature an emphasis on arts and sciences that go beyond school walls. Atlanta Atlanta Country Day School (7-12), atlantacountrydayschool.com (group or individualized instruction) Atlanta Girls’ School (6-12), atlantagirlsschool.org Ben Franklin Academy (9-12), benfranklinacademy.org (individualized instruction/college prep) Brandon Hall School (6-12), brandonhall.org (boys only/boarding is an option) Cliff Valley School (pre-K-8), cliffvalleyschool.org (individualized instruction) ATLANTA’S PERFORMING ARTS PUBLICATION 49
Roswell/Alpharetta Chrysalis Experiential Academy (6-12), chrysalisexp.org (experiential education) High Meadows School (pre-K-8), highmeadows.org (children grouped by ability, not numerical age) Sandy Springs Springmont, Atlanta’s First Montessori School (toddler to middle school), springmont.com (Montessori/whole-child development) 50 ENCOREATLANTA.COM
FAITH-BASED These options include Catholic, Jewish, Quaker, Islamic and nondenominational Christian schools and welcome all students. Atlanta Blessed Trinity Catholic High School (9-12), btcatholic.org Christ the King School (K-8), christking.org (Catholic) Marist School (7-12), marist.com (Catholic) Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School (pre-K-8), olaschool.org St. Jude the Apostle Catholic School (K-8), saintjude.net St. Martin’s Episcopal School (pre-K-8), stmartinschool.org St. Pius X Catholic High School (9-12), spx.org Sophia Academy (pre-K-9), sophiaacademy.org (Christian) The Heiskell School (pre-K-8), heiskell.net (Christian) Epstein School (preK-8), epsteinatlanta.org (Jewish) Greenfield Hebrew Academy (pre-K-8), ghacademy.org The Weber School (9-12),
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Decatur Academe of the Oaks (9-12), academeatlanta.org (individualized instruction/college prep/ Waldorf method) The Waldorf School of Atlanta (pre-K-8), waldorfatlanta.org (individualized instruction/ Waldorf method) Arbor Montessori (pre-K-8), arbormontessori.org (Montessori/whole-child development) Sudbury School of Atlanta (ages 4-15), sudburyschoolofatlanta.org (Multi-age, democratic community)
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what school should be. Our students know how to grow turnips, groom ponies, lead class discussions, write knock-out research papers, and explain how math was used in the development of ancient civilizations. They ask great questions, climb trees, and know what it means to be academic risk-takers. High Meadows has mastered the art of education, inspiring children to become life-long learners.
Come see us. Founded, 1973 | Preschool – Eighth Grade | IB World School Roswell, Georgia | 770.993.2940 | highmeadows.org
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Decatur St. Thomas More Catholic School (K-8), stmga.org Decatur (continued) The Friends School of Atlanta (pre-K-8), friendsschoolatlanta.org (Quaker) Hapeville St. John the Evangelist Catholic School (preK-8), sjecs.org Roswell/Alpharetta ILM Academy (pre-K-8), ilm-academy.com (Islamic) Doraville Yeshiva Atlanta (9-12), www.yeshivaatlanta.org (Orthodox Jewish) 52 ENCOREATLANTA.COM
SPECIAL NEEDS These schools combine empathy, therapy and expertise to enhance and support students and their families. Children with learning challenges or disabilities like Asperger’s, ADHD, dyslexia, hearing/speech or emotional issues may thrive here. Atlanta Cumberland Academy of GA (4-12), cumberlandacademy.org Orion Alternative School (K-12), rcsd.k12.ca.us/orion Roswell/Alpharetta The Cottage School (6-12), cottageschool.org Porter Academy (pre-K-8) porteracademy.org Swift School (1-7), swiftschool.com SPRINGMONT
weberschool.org (Jewish) Mohammed Schools of Atlanta (preK-12), mohammedschools.org (Islamic) Davis Academy (pre-K-8), davisacademy.org (Jewish)
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The Fox Theatre, Atlanta’s memory maker, has been a renowned concert and event venue since 1929. Originally conceived as headquarters for Atlanta’s 5,000-member Shriners organization, the Fox has evolved and survived the far-reaching effects of the Great Depression and the introduction of multiplexes in the 1960s. Despite its challenges, the Fox has hosted some of the world’s biggest shows and touring acts. The “Save the Fox” campaign in the 1970s, which raised funds to preserve the iconic theater and prevent its demolition, included benefit concerts from such wide-ranging acts as Lynyrd Skynryd and Liberace.
Hundreds of notable personalities have played the Fox stage since its reopening in 1975. Many leave a signed headshot behind as a souvenir. The walls in the Fox’s main office are lined with these portraits — Liza Minnelli, Ted Nugent, Lou Rawls, Trisha Yearwood, Ozzy Osbourne, Kenny G, Jon Bon Jovi and Whitney Houston are a few of the names immortalized forever throughout the Fox Theatre.
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★ 4 weeks: Yul Brynner appears in a four-week run of The King and I in 1982. Performance magazine recognizes it as the highest-grossing road show in the United States that year. The record helps the Fox Theatre establish itself as Atlanta’s premier venue for touring Broadway shows. ★ 5 0 years: The 50th anniversary re-premiere of Gone With the Wind screens in 1989. ★ Jan. 10, 2014: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Gregg Allman’s concert of rock and blues becomes the fastestselling one-night engagement in Fox Theatre history.
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Since then, the Fox has become a go-to destination for audiences, historians and tourists alike. The theater has showcased unforgettable performances from the likes of Elvis Presley and Madonna, in addition to hosting countless Broadway shows, including the world premiere tour of The Phantom of the Opera in 1991.
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