The Alliance Theatre is Atlanta's national theater, founded in 1968. I can't remember the last time…read moreI was here for a play, though I've seen the Atlanta Symphony (ASO) perform. This show was on the Coca Cola Stage, and I was so impressed! It is a beautiful space, and the balconies are works of art themselves. The set design was stunning, realistic, and high quality. The staff was amazing, friendly, and had a great sense of humor. I sat on the balcony level, which you can access by stairs or elevator. Once on the balcony level, there are stairs to take you down to your specific row. The morning show was GA, so I arrived early and sat right in the middle around row C seat 109. It was a great view and honestly, I don't think there's a bad seat in the theater! For parking, I used my High Museum membership to park in the garage for free. Just a heads up, the garage parking isn't guaranteed with a membership if they hit capacity. People can pre-purchase parking for popular shows, so if it's a busy night, I recommend pre-purchasing parking so you don't end up having to pay for street or alternative garage parking. When entering the garage, I prefer using the elevators closest to Peachtree St NE rather than the other ones. Take the elevator to the campus level, make a left, then another left, and you walk right into the Alliance Theatre. The Coca Cola Stage will be right there on your right. There is plenty of comfortable seating on both the first and second levels while you wait for doors to open, and the bathrooms are clean and spacious. When you arrive, you walk through security, and they may check your bag if the alarm goes off. You don't need to show your ticket until you actually enter the theater doors. Intermission was 15 minutes, and although I didn't try any food or drinks, I had a wonderful time. I'm looking forward to coming back for another show! I definitely recommend getting on their mailing list to stay updated on performance schedules throughout the season or following their social media pages.

I would love to rate this as a five star, but the fact that they do not validate parking in the…read morehigh museum, does not allow me to give them a five star. My kid attends the Pnc story time. The space is amazing full of sensory and fun and the storyteller does an awesome job with engaging through music play and storytelling. I believe I enjoy it more than my child does at this point and it has become a hit for all of our Mom friends the ability to reserve the space and utilize it yourself for a playgroup or your own storytelling time is awesome as as well. I believe something like quarterly. They also provide you with a book to take home for your child which helps improve your child's library and diversifies it quite a bit because they also offer books in Spanish.

Wanting to support this theatre but straight attitude and lack of customer etiquette…read more There are a ton of theatres in the Atlanta and surrounding area. If you want people to come and enjoy and support and encourage others to come and support for more shows, do not talk to them like you are doing them a favor for them to spend their money, energy, their time and their attention. I recommend actors to select a different theatre for acting, because the energy of the leaders is off.

I Will Never Attend Another Play By Kenny Leon (True Colors Theater) Again!…read more I had the occasion to see "Holler, If Ya Hear Me," on Thursday, September 14, 2017, but missed a great deal of the play after the opening time was changed without my knowledge. I ordered my tickets on Friday, July 21, 2017 which has an 8:00 p.m. curtain, but started at 7:30 p.m. I took the night off from my work to attend this play with my fiancé and was disappointed when I was informed that the play had already begun when we arrived. The next day, I wrote a letter outlining my disappointment to True Colors with a request to receive two (2) complimentary tickets for another play in 2018 given the fact that I would be away on business for the duration of 2017. "Holler, If Ya Hear Me" closes in October 2017. On Thursday, September 21, 2017, I received a call from Chandra Stephens-Albright, True Colors Managing Director, in reference to my letter. Mrs. Stephens-Albright acknowledged that True Colors was at fault for changing the time. When I told Mrs. Stephens-Albright that I hadn't been notified of the change of time, she said a few other patrons had also complained, and that I could see the play again for free. After informing her that I wouldn't be available before the play closed, she said that they would not provide complimentary tickets for another play, and would not refund my purchase. It is surreal for a business to admit its error, and then to not reimburse a customer as a result of the error. Edward Brown

Such a great experience. Saw Emma, had a great dinner and got to spend some time in the shop. Would…read moredefinitely see another play here.

Atlanta Shakespeare Company is a professional theatre with hand-made period costumes, music and…read moresound effects & thrilling sword fights. Actors directly address the audience and never disappoint! PARKING Pay for street parking via text or the kiosk, first 30 minutes free ($6). Or use the Emory Hospital Deck across the street. Accessible parking is behind the theatre. TICKETS $25-$49 for adults. Buy in person, online or via phone. Opening night previews are discounted & general admission. Discounts for seniors, students, educators, military, EMS etc. Volunteer for free entry! SEATS You pay to reserve a section, not a specific seat. The balcony upstairs has a small area for dining but seats are cheap & intimate with stellar views! Box seats are behind and to the sides of the main floor, mildly mobility friendly. In back there's no line during intermission but the actors voices compete with the music. Main Floor is best for mobility. So close you could end up interacting with the cast! Sold out show? You may share a table unless you're in the balcony. Restrooms are near the box office. FOOD/DRINKS Tasty, affordable Café' style food is made on site. Full bar before the show. Kitchen's closed during performances so arrive early! Order 75 - 10 minutes before curtain. Menu - $7.50 soup, $6.50 salad, $15 Shepherd's pie etc. I love the $8.50 Tavern sausage with potato salad. Intermission? Treat yourself to $6 hot apple pecan crisp with ice cream or $4 Sorbet. Chef's kiss! SHOWS We've seen Romeo and Juliet and Belle Esprit's Sense & Sensibility and Pride & Prejudice. Plays are 2.5-3 hours. ASC actors are high energy and hilarious! They throw in modern references and we always have a great time! SPECIAL EVENTS Shakespeare Out of a Hat plays are "part improv, mostly Shakespeare. " Casting is gender-blind, actors don't know who they are playing until 2 minutes before the play starts! ASC Belle Esprit co-productions recenter historical plays through a feminist lens, uplifting the voices of women & nonbinary people. Purists beware, this ain't your momma's Jane Austen! Redesigned "Relaxed Performances" make art accessible for everyone. Autism spectrum disorder audience members are especially welcome! SUM I highly recommend ASC, I'll see you there!

This is a modest and highly under-rated venue for watching some pretty good productions. I saw one…read moreentitled, 'What you don't know about me: The Donny Hathaway Story' a musically-presented untold story about some of the issues that Donny Hathaway wrestled with that ultimately led to his untimely demise. It was very informative for those who didn't know him or know about some of the details around his life, work, and death. The theatre itself has a medium-sized stage, decent sound system and lighting, and a good amount of chairs to accommodate a crowd of about 150. No stadium seating so just make sure not to sit behind the tall person or the jerk with the big hat. There is free parking in front of the building and overflow parking in the lot on the other side of the baseball field. The staff is very friendly and check-in for this production at least went quite smoothly if you purchased your tickets in advance online. After checking-in, an usher then escorted us into the theatre to a row of seats that were not yet taken filled in the nearly packed theatre. Overall, we had an enjoyable time at the venue watching this production. Tip: You may want to arrive early for events that you think will be full because seating appears to be first come, first served at this venue.

Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy returned to Atlanta on June 7 and 8, 2013. Distant Worlds…read moreis the name of the international Final Fantasy symphonic concert tour. It started in 2007 and has been touring the world since. Distant Worlds first stopped in Atlanta on May 6 and 7, 2011. You can read my review of the 2011 concert here: http://www.yelp.com/biz/distant-worlds-chicago. 2011's Distant Worlds is not the first time a Final Fantasy concert stopped in Atlanta. The first time was 2005's Dear Friends concert. Renowned Final Fantasy conductor Arnie Roth conducted each time. Legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu attended in 2011 and even joined the choir to sing Sephiroth (FFVII). Since Nobuo-san did not attend in 2005, a special video message was played to the audience. There was no such video message this year. Boo. I've attended the Final Fantasy concerts in each of the three years it's been to Atlanta and all three were magnificent shows. The differences between the shows from year to year has been minor. The music from the video games is orchestrated and there is not a lot of variation from the game melody to the arranged orchestrated melody. The songs are very true, if not exact, to the original game soundtrack. This contrasts to a video game concert like the Zelda series, where the producers can introduce slight variations to their symphonic arrangements of the music. This year, I attended the June 8 concert. Two songs were exclusive to the June 7 concert and two songs were exclusive to the June 8 concert. They were: June 7 exclusives: Final Fantasy IX - Melodies of Life Final Fantasy XII - Kiss My Goodbye June 8 exclusives: Final Fantasy VIII - Eyes On Me Final Fantasy XI - Distant Worlds Final Fantasy V - Main Theme I purchased tickets to the concert shortly after they went on sale in January. The date-exclusive songs weren't announced at that time. The vocalist for the concert was Susan Calloway. She was picked by Nobuo-san to sing the theme song for FFXIV. I would have preferred some of the songs, such as Suteki Da Ne (FFX) to be sung in their original language (Japanese). It was weird hearing an English version of that song. Regardless, Calloway did a masterful job and had a beautiful voice (and dress). New material this year included a Chocobo Medley, which debuted in 2012. This, surprisingly, was my favorite piece. It was lots of fun. Also new was a Battle and Victory Theme Medley, also introduced on tour in 2012. I video recorded many pieces from the concert including the two aforementioned medleys. You can view them on my YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrr0d7WQIs3whKHlHF-NQ5SfJkre5oueV. In all, 18 pieces plus one encore were performed. There was an intermission halfway through. At least one song was performed from every main Final Fantasy game (e.g. no spin-offs like Tactics, X-2, XIII-2, etc.). Popular songs included the main theme to FFV, the FFVIII battle theme, the FFXIII battle theme, FFVI's Phantom Forest, Aerith's Theme (FFVII), and Terra's Theme (FFVI). The music was accompanied with excellent visuals on a big screen. I like how each song started off with the logo of the Final Fantasy game the song came from. The videos were designed to appropriately fit the music. They contained a combination of original gameplay video, from the original 8-bit NES graphics to the current 1080p HD graphics, and montages showing Yoshitaka Amano's mesmerizing artwork. The beautiful paintings of Sabin, Cyan, and Shadow interspersed with the 16-bit Super NES Phantom Train scene in FFVI stuck with me the most. One nitpicky complaint I have with the visuals is many of the videos had Japanese text. I can understand they want to keep the original Japanese text, especially since this is an international tour. However, they go to enough North American cities to where I think they can produce a separate set of English-text videos. The Zelda tour, which is strictly a North American tour, uses English text in its videos. The story telling is much more captivating, emotional, and dramatic that way. It connects with the audience that much more. The encore, Sephiroth, was sung without a choir. Therefore, Arnie and the orchestra had to rely on the audience to sing the lyrics. I thought this was awkward. In 2011, there was a full choir and it sounded great. This year, I had to listen to the two dorks behind me sing it awkwardly. Unlike all the video game concerts in Atlanta up to this point, Distant Worlds 2013 did not sell out. I love video games and I think it's a real treat to be able to attend a video game concert, so I hope Atlantans and surrounding neighbors keep supporting it so they return again and again.

So far, I went to the Final Fantasy Distant Worlds concert twice. I went to the first concert on…read moreMay of 2011 and thought it as mediocre. Granted, the 2011 concert seemed bigger. They brought in Nobuo Uematsu. They also played some great pieces like "Maria and Draco" from Final Fantasy 6 and the Sephiroth theme from Final Fantasy 7. Nobuo Uematsu even join in with the choir to sing with them. However, it had some flaws. One of the singers was out of tune. And the concert just seemed lackluster. It felt like the ASO didn't really care about the concert. Unlike the Zelda concerts, where the producer had genuine enthusiasm, the Final Fantasy concert didn't have the same Oomph as the Zelda ones. When they came back in 2013, I felt skeptical about going, but I decided to give them another chance. I liked this concert a lot better. I'm not sure if it's because I had low expectations going in, but the quality seemed to have improved. There were less people there, but they still seemed obnoxious. Speaking of which, a lot of socially-challenged people come out of the woodworks for this concert. Some of them show no concert etiquette. Call me old fashioned, but I expect people going to classical concerts like these to act a certain way. I hate it when people smoke, leave and enter when they please, shout stupid stuff during the concerts, etc. Sure it's a video game concert, and it's fun when people get excited, but some people turn into nerdy douchebags. Anyway the 2013 concert had some great music. The production seemed better for some reason. They played my favorites like the Bombing Mission from Final Fantasy 7, Zanarkand and Suteki da Ne from Final Fantasy 10, some great chocobo and battle theme medleys, and Eyes On Me from Final Fantasy 8. Speaking of Eyes on Me, I got excited when the conductor announced he was bringing out a singer from the Final Fantasy series to sing it. I almost thought they got Faye Wong to come sing it. That would've been awesome. I'm a huge Faye Wong fan . Unfortunately, it wasn't Faye Wong. It was only Susan Calloway. It didn't matter, she sang awesomely. She was 1000 times better than that amateur singer from 2011 concert. Also as an encore, they played the Sephiroth theme again. Since they didn't have a choir, they got the audience to sing the parts. I thought that was cool since it made it more interactive. I was surprised how many people knew how to sing it. So I had a great time at the 2013 concert. It rivaled the Zelda concert with the performance and choice of music. The 2011 concert was okay. Also, the people who went to the concert distracted the greatness of it. So I give it about 4 stars.

PSBcreative is amazing! The sets, props and costumes that they create are nothing short of…read morespectacular! I watched my son's confidence grow so much when he was given the opportunity to shine on stage. Thank you so much for the incredible experiences that you worked so hard to provide for these students. If you need to put on a show, be sure to contact PSBcreative!

The psbcreativearts company were professional and helpful, going above and beyond to help us…read morecostume our show.  The costumes arrived quickly and were very professional and well made.  I'm so glad I went with this company for our production of The Lion King Jr.!  Peter's company was very helpful and timely in answering questions.  I will definitely use this company again!-- Molly Reimer, VCS Performing Arts in Missoula, MT

What a hidden gem! Who would have known that you could see real mummies in the ATL. The African…read moregallery was closed the day we went so that just means that we will come back. Went on a weekday and followed several school groups. This museum concentrates on ancient art so lots of sculpture and not a lot of paintings. So lots of Western Civ stuff - Roman, Greek, Egyptian and Mespotamian. Also Eastern and Pacific art, and a good size gallery dedicated to the Americas, There is a rotating gallery that can have different types of art, so there is revisit value.

Beautiful museum that had a nice variety of exhibits! I was in awe by their mummy exhibit! I've…read moreseen quite a few Egyptian exhibits but never have i seen one with such an extensive view of the mummy process nor have I gotten up close visuals! I was both spooked and in awe lol! I'd recommend checking this museum out if you're in the area. It is relatively small and takes roughly an hour and some change to get through but is very much worth the trip!

The Center for Puppetry Arts is one of those places in Atlanta that I think people overlook, and…read morethey really shouldn't. The exhibits are actually COOL. Not "cute for kids" cool. Genuinely interesting. The Jim Henson Collection alone is worth the visit. Seeing characters and pieces tied to Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth in person hits completely different when you grew up with them. I also really like that the museum goes beyond the familiar stuff. The Global Collection shows puppetry traditions from around the world, so it feels more like an actual museum experience than just a nostalgia stop. Right now they also have Frame by Frame: The Art of Stop-Motion Animation, which takes you behind the scenes of how stop-motion is created. That exhibit runs through December 27, 2026. It's interactive, creative, and just different from the usual Atlanta museum rotation. Adults can enjoy it just as much as kids, especially if you're into art, film, design, or just seeing how things are made. Definitely one of those places that makes you say, "Why haven't I been here sooner?"

Without spoiling too much, this museum is a haven for Muppet fans as well as those with a deep…read moreappreciation for stop motion animation. The staff are friendly and helpful, but the museum is best enjoyed self-guided. I loved how the museum gives an homage to the history of puppetry through the global exhibit and brings us into the future with the stop motion exhibit. As a muppet fan, I was ecstatic to see all the artifacts contributed from the Jim Henson company and they feature muppets from all the major films.