SUWANEE
“Hairspray” at Suwanee Town Center Park
Broadway not only comes to the burbs, it gets an outdoor presentation to boot. It’s the fifth anniversary of Suwanee Performing Arts’ “Broadway in the Park” event. To mark the occasion, the popular musical “Hairspray” comes to life. Kids will soak up the preceding show, “Rapunzel’s Twist.” This mini-musical reimagines the classic fairy tale with a ’60s soundtrack and stays in step with “Hairspray’s” musical style. If you’re planning on attending, you can go online and bid on the Most Outrageous Seat in the House, a front-row-center living room set featuring sofas and a coffee table with enough room for six to eight people.
7 p.m. July 29 and 30. Free. Suwanee Town Center Park, 370 Buford Highway, Suwanee. 770-821-7654, www.suwaneeperformingarts.org.
SANDY SPRINGS
John Heffron at the Punchline
Stand-up comic John Heffron, winner of the second season of the reality series “Last Comic Standing,” brings his relatable comedy to town, drawing heavily from his experience as a hubby. Fans may have seen Heffron roasting Kiss bassist Gene Simmons on a 2008 episode of “Gene Simmons: Family Jewels.” And not many comics can lay claim to having their own board game. Heffron co-created “That Guy! Game,” a bachelorette party game that takes girlfriends on a scavenger hunt for guys.
8 and 10 p.m. July 29; 7, 9 and 10:45 p.m. July 30. $22.50. The Punchline, 280 Hilderbrand Drive, Atlanta. 404-252-5233, www.punchline.com.
MARIETTA
“Seven Guitars” at Theatre in the Square
The New African Grove Theatre Company takes audiences back in time to late ’40s Pittsburgh with “Seven Guitars,” directed by Keith Franklin. The setting is the backyard of a Pittsburgh tenement as friends get together and mourn the loss of a blues ax slinger, Floyd “Schoolboy” Barton, who has just died as his career was launching. The plot follows the seven main characters in flashbacks leading up to the funeral. It comes from the pen of Pulitzer Prize-winning scribe August Wilson. It’s the last weekend for theater lovers to experience the play, which opened July 22.
8 p.m. July 29; 2 and 8 p.m. July 30; 7 p.m. July 31. $25-$30. Theatre In The Square's Alley Stage, 11 Whitlock Ave., Marietta. 678-983-5459, www.newafricangrove.com.
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