Things to do in Atlanta this weekend: Performing arts | April 20-27
Comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short combine forces for an appearance at the Fox Theatre this weekend.
"Serial Black Face." Through April 24. $20-$43. Actor's Express at the King Plow Arts Center, 887 West Marietta St. N.W., Suite J-107, Atlanta. www.actors-express.com.
"Sylvia." Through April 24. Newnan Theatre Company, 24 First St., Newnan. 770-683-6282, www.newnantheatre.org.
"Sex With Strangers." Through May 1. $25-$35. Horizon Theatre Company, 1083 Austin Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.horizontheatre.com.
"Beauty & the Beast." Through May 22. $20.50 Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. www.puppet.org.
"Beyond Reasonable Doubt: The Troy Davis Project." Through May 1. $20-$48. Synchronicity Theatre, 1545 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. synchrotheatre.com.
"Nobody." Through April 24. $17-$20. Academy Theatre at Hapeville Performing Arts Center, 599 North Central Ave., Atlanta. www.academytheatre.org.
"Hot L Baltimore." Through April 23. $15-$18. Live Arts Theatre, Belfry Playhouse (inside Norcross Presbyterian Church), 3324 Medlock Bridge Road, Norcross. liveartstheatre.org.
"Dreamgirls." Presented by Atlanta Lyric Theatre. Through April 24. $38-$58. Anderson Theatre, Cobb County Civic Center, 548 South Marietta Parkway S.E., Marietta. atlantalyrictheatre.com.
"Born for This: The BeBe Winans Story." Through May 15. $15-$75. Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.alliancetheatre.org.
"The Light in the Piazza." Through May 15. $10-$50. Theatrical Outfit, the Balzer Theater at Herren's, 84 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. www.theatricaloutfit.org.
"Moon Over Buffalo." Through April 130. $15-$23. Act3 Playhouse, 6285 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs. 770-241-1905, act3productions.org.
"Into the Woods." Through May 8. $15-$40. The Legacy Theatre, 1175 Senoia Road, Tyrone. www.thelegacytheatre.org.
"Our Town." Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning theatre classic. Through May 1. $15; $12 in advance; $10 children and senior citizens. New London Theatre, 2338 Henry Clower Blvd., Snellville. 770-559-1484, www.NewLondonTheatre.org.
Kevin Smith. 8 p.m. April 20. $38.50-$43. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Neil deGrasse Tyson. 7:30 p.m. April 20. $50-$100. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 855-285-8499, or www.FoxTheatre.org.
"Disney on Ice Presents 'Frozen'." April 20-24. $25-$95. Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. www.infiniteenergycenter.com.
Shuler Hensley Awards. 7:30 p.m. April 21. $24. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.
"Oliver." Fabrefaction Theatre Conservatory present the musical based on Dickens' classic tale. April 21-May 8. $15-$30. 7 Stages Theatre, 1105 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. fabrefaction.org.
"Inside I." Episodes of life and dreams, from birth to age 18, of a boy on the autistic spectrum and his obsession with, and escape into, the world of video. April 21-May 8. $15-$22.50. 7 Stages Theatre, 1105 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.7stages.org.
Welcome to Night Vale. 8 p.m. April 22. $27.50-$32.50. Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org.
"Let It Be: A Celebration of the Music of the Beatles." 8 p.m. April 22. $32-$80. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 855-285-8499, www.FoxTheatre.org.
"Ragtime." 7:30 p.m. April 23; 1 p.m. April 24. $41-$61. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.
Steve Martin & Martin Short. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. April 24. $50-$225. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-881-2100, www.FoxTheatre.org..
"Broadway Rocks." An evening of contemporary Broadway music. 7 p.m. April 24. $25; $20 in advance. OnStage Atlanta, 2969 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur. www.onstageatlanta.com.
About the Author
Shane Harrison is the Arts & Entertainment editor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and ajc.com. He has been with the AJC since 1990.
