2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (668+ words) The Center for Puppetry Arts has debuted a new stage production, bringing a beloved children's book to life for Atlanta audiences. "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales," based on the 1992 literary work by Jon Scieszka that reimagines…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1907+ words) Sometimes, it feels like Marissa Read and Selyna Warren share the same brain." When I interviewed the writing partners, whose project "Step-Friend" will be playing in the Episodic section of this year's Atlanta Film Festival, that fact became more apparent…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (615+ words) Apr. 1" It's Cathy from Rough Draft with my weekly newsletter on Dunwoody. April Fool's Day in Dunwoody used to be hilarious, but sad to say, it didn't happen this year. Our morning newsletter team played along, if you are looking…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1083+ words) Feb. 13 It feels like we just finished up with Sundance, but there's already another film festival on the horizon. At least this one is a little closer to home! The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival kicks off on Feb. 18 with a…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (232+ words) Theatrical Outfit kicks off the new year with the world premiere of Atlanta playwright Steve Yockey's "Bleeding Hearts" at the Balzer Theatre in Downtown. The "breakneck, pitch-black farce" about the disappearing middle class and how people forget to put themselves…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (334+ words) Ponce City Market will add a guffaw-inducing attraction this summer with the opening of a new stand-up comedy club called Whiplash Comedy. Whiplash Comedy will offer nightly stand-up shows, variety programming and comedy classes, according to a press release. Additionally,…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago  (198+ words) Christin Baker remembers a time when all holiday romantic comedies were the traditional, "boy meets girl" type. She's happy that's slowly changing. In Baker's new romcom "The Christmas Writer," Noel (Shelby Allison Brown) is a well-known lesbian Christmas author who…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (354+ words) Queer comedian Fortune Feimster comes to Atlanta Symphony Hall on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 8 p. m. on her "Takin" Care of Biscuits" tour. Tickets are still available at aso. org. Feimster is best known for her Netflix comedy specials "Sweet and Salty" and…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (311+ words) Stage Door Theatre's production of "The Cottage" takes the audience through a twisted witty tale of infidelity that's sure to entertain. The play, which runs through Oct. 19, opens with star-crossed lovers Sylvia and Beau making their annual secret romantic rendezvous…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (760+ words) Award-winning playwright and screenwriter Topher Payne has a new comedy premiering this week at On Stage Atlanta that zeros in on a scandal-ridden U. S. presidency. And, no, it's not about the current administration, although Payne said theatre-goers will likely see parallels…...