9/20/2026
Today is Sunday, September 20, 2026
See This Year's SUZI Nominations on Instagram HERE
NEW PROMOTIONS THIS WEEK
Submissions for th2 2027 Authentic 10 Showcase (AuthentiCity Theatre)
Auditions for "Love/Sick" (CenterStage North)
Comedy Classes at the Den (Creator's Den / Out of Box Theatre)
The Buena Vista Social Club (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre)
Death Becomes Her (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre)
'Twas the Night Before .... (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre / Cirque du Soleil)
All Smiles (Alliance Theatre / Selig Family Black Box Theatre)
Mexodus (Alliance Theatre / Coca-Cola Stage)
Like Father (Alliance Theatre / Hertz Stage)
To The Limit - The Ultimate Eagles Experience (Strand Theatre / GPG Tours)
Netherworld Haunted House 2026
i never asked for a gofundme (Actor's Express / Oglethorpe University)
Play Haven Reading: To Serve the Hive (Reading) (Theatrical Outfit)
The Play That Goes Wrong (Alabama Shakespeare Festival)
Catching the Moon (Tour) (Synchronicity Theatre / Academy Theatre / Morton Theatre Athens)
Frankenstein's Mad Scientists Cocktail Lab (Pullman Yards)
The Art of Banksy: No Limits Exhibit (Pullman Yards)
Puppets & Pints: An Evening with Joe Alterman & BlackCatTips (Center for Puppetry Arts)
Everybody Loves Pirates (Center for Puppetry Arts)
The Birthday Party (Arís Theatre)
This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing (Theatre Emory)
Hairspray (Pretty As A Penny Productions / Lawrenceville Arts Center)
Moonlight Masquerade (Georgia Ballet)
Ordinary Days (Arcadia Theatre)
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (CenterStage North)
All Because of Agatha (New Depot Players)
Macabaret: Scary Stories to Tell at the Legion (Pumphouse Players)
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Theatre 1548 / Dunwoody United Methodist Church)
Clue (Winder-Binder Community Theatre)
SHABLAMILTON: A Drag Musical Parody (Lips Atlanta / Drunk Drag Broadway)
WATCH (OR ATTEND) TODAY
Measure for Measure (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) Suzi Recommended
August Wilson's Fences (Theatrical Outfit / Dominion Entertainment)
Tank Stranger (True Colors Theatre)
Les Misérables (City Springs Theatre Co)
Dreamgirls (Springer Opera House)
Catching the Moon (Tour) (Synchronicity Theatre / Academy Theatre)
All Smiles (Alliance Theatre / Selig Family Black Box Theatre) (2 Shows)
Carmela Full of Wishes (Alliance Theatre / Goizueta Family Theatre) (2 Shows) (Sold Out)
The Wizard of Oz (Center for Puppetry Arts) (2 Shows)
The Only Light in Reno (Process Theatre) (Sold Out)
The Philadelphia Story (Lionheart Theatre) (Sold Out)
Italian American Reconciliation (Down Right Theatre)
Ordinary Days (Arcadia Theatre)
The Addams Family Musical (School Street Theatre)
Hamilton (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre) (2 Shows) Final Day
Parade (Strand Theatre) Suzi Recommended Final Day
Purpose (Alliance Theatre) Suzi Recommended (2 Shows) Final Day
After Zoey (Legacy Theatre) Final Day
Clue (Winder-Binder Community Theatre) Final Day
The Secret Garden (Newnan Theatre) Final Day
GWINNETT SYMPHONY: Tchaikovsky’s 4th + Violin Concerto (Lawrenceville Arts Center) Today Only
Haunted Happenings 2026 (Aurora Theatre)
Private Tours (Aurora Theatre (By Request 9/18 through 11/1)
Frame-by-Frame: The Art of Stop-Motion Puppetry (Exhibit) (Center for Puppetry Arts) (Tu - Su Thru 11/1)
Theatre People Podcast (Actor's Express) (Latest Episode -- Pearl Cleage) -- All Episodes Available)
OPENING AND RESUMING THROUGH SUNDAY 9/27/2026
We Hold These Truths (Out of Hand Theatre) 9/22 9/25 9/29 (2 Shows)
¡Risas y Mas! (Dad's Garage) 9/22 Only
Improv @ The Alley: Musical Improv (Alley Stage) 9/23
BlackGround (Dad's Garage) 9/23
Frankenstein's Mad Scientists Cocktail Lab (Pullman Yards) Opens 9/24
Company (Renegade Theatre) Resumes 9/24
Just About to Turn 21 (Acting Under the Influence / Red Light Cafe) 9/24 Only
The History of Cardenio (Resurgens Theatre) 9/24 9/26 9/27
Insert Laugh Here (Dad's Garage) 9/24
The Pillowman (Out of Box Theatre) Opens 9/25
The Art of Banksy: No Limits Exhibit (Pullman Yards) Opens 9/25
Night of Poe (Strand Theatre) 9/25 9/26
Four Glasses (Dad's Garage) 9/25 Only
Mucedorus (Resurgens Theatre) 9/25 Only
Ragtime (Marietta's New Theatre in the Square) Opens 9/25
Scandal: The Bare Season 2 (Dad's Garage) 9/25
SHABLAMILTON: A Drag Musical Parody (Lips Atlanta / Drunk Drag Broadway) 9/25
Desatado Nando De La Gente Atlanta (Lawrenceville Arts Center) 9/25 Only
North Georgia New Play Festival (Woodstock Arts) 9/25 9/26 9/27
Fiddler on the Roof (Holly Theatre) Opens 9/25
K-Pop Murder Things Hunters (Murder, Mystery, & Mayhem at Petite Violette) (Fri/Sat thru 10/31) Resumes 9/25
Disney's Freaky Friday (Camelot Theatre) 9/25 9/26 9/27
Ghost Tours (Aurora Theatre) Resumes 9/25
Brews and Boos (Aurora Theatre) Resumes 9/25
Netherworld Haunted House 2026 Resumes 9/25
Haunted Cemetery Tours (Aurora Theatre) Opens 9/26
Takes All Kinds (7 Stages) 9/26 Only
Tight Acquaintances (Dad's Garage) 9/26
Elvis in Person (Lawrenceville Arts Center) 9/26 Only
Tapestry Tunes: A Carole King Cabaret (Alley Stage) Opens 9/26
CS Lewis On Stage: Further Up and Further In (Cobb Energy Center) 9/27 Only
COMING SOON:
Four Bedrooms (Reading) (Atlanta Dramatists) 9/28 Only
Play Haven Reading: To Serve the Hive (Reading) (Theatrical Outfit) 9/28 Only
August Wilson's Fences (Alabama Shakespeare) Opens 9/29
Toy Factory (Pullman Yards) Opens 9/30
Everybody Loves Pirates (Center for Puppetry Arts) Opens 9/30
All Because of Agatha (New Depot Players) Opens 9/30
Opening Night (Alley Theatre) 10/1
Ghost Tours (Springer Opera House) Opens 10/1
i never asked for a gofundme (Actor's Express / Oglethorpe University) Previews 10/1 10/2 (Opens 10/3)
The Play That Goes Wrong (Alabama Shakespeare Festival) Opens 10/1
This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing (Theatre Emory) Opens 10/1
Mexodus (Alliance Theatre / Coca-Cola Stage) Opens 10/2
To The Limit - The Ultimate Eagles Experience (Strand Theatre / GPG Tours) 10/2 Only
The Birthday Party (Arís Theatre) Opens 10/2
Hairspray (Pretty As A Penny Productions / Lawrenceville Arts Center) Opens 10/2
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (CenterStage North) Opens 10/2
The Light (Live Arts Theatre) Opens 10/2
Macabaret: Scary Stories to Tell at the Legion (Pumphouse Players) 10/2 10/3
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Theatre 1548 / Dunwoody United Methodist Church) Opens 10/2
Ripcord (Stage Door Theatre) Opens 10/3
Moonlight Masquerade (Georgia Ballet) 10/3 Only
Sketchbook Saturday (Center for Puppetry Arts) (1st Saturday of Every Month) 10/3 11/7
Lumiere Lounge Jazz Talk with Trey Wright: Bass with Tim Aucoin (Strand Theatre) 10/8 Only
Like Father (Alliance Theatre / Hertz Stage) Opens 10/9
Cereal Saturday (Center for Puppetry Arts) (3rd Saturday of every month) 10/17 11/21
MovieProv (Alley Stage) 10/21 11/18
The Buena Vista Social Club (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre) Opens 10/27
Halloween Magic Show (Aurora Children's Playhouse) 10/31 Only
Georgia Ren Faire Fall Fling Opens 10/31 (Saturdays Only)
Lumiere Lounge Jazz Talk with Trey Wright: Evolution of Jazz Guitar (Strand Theatre) 11/5 Only
Death Becomes Her (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre) Opens 11/17
'Twas the Night Before .... (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre / Cirque du Soleil) Opens 12/2
Holiday Science Show (Aurora Children's Playhouse) 12/5 Only
Holiday Magic Extravaganza (Aurora Children's Playhouse) 12/12 Only
Holiday Juggling Show (Aurora Children's Playhouse) 12/19 Only
AUDITIONS, CAMPS, CLASSES, JOBS, SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITIES
Submissions for th2 2027 Authentic 10 Showcase (AuthentiCity Theatre) Submissions Due TODAY
Fall Acting Classes (OnStage Atlanta Youth Theatre) Sept 23 Oct 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 4
Comedy Classes at the Den (Creator's Den / Out of Box Theatre) 8-Week Class Begins Sept 28
Puppetry Classes: Hand and Rod 101 (Center for Puppetry Arts) Sept 28 Oct 5 Oct 12 Oct 19
Puppetry Classes: Hand and Rod 102 (Center for Puppetry Arts) Sept 28 Oct 5 Oct 12 Oct 19
Fall Break Workshops (Dallas Theatre) Sept 29 Sept 30 Oct 1
Auditions for "Love/Sick" (CenterStage North) Oct 5 Oct 6
Auditions for "Don't Dress for Dinner" (Live Arts Theatre) Oct 6
Auditions for "Shrek: The Musical" (Dallas Theatre Main Street Teens) Submissions Due Oct 6
Auditions for "Black Nativity 2026" (Dominion Entertainment Group) Oct 10
Auditions for "Something Rotten Jr" (JTF - Red Phoenix Theatre Co) Submissions Due Oct 17
Auditions for "The Little Mermaid Kids" (Red Phoenix Theatre Co) Submissions Due Oct 18
(See Our Auditions/Jobs Page for Details and Other Links).
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PRODUCTIONS SUZI RECOMMENDED THIS SEASON
(Still Running)
MEASURE FOR MEASURE (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse)
PURPOSE (Alliance Theatre)
PARADE (Strand Theatre)
(Closed)
HOLY CHICKEN SANDWICH (Horizon Theatre)
STATUS (Out of Hand Theatre)
CHOIR BOY (Actor's Express)
HELEN OF THE WEST (Essential Theatre)
DATES TO REMEMBER
November 16, 2026
2026 Awards Ceremony
PRODUCTIONS SUZI NOMINATED LAST SEASON
See This Year's Nominations on Our Instagram Page HERE
MUSICALS
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA (True Colors Theatre) (12 Nominations)
THE WIZ (Aurora Theatre) (12 Nominations)
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (Alliance Theatre / Atlanta Opera) (11 Nominations)
IN THE HEIGHTS (Aurora Theatre) (9 Nominations)
GUTENBERG: THE MUSICAL (Dad's Garage) (5 Nominations)
MAHALIA: A GOSPEL MUSICAL (Impact Theatre / Academy Theatre) (4 Nominations)
A STRANGE LOOP (Actor's Express) (4 Nominations)
BRIGHT STAR (Strand Theatre Marietta) (3 Nominations)
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY (Actor's Express) (3 Nominations)
RING OF FIRE (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) (3 Nominations)
PIN-UP GIRLS (Art Station) (1 Nomination)
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY'S GREATEST HITS (Georgia Ensemble Theatre)
(1 Nomination)
DADDY LONG LEGS (Art Station) (1 Nomination)
PLAYS
THE VENETIANS (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) (9 Nominations)
BLEEDING HEARTS (Theatrical Outfit) (7 Nominations)
COVENANT (Alliance Theatre) (7 Nominations)
THE PRICE (Theatrical Outfit) (5 Nominations)
DOG MOM (Horizon Theatre) (4 Nominations)
INITIATIVE (Aurora Theatre) (4 Nominations)
THE THIN PLACE (Actor's Express) (4 Nominations)
VENUS (Actor's Express) (3 Nominations)
QUEEN BESS (Théâtre du Rêve) (3 Nominations)
THE GLASS MENAGERIE (Theatrical Outfit) (3 Nominations)
THE HEART SELLERS (Horizon Theatre) (3 Nominations)
THE REVOLUTIONISTS (Theatrical Outfit) (2 Nominations)
EMMA (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse / Belle Esprit) (2 Nominations)
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) (2 Nominations)
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) (2 Nominations)
W;T (Actor's Express / Oglethorpe University) (1 Nomination)
IN SPITE OF MY AMBIVALENCE (Synchronicity Theatre) (1 Nomination)
PRISONTOWN (Out of Hand Theatre) (1 Nomination)
THE GIVER (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) (1 Nomination)
THE ROCKET MEN (Synchronicity Theatre) (1 Nomination)
MACBETH (Shakespeare Tavern Playouse) (1 Nomination)
THE COTTAGE (Stage Door Theatre) (1 Nomination)
SKELETON CREW (Academy Theatre / Impact Theatre) (1 Nomination)
ORANGE (Stage Door Theatre) (1 Nomination)
THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
THE STINKY CHEESE MAN AND OTHER FAIRLY STUPID TALES (Center for Puppetry Arts)
(5 Nominations)
THE HOBBIT (Atlanta Shakespeare Conpany / Shakespeare Tavern) (4 Nominations)
SPOOKHOUSE ANNIE (Center for Puppetry Arts) (4 Nominations)
FREDERICK (Synchronicity Theatre) (4 Nominations)
CATCHING THE MOON: A YUNG GIRL'S BASEBALL DREAM (Synchronivity Theatre)
(3 Nominations)
THE MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF FLAT STANLEY (Aurora Theatre) (2 Nominations)