By Manning Harris
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“Lady Lay,” a new play by Lydia Stryk, is having its American premiere at the studio theatre at 7 Stages and will run through May 19.
It is a tone poem of personal liberation, …

By Manning Harris
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Leslye Headland’s “Assistance,” performed by the Pinch ‘n’ Ouch Theatre through May 4, is a firecracker of a play. Directed by UGA’s George Contini, the show is a slice of life in the …

By Manning Harris
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What’s not to like about “Zorro”? It’s a great big swashbuckling confection of a show. Zorro (the character) “personifies action, romance, humor, and heroism,” says the program at the Alliance Theatre’s spectacular new …

By Manning Harris
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Matthew Lopez’ play “The Whipping Man” is currently on view at the Alliance Theatre’s Hertz Stage, running through April 7.
It is an uneasy, dark, disturbing look at a peculiar moment in the American …

By Megan Volpert
Here in the South, okra is beloved. It is a key component without which gumbo is not technically gumbo. “Gumbo” is a word that, not incidentally, has its roots in the Bantu name …

By Manning Harris
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The Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta series is presenting the musical “Million Dollar Quartet” at the Fox Theatre through March 17.
The theatre program says “Time: December 4, 1956; Place: Sun Records, Memphis.”  …