Alliance Theatre
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| Location | 1280 Peachtree Street NE Atlanta, Georgia 30309 |
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| Coordinates | 33°47′20″N 84°23′06″W / 33.788844°N 84.384914°W |
The Alliance Theatre is a theater company in
Atlanta, Georgia, based at the Alliance Theatre, part of the Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center, and is the winner of the 2007 Regional Theatre Tony Award.[1] The company, originally the Atlanta Municipal Theatre, staged its first production (King Arthur
) at the Alliance in 1968. The following year the company became the Alliance Theatre Company.
Within a decade, the company had grown tremendously and staged the world premiere of
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
.
With the arrival of
Sister Act the Musical. More recent Alliance musical premieres to transfer to Broadway include Bring It On: The Musical, Tuck Everlasting, and The Prom. [2]
The Alliance Theatre offers 10 productions annually, with performances in the 650-seat Coca-Cola Stage (formerly Alliance Stage) and the 200-seat Hertz Stage (formerly Studio Theatre), as well as Theatre for Young Audiences offerings. In June 2022, the venue staged the premiere of "Trading Places: The Musical!" directed by Leon and written by Thomas Lennon.[3]
References
- ^ Rizzo, Frank (May 18, 2007). "Alliance bonds with Tony voters". Variety. Retrieved May 21, 2007.
- ^ "Mission/Vision | Alliance Theatre". alliancetheatre.org. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ ArtsATL.org (June 1, 2022) https://www.artsatl.org/alliances-trading-places-musical-trades-some-dated-plotlines-for-inclusiveness/
External links
- Alliance Theatre official website
- Alliance Theatre at the Internet Broadway Database
- Encore Atlanta, the official show program of the Alliance Theatre
