Celebrating 100 Years of Progress in the Fight Against Cancer

Tickets on sale now at FoxAtlTix.com

ATLANTA – April 23, 2013 – The American Cancer Society will celebrate its 100^th Birthday with “An evening with Quincy Jones & Friends,” taking place on Thursday May 23^rd at 8 p.m. at Atlanta’s iconic Fox Theatre. The legendary music producer will be joined for an unforgettable evening by special guests including James Ingram, Patti Austin, Siedah Garrett, Nikki Yanofsky and Alfredo Rodriguez. Tickets start at $55 and are available for purchase now at www.FoxAtlTix.com, by calling 1-888-ATL-TIXX or at the Fox Theatre ticket office.

It is a take off the book trilogy Fifty Shades series that created a stir among women everywhere.  As a man I must say I was curious and did do my research in reading them.  Not familiar with the books, no worries as Spank! has no association with the author E.L. James or Fifty Shades.

In this play, there is a young virgin Tasha Woode (Michelle Vezilj) who is seduced by billionaire Hugh Hanson (Gabe Bowling) in a wildly exotic adventure.  All the while the characters really reside within the mind of the desperate housewife E.B. Janet (Suzanna Sole) who is attempting to write the great American novel while taking a literal fantasy voyage from the humdrum of her 15 year marriage.

The set is simple but the dialogue is hot, where they take the double meanings to the edge and back.

 Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody at the Buckhead Theatre has fast and furious dialogue that attest to a well written play.

With 50 actors and 4 actors, this play is a hilarious fast pace adventure. 

This remarkable choreographer referred to a past ballet that she collaborated with the Scottish Ballet on A Streetcar Named Desire.  Of which prompted me to say “stella”. She looked at me and said that I had to say it three times in succession. So in the great hall of the Cobb Energy Center I yelled out “Stella…Stella…Stella” which was a thrill.  That moment would have never happen had I not seen the Next Stage Theatre production of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Alley Stage.

Marianne (Stacy Melich) is a mild manner bureaucrat in a government employment office in West Berlin who tries to help those who are unemployed. She has a secure 9 to 5 existence but the daily routine never wavers and she is caught up in the timeless question of “is this it?”

In comes some music to soothe the soul by the irreverent singer Bob Dylan (Del Hamilton) whose lyrics speak to Marianne.  She decides to follow this singer and ends up on a life altering odyssey.

Directed by Heidi Howard, Lady Lay is put on in the intimate space of the black box at 7 Stages with a multiple moving parts shifting set with props flying overhead.  A wildly fun adventure by a talented local actress Stacy Melich who plays a believable vulnerable Marianne, be sure to check it out.

Lady Lay at 7 Stages runs through May 19, for tickets and information visit: www.7Stages.org or call 404.523.7647. 

Directed by Richard Garner, Much Ado About Nothing is an easy play to understand and enjoy. In comes a hero and there is much celebration, when suddenly fidelity, family honor, and respect is tested to reaffirm the truth.

Directed by Richard Garner, Much Ado About Nothing is an easy play to understand and enjoy. In comes a hero and there is much celebration, when suddenly fidelity, family honor, and respect is tested to reaffirm the truth.

The original cast from the Jersey Boys has such a fun run on Broadway with over 3000 performances they decided to continue the adventure in their new venture as the Midtown Men. These fantastic four consisted of Christian Hoff, Michale Longoria, J. Robert Spencer, and Daniel Reichard, each with an impressive list of accomplishments in their own rite.