#TRUE COLORS BOOK SERIES#

Russell IV and Divinity Roxx, directed by Tim Bond Commissioned by Seattle Children’s Theatre in partnership with the Alliance, play by Idris Goodwin celebrates young artists who follow their muse.

#TRUE COLORS BOOK SERIES#

The Boy Who Kissed the Sky, April 1-16, 2023: This Seattle-set world premiere Family Series musical is inspired by the early life and influences of rock icon Jimi Hendrix.

The Many Wondrous Realities of Jasmine Starr-Kidd, March 1-26, 2023: Winner of the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, this world premiere by Stephen Brown centers on a 12-year-old computer genius who can manipulate most everything in the virtual realm but can’t resolve her parents’ separation in the earthbound one.

Suddenly, the first-place trophy isn’t the only thing that Cordell might lose. But the heat rises on a fun night of pre-competition prep when a family emergency forces Dwayne’s troubled nephew into the mix.

The Hot Wing King, February 10-March 5, 2023: Katori Hall’s 2021 Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy-drama finds barbecue ace Cordell readying for Memphis’ annual Hot Wang Festival, aided by his beau Dwayne and best friends who serve as his fry crew, The New Wing Order.

McKnight, December 7-23, 2022: The Atlanta singer performs original songs and holiday classics in styles from R&B to gospel and pop to opera.

Club Hertz Presents: A Gift of Love with Adam L.

A Christmas Carol, November 12-December 24, 2022: The Alliance’s latest adaptation of the beloved Charles Dickens story, which premiered for the 2021 holidays, returns.

The Alliance Theatre’s revised version of “A Christmas Carol,” which debuted last Christmas season with Andrew Benator as Scrooge, returns for the 2022-23 season. In keeping with life’s random twists and turns, the play’s performers draw names on stage each night to determine which actor will play each character.

Everybody, September 2-October 2, 2022: Inspired by the 15th century morality play Everyman, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins ’ Everybody explores the meaning of life and the roles we play along the way.

Book by Madhuri Shekar, music by Christian Magby, lyrics by Christian Albright. The world premiere musical is about a boy’s insatiable appetite for knowledge, based on the book of the same name by Oliver Jeffers. The Incredible Book Eating Boy, July 13-August 14, 2022: Jamil Jude, artistic director of Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company, directs this Family Series show.Highlights in between include the regional premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy-drama The Hot Wing King, directed by its playwright, Katori Hall and Everybody by Pulitzer finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Another world premiere musical based on a hit book, Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants, bookends the season, opening in Summer 2023 (date to be determined). The season opens with a family show in mid-July, the world premiere musical The Incredible Book Eating Boy, inspired by Oliver Jeffers’ children’s book. Booth calls “a celebration of joy.” The 54th season of Atlanta’s largest theater will feature nine productions, including four world premieres on its two stages, the Coca-Cola Stage and Hertz Stage. The Alliance Theatre has announced its 2022-23 season, a lineup its artistic director Susan V.

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