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The exhilarating Signature Series features four musicals and one comedy presented at Lawrenceville Arts Center
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.– Prepare to indulge as Aurora Theatre announces their Season 29 a Feast for the Soul lineup. A tantalizing 2024-25 Signature Series of four musicals and one great comedy to be presented at Lawrenceville Arts Center. The five-course menu of anticipated titles includes The Color Purple, Christmas Canteen 2024, King of Pangaea, Ken Ludwig’s The Gods of Comedy and Waitress. With a delectable array of productions spanning genres, emotions, and imaginations, Season 29 is poised to captivate and inspire audiences from near and far.
“Aurora is committed to building deep ongoing relationships with our community. We believe stories told on our stage belong to our community and that when you are here, you are home,” said Producing Artistic Director Ann-Carol Pence. “Over the past few years, I have become stronger than I ever imagined, so our season floats on an ocean of resilience. As always, we promise to continue elevating the voices of remarkable artists, many of whom call Atlanta home. Like a curated menu, this season is filled with the distinct flavors of healing, laughter, courage and inspiration.”
The Color Purple
Based upon the novel written by Alice Walker and The Warner Bros./Amblin Entertainment Motion Picture
Book by Marsha Norman
Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray
August 15 – September 15, 2024
Clyde & Sandra Strickland Grand Stage
This Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel will kick off Aurora’s Season 29 —a Feast for the Soul. Follow the unforgettable journey of Celie as she discovers her own strength and resilience in the face of extreme adversity. The joyous musical features an enthralling score that blends gospel, jazz, and blues. Originally developed in Atlanta at the Alliance Theatre in 2004, and most recently a 2023 smash-hit movie, Aurora welcomes home this epic story that is a testament to the healing power of love.
Christmas Canteen 2024
An Aurora Original
November 29 – December 22, 2024
Clyde & Sandra Strickland Grand Stage
Atlanta’s favorite tradition, Christmas Canteen returns for a 29th year to illuminate the holidays. Canteen is a stocking stuffed with a dazzling array of musical numbers, riotous bursts of comedy, a star-studded cast and the perfect sprinkle of nostalgia that delights every generation. This year, we add a new interactive twist that will “light up” your holiday season and have audiences “raving.”
King of Pangaea – A New Musical
Book, Music & Lyrics by Martin Storrow
Directed by Michael Baron
January 23 – February 16, 2025
Metro Waterproofing Main Stage
As part of Aurora’s New Musical Initiative, this heartfelt folk-rock musical is inspired by the real-life story of its creator, Martin Storrow. When a sudden loss shatters the world of college student Christopher Crow, he travels back to his imaginary childhood island of Pangaea, in hopes of finding answers that will put the broken pieces back together. Like the whimsy and suspense of The Wizard of Oz, Chris’ family transforms into the fantastical characters on his island. A breakout hit with audiences at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre New Musical Festival.
Ken Ludwig’s The Gods of Comedy
By Ken Ludwig
March 20 -April 13, 2025
Clyde & Sandra Strickland Grand Stage
Playwright Ken Ludwig has penned many of the biggest comedic hits in Aurora Theatre history: Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo and The Fox on the Fairway. In this latest farce, Ralph, a young classics professor at a prestigious university finds a long-lost manuscript by Euripides, only for Daphne, his protégé to accidentally misplace it. With fame, fortune, reputation and the future of the University on the line Daphne calls out to the Greek Gods for help. To her surprise, the Gods actually appear and that’s when things get really crazy.
Waitress
Book by Jessie Nelson
Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Based on the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly
May 22 – June 22, 2025
Clyde & Sandra Strickland Grand Stage
Waitress is a homespun tale that features music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (Brave & Love Song). Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker, dreams of a way out of her small town and a rocky marriage when a pie-baking contest in a nearby county offers the winner a big cash prize. Entertainment Weekly calls Waitress “a little slice of heaven.” As a multi-platinum recording artist, Bareilles serves up a delicious score that brought a whole new audience to Broadway with her empowering story about the family we choose, told with extreme heart and irreverent humor.
Aurora Theatre invites patrons to savor every moment of this theatrical banquet and embark on a journey of discovery, enlightenment, and pure entertainment. Season Ticket Subscriptions are on sale now and patrons will receive from 23%-56% off the price of comparable single show tickets. Season subscribers enjoy rewards such as preferred seating, exchange privileges and much more. Subscribe online today here. Individual show ticket prices for the 2024-25 Signature Series vary by performance. The first phase of single-show tickets will go on sale to the public at a date to be announced in May. To purchase tickets or for more information, please visit auroratheatre.com, or call the Box Office at 678.226.6222.
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