'Let It Shine' on the Square

Scenes for the Disney Channel Original Movie "Let It Shine," including its final dramatic musical number, were filmed on Marietta Square and in the Strand this week.

Disney was on Marietta Square Thursday shooting scenes for the movie Let It Shine. Filming was done throughout the week near the Glover Park fountain and in front and inside the Strand Theatre. "It’s (the Strand) a beautiful classic theater that speaks to the richness of our story, and we wanted an intimate space for our final dramatic musical, and the Strand Theatre was perfect for that vision," director Paul Hoen said. The Disney Channel Original Movie Let It Shine is a modern day teenage Cyrano de Bergerac set in the world of gospel music and hip-hop. The film crew rented out the Strand Theatre, where they spent last week preparing an interior set and this week filming scenes inside with several hundred teenagers. "The City of Marietta …

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Lowest Gas Prices Nov. 10

Here are the lowest gas prices in Marietta on Thursday, Nov. 10.

The Atlanta average is $3.379. The Georgia average is $3.364. The national average is $3.455, Atlanta Gas Prices says. The lowest prices in Marietta Thursday, Nov. 10 are: If you see a better rate around town let us know.

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