Cobb Seniors Vie for Idol Crown

The competition, which is in its ninth year, allows contestants to showcase their talents in comedy, dance and song in front of panel of judges.

Move over, American Idol. Cobb's seniors will take the stage next Tuesday afternoon in the hopes of being crowned the next Cobb Senior Idol. The competition, which is in its ninth year, allows contestants to showcase their talents in comedy, dance and song in front of panel of judges. Those judges will select the top five contestants. The audience will decide the winner. Rehearsal begins Monday, May 6, and the competition gets underway at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, which is inside the Cobb Civic Center. Contestant applications and event tickets are available at all senior centers. Tickets are $5. For more information, call 770-528-1445.

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Legally Blonde the Musical Premiers in Marietta

Legally Blonde the Musical is coming to stage at The Cobb Civic Center’s Jennie T. Anderson Theatre August 10. Are you going to see it?

Legally Blonde the Musical is coming to stage at The Cobb Civic Center’s Jennie T. Anderson Theatre August 10 through 26. Get your pink on and join Atlanta Lyric Theatre for this all-singing, all-dancing, feel-good musical comedy. This award-winning Broadway musical sensation is based on the hit movie starring Reese Witherspoon. Legally Blonde the Musical follows college sweetheart and homecoming queen Elle Woods, played by The Lyric’s Alison Brannon Wilhoit, as she puts down the credit card, hits the books and heads for Harvard Law School in pursuit of her boyfriend Warner Huntington III, played by Matthew Ragas. There she encounters Professor Callahan, played by award-winning Atlanta actor Alan Kilpatrick, and proves that being true to …

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'Smoke on the Mountain' Returns to Marietta Square

The first in the ever-popular series featuring the singing Sanders Family, Smoke on the Mountain premiered at Marietta’s now-shuttered Theatre in the Square in 1991.

The bluegrass revival Smoke on the Mountain, starring members of the original Theatre in the Square cast, will be presented by the Atlanta Lyric Theatre from July 26 through Aug. 5 at the Strand Theatre. Smoke on the Mountain, the original runaway hit that spawned two sequels—Sanders Family Christmas and Mount Pleasant Homecoming—returns this summer.  If you’ve seen the other two, here’s an opportunity to see the first or to revisit the quirky family in their original gospel concert at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Smoke on the Mountain features a rural, gospel-singing Baptist family in 1930's North Carolina—loving father Burl, Bible-quoting mother Vera, twin brother Dennis and his star-struck twin sister Denise, the black sheep Uncle …

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Artists Among Us

'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'

A group of teens and parents has given new meaning to the well-worn phrase “The show must go on.” Despite major roadblocks, including a new director and venue, illnesses and character changes a week before showtime, their show will go on.

When the cast of How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying takes the stage Friday night, it will be the culmination of several months of behind-the-scenes drama mirroring the struggles of today’s business executives. This group of teens began rehearsals five months ago as part of Cobb Children's Theatre. Despite major roadblocks, including a new director, a new venue, major illnesses and the main character bowing out a week before showtime, the production will go on. The cast and their parents have proven that to succeed, whether in business, in theater or any endeavor, you must first have perseverance, according to the Young Actors Playhouse. Their difficulties began when the now-defunct CCT pulled up stakes after 30 years in the …

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Jay and the Americans, 'The Vegas Show,' 'Flyin' West'

Check out some events going on in Marietta during St. Patrick's Day weekend.

1. The Jennie T. Anderson Theatre at the Cobb Civic Center presents Jay and the Americans on Friday at 8 p.m. From 1962 to 1971, this group charted an unprecedented "12" top 10 records. With three original band members, Sandy Yaguda, Howie Kirschenbaum and Marty Kupersmith, plus the addition of "Jay" Reincke, they have recreated the sound of their hits. 2. The Earl Smith Strand Theatre presents The Vegas Show on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. The stage will be transformed into a Vegas variety show with showstoppers and impersonators showcasing the talents of Elvis, Liberace, Dolly Parton, The Rat Pack, the Four Tops and the Temptations. All proceeds will benefit the Strand Theatre and the Humane Society of Cobb County. 3. Theatre …

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Wine Tasting, Concerts, Shopping, Mass Rally

Take a look at some of the events going on in Marietta this weekend, and let us know what you will be doing.

1. “Ain’t Misbehavin’” pays tribute to the life and music of Thomas “Fats” Waller. This fun-filled musical brings the audience into a world filled with rent parties, stride piano players, honky-tonk dives along Harlem’s Lenox Avenue, and the birth of swing music! See this performance at the Strand on Feb. 23, 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. 2. At 2 p.m. on Saturday join the Marietta Wine Market for a wine tasting. The history of Masi is the history of the vineyards around Verona, in the Venetian area. In the late 18th century, the Boscaini family purchased a little valley called "Vaio dei Masi," of which the family retains ownership to this day. Saturday a representative from Masi Winery will be at the Marietta Wine Market with …

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Catch a Show: Peter Noone, The Ladies Man, Ain't Misbehavin'

If you've been in the mood to take in a show, this is the perfect weekend for you to spend a night out in Marietta.

1. Peter Noone, the lead singer for Herman's Hermits, will be in concert 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. The original Herman's Hermits began as an English pop band in the 1960's with hits such as "I'm Into Something Good," "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" and "Henry the Eighth, I Am." Come out to Jennie T. Anderson Theatre of the Cobb County Civic Center. 2. The Ladies Man by Charles Morey is playing at Theatre in the Square. This farce is freely translated and adapted from the French play Tailleur pour Dames by Georges Feydeau. A husband’s efforts to deny his visit to the Moulin Rouge lead to chaotic compounded mistakes and potentially promiscuous presumptions that are perfectly plausible. 3. Ain't Misbehavin' will be playing at the …

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Cobb Children's Theatre Presents Honk!

High school and middle school students performed the musical comedy at the Cobb Civic Center in Marietta.

Cobb Children's Theatre presented Honk! Friday and Saturday at the Cobb Civic Center's Jennie T. Anderson Theatre. The musical was performed by high school and middle school students. Honk! is a musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen story The Ugly Duckling, incorporating a message of tolerance. The musical features Ugly, a duckling who is rejected by everyone but his mother, Ida; a sly tomcat who wants to eat Ugly; and other barnyard creatures.  

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Arts Fest, Kids Theater, Tree Planting, Shopping

Gardening, theater, shopping and art—Marietta has a little bit of everything this weekend.

1. Expect over 30 local artists, craft makers and authors in addition to musical performances by The Emerson Drummers, The Hunger Valley Boys Blue Grass Band, Bert Reeves and others during the Cherokee Heights Arts Festival. The festival is Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Etowah Drive between Freyer Drive and Seminole Drive. Sidewalk chalk, face paintings and exotic Nerdy Baby art education materials will be available all day for free kid fun. The event is sponsored by First Landmark Bank and Keep Marietta Beautiful. 2. Cobb Children's Theatre presents Honk! Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Cobb Civic Center's Jennie T. Anderson Theatre. Admission is $14. Honk! is a musical adaptation of the Hans …

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Center for Excellence 25th Anniversary Celebration

The Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a night of performances.

The Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts at Pebblebrook High School celebrates its 25th anniversary with a gala event, "Bring on Tomorrow." The gala features a star-studded cast of returning alumni from Broadway, National Tours, Cruise Lines and opera and dance companies Monday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. at the Cobb County Civic Center, Jennie T. Anderson Theatre. To purchase tickets, call (770) 419-0417 or email CCCEPA25th@gmail.com.  Guest performers include:

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