Critic picks include ‘Lehman Trilogy,’ ‘The Reservoir,’ ‘Doubt,’ ‘Young John Lewis,’ ‘Fiddler,’ ‘Glass Menagerie.’
Mia Pinero as Hodel, left, and Itzik Cohen as Tevye in “Fiddler on the Roof” at the Alliance Theatre, a co-production with the Atlanta Opera, was selected as one of the nine best Atlanta theater productions of 2025 by critics of the AJC’s partner publication ArtsATL. (Photo by Rafterman)
By ArtsATL staff – ArtsATL
58 minutes ago
The 2025 calendar year brought a lot of reintroductions to characters from history (“Young John Lewis”), plays written long ago (“Fiddler on the Roof”) and new looks at old authority (“Doubt”). And while every performance felt fresh, Atlanta’s theater artists had audiences questioning in new ways — which is what exceptional theater is all about.
Again for this year, ArtsATL’s theater critics put their heads together and came up with the nine productions — a difficult task, given the top-notch performances this season — that stood out and stayed on our minds long after curtain call.
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The cast of Dad’s Garage’s “Hot Jambalaya” bids farewell to New Orleans. (Photo by Casey Gardner Ford)
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Actor Philip Schneider brings energy to the role of Josh in the Alliance Theatre’s “The Reservoir.” (Photo by Greg Mooney)
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Michael Bahsil as Lewis with Neal Ghant as Stokely Carmichael, right, in Theatrical Outfit’s “Young John Lewis.” (Photo by Casey Gardner Ford)
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