Artlanta Weekly: Jan. 8-Jan. 14

Fox Theatre
660 Peachtree St. NE

Start your year off with a roar with the acclaimed broadway adaptation of the hit Disney animated film, “The Lion King.” See the savannah come to life in this breathtaking production featuring a thrilling musical score and some of the most technically astounding work to ever be put on stage. Tickets go fast: prices range from $39-$169.

Thursday, Jan. 11 – Sunday, Feb. 4

Theatrical Outfit
84 Luckie St. NW

Theatrical Outfit presents this touching tribute to one of the greatest jazz and blues vocalists to ever live, Billie Holiday. This award-winning musical shares some of Holiday’s greatest hits including  “God Bless the Child,” “Strange Fruit” and “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” and explores her loves and losses in life. Ticket prices start at $18.

Saturday, Jan. 13

The Art Place at Mountain View
3330 Sandy Plains Road

Take an inspiring journey through love and healing with Abundance Dance Company’s first big production of 2018, “The Love Project.” The show features thought-provoking dance along with spoken word and live music. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.

Saturday, Jan. 13 – Sunday, Feb. 4

Atlanta History Center
130 West Paces Ferry Road NW

Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning collection of poems by former  Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, the newest production by Alliance is sure to be an interesting show. The story juxtaposes the personal life of Tretheway as he deals with being the child of an illegal marriage of a Caucasian father and an African American mother in 1960s Mississippi, with the experience of a soldier in the first African American Union troop during the Civil War known as the Native Guard. Ticket prices start at $42.