‘MJ the Musical’ returns to Atlanta’s Fox Theatre, and for cast members Michael Nero and Zuri Noelle Ford, it’s a homecoming. The two Atlanta-connected performers talk with WABE Arts & Culture Editor Sherri Daye Scott about stepping inside Michael Jackson’s creative process, from rehearsal-room discipline to the collaborators who shaped the Dangerous World Tour. 🎧

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Atlanta-based jazz pianist Joe Alterman expresses his deep appreciation of jazz and swing in his performances and compositions. Now he shares that love of jazz on The Upside of Jazz, celebrating the legendary performers of jazz and exploring what makes the music so timeless and endearing to listeners.

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Blue Man Group returns to Atlanta with a refreshed national tour — and a new character audiences are seeing in the U.S. for the first time. WABE Arts talks with drummer and composer Ursula Sargent, who performs as the show’s new Rockstar, about the energy behind the role and touring life. 🎧

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At the Children’s Museum of Atlanta, a new exhibit invites kids to explore aviation history through movement, imagination, and hands-on play. “AIM HIGH: Soaring with the Tuskegee Airmen” blends real artifacts with STEM learning to help young visitors connect to a legacy of flight — and possibility.

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A new permanent exhibition at Atlanta’s National Center for Civil and Human Rights revisits Reconstruction, one of the most misunderstood eras in American history. WABE Arts & Culture Editor Sherri Daye Scott speaks with Chief Programs Officer Kama Pierce about Broken Promises, an exhibition that traces post–Civil War progress, backlash, and the journalists and artists who documented it in real time. From Ida B. Wells to contemporary artist Lonnie Holley, the exhibition asks how history is remembered and what it means to promote human rights and challenge injustice today. 🎧

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🎧 Film scholar Matthew H. Bernstein marks his final semester at Emory University by curating “Matthew H. Bernstein’s Farewell Favorites,” a 14-film Emory Cinematheque series running through April. He reflects on why communal moviegoing still matters, the care behind archival screenings and the themes of resistance shaping the lineup. 🎬

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At Dad’s Garage Theatre, competition isn’t really the point. The TheatreSports Tournament returns Jan. 9–31, turning improv into a fake rivalry shaped by audience reaction. WABE Arts & Culture Editor Sherri Daye Scott talks with ensemble members Ronnie Johnson-Lopez and Amanda Lee Williams about how the tournament works, where it came from, and why live, participatory theater still matters.

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Jewish storytelling is rooted in tradition, but it isn’t fixed. As the Atlanta Jewish Storytelling Festival returns Jan. 8–11, WABE Arts explores how stories move across generations, cultures, and lived experience. Festival coordinator Audrey Galex and featured storyteller Laura Simms reflect on storytelling as a living practice shaped by memory and place.

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