Category Archives: Ghost Brothers of Darkland County

John Mellencamp Celebrates Woodie Guthrie; Prepares to Premiere Ghost Brothers

10 Saturday Mar 2012

Posted by in Arlo Guthrie, Atlanta, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, John Mellencamp, Justin Guarini, Live Entertainment, Meg Ryan, Woody Guthrie

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Photo Credit: Mike Coppola Getty Images

John Mellencamp and presumably Meg Ryan have left Atlanta briefly this weekend to head to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mellencamp will co-headline the This Land is Your Land Tribute Concert  with Arlo Guthrie tonight in a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Woody Guthrie’s birth. The show is part of a year long global celebration of the life of Woody Guthrie. The Brady Theater hosts the event which also features The Del McCoury Band with Tim O’Brien, Rosanne Cash,The Flaming Lips, Hanson, Jimmy LaFave and Old Crow Medicine Show. The series of concerts will continue throughout the year and will include concerts in Austria and Germany as well as numerous U.S. venues.

Here in Atlanta, many of the performers in Mellencamp’s upcoming musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County are performing around town and  I have the tea on where you can catch a show and meet the performers in an intimate setting.

Photo: STEPHANIE PFRIENDER STYLANDER
Mellencamp is in the final stages of preparing for the upcoming world premiere of his musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County at the Alliance in April. Meanwhile Eddie’s Attic has partnered with the Alliance to host a series of Tuesday Night concerts showcasing actors and musicians from the musical featuring musicians from the Atlanta area as well as national performers. The live performances are meant to showcase the original works of each artist rather than their roles in Ghost Brothers; however, you never know what the artists will come up with during the performance. Showtime is 8 p.m.

This Tuesday, March 13th Eddie’s Attic welcomes Justin Guarini to the stage. Justin is best known as the first runner-up on season one of American Idol but has appeared on Broadway in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and recently played Will in American Idiot the Musical. Joining Justin will be Kate Ferber, Peter Albrink  and Lucas Kavner.  March 20th performers include Dale Watson, Travis Smith ,Dave Onorato and Joe Knezevich, Ryan Wotherspoon, and Rob Lawhon and Kylie Brown and John Driskell Hopkins from Zac Brown Band. The final night on March 27th  will feature performances by Russell Cook and Cameron Cook (aka Little Country Giants), and Stephanie Laubscher w/ Josh Fletcher.

Opening night for Ghost Brothers of Darkland County is April 4th.

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John Mellencamp and Meg Ryan Back in Atlanta

01 Thursday Mar 2012

Posted by in Atlanta, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, John Mellencamp, Meg Ryan

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Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp are back in Atlanta to prepare for Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. The two were spotted having dinner at Tin Lizzy’s Midtown after a long day at the nearby Alliance Theatre. Darkland County is a musical written by Stephen King with music by Mellencamp. It makes its world premiere at the Alliance in April. The pair was last in Atlanta in December for a two week actor’s workshop with the cast. Production and Rehearsals are underway in preparation for opening night.