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Actor-chef Mitchell Anderson Reflects on Life in Song, Story in You Better Call Your Mother

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Thursday, September 16, 2021

ATLANTA, Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- During the early part of COVID, Atlanta restaurateur Mitchell Anderson was doing what many of us were: Reflecting on life.

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  • ATLANTA, Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- During the early part of COVID, Atlanta restaurateur Mitchell Anderson was doing what many of us were: Reflecting on life.
  • So, come November, Atlanta audiences will see Anderson the chef-owner of MetroFresh at Synchronicity Theatre for a limited run of You Better Call Your Mother, a cabaret-style evening of anecdotes and songs.
  • That's how, 25 years later, the now-60-year-old Anderson (he aged up in August) spent part of his COVID isolation writing about his life.
  • Written and performed by Anderson, You Better Call Your Mother is directed by Atlanta theatre favorite Courtenay Collins , with musical direction by theatre veteran Bill Newberry .