THE FRIDAY FIVE: Jenna Pryor from DISNEY'S TARZAN THE MUSICAL
by Jeffrey Ellis
- Mar 20, 2015
Inspired by BroadwayWorld.com's Friday Six, welcome to BroadwayWorld Nashville's latest installment of The Friday Five: five questions designed to help you learn more about the talented people you'll find onstage throughout the Volunteer state. This week the spotlight shines on Jenna Pryor, who caps a peripatetic 2014-15 season with the role of Jane Porter in Arts Center of Cannon County's Disney's Tarzan the Musical, which opens tonight at the theater in Woodbury.
STAGE TUBE: ACCC's TARZAN Debuts This Weekend
by Jeffrey Ellis
- Mar 18, 2015
This classic tale unfolds in early 1900's as a shipwreck leaves an infant orphaned on the West African shore. The helpless baby is taken under the protection of a gorilla tribe and becomes part of their family. When he eventually encounters his first human, Jane Porter, both of their worlds transform forever.
THE FRIDAY FIVE: Lauren Frances Johnson from STC'S MEMPHIS
by Jeffrey Ellis
- Mar 13, 2015
This week the spotlight shines on Lauren Frances Johnson, who has made her mark in Music City, performing on stages all over town and sharing the remarkable talents that have won her legions of followers. Charming and gorgeous, she has stage presence to spare and tonight, as she opens as Felicia Farrell in Street Theatre Company's production of Memphis the Musical, she's destined to command the stage like nobody's business!
BWW Previews: MARY POPPINS, BRING IT ON, TARZAN Highlight 2015 ACCC Season
by Jeffrey Ellis
- Nov 7, 2014
Broadway musicals of the most recent vintage will find a new home in Tennessee in 2015 as The Arts Center of Cannon County plans an impressive and ambitious season of shows. Ranging from two Disney classics (Mary Poppins and Tarzan) to two productions based on hit films (Bring It On and Ghost) and a riveting courtroom drama (12 Angry Men), the Woodbury-based theater company promises an upcoming season that will delight audiences while bolstering ticket sales.
BWW Reviews: Rousing MEMPHIS at Toby's Proves You Can Do Worse Than Be Formulaic
by Jack L. B. Gohn
- Sep 16, 2014
So far as I know, Toby's staging of Memphis: The Musical is the first local production to date in the Baltimore area, certainly one of the first, and a worthy introduction of the show to the region. It seems to have everything that the Broadway show has: fiery, precise dancing, tuneful belting of catchy songs, great period costumes. In other words, a sure-fire great time, as one would expect for a musical that, on Broadway, won the Tony for Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book.
Photo Flash: Inspired By... Benefit Concert
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 7, 2007
ProjectExplorer's benefit concert, 'Inspired By...,' was held on Monday, February 5th at Gibson Entertainment Showroom in Midtown. Hosted by Jamison Stern (By Jeeves), Broadway performers shared songs that have inspired them personally and professionally.
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