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Jeffrey Ellis is a Nashville-based writer, editor and critic, who's been covering the performing arts in Tennessee for more than 35 years. In 1989, Ellis and his partner launched Dare, Tennessee's Lesbian and Gay Newsweekly which later became known as Query. Ellis is the recipient of the Tennessee Theatre Association's Distinguished Service Award for his coverage of theater in the Volunteer State and was the founding editor/publisher of Stages, the Tennessee Onstage Monthly.  He is a past fellow of the National Critics Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center and is the founder/executive producer of The First Night Honors - the history of which can be traced to 1989 and the first presentation of The First Night Awards - which honor outstanding theater artisans from Tennessee in recognition of their lifetime achievements and also includes The First Night Star Awards and the Most Promising Actors recognition. Midwinter's First Night honors outstanding productions and performances throughout the state. An accomplished director, Ellis helmed productions of La Cage Aux Folles, The Last Night of Ballyhoo and An American Daughter, all in their Nashville premieres, as well as award-winning productions of Damn Yankees, Company, Gypsy and The Rocky Horror Show. Ellis was recognized by The Tennessean as best director of a musical for both Company and Rocky Horror. Since 2015, Ellis has been increasingly in demand as a director by a variety of Tennessee theater companies and he has helmed productions of Picnic (Circle Players), The Last Five Years (VWA Theatricals), The Miss Firecracker Contest, Cabaret, My Fair Lady, Daddy's Dyin'...Who's Got the Will?, South Pacific, Winter Wonderettes and The Wizard of Oz (The Larry Keeton Theatre), The Little Foxes (ACT 1), The Boys in the Band (Jeffey Ellis Presents), Singin' in the Rain (Arts Center of Cannon County) and The Secret Garden (Center for the Arts, Murfreesboro) and, in 2020, the 70th anniversary season production of La Cage Aux Folles for Circle Players. Later this year, he will be directing Beautiful: The Carole King Musical for Center for the Arts.

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BWW Review: Lipscomb University's INTO THE WOODS

BWW Review: Lipscomb University's INTO THE WOODS

October 30, 2015

If you need something to prod you toward making reservations to see Lipscomb University's staging of the near-legendary Into the Woods - although we find it hard to believe anyone could not want to hear that wondrous score once more - we are happy to give you that prompt: Sarah Zanotti's performance

Virginia Richardson Stars in THE SECRET GARDEN at The Roxy

Virginia Richardson Stars in THE SECRET GARDEN at The Roxy

October 30, 2015

Virginia Richardson, who stunned audiences at September's First Night Honors gala with her performance of "Ring of Keys" from the Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home, will play the young heroine Mary Lennox in Roxy Regional Theatre's upcoming production of The Secret Garden, running November 13-27 i

Upcoming Auditions in Nashville 10/30/15

Upcoming Auditions in Nashville 10/30/15

October 30, 2015

Directors and producers in the Nashville region are seeking actors for upcoming productions of Will Enos' The Flu Season, Memphis the Musical and The Wiz.

CRITIC'S CHOICE: Scaring Up Theatrical Fun for Halloween

CRITIC'S CHOICE: Scaring Up Theatrical Fun for Halloween

October 30, 2015

It's Halloween weekend and every dramatic personage and theatrical type we've ever encountered is caught up in the annual rush to find just the right costume for their holiday revelries (we confess we've never had the knack for coming up with Halloween get-ups - not since we went in drag to a party

ACT 1 Hosts Two Nights of One-Act Plays in November

ACT 1 Hosts Two Nights of One-Act Plays in November

October 29, 2015

ACT 1 will present an evening of one-act plays for two Wednesday nights in November (right smack in the middle of its eagerly anticipated run of August: Osage County) at Nashville's iconic Darkhorse Theater, 4610 Charlotte Avenue, according to ACT 1 executive director Memory Strong, who this weekend

MAMMA MIA! and THE LITTLE MERMAID Highlight CCP's 2016 Season

MAMMA MIA! and THE LITTLE MERMAID Highlight CCP's 2016 Season

October 29, 2015

Recent Broadway hits Mamma Mia! and The Little Mermaid - along with the 23rd year of the downhome-flavored Smoke on the Mountain - are among the highlights of the 2016 season at Crossville's Cumberland County Playhouse, which was announced during a Wednesday morning press conference at the Playhouse

THE FRIDAY FIVE (on Thursday!): Lipscomb's INTO THE WOODS

THE FRIDAY FIVE (on Thursday!): Lipscomb's INTO THE WOODS

October 29, 2015

What better way to herald Into the Woods' first night than by focusing today's Friday Five (sure, we know it's Thursday, but The Thursday Five doesn't have the same ring to it and The Thursday Thirty just sounds like too much - plus we have other things to do besides talk to actors) on three of the

COLLEGIATE THEATRICS: Belmont University's Caitlyn Porayko

COLLEGIATE THEATRICS: Belmont University's Caitlyn Porayko

October 29, 2015

Caitlyn Porayko, a member of Belmont University Musical Theatre's class of 2016, has a busy holiday season ahead, to be certain - she's playing Judy Haynes in BUMT's production of White Christmas (running December 4-6) and she'll be a member of the choir backing up Broadway diva, "Nashville own" (w

Upcoming Auditions in Nashville 10/26/15

Upcoming Auditions in Nashville 10/26/15

October 28, 2015

Directors and producers in the Nashville region are seeking actors for upcoming productions of A Very Merry Country Christmas Caper and Will Enos' The Flu Season.

HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA: Hume-Fogg's Darby Kolwyck

HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA: Hume-Fogg's Darby Kolwyck

October 26, 2015

Next up for Daron Bruce's students involved in theater at Hume-Fogg Academic High Schools (one of the nation's highest rated secondary schools) is a much-anticipated production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, running November 5-7 at the iconic and historic high school, located on Broadway natura

Carrelli Directs THE BELLE OF AMHERST This November

Carrelli Directs THE BELLE OF AMHERST This November

October 24, 2015

Longtime theater collaborators Melissa Carrelli and Caroline Davis are back at work, preparing a revival of William Luce's The Belle of Amherst - the acclaimed theatrical exploration of the private life of American poet Emily Dickinson - that debuts November 6 for nine performances at Demetria Kalod

Always Moving Forward, ACTORS BRIDGE Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary Season

Always Moving Forward, ACTORS BRIDGE Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary Season

October 24, 2015

Although it may be difficult to fathom, but Actors Bridge Ensemble - one of Nashville's edgier and most progressive theater companies from its inception - is in the midst of its 20th anniversary season with a continued focus on presenting provocative and challenging theater for local audiences under

Moore Directs All-Star Cast in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

Moore Directs All-Star Cast in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

October 23, 2015

Tracy Letts' acclaimed play about a dysfunctional family coming to terms with one another - August: Osage County - opens at Nashville's iconic Darkhorse Theater on November 6, directed by Bradley Moore and featuring a veritable who's who of Nashville actors.




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