9 TO 5, DREAMGIRLS, MINNELLI et al. Set For TPAC

Tennessee Performing Arts Center has announced its event calendar for the 2010-2011 season.

A CHORUS LINE
May 4-9, 2010
In an empty theatre, on a bare stage, casting for a new Broadway musical is almost complete. For 17 dancers, this audition is the chance of a lifetime. It's what they've worked for - with every drop of sweat, every hour of training, every day of their lives. It's the one opportunity to do what they've always dreamed - to have the chance to dance. This is A CHORUS LINE, the musical for everyone who's ever had a dream and put it all on the line. Winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and the Pulitzer Prize for drama, this singular sensation is the longest-running American Broadway musical ever.

Tickets are $25 to $70 and are available online HERE.

9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL
September 21-26, 2010
9 to 5: The Musical is a hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era. This new musical hit comedy, direct from Broadway, is based on the hit movie and features Dolly Parton's original hit title song along with her new Tony Award and Grammy-nominated score.
9 to 5: The Musical tells the story of three unlikely friends who conspire to take control of their company and learn there's nothing they can't do, even in a man's world. Outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic, 9 to 5: The Musical is about teaming up and taking care of business... it's about getting credit and getting even

Tickets are currently available for season ticket packages only.

DREAMGIRLS
October 26-31, 2010
Direct from Harlem's world famous Apollo Theater in New York City, a sensational new stage production of DREAMGIRLS comes to Nashville! Full of onstage joy and backstage drama, DREAMGIRLS tells the story of an up-and-coming, 1960s singing girl group, and the triumphs and tribulations that come with fame and fortune. With music by Academy Award nominee Henry Krieger and book and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award winner Tom Eyen, DREAMGIRLS features the unforgettable hits: "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," "One Night Only" and "Listen." Broadway director and choreographer Robert Longbottom along with some of Broadway's top designers, re-envision this Tony and Academy Award-winning musical so it sparkles like never before.

Tickets are currently available for season ticket packages only.

An Evening with Liza Minnelli
Novermber 13, 2010 at 8pm
The legendary Liza Minnelli is coming to the The Tennessee Performing Arts Center! Liza will sing sensational American Standards in a glamorous and intimate concert. The show will feature some of the greatest songs of all time performed in their purest, most intimate form with Liz a and her quartet. Liza will be accompanied by Billy Stritch.

Tickets will go on-sale to the public on July 23

SHREK THE MUSICAL
January 25-30, 2011
SHREK THE MUSICAL tells the story of a swamp-dwelling ogre who goes on a life-changing adventure to reclaim the deed to his land. Joined by a wise-cracking donkey, this unlikely hero fights a fearsome dragon, rescues a feisty princess and learns that real friendship and true love aren't only found in fairy tales.

Tickets are currently available for season ticket packages only.

SPRING AWAKENING
February 25-27
The winner of 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical SPRING AWAKENING explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood with poignancy and passion you will never forget. The landmark musical SPRING AWAKENING is an electrifying fusion of morality, sexuality and rock & roll that is exhilarating audiences across the nation like no other musical in years. Join this group of late 19th century German students on their passage, as they navigate teenage self-discovery and coming of age anxiety in a powerful celebration of youth and rebellion in the daring, remarkable SPRING AWAKENING.
*Contains sexual situations, brief nudity, strong language, and mature themes.

Tickets are currently available for season ticket packages only.

IN THE HEIGHTS
March 22-27, 2011
IN THE HEIGHTS tells the universal story of a vibrant community in Manhattan's Washington Heights - a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It's a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggle can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind.

Tickets are currently available for season ticket packages only.

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
May 10-15, 2011
This wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend follows bright young Dr. Frankenstein (that's Fronkensteen) as he attempts to create a monster--but not without scary and hilarious complications. The brains behind the laughter is mad genius and three- time Tony¨ winner Mel Brooks himself--who wrote the music and lyrics and co-wrote the book- along with his record-breaking team from "The Producers": five-time Tony-winning director and choreographer Susan Stroman and three-time Tony-winning writer, Thomas Meehan.

Tickets are currently available for season ticket packages only.

For a complete calendar of events visit http://patron.tpac.org/

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