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Review: DEATHTRAP at Turner Theater
Deathtrap is a two-act stage play by Ira Levin (The Stepford Wives & Rosemary’s Baby) that premiered on Broadway in 1978 at the Music Box Theatre under the direction of Robert Moore.
Review: BIRDIE at Oz Arts Nashville
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Review: WHITE CHRISTMAS at Turner Theater
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Review: DRACULA at Turner Theater
What did our critic think of DRACULA at Turner Theater? Put on your turtlenecks, grab a crucifix, and lock your doors.
Review: JERSEY BOYS at Turner Theater
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Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Studio Tenn
Studio Tenn brings yet another delightful production to their stage in Mischief Theatre’s, The Play That Goes Wrong, a masterclass in comedic chaos, blending slapstick humor, impeccable timing, and rapid delivery of theatrical mayhem.
Review: EDGAR ALLAN POE SPEAKEASY at Franklin Theatre
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Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET CHRISTMAS at Turner Theater
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Review: ODDITY IMPROV at Mockingbird Theater
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Review/Interview: IT ALL COMES OUT IN THE WASH at Backlight Productions
It All Comes Out in the Wash, is a warm, humorous, and skillfully written story staged by Backlight Productions, Theater Arts for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Review: Street Theatre Company's FUN HOME Delivers Artistry for Pride Month
Over and over again, that has happened to me for the almost half a century during which I’ve been reviewing theater.
Review: Nashville Repertory Theatre's POTUS...
Nashville Repertory Theatre closes out its 39th season with one of the best laugh-out-loud comedies we’ve ever seen on a Tennessee Performing Arts Center stage: Selina Fillinger’s uproariously funny, if all-too-real, POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive.
Review: Studio Tenn's Season-Closing CABARET
Paul Vasterling, the longtime CEO and artistic director of Nashville Ballet, makes his debut as a director of musical theater with his revival of Cabaret – which he also choreographs – in a much-heralded and eagerly anticipated production for Franklin-based Studio Tenn.
Review: YES THE MUSICAL at Dream Hotel
Meanwhile, theater aficionados, bachelorette parties (aka “WOO! girls”), fun-seekers and all the assorted denizens of Music City’s Broadway district will be buying up all the sunglasses in order to protect their eyes from the over-the-top glitz and glamour provided by the physical production o
Nashville Children's Theatre's World Premiere of FINDING NEMO Musical Is Captivating and Heartwarming
Captivating, heartwarming, colorful, imaginative and down-right magical, Nashville Children’s Theatre’s world premiere production – it’s 19th in the past few years since executive artistic director Ernie Nolan’s arrival – of the theatre for young audiences version of Disney-Pixar’s Fin
Nashville Repertory Theatre's Stellar 39th Season Continues With Superb Prooduction of THE COLOR PURPLE
Led by a bravura performance from Carli Hardon, Nashville Repertory Theatre’s production of The Color Purple – the musical based on the beloved Alice Walker novel – is yet another extraordinary success from the professional company in the midst of its 39th season.
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Chris Cooper And Cast Present 'Sublime' Version of [title of show] at MTSU
Cooper’s clear and focused direction of [title of show] ensures that the action that transpires over the course of 90-plus minutes holds your attention, reminds you of people you know and delivers a pretty spot-on depiction of what real life is all about.
Could LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL Be Belmont University Musical Theatre's Best-Ever?
With its silver anniversary year within sight, Belmont University Musical Theater concludes its 24th season with what is perhaps its best show yet: Legally Blonde, The Musical.
Street Theatre Company's THE TRAIL TO OREGON May Be Hard to Describe, But It's More Fun Than A Bout of Dysentery
The answer is none of the above, obviously – you and I are showing our age with those ridiculous suggestions – and any effort to explain The Trail to Oregon to you would contain spoilers, which people oftentimes don’t want to know, sending particularly disturbing and frankly threatening emails
Studio Tenn's DRIVING MISS DAISY Beautifully Captures The Spirit of Alfred Uhry's Play
Alfred Uhry is a Southern writer who knows our region better than most and he uses the power of his words and the artistry of his pen to create moments and scenes in plays and musicals that are as authentic as the little rivulets of condensation that snake their way down the outside of a glass of ic
Review Round-up: JAGGED LITTLE PILL, THE 39 STEPS, MRS. KRISHNAN'S PARTY and THE REVOLUTIONISTS
In the aftermath of experiencing the Nashville premiere of Jagged Little Pill — the musical inspired by and featuring music from Alanis Morissette’s 1995 album of the same name, other songs written by her and including two created expressly for the production, and featuring a compelling, biting
IS Productions' Inaugural Staging of Patrick Marber's CLOSER, or Four Brits Behaving Badly
Just wondering: Do people still engage in cybersex, or has it – like electronic pagers, AOL and video rental stores – gone the way of the dodo? I ask because cybersex provides a salient plot point in Patrick Marber’s 1997 play Closer, which currently is the inaugural production from Nashville�
TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Dazzles Nashville Audiences With Tribute to 'The Queen of Rock and Roll'
Now onstage at Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Andrew Jackson Theatre, through Sunday, February 18, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical gives the full biographical jukebox musical treatment to one of Tennessee’s most talented exports and favorite daughters.
Beki Baker Infuses Lipscomb University's ADA AND THE ENGINE With Sensitivity, Wit and Understanding
Meghan Wombles’ spirited portrayal of 19th century British genius Ada Byron Lovelace provides the very heart of Lipscomb University Theatre’s Ada and The Engine, currently onstage through February 18 at the Shamblin Theatre, in a beautifully conceived production directed by Beki Baker.
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Moon Over Buffalo Tellico Community Playhouse (9/03-9/20) |
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Purpose The Circuit Playhouse (2/19-3/14) |
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An Enemy of the People The Circuit Playhouse (9/11-10/04) |
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Jekyll & Hyde Hendersonville Performing Arts Company (9/17-10/04) |
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Ain't Too Proud Playhouse on the Square (3/26-4/18) |
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The Secret Garden Hendersonville Performing Arts Company (12/03-12/20) |
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Inherit the Wind South Jackson Performing Arts Center (9/17-9/20) |
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Playhouse Pours Playhouse on the Square (10/08-10/08) |
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The American Revolution (in 40 Minutes or Less!) Chattanooga Theatre Centre (9/01-9/30) |
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Cyrano Watershed Public Theatre (9/10-9/19) |