BWW Review: Towne Centre's BLACK TIE BROADWAY
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 06, 2016
Luckily, for audiences of Towne Centre Theatre's 2016 season-opening Black Tie Broadway, an original revue conceived by director/arranger John Ray, they are offered two hours of entertainment given a luxe treatment by a 13-member cast who are having a swell time singing the best of musical theater. Consistent and confident, Ray's cast bring a plethora of showtunes to the stage of the Brentwood theater - some you'll remember from the very first note, others you may be hearing for the first time.
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 06, 2016
Luckily, for audiences of Towne Centre Theatre's 2016 season-opening Black Tie Broadway, an original revue conceived by director/arranger John Ray, they are offered two hours of entertainment given a luxe treatment by a 13-member cast who are having a swell time singing the best of musical theater. Consistent and confident, Ray's cast bring a plethora of showtunes to the stage of the Brentwood theater - some you'll remember from the very first note, others you may be hearing for the first time.
BWW Review: The Gaslight's IF THE SHOE FITS
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 05, 2016
No matter how hackneyed and corny the script, if you have an experienced ensemble of actors who are adept at physical comedy, who have perfected their timing through years onstage and who are relatively fearless in their approach to a script (any script, most likely), chances are you can deliver a show that audiences will find delightful. That's certainly the case with If The Shoe Fits, the comedy now onstage through February 13 at Gaslight Dinner Theatre, the company in residence at Freed Hardeman University's Renaissance Center in Dickson.
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 05, 2016
No matter how hackneyed and corny the script, if you have an experienced ensemble of actors who are adept at physical comedy, who have perfected their timing through years onstage and who are relatively fearless in their approach to a script (any script, most likely), chances are you can deliver a show that audiences will find delightful. That's certainly the case with If The Shoe Fits, the comedy now onstage through February 13 at Gaslight Dinner Theatre, the company in residence at Freed Hardeman University's Renaissance Center in Dickson.
Locally Grown Play Comes Home to Franklin
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2016
'Southern Fried Funeral' is being presented by Pull-Tight Players, 112 2nd Avenue S., Franklin, TN, 37064, February 5 - 20, 2016.
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2016
'Southern Fried Funeral' is being presented by Pull-Tight Players, 112 2nd Avenue S., Franklin, TN, 37064, February 5 - 20, 2016.
This Dancer's Life: EVERETT TARLTON
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 04, 2016
Make no mistake about it: There is absolutely no way to avoid instantly liking Everett Tarlton - it's useless to even try. In fact, resistance is futile. The boy possesses so much innate charm that anyone - whether you're a director, a choreographer, an actor or even a critic - simply cannot resist him. And audiences? Those poor souls have no hope whatsoever.
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 04, 2016
Make no mistake about it: There is absolutely no way to avoid instantly liking Everett Tarlton - it's useless to even try. In fact, resistance is futile. The boy possesses so much innate charm that anyone - whether you're a director, a choreographer, an actor or even a critic - simply cannot resist him. And audiences? Those poor souls have no hope whatsoever.
THE MOUNTAINTOP to Run 2/24-27 at Roxy Regional Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2016
On the evening of April 3, 1968, after delivering one of his most memorable speeches, an exhausted Dr. King retired to his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. In this gripping re-imagination of events occurring in the hours before his assassination, playwright Katori Hall picks up with a fictional depiction of a mysterious stranger who arrives at the motel room with some surprising news, forcing Dr. King to confront his destiny and his legacy to his people.
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2016
On the evening of April 3, 1968, after delivering one of his most memorable speeches, an exhausted Dr. King retired to his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. In this gripping re-imagination of events occurring in the hours before his assassination, playwright Katori Hall picks up with a fictional depiction of a mysterious stranger who arrives at the motel room with some surprising news, forcing Dr. King to confront his destiny and his legacy to his people.
'Awkward Conversation' with SOMETHING ROTTEN's Wayne Kirkpatrick
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 03, 2016
Wayne Kirkpatrick - the award-winning, chart-topping songwriter, one of the co-creators of the Tony Award-winning Something Rotten on Broadway, and the recipient of a special 2015 First Night Honor - will be in the spotlight today night, February 4, at Lipscomb University during An Awkward Conversation With Wayne Kirkpatrick.
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 03, 2016
Wayne Kirkpatrick - the award-winning, chart-topping songwriter, one of the co-creators of the Tony Award-winning Something Rotten on Broadway, and the recipient of a special 2015 First Night Honor - will be in the spotlight today night, February 4, at Lipscomb University during An Awkward Conversation With Wayne Kirkpatrick.
Nottage's LAS MENINAS Opens 2/19 At Troutt Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 03, 2016
Jaclynn Jutting directs Belmont University's Department of Theatre and Dance's spring semester-opening production of Lynn Nottage's Las Meninas, a play they contend will 'grab the attention of any audience member, of any background, opening February 19 at Belmont's Troutt Theatre.
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 03, 2016
Jaclynn Jutting directs Belmont University's Department of Theatre and Dance's spring semester-opening production of Lynn Nottage's Las Meninas, a play they contend will 'grab the attention of any audience member, of any background, opening February 19 at Belmont's Troutt Theatre.
FROG & TOAD Debuts at Arts Center of Cannon County
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 03, 2016
Arnold Lobel's beloved characters hop from page to stage February 13 and 20 as The Arts Center of Cannon County presented A Year With Frog and Toad, the Tony Award-nominated musical with book and lyrics by Willie Reale and music by Robert Reale.
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 03, 2016
Arnold Lobel's beloved characters hop from page to stage February 13 and 20 as The Arts Center of Cannon County presented A Year With Frog and Toad, the Tony Award-nominated musical with book and lyrics by Willie Reale and music by Robert Reale.
Baker Leads Blackbird/LU Production of THE CRUCIBLE
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 03, 2016
The Crucible, Arthur Miller's incisive drama about the Salem Witchcraft Trials - written during the turbulent times of the Hollywood Red Scare and the oppression of the McCarthy era in American politics - premieres at Lipscomb University's Shamblin Theatre for a February 19-28 run in a joint production of Blackbird Theater and Lipscomb University Department of Theatre.
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 03, 2016
The Crucible, Arthur Miller's incisive drama about the Salem Witchcraft Trials - written during the turbulent times of the Hollywood Red Scare and the oppression of the McCarthy era in American politics - premieres at Lipscomb University's Shamblin Theatre for a February 19-28 run in a joint production of Blackbird Theater and Lipscomb University Department of Theatre.
Ginger Newman Stars in SUNSET BOULEVARD
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 03, 2016
2014 First Night Honoree – and one of Nashville's most acclaimed actresses, cabaret artists and music directors – Ginger Newman is “ready for [her] close-up,” as Norma Desmond in The Larry Keeton Theatre puts the finishing touches on their upcoming production of Andrew Lloyd Weber's Sunset Boulevard.
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 03, 2016
2014 First Night Honoree – and one of Nashville's most acclaimed actresses, cabaret artists and music directors – Ginger Newman is “ready for [her] close-up,” as Norma Desmond in The Larry Keeton Theatre puts the finishing touches on their upcoming production of Andrew Lloyd Weber's Sunset Boulevard.
Nashville Theater Calendar 2/1/16
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 01, 2016
Thus, we are happy to present one of our most popular features: The Nashville Theater Calendar, a comprehensive - maybe even exhaustive (lord knows we're exhausted from putting it together, gathering all the info from all over the interwebs!) - listing of theatrical openings for the 2015/16 season. We'll update the calendar every Monday, clearing out the shows that have closed and adding additional information on the shows still to come
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 01, 2016
Thus, we are happy to present one of our most popular features: The Nashville Theater Calendar, a comprehensive - maybe even exhaustive (lord knows we're exhausted from putting it together, gathering all the info from all over the interwebs!) - listing of theatrical openings for the 2015/16 season. We'll update the calendar every Monday, clearing out the shows that have closed and adding additional information on the shows still to come
Theater Family Mourns the Passing of 'BROTHER RON'
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 01, 2016
Members of the theater family flung far and wide - or at least as far as trains, planes, ships and automobiles can take them - are mourning the sudden passing last Friday of Ron McIntyre Fender, the man known as the "Saint of Chattanooga" for his efforts on behalf of the homeless and beloved by theater folk all over the world for his warm, welcoming and abiding friendship from his days as an actor, director, stage manager, company manager and artistic director.
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 01, 2016
Members of the theater family flung far and wide - or at least as far as trains, planes, ships and automobiles can take them - are mourning the sudden passing last Friday of Ron McIntyre Fender, the man known as the "Saint of Chattanooga" for his efforts on behalf of the homeless and beloved by theater folk all over the world for his warm, welcoming and abiding friendship from his days as an actor, director, stage manager, company manager and artistic director.
BWW Review: The Collective's SHOWSTOPPERS
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 30, 2016
There's nothing like a good musical revue - replete with well-chosen songs, performed by a talented coterie of professional performers who are ably supported by a cast of fresh-faced youngsters showing off their burgeoning talents in concert with their more seasoned counterparts - and The Collective (Nashville's newest theatrical endeavor aka The Music City Theatre Collective) certainly delivers the goods with the debut of Showstoppers, presented this weekend at St. Philip's Episcopal Church's Dimmick Hall in Donelson.
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 30, 2016
There's nothing like a good musical revue - replete with well-chosen songs, performed by a talented coterie of professional performers who are ably supported by a cast of fresh-faced youngsters showing off their burgeoning talents in concert with their more seasoned counterparts - and The Collective (Nashville's newest theatrical endeavor aka The Music City Theatre Collective) certainly delivers the goods with the debut of Showstoppers, presented this weekend at St. Philip's Episcopal Church's Dimmick Hall in Donelson.
SUSANNAH SMITH WHITE: This Dancer's Life
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 29, 2016
Succinctly put, Susannah Smith White is a force of nature, the total embodiment of the adage about 'great things coming in small packages.' In fact, if the phrase hadn't become a cliche so long before her birth, I'd wager it was first uttered with her in mind.
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 29, 2016
Succinctly put, Susannah Smith White is a force of nature, the total embodiment of the adage about 'great things coming in small packages.' In fact, if the phrase hadn't become a cliche so long before her birth, I'd wager it was first uttered with her in mind.
BWW Review: Theater Bug's 7 WAYS TO SUNDAY
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 29, 2016
Dealing with the heretofore difficult to discuss subjects of teenaged depression and suicide, 7 Ways to Sunday opens up a necessary dialogue that is sure to save lives (regardless of how melodramatic that sounds, could one come to any other realization after experiencing the altogether life-changing events depicted in the musical?) thanks to the brutal - yet somehow funny, moving and totally affecting - truths expressed in the latest work from Laemmel, Fritsch and the other artists who call The Theater Bug home.
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 29, 2016
Dealing with the heretofore difficult to discuss subjects of teenaged depression and suicide, 7 Ways to Sunday opens up a necessary dialogue that is sure to save lives (regardless of how melodramatic that sounds, could one come to any other realization after experiencing the altogether life-changing events depicted in the musical?) thanks to the brutal - yet somehow funny, moving and totally affecting - truths expressed in the latest work from Laemmel, Fritsch and the other artists who call The Theater Bug home.
Towne Centre Theatre's BLACK TIE BROADWAY Set for Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2016
A Broadway revue is coming to Brentwood's Towne Centre Theatre tonight for a night of show tunes that span the decades. BLACK TIE BROADWAY, arranged and directed by local theatre actor John Ray and choreographed by Katharine Boettcher, opens tonight, Jan. 29th and feature a 13-person ensemble that will sing, dance and bring the stage to life.
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2016
A Broadway revue is coming to Brentwood's Towne Centre Theatre tonight for a night of show tunes that span the decades. BLACK TIE BROADWAY, arranged and directed by local theatre actor John Ray and choreographed by Katharine Boettcher, opens tonight, Jan. 29th and feature a 13-person ensemble that will sing, dance and bring the stage to life.
BWW Review: MATILDA THE MUSICAL Dazzles in Nashville
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 28, 2016
Can there be a better way to capture Matilda's spirit so evocatively than in a sparkling new work for the musical theater? A musical journey through which we can chart her soulful, heartfelt ascent into a literary hierarchy in which readers can live vicariously? Matilda's forays into a fictional world of devil-may-care adventure, oftentimes aided by her gift for telekinesis or her penchant for clever tricks (like switching her father's hair oil with her mother's peroxide) - which is at once darker than other offerings of like ilk, yet somehow rather more confectionary than even the fluffiest of musical comedies - lend themselves exquisitely to Matilda the Musical, the critically lauded stage extravaganza that is somehow effervescently uplifting while remaining grounded.
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 28, 2016
Can there be a better way to capture Matilda's spirit so evocatively than in a sparkling new work for the musical theater? A musical journey through which we can chart her soulful, heartfelt ascent into a literary hierarchy in which readers can live vicariously? Matilda's forays into a fictional world of devil-may-care adventure, oftentimes aided by her gift for telekinesis or her penchant for clever tricks (like switching her father's hair oil with her mother's peroxide) - which is at once darker than other offerings of like ilk, yet somehow rather more confectionary than even the fluffiest of musical comedies - lend themselves exquisitely to Matilda the Musical, the critically lauded stage extravaganza that is somehow effervescently uplifting while remaining grounded.
Music City Theatre Collective Launches With SHOWSTOPPERS
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 26, 2016
Music City Theatre Collective - the brainchild of Nashville artists Curtis Reed, Jenny Norris-Light, Chase Miller and Martha Wilkinson, among others - will launch its highly anticipated and rather unique company this weekend with a series of performances designed to highlight the Collective's upcoming endeavors.
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 26, 2016
Music City Theatre Collective - the brainchild of Nashville artists Curtis Reed, Jenny Norris-Light, Chase Miller and Martha Wilkinson, among others - will launch its highly anticipated and rather unique company this weekend with a series of performances designed to highlight the Collective's upcoming endeavors.
The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company Presents THE WIZARD OF OZ
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2016
The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company Presents L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz February 11th through the 28th with performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturdays at 7:30 and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00.
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2016
The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company Presents L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz February 11th through the 28th with performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturdays at 7:30 and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00.
Musical Revue BLUES IN THE NIGHT to Run 2/5-20 at Roxy Regional Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2016
This February, the universal language of the blues will wail out full and strong on the corner of Franklin and First in downtown Clarksville. The scorching Tony-nominated musical revue BLUES IN THE NIGHT opens at the Roxy Regional Theatre on Friday, February 5, at 8pm. In keeping with the theatre's traditional pay-what-you-can preview, all tickets not pre-sold at the regular ticket price will go on sale at 7:30pm that evening for a $5 minimum donation.
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2016
This February, the universal language of the blues will wail out full and strong on the corner of Franklin and First in downtown Clarksville. The scorching Tony-nominated musical revue BLUES IN THE NIGHT opens at the Roxy Regional Theatre on Friday, February 5, at 8pm. In keeping with the theatre's traditional pay-what-you-can preview, all tickets not pre-sold at the regular ticket price will go on sale at 7:30pm that evening for a $5 minimum donation.
Nashville Theater Calendar 1/25/16
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 25, 2016
Thus, we are happy to present one of our most popular features: The Nashville Theater Calendar, a comprehensive - maybe even exhaustive (lord knows we're exhausted from putting it together, gathering all the info from all over the interwebs!) - listing of theatrical openings for the 2016 season. We'll update the calendar every Monday, clearing out the shows that have closed and adding additional information on the shows still to come.
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 25, 2016
Thus, we are happy to present one of our most popular features: The Nashville Theater Calendar, a comprehensive - maybe even exhaustive (lord knows we're exhausted from putting it together, gathering all the info from all over the interwebs!) - listing of theatrical openings for the 2016 season. We'll update the calendar every Monday, clearing out the shows that have closed and adding additional information on the shows still to come.
The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company Announces Auditions for THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2016
The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company announces auditions for The Boys Next Door Monday, February 15th beginning at 6:30 p.m. and on Tuesday, February 16th beginning at 6:30 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2016
The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company announces auditions for The Boys Next Door Monday, February 15th beginning at 6:30 p.m. and on Tuesday, February 16th beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Locally Grown Play Comes Home to Franklin
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2016
'Southern Fried Funeral' is being presented by Pull-Tight Players, 112 2nd Avenue S., Franklin, TN, 37064, February 5 - 20, 2016.
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2016
'Southern Fried Funeral' is being presented by Pull-Tight Players, 112 2nd Avenue S., Franklin, TN, 37064, February 5 - 20, 2016.
Juliette Reilly Wins SongDoor 2015
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2016
The winners of the SongDoor 2015 International Songwriting Competition have been announced: the Grand Award has gone to Juliette Reilly of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey for her song, "Hero," which also won the Pop category. Entries were received from 24 countries on four continents. All of the winning songs can be heard at http://songdoor.com.
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2016
The winners of the SongDoor 2015 International Songwriting Competition have been announced: the Grand Award has gone to Juliette Reilly of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey for her song, "Hero," which also won the Pop category. Entries were received from 24 countries on four continents. All of the winning songs can be heard at http://songdoor.com.
THIS DANCER'S LIFE: Christen Heilman
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 22, 2016
Dancer. Actor. Singer. Artist. Educator. Teacher. No matter what term you use to describe her, Christen Heilman exemplifies the very best of what we've come to expect of creative people making their way, while challenging themselves creatively, through the Nashville performing community.
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 22, 2016
Dancer. Actor. Singer. Artist. Educator. Teacher. No matter what term you use to describe her, Christen Heilman exemplifies the very best of what we've come to expect of creative people making their way, while challenging themselves creatively, through the Nashville performing community.
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