THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES Returns to Roxy Regional Theatre in January
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2015
Funny, outrageous, emotionally affecting and occasionally angry ... Eve Ensler's wildly popular series of monologues about women and performed by women is back for the fourteenth year with the Roxy Regional Theatre's presentation of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, January 15 - January 30.
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2015
Funny, outrageous, emotionally affecting and occasionally angry ... Eve Ensler's wildly popular series of monologues about women and performed by women is back for the fourteenth year with the Roxy Regional Theatre's presentation of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, January 15 - January 30.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Tour Coming to Andrew Jackson Hall
by BWW News Desk - December 14, 2015
Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA premieres at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall March 9-20, 2016. With newly reinvented staging and stunning scenic design, this new version of PHANTOM is performed by a cast and orchestra of 52 people, making this one of the largest productions on tour in North America.
by BWW News Desk - December 14, 2015
Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA premieres at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall March 9-20, 2016. With newly reinvented staging and stunning scenic design, this new version of PHANTOM is performed by a cast and orchestra of 52 people, making this one of the largest productions on tour in North America.
BWW Review: ACCC's A TUNA CHRISTMAS
by Jeffrey Ellis - December 12, 2015
But there are those Christmas-themed shows that we're delighted to see no matter the time or place. Case in point: A Tuna Christmas, the seasonal sojourn to the third smallest town in Texas, where the wacky denizens are up to all kinds of hijinks as they celebrate baby Jesus' birthday, complete with a Christmas Phantom, a sale on firearms at Didi Snavely's gun emporium and a reintroduction of Helen Bedd and Inita Goodwin, the good-time gals at the Tasty Kreme, and Joe Bob Lipsey, the extravagantly over-dramatic director of Tuna Little Theater's beleaguered production of the royalty-free A Christmas Carol.
by Jeffrey Ellis - December 12, 2015
But there are those Christmas-themed shows that we're delighted to see no matter the time or place. Case in point: A Tuna Christmas, the seasonal sojourn to the third smallest town in Texas, where the wacky denizens are up to all kinds of hijinks as they celebrate baby Jesus' birthday, complete with a Christmas Phantom, a sale on firearms at Didi Snavely's gun emporium and a reintroduction of Helen Bedd and Inita Goodwin, the good-time gals at the Tasty Kreme, and Joe Bob Lipsey, the extravagantly over-dramatic director of Tuna Little Theater's beleaguered production of the royalty-free A Christmas Carol.
BWW Review: THE TWELVE DATES OF CHRISTMAS
by Jeffrey Ellis - December 12, 2015
Rebekah Durham is not Reese Witherspoon, so no one is paying her a million bucks to star in some holiday-themed rom com - but make no mistake about it, they damn well oughta be! But for now, Nashville theater-goers are the lucky ones; we get to see her onstage in Tennessee Women's Theater Project's first-ever Christmastime production: Ginna Hoben's The Twelve Dates of Christmas, a thoroughly delightful and wonderfully entertaining one-woman show that offers up some universal truths for this or any other season.
by Jeffrey Ellis - December 12, 2015
Rebekah Durham is not Reese Witherspoon, so no one is paying her a million bucks to star in some holiday-themed rom com - but make no mistake about it, they damn well oughta be! But for now, Nashville theater-goers are the lucky ones; we get to see her onstage in Tennessee Women's Theater Project's first-ever Christmastime production: Ginna Hoben's The Twelve Dates of Christmas, a thoroughly delightful and wonderfully entertaining one-woman show that offers up some universal truths for this or any other season.
BWW Review: Actor's Bridge Ensemble's THE NETHER
by Jeffrey Ellis - December 11, 2015
Leave it to the ambitious and creative people of Nashville's Actors Bridge Ensemble to continue the celebration of the company's 20th anniversary season with the presentation of a new and compelling play – The Nether by Jennifer Haley – which ushers audiences into the dystopian world that has evolved in the not-too-distant future. It's an intriguing choice, to be sure, and one which could be fraught with failure and pretension were it not for the superb production concept and vision of director/producer Jessika Malone, given the wherewithal by ABE producing artistic director and co-founder Vali Forrister to challenge audiences in every way possible and to upend all conventional thought with a production that continues to haunt me almost a week after seeing it.
by Jeffrey Ellis - December 11, 2015
Leave it to the ambitious and creative people of Nashville's Actors Bridge Ensemble to continue the celebration of the company's 20th anniversary season with the presentation of a new and compelling play – The Nether by Jennifer Haley – which ushers audiences into the dystopian world that has evolved in the not-too-distant future. It's an intriguing choice, to be sure, and one which could be fraught with failure and pretension were it not for the superb production concept and vision of director/producer Jessika Malone, given the wherewithal by ABE producing artistic director and co-founder Vali Forrister to challenge audiences in every way possible and to upend all conventional thought with a production that continues to haunt me almost a week after seeing it.
2015 BroadwayWorld Nashville Awards Update - Andrew Strong Takes Strong Lead!
by BWW Special Coverage - December 11, 2015
Voting is fully underway for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Nashville Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of December 11. Nominations were reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors. Voting runs through December 31.
by BWW Special Coverage - December 11, 2015
Voting is fully underway for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Nashville Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of December 11. Nominations were reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors. Voting runs through December 31.
BWW Review: Belmont University Musical Theatre's WHITE CHRISTMAS
by Jeffrey Ellis - December 10, 2015
All this yuletide revelry to which I am alluding comes courtesy of BUMT's latest production: Irving Berlin's White Christmas, the onstage updating of the 1954 film version that features a score of the master musician's finest songs as it tells the story of two song-and-dance men and their female counterparts who join together during one particularly mild winter ski season to help save the bacon of an inspiring leader who's played a significant role in their lives. It's a tuneful, feel-good show that's certain to lift your spirits and, as performed by the BUMT cast, reaffirm your faith that the future of musical theater will be thriving for years to come.
by Jeffrey Ellis - December 10, 2015
All this yuletide revelry to which I am alluding comes courtesy of BUMT's latest production: Irving Berlin's White Christmas, the onstage updating of the 1954 film version that features a score of the master musician's finest songs as it tells the story of two song-and-dance men and their female counterparts who join together during one particularly mild winter ski season to help save the bacon of an inspiring leader who's played a significant role in their lives. It's a tuneful, feel-good show that's certain to lift your spirits and, as performed by the BUMT cast, reaffirm your faith that the future of musical theater will be thriving for years to come.
John McDonald Set for Last Run as 'Scrooge' in A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Starting Tonight at Roxy Regional Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2015
All good things must come to an end, and signature performances are no exception. After nine years of delivering countless 'Bah Humbugs' upon the Roxy Regional Theatre stage, John McDonald will hang up his hat as the miserly businessman Ebenezer Scrooge with this year's production of Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL, opening tonight, December 9.
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2015
All good things must come to an end, and signature performances are no exception. After nine years of delivering countless 'Bah Humbugs' upon the Roxy Regional Theatre stage, John McDonald will hang up his hat as the miserly businessman Ebenezer Scrooge with this year's production of Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL, opening tonight, December 9.
Nashville Ballet's NASHVILLE'S NUTCRACKER Returns Tonight
by Jeffrey Ellis - December 05, 2015
Nashville Ballet returns this year - for the eighth consecutive year - with one of Music City's most beloved holiday traditions: Paul Vasterling's Nashville's Nutcracker, running tonight, December 5-23 at TPAC's Andrew Jackson Hall.
by Jeffrey Ellis - December 05, 2015
Nashville Ballet returns this year - for the eighth consecutive year - with one of Music City's most beloved holiday traditions: Paul Vasterling's Nashville's Nutcracker, running tonight, December 5-23 at TPAC's Andrew Jackson Hall.
2015 BroadwayWorld Nashville Awards Update - Justin Boyd, Crystal Kurek Lead!
by BWW Special Coverage - December 04, 2015
Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Nashville Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of November 27th. Nominations were reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors. Voting runs through December 31.
by BWW Special Coverage - December 04, 2015
Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Nashville Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of November 27th. Nominations were reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors. Voting runs through December 31.
Nashville Rep Writing Room Readings Begin Next Week
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2015
The Writing Room, an extension of Nashville Rep's Ingram New Works Festival, was created to nurture local playwrights. On December 7, 8, and 9 and December 14 and 15 scripts from this project will be presented as staged readings for the public.
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2015
The Writing Room, an extension of Nashville Rep's Ingram New Works Festival, was created to nurture local playwrights. On December 7, 8, and 9 and December 14 and 15 scripts from this project will be presented as staged readings for the public.
THE LION IN WINTER to Play Lakewood Theatre Co. This December
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2015
THE LION IN WINTER by James Goldman will play Lakewood Theatre Co. this December. Directed Eric Link and produced by Buffi Holland, the show runs December 4 - 20, 2015.
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2015
THE LION IN WINTER by James Goldman will play Lakewood Theatre Co. this December. Directed Eric Link and produced by Buffi Holland, the show runs December 4 - 20, 2015.
Actors Bridge's 20th Anniversary Continues with THE NETHER Tonight
by Jeffrey Ellis - December 04, 2015
Jessika Malone directs Actors Bridge Ensemble's 20th Anniversary Season's upcoming production of Jennifer Haley's The Nether, opening December 4 at the new Actors Bridge Studio at the Darkhorse Chapel, 4610 Charlotte Avenue (entrance on 47th Avenue).
by Jeffrey Ellis - December 04, 2015
Jessika Malone directs Actors Bridge Ensemble's 20th Anniversary Season's upcoming production of Jennifer Haley's The Nether, opening December 4 at the new Actors Bridge Studio at the Darkhorse Chapel, 4610 Charlotte Avenue (entrance on 47th Avenue).
Rebekah Durham Stars in TWTP Holiday Show, Starting Tonight
by Jeffrey Ellis - December 04, 2015
Tennessee Women's Theater Project presents its first-ever holiday season offering, Ginna Hoben's The Twelve Dates of Christmas, for a limited, seven-performance run at the Z. Alexander Looby Theatre tonight, December 4-13. Described as a 'comic romp' and a 'side-splitting' one-woman play, The Twelve Dates of Christmas stars Nashville actress Rebekah Durham in the role of Mary.
by Jeffrey Ellis - December 04, 2015
Tennessee Women's Theater Project presents its first-ever holiday season offering, Ginna Hoben's The Twelve Dates of Christmas, for a limited, seven-performance run at the Z. Alexander Looby Theatre tonight, December 4-13. Described as a 'comic romp' and a 'side-splitting' one-woman play, The Twelve Dates of Christmas stars Nashville actress Rebekah Durham in the role of Mary.
A 1940s RADIO CHRISTMAS CAROL Next at Keeton
by Jeffrey Ellis - December 03, 2015
Opening tonight, December 3 and running through December 20, The Larry Keeton Theatre presents the Middle Tennessee premiere of A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol - from the writers and composers of Disney's successful High School Musical - the long-awaited sequel to The 1940s Radio Hour, one of the most popular musical revues among regional and community theater companies.
by Jeffrey Ellis - December 03, 2015
Opening tonight, December 3 and running through December 20, The Larry Keeton Theatre presents the Middle Tennessee premiere of A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol - from the writers and composers of Disney's successful High School Musical - the long-awaited sequel to The 1940s Radio Hour, one of the most popular musical revues among regional and community theater companies.
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL to Take the Stage at TPAC in February
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2015
Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris, and Berry Gordy are proud to announce that single tickets for MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will go on sale Friday, December 4 at 10:00 a.m. CT. MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will play a limited one-week engagement at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall on February 16-21, 2016.
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2015
Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris, and Berry Gordy are proud to announce that single tickets for MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will go on sale Friday, December 4 at 10:00 a.m. CT. MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will play a limited one-week engagement at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall on February 16-21, 2016.
Tickets to A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER at The Orpheum on Sale 12/18
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2015
The Tony Award winner for Best Musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, will play the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis February 9th through the 14th, 2016 in its First National Tour, which launched September 2015.
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2015
The Tony Award winner for Best Musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, will play the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis February 9th through the 14th, 2016 in its First National Tour, which launched September 2015.
BWW Review: Nashville Rep's A CHRISTMAS STORY
by Jeffrey Ellis - November 30, 2015
In a city like Nashville, where art and creativity thrives, there really is nothing more heartwarming and welcome at this time of year than the onstage theatrical traditions we have come to love, like Nashville Repertory Theatre's annual production of A Christmas Story, the stage iteration of the classic film version of writer Jean Shepherd's nostalgic memoir of his boyhood holidays in Indiana. With all the iconic imagery of that “major award” lamp shown off in the living room window, A Christmas Story is vividly reimagined onstage, capturing the film's most memorable moments in clever ways that are at once new and familiar.
by Jeffrey Ellis - November 30, 2015
In a city like Nashville, where art and creativity thrives, there really is nothing more heartwarming and welcome at this time of year than the onstage theatrical traditions we have come to love, like Nashville Repertory Theatre's annual production of A Christmas Story, the stage iteration of the classic film version of writer Jean Shepherd's nostalgic memoir of his boyhood holidays in Indiana. With all the iconic imagery of that “major award” lamp shown off in the living room window, A Christmas Story is vividly reimagined onstage, capturing the film's most memorable moments in clever ways that are at once new and familiar.
Bringing THE GRINCH To Life At The Grand Ole Opry House
by Jeffrey Ellis - November 30, 2015
Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas becomes a part of Nashville holiday tradition, as the Broadway musical version of the timeless tale is brought to life on the stage of The Grand Ole Opry House through December 27, featuring an artful blending of local talents with out-of-town performers joining them in Music City to help tell the story.
by Jeffrey Ellis - November 30, 2015
Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas becomes a part of Nashville holiday tradition, as the Broadway musical version of the timeless tale is brought to life on the stage of The Grand Ole Opry House through December 27, featuring an artful blending of local talents with out-of-town performers joining them in Music City to help tell the story.
Nashville Theater Calendar 11/30/15
by Jeffrey Ellis - November 30, 2015
Sometimes it seems there is so much theater happening that it's difficult to keep track of it all. From personal experience, despite all the datebooks, smart phones, tablets, desktop computers and laptops...it's hard to keep everything straight in this wacky business of the show.
by Jeffrey Ellis - November 30, 2015
Sometimes it seems there is so much theater happening that it's difficult to keep track of it all. From personal experience, despite all the datebooks, smart phones, tablets, desktop computers and laptops...it's hard to keep everything straight in this wacky business of the show.
THE LION IN WINTER to Play Lakewood Theatre Co. This December
by BWW News Desk - November 27, 2015
THE LION IN WINTER by James Goldman will play Lakewood Theatre Co. this December. Directed Eric Link and produced by Buffi Holland, the show runs December 4 - 20, 2015.
by BWW News Desk - November 27, 2015
THE LION IN WINTER by James Goldman will play Lakewood Theatre Co. this December. Directed Eric Link and produced by Buffi Holland, the show runs December 4 - 20, 2015.
2015 BroadwayWorld Nashville Awards Update 11/27 - Justin Boyd, Andrew Strong Lead!
by BWW Special Coverage - November 27, 2015
Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Nashville Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of November 27th. Nominations were reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors. Voting runs through December 31.
by BWW Special Coverage - November 27, 2015
Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Nashville Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of November 27th. Nominations were reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors. Voting runs through December 31.
BWW Review: Gaslight's MR. JINGLE'S CHRISTMAS CLAUSE
by Jeffrey Ellis - November 23, 2015
Theater during the holiday season tends to be something of a mixed bag: multiple productions of A Christmas Carol, countless stagings of It's A Wonderful Life, numerous renditions of The Nutcracker and a sampling of original revues that include songs suitable for the season and heart-tugging and oftentimes cloyingly sweet reminiscences of home and hearth, all of which is designed to put you in the holiday spirit.
by Jeffrey Ellis - November 23, 2015
Theater during the holiday season tends to be something of a mixed bag: multiple productions of A Christmas Carol, countless stagings of It's A Wonderful Life, numerous renditions of The Nutcracker and a sampling of original revues that include songs suitable for the season and heart-tugging and oftentimes cloyingly sweet reminiscences of home and hearth, all of which is designed to put you in the holiday spirit.
Nashville Theater Calendar 11/23/15
by Jeffrey Ellis - November 23, 2015
Sometimes it seems there is so much theater happening that it's difficult to keep track of it all. From personal experience, despite all the datebooks, smart phones, tablets, desktop computers and laptops...it's hard to keep everything straight in this wacky business of the show.
by Jeffrey Ellis - November 23, 2015
Sometimes it seems there is so much theater happening that it's difficult to keep track of it all. From personal experience, despite all the datebooks, smart phones, tablets, desktop computers and laptops...it's hard to keep everything straight in this wacky business of the show.
GIVING THANKS: What Are You Grateful For in 2015?
by Jeffrey Ellis - November 23, 2015
Once again, it's that time of year: a period of reflection and introspection that gives us all the perfect opportunity to express our gratitude for the things in our lives that have meant the most to us in 2015. We reached out to members of our theater community, to inquire about that which they are thankful for and we got some very heartfelt, considered romances that, leavened by the humor injected from some of our favorite people, gives us added insight into the psyche of the artistic and creative-minded people who make theatrical magic every day…
by Jeffrey Ellis - November 23, 2015
Once again, it's that time of year: a period of reflection and introspection that gives us all the perfect opportunity to express our gratitude for the things in our lives that have meant the most to us in 2015. We reached out to members of our theater community, to inquire about that which they are thankful for and we got some very heartfelt, considered romances that, leavened by the humor injected from some of our favorite people, gives us added insight into the psyche of the artistic and creative-minded people who make theatrical magic every day…
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Nashville's Nutcracker
Tennessee Performing Arts Center (11/29 - 12/28) | |
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Mama Mia!
Hendersonville Performing Arts Company (3/12 - 3/29)
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The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity)
Tennessee Performing Arts Center (6/2 - 6/7) | |
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Hadestown (Non-Equity)
SKyPAC (5/28 - 5/28) | |
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Sherlock
TPAC (5/1 - 5/3) | |
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Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis at Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Schermerhorn Symphony Center (2/11 - 2/11) | |
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Jack Johnson at Ascend Amphitheater
Ascend Amphitheater (8/25 - 8/25) | |
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