THE FRIDAY FIVE: Four from ACCC's BRING IT ON, THE MUSICAL
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 10, 2015
Inspired by BroadwayWorld.com's Friday Six, welcome to BroadwayWorld Nashville's latest installment of The Friday Five: five questions designed to help you learn more about the talented people you'll find onstage throughout the Volunteer state. Today, we introduce you to four cast members from Arts Center of Cannon County's production of Bring It On, The Musical, opening tonight in Woodbury. Here's your chance to get to know Cheyenne Clark, Shawna Rayford, Allison Hall and Kyle Henry from Bring It On, The Musical…then you can make your reservations to catch the show, which runs at ACCC through July 25.
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 10, 2015
Inspired by BroadwayWorld.com's Friday Six, welcome to BroadwayWorld Nashville's latest installment of The Friday Five: five questions designed to help you learn more about the talented people you'll find onstage throughout the Volunteer state. Today, we introduce you to four cast members from Arts Center of Cannon County's production of Bring It On, The Musical, opening tonight in Woodbury. Here's your chance to get to know Cheyenne Clark, Shawna Rayford, Allison Hall and Kyle Henry from Bring It On, The Musical…then you can make your reservations to catch the show, which runs at ACCC through July 25.
CRITICS' CHOICE: Looking for weekend fun?
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 10, 2015
There are four new shows opening in the Middle Tennessee area this weekend, along with several other shows continuing their runs - Nobody's Perfect at Chaffin's Barn, KB Productions' The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife, Mary Poppins and Smoke on the Mountain at Cumberland County Playhouse, along with the final performance of Singin' in the Rain - so there's plenty of theater to keep you entertained through a hot July weekend. It's that time of year, so go have some fun!
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 10, 2015
There are four new shows opening in the Middle Tennessee area this weekend, along with several other shows continuing their runs - Nobody's Perfect at Chaffin's Barn, KB Productions' The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife, Mary Poppins and Smoke on the Mountain at Cumberland County Playhouse, along with the final performance of Singin' in the Rain - so there's plenty of theater to keep you entertained through a hot July weekend. It's that time of year, so go have some fun!
Photo Coverage: Sideshow Fringe 2014 FRIDAY
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 10, 2015
Nashville's acclaimed Sideshow Fringe Festival gets under way next Thursday, so what better way to get ready for this year's event than by looking back at 2014's Friday night events, captured in a series of photographs by Wesley Duffee-Braun. If 2014 looked this good...can you imagine what 2015 is gonna look like?
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 10, 2015
Nashville's acclaimed Sideshow Fringe Festival gets under way next Thursday, so what better way to get ready for this year's event than by looking back at 2014's Friday night events, captured in a series of photographs by Wesley Duffee-Braun. If 2014 looked this good...can you imagine what 2015 is gonna look like?
Hendersonville Performing Arts Company Stages HONK! JR. This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2015
The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company proudly presents 'HONK! Jr.' at the conclusion of their one week Summer Enrichment Program for students in Kindergarten through Sixth Grade.
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2015
The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company proudly presents 'HONK! Jr.' at the conclusion of their one week Summer Enrichment Program for students in Kindergarten through Sixth Grade.
Justin Moore Steps On-Deck for 2015 MLB All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game This Sunday
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2015
Justin Moore will take a break from the Crushin' It World Tour with Brad Paisley to try his hand at a new kind of hit making, as he participates in the 2015 MLB All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game on Sunday, July 12 at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio.
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2015
Justin Moore will take a break from the Crushin' It World Tour with Brad Paisley to try his hand at a new kind of hit making, as he participates in the 2015 MLB All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game on Sunday, July 12 at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Photo Coverage: Sideshow Fringe 2014 Thursday
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 09, 2015
Nashville's acclaimed Sideshow Fringe Festival gets under way next Thursday, so what better way to get ready for this year's event than by looking back at 2014's opening night events, captured in a series of photographs by Wesley Duffee-Braun. If 2014 looked this good...what does 2015 have in store?
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 09, 2015
Nashville's acclaimed Sideshow Fringe Festival gets under way next Thursday, so what better way to get ready for this year's event than by looking back at 2014's opening night events, captured in a series of photographs by Wesley Duffee-Braun. If 2014 looked this good...what does 2015 have in store?
The ALL SHOOK UP Diaries: Harley Seger and Daron Bruce Report
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 09, 2015
Rehearsals got under way this week for Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre's big musical for the summer of 2015: All Shook Up. With a cast of Nashville theater veterans -- joined by some of the region's brightest up-and-comers -- you can rest assured that the rehearsal process will be just as much fun as the show itself. Throughout the next couple of weeks we'll be sharing 'diaries' from members of the cast and crew in anticipation of opening night on July 23. Today, 2015 First Night Most Promising Actor Harley Seger (a rising senior at Christ Presbyterian Academy) and 2014 First Night Honoree Daron Bruce bring us up to speed...
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 09, 2015
Rehearsals got under way this week for Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre's big musical for the summer of 2015: All Shook Up. With a cast of Nashville theater veterans -- joined by some of the region's brightest up-and-comers -- you can rest assured that the rehearsal process will be just as much fun as the show itself. Throughout the next couple of weeks we'll be sharing 'diaries' from members of the cast and crew in anticipation of opening night on July 23. Today, 2015 First Night Most Promising Actor Harley Seger (a rising senior at Christ Presbyterian Academy) and 2014 First Night Honoree Daron Bruce bring us up to speed...
THE FRIDAY FIVE (on Thursday): RENT's Philip Boston
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 09, 2015
Inspired by BroadwayWorld.com's Friday Six, welcome to BroadwayWorld Nashville's latest installment of The Friday Five: five questions designed to help you learn more about the talented people you'll find onstage throughout the Volunteer state. Today, we introduce you to Philip Boston, who Friday night makes his debut as Mark in PACT's embattled production of Rent in Tullahoma.
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 09, 2015
Inspired by BroadwayWorld.com's Friday Six, welcome to BroadwayWorld Nashville's latest installment of The Friday Five: five questions designed to help you learn more about the talented people you'll find onstage throughout the Volunteer state. Today, we introduce you to Philip Boston, who Friday night makes his debut as Mark in PACT's embattled production of Rent in Tullahoma.
Upcoming Auditions in Nashville 7/8/15
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 08, 2015
Directors and producers in the Nashville region are seeking actors for upcoming productions of Harvey and Deathtrap - and Nashville is seeking a few good babies to be featured in the ABC series' fourth season. We've gathered the details together here to make your planning easier. So now you have no excuse!
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 08, 2015
Directors and producers in the Nashville region are seeking actors for upcoming productions of Harvey and Deathtrap - and Nashville is seeking a few good babies to be featured in the ABC series' fourth season. We've gathered the details together here to make your planning easier. So now you have no excuse!
Absinthe Broadway Cabaret Launches Master Classes in the Arts
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2015
Absinthe, A Broadway Cabaret, LLC, is pleased to announce the sponsorship of MasterClass Guild, Nashville Conservatory of the Arts. Absinthe Cabaret's CEO, Carolan Trbovich explains, "Through Absinthe Cabaret's shows and classes with guests artists, I noted a desire that creative students had for personal development in the Arts, beyond the traditional classroom setting. By way of connecting to professionals working in the field, students garner a better understanding of how things work from an insider's perspective. In reaching out to friends in the industry, we created a way to link the novice with the master. I am proud to say some of my most distinguished colleagues are slated to teach. Education enthusiasts, Miller Piano, also stepped up to the plate as a gracious host for our series of programs".
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2015
Absinthe, A Broadway Cabaret, LLC, is pleased to announce the sponsorship of MasterClass Guild, Nashville Conservatory of the Arts. Absinthe Cabaret's CEO, Carolan Trbovich explains, "Through Absinthe Cabaret's shows and classes with guests artists, I noted a desire that creative students had for personal development in the Arts, beyond the traditional classroom setting. By way of connecting to professionals working in the field, students garner a better understanding of how things work from an insider's perspective. In reaching out to friends in the industry, we created a way to link the novice with the master. I am proud to say some of my most distinguished colleagues are slated to teach. Education enthusiasts, Miller Piano, also stepped up to the plate as a gracious host for our series of programs".
CRITICS' CHOICE: What's Happening This Week?
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 07, 2015
Summer's theater lull has come to an end and Nashville/Tennessee audiences have a plethora of new openings to choose from iin the next fews days, leading to the season's busiest flush of new shows and productions. Whether it's a relatively new musical based on a fun film, the controversial revival of one of the late 20th century's most iconic musicals or the Nashville premiere of a new film starring some of the region's best known and most talented actors -- there's a lot of good stuff to be seen inside a theater...
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 07, 2015
Summer's theater lull has come to an end and Nashville/Tennessee audiences have a plethora of new openings to choose from iin the next fews days, leading to the season's busiest flush of new shows and productions. Whether it's a relatively new musical based on a fun film, the controversial revival of one of the late 20th century's most iconic musicals or the Nashville premiere of a new film starring some of the region's best known and most talented actors -- there's a lot of good stuff to be seen inside a theater...
Nashville Theater Calendar 7/6/15
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 06, 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 - July 06, 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.
BWW Reviews: KB Productions' TRAILER TRASH HOUSEWIFE
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 04, 2015
You have to wonder why it took someone so long to bring Del Shores' The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife to the Nashville stage. After all, the play opened to widespread acclaim in Los Angeles in 2003 and was made into a movie in 2011 (Blues for Willadean).
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 04, 2015
You have to wonder why it took someone so long to bring Del Shores' The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife to the Nashville stage. After all, the play opened to widespread acclaim in Los Angeles in 2003 and was made into a movie in 2011 (Blues for Willadean).
The FRIDAY FIVE: TRAILER TRASH HOUSEWIFE's Arnold & Strong
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 03, 2015
Today, we focus our spotlight on Andrew Strong and Cat Arnold, stars of KB Productions' staging of Del Shores' The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Park Housewife, opening tonight at Nashville's iconic Darkhorse Theater for a six performance run over the next two weekends. Directed by the First Night Star Award winning director/actor/producer Clay Hillwig, the latest from Shores promises to pack an emotional wallop, judging from everything we've heard during the run-up to opening night.
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 03, 2015
Today, we focus our spotlight on Andrew Strong and Cat Arnold, stars of KB Productions' staging of Del Shores' The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Park Housewife, opening tonight at Nashville's iconic Darkhorse Theater for a six performance run over the next two weekends. Directed by the First Night Star Award winning director/actor/producer Clay Hillwig, the latest from Shores promises to pack an emotional wallop, judging from everything we've heard during the run-up to opening night.
Disney's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Comes to Hendersonville Performing Arts Company, 7/24-26
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2015
The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company proudly presents Disney's 'High School Musical' at the conclusion of their two week Summer Enrichment Program for students in sixth grade through adult.
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2015
The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company proudly presents Disney's 'High School Musical' at the conclusion of their two week Summer Enrichment Program for students in sixth grade through adult.
Hendersonville Performing Arts Company to Stage HONK! JR., 7/10-11
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2015
The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company proudly presents 'HONK! Jr.' at the conclusion of their one week Summer Enrichment Program for students in Kindergarten through Sixth Grade.
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2015
The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company proudly presents 'HONK! Jr.' at the conclusion of their one week Summer Enrichment Program for students in Kindergarten through Sixth Grade.
CRITICS' CHOICE: Celebrate America's Independence at the Theater
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 02, 2015
Can you believe that it's already time to celebrate Independence Day - aka The Fourth of July - with the biggest-in-the-country fireworks display right here in Music City USA? We know how to celebrate America's Independence right here in Nashville and we expect even more tourists (playwright/actor/director/producer/bon vivant Del Shores is in town, for example, to get a taste of a down-home good time) than normal to fill our city's streets over the four-day holiday weekend.
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 02, 2015
Can you believe that it's already time to celebrate Independence Day - aka The Fourth of July - with the biggest-in-the-country fireworks display right here in Music City USA? We know how to celebrate America's Independence right here in Nashville and we expect even more tourists (playwright/actor/director/producer/bon vivant Del Shores is in town, for example, to get a taste of a down-home good time) than normal to fill our city's streets over the four-day holiday weekend.
THE FRIDAY FIVE (on Thursday): Cumberland County Playhouse's LAUREN MARSHALL
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 02, 2015
Today, our spotlight focuses on Lauren Marshall, the beautiful and talented, clever and imaginative company member from Crossville's Cumberland County Playhouse who, like most of her compatriots this summer, is playing a number of different roles in repertory. At one show, she's matriarch Vera Sanders in the 22nd annual run of Smoke on the Mountain, a few hours later she's Mrs. Banks in Mary Poppins - and in between those performances, chances are she's rehearsing for another show! And with CCP celebrating its 50th birthday this year, Lauren and her friends are even busier, as they welcome bigger crowds than normal to the playhouse.
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 02, 2015
Today, our spotlight focuses on Lauren Marshall, the beautiful and talented, clever and imaginative company member from Crossville's Cumberland County Playhouse who, like most of her compatriots this summer, is playing a number of different roles in repertory. At one show, she's matriarch Vera Sanders in the 22nd annual run of Smoke on the Mountain, a few hours later she's Mrs. Banks in Mary Poppins - and in between those performances, chances are she's rehearsing for another show! And with CCP celebrating its 50th birthday this year, Lauren and her friends are even busier, as they welcome bigger crowds than normal to the playhouse.
Sideshow @ Actors Bridge Fringe Unveils Plans for 2015 Festival
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 02, 2015
Led by program director Jessika Malone and technical director Mitch Massaro - and named by CNN as one of 'most intriguing festivals' in the 'Best of the U.S.' - Nashville's Sideshow @ Actors Bridge unveils its fifth annual slate of performances for July 16-19.
by Jeffrey Ellis - July 02, 2015
Led by program director Jessika Malone and technical director Mitch Massaro - and named by CNN as one of 'most intriguing festivals' in the 'Best of the U.S.' - Nashville's Sideshow @ Actors Bridge unveils its fifth annual slate of performances for July 16-19.
Tickets to Nashville Rep's 2015-16 Season Now on Sale
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2015
Single tickets are on sale now for Nashville Repertory Theatre's 2015-16 season. Producing Artistic Director Rene D. Copeland notes that the season will include, 'a hot Pulitzer Prize-nominated contemporary play, a famous classic, the world premiere of a new play, and a great American musical.'
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2015
Single tickets are on sale now for Nashville Repertory Theatre's 2015-16 season. Producing Artistic Director Rene D. Copeland notes that the season will include, 'a hot Pulitzer Prize-nominated contemporary play, a famous classic, the world premiere of a new play, and a great American musical.'
ALIEN: THE MUSICAL Set for TPAC, 7/23-26
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2015
Following overwhelming critical reception and sold-out performances, ALIEN: The Musical, written by local songwriter and playwright Gregg D. Garner and produced by The Center Street Theatre Company (Old Hickory), will be performed in the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's James K. Polk Theater on July 23-26, 2015.
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2015
Following overwhelming critical reception and sold-out performances, ALIEN: The Musical, written by local songwriter and playwright Gregg D. Garner and produced by The Center Street Theatre Company (Old Hickory), will be performed in the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's James K. Polk Theater on July 23-26, 2015.
The FRIDAY FIVE (on Monday?): TUNA's Asa Ambrister & Patrick Goedicke
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 29, 2015
Today, we train our spotlight on Asa Ambrister and Patrick Goedicke, the two versatile actors who bring the whole town of Tuna, Texas, to life in Red, White And Tuna, the latest incarnation of the Tuna cycle at Miss Jeanne's Dinner Theatre. The show opened Friday night and continues through July 12…so here's your opportunity to get to know Asa and Patrick and then make reservations to see their wacky characters before the show's run ends.
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 29, 2015
Today, we train our spotlight on Asa Ambrister and Patrick Goedicke, the two versatile actors who bring the whole town of Tuna, Texas, to life in Red, White And Tuna, the latest incarnation of the Tuna cycle at Miss Jeanne's Dinner Theatre. The show opened Friday night and continues through July 12…so here's your opportunity to get to know Asa and Patrick and then make reservations to see their wacky characters before the show's run ends.
Nashville Theater Calendar 6/29/15
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 29, 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 - June 29, 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 MUSIC MAN to Close Roxy Regional Theatre's 32nd Season, 7/17-8/22
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2015
Seventy-six trombones will close the Roxy Regional Theatre's 32nd season with a nostalgic bang when Meredith Willson's great American musical classic THE MUSIC MAN marches onto the mainstage, July 17 - August 22.
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2015
Seventy-six trombones will close the Roxy Regional Theatre's 32nd season with a nostalgic bang when Meredith Willson's great American musical classic THE MUSIC MAN marches onto the mainstage, July 17 - August 22.
THE FRIDAY FIVE (on Thursday!): THE 39 STEPS' Josh Bernaski
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 25, 2015
Inspired by BroadwayWorld.com's Friday Six, welcome to BroadwayWorld Nashville's latest installment of The Friday Five (on Thursday): five questions (well, actually, six) designed to help you learn more about the talented people you'll find onstage throughout the Volunteer state. Today, we introduce you to Josh Bernaski, currently onstage in The 39 Steps at Clarksville's Roxy Regional Theatre. The consummate journeyman actor, Josh's career has taken him all around the world (well, almost!) but for a while at least, his Tennessee fans can revel in his immense talents while enjoying one of the theater's most entertaining works (which seems tailor-made for his abilities)…
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 25, 2015
Inspired by BroadwayWorld.com's Friday Six, welcome to BroadwayWorld Nashville's latest installment of The Friday Five (on Thursday): five questions (well, actually, six) designed to help you learn more about the talented people you'll find onstage throughout the Volunteer state. Today, we introduce you to Josh Bernaski, currently onstage in The 39 Steps at Clarksville's Roxy Regional Theatre. The consummate journeyman actor, Josh's career has taken him all around the world (well, almost!) but for a while at least, his Tennessee fans can revel in his immense talents while enjoying one of the theater's most entertaining works (which seems tailor-made for his abilities)…
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The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity)
Tennessee Performing Arts Center (6/2 - 6/7) | |
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The Way Way West in Concert
The Center for Contemplative Justice (1/30 - 1/30) | |
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Historic Tennessee Theatre (8/4 - 8/9) | |
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SIX (Boleyn Tour)
Tennessee Performing Arts Center (2/3 - 2/8) | |
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BIRDIE
OZ Arts (1/30 - 1/31) | |
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Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age & Mannequin Pussy at Nissan Stadium
Nissan Stadium (8/15 - 8/15) | |
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Sherlock
TPAC (5/1 - 5/3) | |
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