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MY FAIR LADY, BIG RIVER, SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE Headline Studio Tenn's 2012-13 Season
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 17, 2012
Four well-known shows and the return of a holiday classic make up the 2012-13 season for Studio Tenn, the professional theatre troupe that calls the historic Franklin Theatre home. Artistic director Matt Logan and managing director Jake Speck made the season announcement during a lively afternoon event, which featured performances from the shows included in the line-up, at the historic theatre in downtown Franklin.
Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot: JOY TILLEY PERRYMAN
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 17, 2012
Who's who in Tennessee theater? Sometimes, without a program in your hand, it's difficult to know who's playing whom-hence, our newest feature: Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot...featuring some of the Volunteer State's best-known-or soon-to-be-known all over the freakin' world-thespians. And have you ever wondered who the amazing photographers are who make them look damn good? We're gonna tell ya...Today's actor/subject/model is the lovely and talented Joy Tilley Perryman photographed by Roger Ashdown.
Seal Brings 2012 Tour to TPAC, 7/29
by Kelsey Denette - April 16, 2012
Multi-Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Seal will bring his North American tour to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall on Sunday, July 29th at 7:00 p.m.
Out Front On Main opens Marsha Norman's 'NIGHT, MOTHER for April 19-29 run
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 16, 2012
Marsha Norman's Pulitzer Prize Winning 'night, Mother, directed by Ryan T. Daniel, opens an April 19-29 run this week at Murfreesboro's Out Front On Main, performing Thursday through Sunday nights at 7:30 p.m. each evening
Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot: C. ANTHONY JUST
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 16, 2012
Who's who in Tennessee theater? Sometimes, without a program in your hand, it's difficult to know who's playing whom-hence, our newest feature: Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot...featuring some of the Volunteer State's best-known-or soon-to-be-known all over the freakin' world-thespians. And have you ever wondered who the amazing photographers are who make thEm Look damn good? We're gonna tell ya...Today's actor/subject/model is the handsome and talented C. Anthony Just photographed by Bralyn Stokes.
BWW Reviews: Osborne & Eppler's SOUTHERN FRIED NUPTIALS Walks Down the Aisle in Bethlehem UMC Premiere
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 15, 2012
Granted, most of my research can be credited to two plays by J. Dietz Osborne and Nate Eppler (known professionally as the eponymously named Osborne and Eppler, in the spirit of Rodgers and Hart, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Kaufman and Hart and George and Ira…Gershwin…which sorta ruins the sound of my sentence, but what can you do?), an impressive and noteworthy Nashville playwriting team, who seemingly have cornered the theatrical market on such Dixiefied ceremonies and celebrations in their comedies Southern Fried Funeral (which was debuted by Franklin's Bethlehem Players in 2010) and Southern Fried Nuptials (now onstage at Bethlehem Methodist Church in its world premiere production). I'll be sure to include them in the footnotes when my findings are published.
Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot: HALEE-CATHERINE CULICERTO
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 15, 2012
Who's who in Tennessee theater? Sometimes, without a program in your hand, it's difficult to know who's playing whom-hence, our newest feature: Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot...featuring some of the Volunteer State's best-known-or soon-to-be-known all over the freakin' world-thespians. And have you ever wondered who the amazing photographers are who make thEm Look damn good? We're gonna tell ya...Today's actor/subject/model is the gorgeous and talented Halee-Catherine Culicerto, photographed by Arthur Cohen (whom you can contact via www.arthurcohen.com).
Street Theatre Company Ends Run of AVENUE Q, 4/15
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2012
Winner of the TONY "TRIPLE CROWN" for BEST MUSICAL, BEST SCORE and BEST BOOK, AVENUE Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. AVENUE Q tells the story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who moves to NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. The only apartment he can afford is way out on Avenue Q, where everyone's looking for the same things he is: a decent job, a stable relationship, and a 'purpose.' Eventually, Princeton learns to embrace the ups and downs of city life and realizes that 'the real world' isn't so bad, after all!
BWW Reviews: Roxy Regional Theatre's SPRING AWAKENING Couldn't Be More Timely For Tennessee Audiences
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 14, 2012
It's rather ironic that this week-a week in which members of the Tennessee State Senate considered a bill that would outlaw such "gateway sexual activities" as hand-holding and kissing among the state's schoolchildren-that Clarksville's Roxy Regional Theatre would unveil its rock-solid production of Spring Awakening, the Duncan Sheik/Steven Sater musical about sexual repression and the perils of denying the possibilities of carnal knowledge and an accompanying sense of self-awareness among teenagers in Germany in the late 19th century.
Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot: BRITT HANCOCK
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 14, 2012
Who's who in Tennessee theater? Sometimes, without a program in your hand, it's difficult to know who's playing whom-hence, our newest feature: Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot...featuring some of the Volunteer State's best-known-or soon-to-be-known-thespians. And have you ever wondered who the amazing photographers are who make them look damn good? We're gonna tell ya...Today's actor/subject/model is the handsome and talented Britt Hancock, a frequent leading man at Crossville's Cumberland County Playhouse and on national tours, photographed by Robert Mannis in New York City.
Carol Irvin Stars As Daisy Werthan in DRIVING MISS DAISY at Cumberland County Playhouse/Extends to May 26
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 13, 2012
Carol Irvin, Michael Ruff and Daniel W. Black star in Cumberland County Playhouse's 48th season-opening production of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning Driving Miss Daisy, which opens this Saturday, January 21.
DUCK HUNTER SHOOTS ANGEL Opens At Arts Center of Cannon County for 4/13-28 Run
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 13, 2012
Duck Hunter Shoots Angel, the uproarious and surprisingly poignant story of two bumbling Alabama brothers who have never shot a duck but think they shot an angel, comes to Woodbury's Arts Center of Cannon County for an April 13-28 run.
BWW Reviews: Hayes' Direction Elevates THE MAN FROM EARTH to New Levels
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 13, 2012
Director Elizabeth Hayes' staging of the play-which is based upon a work that proved to be Bixby's final story-is confident and creative, her expert handling of her ensemble heartfelt and thoughtful. In fact, it's Hayes' complete understanding of the play which elevates it far beyond what appears on the page. Her artful approach to the material allows it to transcend the obvious manipulation and sentimentality that pervades the script, adapted by Schenkman from Bixby's film script (his final one, he supposedly finished the script on his deathbed, after starting it in 1960) which he filmed on a shoestring budget in 2007.
Nashville Symphony Presents Classical Music Festival 6/15-30
by Sally Henry Fuller - April 13, 2012
Nashville Symphony celebrates summer with three nights of Beethoven in June. There will be a flourish of classical favorites at the Summer Festival at Schermerhorn Symphony Center. On sale beginning Friday, April 20, at 10 a.m., tickets are available at www.NashvilleSymphony.org.
Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot: MOLLY BREEN
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 12, 2012
Who's who in Tennessee theater? Sometimes, without a program in your hand, it's difficult to know who's playing whom-hence, our newest feature: Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot...featuring some of the Volunteer State's best-known-or soon-to-be-known all over the freakin' world-thespians. And have you ever wondered who the amazing photographers are who make thEm Look damn good? We're gonna tell ya...Today's actor/subject/model is the gorgeous and talented Molly Breen, photographed by Nora Canfield.
BWW Interviews: Gregory Pember takes on The Friday Five (minus one)
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 12, 2012
Today, the spotlight falls upon Gregory Pember, who is currently onstage at Clarksville's Roxy Regional Theatre, opening tonight in the Tony Award-winning Duncan Sheik/Steven Sater musical Spring Awakening, based on German playwright Frank Wedekind's play of the same name. Greg takes on the role of Moritz Stiefel, the dreamy-eyed, nervous and sex-obsessed teenager with the interesting hair in the recent Broadway and touring productions-and the role that won John Gallagher Jr. the Tony Award for Featured Actor in a Musical.
Alli Mauzey Returns for Show Hope's Third Annual Presentation of CINDERELLA Set for 4/12
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2012
The event will feature Broadway star Alli Mauzey (Wicked, Hairspray) reprising her role as Cinderella, and new to the cast this year is Melinda Doolittle ('American Idol') as one of the stepsisters. More Broadway stars and the Nashville Symphony will join in to make this special evening a memorable celebration of the important work that Show Hope is doing.
Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot: DAN KASSIS
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 11, 2012
Who's who in Tennessee theater? Sometimes, without a program in your hand, it's difficult to know who's playing whom-hence, our newest feature: Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot...featuring some of the Volunteer State's best-known-or soon-to-be-known-thespians. And have you ever wondered who the amazing photographers are who make them look damn good? We're gonna tell ya...Today's actor/subject/model is the handsome and talented Dan Kassis, photographed by Tyler Andrews (whom you can contact via www.tylerandrews.com).
BWW Reviews: The Keeton Theatre Takes a Sentimental Journey With Entertaining and Engaging SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 11, 2012
Now onstage at The Larry Keeton Theatre, in a winning production directed by Ginger Newman and choreographed by Kate Adams-Johnson, Smokey Joe's Cafe offers audiences one of the best nights of theater they'll ever have the pleasure of attending. Seriously! In fact, my love of the musical revue-which features 39 songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who provided much of the soundtrack for the lives led in the middle of the last century-is almost stupefyingly of the adoring variety. Truthfully, I can't pinpoint exactly what it is about Smokey Joe's Cafe that I love so much, but alas, there it is: I love the show without question (hell, I'd marry it if we could get a marriage license down here in the South) and I am particularly in love with the rendition served up by Newman, Adams-Johnson and company out in Donelson.
Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot: STEFANI PAIGE
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 11, 2012
Who's who in Tennessee theater? Sometimes, without a program in your hand, it's difficult to know who's playing whom-hence, our newest feature: Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot...featuring some of the Volunteer State's best-known-or soon-to-be-known-thespians. And have you ever wondered who the amazing photographers are who make them look damn good? Today's actor/subject/model is the gorgeous and talented Stefani Paige, photographed by Nora Canfield.
Mike Eldred to Star in BROADWAY BABIES! 4/11
by Harmony Wheeler - April 10, 2012
Mike Eldred, renowned vocalist known for his appearances on Broadway as "Jean Valjean" in Les Miserables, his performance as "Tony" in the Nashville Symphony's recording of West Side Story on NAXOS Records, and starring in the national touring production of The Civil War, has been invited by Desmond Child and Marcus Hummon to star in their fundraiser production of Broadway Babies! The Broadway Songbooks of Desmond Child & Marcus Hummon in Nashville on April 11th. The sold-out evening will benefit Thistle Farms, a social enterprise run by women who have survived prostitution, trafficking, addiction, and life on the streets. The production also features Kim Bretton, Nick Duckart, Tabitha Fair, Michelle Nicolo Prentice and Chris Roberts.
Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot: EVAN TAYLOR WILLIAMS
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 10, 2012
Who's Who in Tennessee theater? Welcome to our new feature...Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot...featuring some of the Volunteer State's best known actors and the photographers who make them look so great! We start the new series with Evan Taylor Williams, photographed by Alanna Johnson.
Benefit Concert to be Held for SENSE Theatre, 4/18
by Mark Valdez - April 10, 2012
April is Autism Awareness month and a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that the neurodevelopmental disorder impacting social interaction, communication and behavior affects an estimated 1 in 88 children and 1 in 54 boys in the United States. Amidst these disturbing statistics is a program making audiences in Music City aware that there is hope for children with autism to shine.
Ten Minute Playhouse Returns With Two Nights of Locally Written Plays April 15 & 16
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 10, 2012
Plays and playwrights selected for this edition of the Ten Minute Playhouse are: Dropped Call by Garret Schneider, Lyla Builds a Spaceship by Darren Van Michael, Double Header by Brooke Bryant & Carolyn German, Unfortunate Introduction by James Skelley, Ecotone by Ritchie Simmons, Atheist's Surprise by Joe Giordano, Types by Sean Hills, Bobby Met His Father by Thomas Heine, ReinCarnival by Rachael Swann, World's Finest Team-Ups! by Bob Giordano, Mr. Baxter Learns a Lesson by Laura Cockarell and Cold Fish by Nate Eppler.
Yanni Brings 2012 Concert Tour to TPAC, 5/12
by Kelsey Denette - April 10, 2012
Yanni, music's true world citizen and most popular contemporary composer, will bring his 2012 North American Concert Tour to the Tennessee Performing Art Center's Andrew Jackson Hall on Saturday, May 12th at 8:00 p.m.

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