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BWW Reviews: Circle Players Makes Triumphant Return to TPAC Aboard TITANIC THE MUSICAL
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 06, 2012
Circle Players, one of the first resident companies at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, makes a triumphant return to that cultural edifice in downtown Nashville to mount its latest revival of Titanic the Musical just in time to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking in the frigid waters of the north Atlantic.
BWW Interviews: TITANIC THE MUSICAL's Jama Bowen takes on The Friday Five
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 06, 2012
Today, the spotlight falls upon Jama Bowen, who is currently onstage at TPAC's James K. Polk Theatre, playing Marion Thayer in Circle Players' revival of Titanic the Musical, the latest project for her in a very busy 2012 for the versatile actress.
Actress/activist Park Overall Announces Run for Republican-held Senate Seat in Tennessee
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 05, 2012
You can now add Senate candidate to actress and activist Park Overall's resume, as the Greeneville, Tennessee, native announced today that she has filed qualifying papers to see the Democratic Party's nomination to challenge Republican Bob Corker for his U.S. Senate seat.
Patricia Piccinini Discusses Her Work at the Frist Center, 4/13 & 14
by Kelsey Denette - April 05, 2012
On April 13 and 14 the Frist Center for the Visual Arts proudly welcomes artist Patricia Piccinini, who will travel from Australia for a public lecture and gallery conversation in which she will discuss her works in the exhibition Fairy Tales, Monsters, and the Genetic Imagination, currently on view in the Frist Center's Upper-Level Galleries through May 28, 2012.
RED, AMADEUS On Tap as Blackbird Theater Announces its 2012-13 Season
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 05, 2012
Two critically acclaimed plays that are among the most compelling works in contemporary theater will make up the 2012-13 season of Nashville's Blackbird Theater, which embarks upon its third season of "intelligent entertainment" with productions of John Logan's Red and Peter Shaffer's Amadeus.
BWW Reviews: CLICK CLACK MOO-COWS THAT TYPE Dances Onto the Stage at Nashville Children's Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 05, 2012
Completely charming and thoroughly engaging, Click Clack Moo-Cows That Type is given a colorful and upbeat production at Nashville Children's Theatre, under the direction of Scot Copeland who leads his terrific five-person ensemble through the musical that draws on 1960s-style pop and 1940s-flavored swing music to tell its fanciful story.
TPAC Presents THE ART OF CORSAIR DISTILLERY, 4/5
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2012
The educational tasting series, "The Art of" closes out its second year with "The Art of Corsair Distillery" on Thursday, April 5th at 6:00 p.m. at the historic War Memorial Auditorium.
Hermitage Hotel Gala to Highlight Opening Night for Circle Players' TITANIC THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2012
The gala will feature a dinner reminiscent of the dinner created for the Titanic's first-class passengers, as well as a silent auction with themed packages. John Joslyn, co-owner of Titanic Museum Attraction, will give a special presentation based on his experience with the Titanic, including a $6 million expedition and multiple Titanic television specials. Mr. Joslyn has developed and currently oversees two high-end Titanic museum-attractions in Branson, Missouri and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Ginger Newman Directs SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE at The Keeton Theater 4/5-21
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2012
Smokey Joe's Cafe is a show features nine performers, who take audiences back to the 1950s and 1960s with their renditions of many wonderful hits of the rock and roll era. Four of the male singers come together to form a group reminiscent of the two famous quartets Leiber and Stoller wrote for-the Drifters and the Coasters-while other cast members deliver songs made famous by some of the most powerful figures in the world of music, including Elvis Presley, Dion and Big Mama Thornton.
Circle Players Marks Centennial of Titanic Sinking With Production at TPAC
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2012
Just days before the world commemorates the centennial of the sinking of the HMS Titanic, Circle Players, Nashville's oldest community theatre company, will present a revival of Titanic the Musical, at the James K. Polk Theatre at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center on April 5-8.
Street Theatre Company Presents THE LAST FIVE YEARS, 5/4-5/27
by Mark Valdez - April 04, 2012
THE LAST FIVE YEARS is a contemporary musical that chronicles the five year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up. As the story begins, Cathy is at the beginning of the relationship and Jamie is at the end. With inter-cutting scenes, the audience watches Jamie move forward in time as Cathy moves backward throughout the show. THE LAST FIVE YEARS is a look at the relationship between a writer and an actress told from both points of view.
Tennessee Rep Presents LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, 4/28-5/19
by Kelsey Denette - April 04, 2012
Tennessee Repertory Theatre will present the America cult classic musical Little Shop of Horrors, music and lyrics by Alan Menken and book by Howard Ashman. Little Shop of Horrors runs April 28 - May 19 at TPAC's Johnson Theater (with preview performances April 26 - 27).
Broadway at TPAC To Welcome THE LION KING & More for 2012-13 Season
by James T Harding - April 04, 2012
Tennessee Performing Arts Center has announced the six Broadway titles visiting for its 2012-13 HCA/TriStar Broadway Series, plus two Broadway specials. In a presentation to season ticket holders, special guests, and press on Tuesday, President and CEO Kathleen O'Brien unveiled the new season, which will conclude in 2013 with a four-week run of the Tony Award®-winning hit Disney's The Lion King. The season includes beloved classics like Cole Porter's Anything Goes and Irving Berlin's White Christmas, the acrobatic off-Broadway smash Traces, plus new favorites Flashdance and Catch Me If You Can.
THE NUTTY PROFESSOR Musical to Premiere this Summer
by James T Harding - April 04, 2012
Nashville and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) will host the world premiere of "The Nutty Professor" Musical this Summer. Directed by Jerry Lewis, the show is a new musical comedy based on the 1963 film of the same name.
THE NEW EMPIRES and THE CUMBERLAND COLLECTIVE Perform at Rhythm & Brews 4/04
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2012
On Wednesday April 4, the bands The New Empires and The Cumberland Collective will perform together at Rhythm & Brews in Chattanooga at 9:00 PM.
Broadway-bound THE NUTTY PROFESSOR to Kick Off In Music City USA
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 03, 2012
Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) will play host this summer to the world premiere of The Nutty Professor, a new musical comedy directed by the King of Comedy himself, Jerry Lewis. The Broadway at TPAC Special Event will run from July 24 to August 19 in TPAC's James K. Polk Theater. Featuring music by Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line) and a book and lyrics by three-time Tony Award winner Rupert Holmes (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), The Nutty Professor is based on the classic 1963 film in which Lewis starred and co-wrote.
World Premiere of Jerry Lewis-directed THE NUTTY PROFESSOR Kicks Off TPAC'S 2012-13 Season
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 03, 2012
The Nutty Professor, the Jerry Lewis-helmed musical based on his successful film comedy, takes up residence at the James K. Polk Theatre in the Tennessee Performing Arts Center for a July 24-August 19 run, ahead of the production's anticipated November 15 opening on Broadway.
CLICK CLACK MOO: COWS THAT TYPE Debuts at Nashville Children's Theatre for 4/3-5/13 Run
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2012
Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type opens April 3 at Nashville Children's Theatre, running through May 13, featuring an all-star cast of Rona Carter, Vanessa Callahan, Amanda Card-McCoy and Samuel Whited, under the direction of Scot Copeland.
Anticipation Builds for 2012 Staging of Show Hope's CINDERELLA, ENCHANTED EDITION
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 03, 2012
Anticipation is building for Show Hope's third annual presentation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical Cinderella, Enchanted Edition, which takes to the Schermerhorn Symphony stage on Thursday, April 12, with Jessica Grove taking over the role of Cinderella previously played by Ally Mausey and Ryan Silverman as her Prince (the role played the first two years by Anthony Fedorov).
BWW Interviews: Onstage at The Barn: Memories From the First 45 Years with Chambers Stevens
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 03, 2012
Today, we continue our special series of Onstage at The Barn: Memories from The First 45 Years, with actor/director/playwright Chambers Stevens, still known as "Steve Chambers" to many of his Nashville followers, who before moving to Los Angeles had appeared on practically every stage in Music City USA, including the magical descending stage at The Barn. Now known throughout the world for his work with aspiring actors and for the many critically acclaimed plays he has written, he gives credit where credit is due: His Barn experiences helped him achieve his dreams.
Nashville Shakespeare Festival Celebrates Shakespeare's Birthday, 4/22
by Kelsey Denette - April 02, 2012
Calling all would-be Romeos and Juliets to Centennial Park Sunday, April 22, for the Nashville Shakespeare Festival's celebration of William Shakespeare's 448th birthday. For the third year in a row, Denice Hicks, the festival's executive artistic director, will stage the "Biggest Balcony Scene Ever" at Centennial Park. The party starts at 3 p.m. at the park's bandshell.
Nashville Shakespeare Festival Celebrates The Bard's 448th Birthday on Sunday, April 22
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 02, 2012
Pizza and birthday cupcakes will be provided on a first come, first serve basis. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own picnic fare and, after the completion of the balcony scene, to stay on for free family entertainment from various local performers. In keeping with Elizabethan tradition, all dogs are welcome.
BWW Interviews: Onstage at The Barn: Memories From the First 45 Years with Brian Russell
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 02, 2012
In recognition of The Barn's 45 years of bringing the magic of live theater to the stage, we continue our special series of Onstage at The Barn: Memories from The First 45 Years, with actor Brian Russell, who is one of the region's favorite actors despite the recurring rumor that he was in the cast of Our American Cousin on the night that Lincoln was shot. Today, Brian, who just concluded a critically lauded (which means I gave him a glowing review) run in Tennessee Repertory Theatre's Superior Donuts, adds the memories of her Barn experiences to the ones that we've been sharing of late to celebrate the 45th anniversary…
Eugene Wolf Tackles Surprising Role in SWAMP GAS AND SHALLOW FEELINGS at Barter Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 02, 2012
After director/actor Eugene Wolf received a late evening phone call from Barter Theatre's producing artistic director Richard Rose, he immediately sprang into action.
SPRING AWAKENING Bows at Roxy Regional Theatre for April 13-May 5 Run
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 02, 2012
Spring Awakening,the Tony Award-winning musical by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater based upon the play by Frank Wedekind, opens at Clarksville's Roxy Regional Theatre for an April 13-May 15 run, starring Matt DuMont as Melchior and Hannah Church as Wendla.

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