BWW Reviews: THE CIVIL WAR at Clarksville's Roxy Regional Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 20, 2011
Like Rodney Dangerfield before him, Frank Wildhorn gets no respect in musical theater circles. Despite the relative success of his first widely known work for musical theater - Jekyll and Hyde, a popular if not exactly critical success - Wildhorn's subsequent musicals have been met with lukewarm praise, at best, including his just-closed Wonderland, which got some of the season's most scathing reviews on Broadway. The Roxy Regional Theatre, never a company to let reviews influence their show selection, brings Wildhorn's Tony Award-nominated The Civil War to the stage in Clarksville, in a largely successful and watchable production featuring a young, committed and capable cast.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 20, 2011
Like Rodney Dangerfield before him, Frank Wildhorn gets no respect in musical theater circles. Despite the relative success of his first widely known work for musical theater - Jekyll and Hyde, a popular if not exactly critical success - Wildhorn's subsequent musicals have been met with lukewarm praise, at best, including his just-closed Wonderland, which got some of the season's most scathing reviews on Broadway. The Roxy Regional Theatre, never a company to let reviews influence their show selection, brings Wildhorn's Tony Award-nominated The Civil War to the stage in Clarksville, in a largely successful and watchable production featuring a young, committed and capable cast.
Regions FREE Day of Music Held At Schermerhorn Symphony Center 5/22
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 20, 2011
Nashville Symphony will open its doors at noon with the Nashville Pipes and Drums marching down the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge at 12:15 to start the Regions FREE Day of Music.
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 20, 2011
Nashville Symphony will open its doors at noon with the Nashville Pipes and Drums marching down the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge at 12:15 to start the Regions FREE Day of Music.
Copeland and Binkley team up for NCT's JACK'S TALE premiere
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 20, 2011
Jack's Tale, a musical based on the Appalachia folk tales of the Scots-Irish heritage, is the final production of Nashville Children's Theatre's 2010-11 season. Written by NCT producing director Scot Copeland and by musician Paul Carrol Binkley, this homespun adventure tale features actors who are also musicians. The cast floats between acting and playing music and sometimes both at the same time.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 20, 2011
Jack's Tale, a musical based on the Appalachia folk tales of the Scots-Irish heritage, is the final production of Nashville Children's Theatre's 2010-11 season. Written by NCT producing director Scot Copeland and by musician Paul Carrol Binkley, this homespun adventure tale features actors who are also musicians. The cast floats between acting and playing music and sometimes both at the same time.
On the LINE: Chad Ray from Keeton Theatre's A CHORUS LINE
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 20, 2011
Director Kate Adams-Johnson, aka Nashville's busiest choreographer, is putting yet another cast through the paces in preparation for another opening night. But this time, she's serious. Very serious. The show, you see, is every dancer's favorite musical: A Chorus Line. Kate's cast is a blending of familiar faces and newcomers and so over the next few weeks, you'll get to know the members of The Keeton Theatre's cast - as you'll see, some of them have much to learn about being interviewed by 'Nashville's favorite theater critic.' Next up is Chad Ray...who has quickly learned his way around a tricky interviewer on just his second show...
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 20, 2011
Director Kate Adams-Johnson, aka Nashville's busiest choreographer, is putting yet another cast through the paces in preparation for another opening night. But this time, she's serious. Very serious. The show, you see, is every dancer's favorite musical: A Chorus Line. Kate's cast is a blending of familiar faces and newcomers and so over the next few weeks, you'll get to know the members of The Keeton Theatre's cast - as you'll see, some of them have much to learn about being interviewed by 'Nashville's favorite theater critic.' Next up is Chad Ray...who has quickly learned his way around a tricky interviewer on just his second show...
Mel O'Drama Theater's DRIVING MISS DAISY hits the road
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 20, 2011
Atlanta matron Daisy Werthan and her driver and best friend Hoke Colburn are hitting the road again in a production of Alfred Uhry's Driving Miss Daisy, which tours to three small Tennessee towns over the next few weeks in a new production from Melanie Johnson Roady's Mel O'Drama Theater.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 20, 2011
Atlanta matron Daisy Werthan and her driver and best friend Hoke Colburn are hitting the road again in a production of Alfred Uhry's Driving Miss Daisy, which tours to three small Tennessee towns over the next few weeks in a new production from Melanie Johnson Roady's Mel O'Drama Theater.
ACT 1 Closes Season with MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, 5/20-28
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2011
ACT 1 brings its successful 21st season to a close May 20-28, with Much Ado About Nothing, a Shakespearean comedy filled with wit, romance, and villainy. Brittany Carlton directs the show which is set in Messina, Italy.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2011
ACT 1 brings its successful 21st season to a close May 20-28, with Much Ado About Nothing, a Shakespearean comedy filled with wit, romance, and villainy. Brittany Carlton directs the show which is set in Messina, Italy.
Roxy Regional Presents BIG RIVER, 5/20
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2011
Travel down the mighty Mississippi with Huckleberry Finn and company in BIG RIVER at the Roxy Regional Theatre, beginning Friday, May 20, at 6pm.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2011
Travel down the mighty Mississippi with Huckleberry Finn and company in BIG RIVER at the Roxy Regional Theatre, beginning Friday, May 20, at 6pm.
Frist Center Hosts 'Gather Up the Fragments' Exhibition 5/20-8/21
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2011
Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection, an exhibition featuring more than 200 objects, including furniture, drawings, household objects, textiles and baskets from one of the country's most renowned Shaker collections, will be on view in the Frist Center's Upper-Level Galleries May 20 - Aug. 21, 2011.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2011
Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection, an exhibition featuring more than 200 objects, including furniture, drawings, household objects, textiles and baskets from one of the country's most renowned Shaker collections, will be on view in the Frist Center's Upper-Level Galleries May 20 - Aug. 21, 2011.
Tennessee Rep Interns Go to GRACELAND for 2011 Showcase
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 19, 2011
For the 2011 Professional Intern Showcase at Tennessee Repertory Theatre, the play selection is one that hits pretty close to home for a lot of Tennesseans: Ellen Byron's Graceland, a play about two women and their love of The King himself, Elvis Presley, and their sojourn to his legendary home in Memphis.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 19, 2011
For the 2011 Professional Intern Showcase at Tennessee Repertory Theatre, the play selection is one that hits pretty close to home for a lot of Tennesseans: Ellen Byron's Graceland, a play about two women and their love of The King himself, Elvis Presley, and their sojourn to his legendary home in Memphis.
Out Front on Main Opens Pairs of One-Acts Today, 5/19
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 19, 2011
Out Front on Main, Inc. presents a showcase of challenging and thought provoking one act plays opening Thursday, May 19. Edward Albee's The Zoo Story, directed by Ryan Daniel, and Therac 25, directed by Buddy Jones, will run through June 5, with performances Thursdays-Sundays at 7:30 p.m.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 19, 2011
Out Front on Main, Inc. presents a showcase of challenging and thought provoking one act plays opening Thursday, May 19. Edward Albee's The Zoo Story, directed by Ryan Daniel, and Therac 25, directed by Buddy Jones, will run through June 5, with performances Thursdays-Sundays at 7:30 p.m.
BWW Interviews: Lindy & Greg Pendzick on LITTLE SHOP at CCP
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 19, 2011
Audrey, that flesh-eating plant that has made Little Shop of Horrors both a film and stage hit, sets down roots in Crossville beginning May 19, continuing through August 6, at Cumberland County Playhouse. Directed by John Fionte, with music direction by Ron Murphy and choreography by Leila Marshall, Little Shop stars the wife-and-husband team of Lindy and Greg Pendzick as the woman who lends her name to that monstrous plant and her dweeby suitor, Seymour, the budding horticulturalist whose experiments result in some unexpected flower shop carnage.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 19, 2011
Audrey, that flesh-eating plant that has made Little Shop of Horrors both a film and stage hit, sets down roots in Crossville beginning May 19, continuing through August 6, at Cumberland County Playhouse. Directed by John Fionte, with music direction by Ron Murphy and choreography by Leila Marshall, Little Shop stars the wife-and-husband team of Lindy and Greg Pendzick as the woman who lends her name to that monstrous plant and her dweeby suitor, Seymour, the budding horticulturalist whose experiments result in some unexpected flower shop carnage.
On the LINE: Erin Spencer from Keeton Theatre's A CHORUS LINE
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 19, 2011
Director Kate Adams-Johnson, aka Nashville's busiest choreographer, is putting yet another cast through the paces in preparation for another opening night. But this time, she's serious. Very serious. The show, you see, is every dancer's favorite musical: A Chorus Line. Kate's cast is a blending of familiar faces and newcomers and so over the next few weeks, you'll get to know the members of The Keeton Theatre's cast - as you'll see, some of them have much to learn about being interviewed by 'Nashville's favorite theater critic.' Next up is Erin Spencer...who should know the drill by now...
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 19, 2011
Director Kate Adams-Johnson, aka Nashville's busiest choreographer, is putting yet another cast through the paces in preparation for another opening night. But this time, she's serious. Very serious. The show, you see, is every dancer's favorite musical: A Chorus Line. Kate's cast is a blending of familiar faces and newcomers and so over the next few weeks, you'll get to know the members of The Keeton Theatre's cast - as you'll see, some of them have much to learn about being interviewed by 'Nashville's favorite theater critic.' Next up is Erin Spencer...who should know the drill by now...
BWW Interviews: Bonnie Keen, A Life in the Theater
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 19, 2011
Bonnie Keen is, without doubt, one of the most fearless actors to ever take the stage in Nashville. With a gorgeous voice and a talent that is worthy of praise, she will do whatever it takes to connect with her audience, lacing her performances with warmth, wit and wonder. The first time I saw Bonnie onstage was years ago, back in the day, when she played the Witch in Circle Players' production of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods; she was mesmerizing. Savvy and smart, she knows what works and what doesn't work onstage and in that role, in which she goes from ugly and twisted to beautiful and elegant, she displayed a range that other actors envy. At the time she did Into the Woods, she was taking a break from her burgeoning recording career: She's an award-winning member of the contemporary Christian music trio First Call.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 19, 2011
Bonnie Keen is, without doubt, one of the most fearless actors to ever take the stage in Nashville. With a gorgeous voice and a talent that is worthy of praise, she will do whatever it takes to connect with her audience, lacing her performances with warmth, wit and wonder. The first time I saw Bonnie onstage was years ago, back in the day, when she played the Witch in Circle Players' production of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods; she was mesmerizing. Savvy and smart, she knows what works and what doesn't work onstage and in that role, in which she goes from ugly and twisted to beautiful and elegant, she displayed a range that other actors envy. At the time she did Into the Woods, she was taking a break from her burgeoning recording career: She's an award-winning member of the contemporary Christian music trio First Call.
BWW Reviews: LES MISERABLES at Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 19, 2011
As powerfully moving as it has ever been, Les Miserables - the epic musicalization of Victor Hugo's classic novel by Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil - returns to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center for an eight-performance stand this week, in a visually commanding , artfully re-imagined and dynamic production celebrating the show's 25th anniversary on American stages.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 19, 2011
As powerfully moving as it has ever been, Les Miserables - the epic musicalization of Victor Hugo's classic novel by Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil - returns to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center for an eight-performance stand this week, in a visually commanding , artfully re-imagined and dynamic production celebrating the show's 25th anniversary on American stages.
BWW Interviews: Women's Work 2011: Lauren Schmitzer of CHLAMYDIA IS NOT A FLOWER
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 18, 2011
Tennessee Women's Theater Project has returned to Nashville's Z. Alexander Looby Theater for the fifth year running - continuing through Sunday, May 22 - for its annual Women's Work festival of performing and visual arts created by women. The festival cuts a broad swath across styles and genres to offer eleven completely different programs: poetry and essays; one-woman shows; staged readings of new plays; film, dance, music and a display of visual art works in the theater lobby. Women's Work ends its 2011 reign with Lauren Schmitzer's Chlamydia is Not a Flower (and other love lessons I missed). Schmitzer, a Nashville writer and former music journalist for Billboard and MTV, holds a BA in English from Vanderbilt University and, as she proudly says, 'this is my first play,' which she has entrusted to director David Williams to bring to the stage on Sunday night.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 18, 2011
Tennessee Women's Theater Project has returned to Nashville's Z. Alexander Looby Theater for the fifth year running - continuing through Sunday, May 22 - for its annual Women's Work festival of performing and visual arts created by women. The festival cuts a broad swath across styles and genres to offer eleven completely different programs: poetry and essays; one-woman shows; staged readings of new plays; film, dance, music and a display of visual art works in the theater lobby. Women's Work ends its 2011 reign with Lauren Schmitzer's Chlamydia is Not a Flower (and other love lessons I missed). Schmitzer, a Nashville writer and former music journalist for Billboard and MTV, holds a BA in English from Vanderbilt University and, as she proudly says, 'this is my first play,' which she has entrusted to director David Williams to bring to the stage on Sunday night.
Nashville Symphony Recommended for $50,500 in NEA Grants
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 17, 2011
Rocco Landesman, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, today announced that Nashville Symphony has been recommended for two grants totaling $50,500.
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 17, 2011
Rocco Landesman, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, today announced that Nashville Symphony has been recommended for two grants totaling $50,500.
Talkbacks planned for Thursday night performances of LONG WAY DOWN 5/19 & 5/26
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 17, 2011
3Ps Productions and Street Theatre are proud to announce two focused talkbacks during the run of the critically acclaimed Long Way Down currently running at Street Theatre Company, 1933 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 17, 2011
3Ps Productions and Street Theatre are proud to announce two focused talkbacks during the run of the critically acclaimed Long Way Down currently running at Street Theatre Company, 1933 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville.
On the LINE: Andy Mann from Keeton Theatre's A CHORUS LINE
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 17, 2011
Director Kate Adams-Johnson, aka Nashville's busiest choreographer, is putting yet another cast through the paces in preparation for another opening night. But this time, she's serious. Very serious. The show, you see, is every dancer's favorite musical: A Chorus Line. Kate's cast is a blending of familiar faces and newcomers and so over the next couple of weeks, we're introducing the members of The Keeton Theatre's cast to you. As you'll see, some of them have much to learn about being interviewed by 'Nashville's favorite theater critic.' First up is Andy Mann...
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 17, 2011
Director Kate Adams-Johnson, aka Nashville's busiest choreographer, is putting yet another cast through the paces in preparation for another opening night. But this time, she's serious. Very serious. The show, you see, is every dancer's favorite musical: A Chorus Line. Kate's cast is a blending of familiar faces and newcomers and so over the next couple of weeks, we're introducing the members of The Keeton Theatre's cast to you. As you'll see, some of them have much to learn about being interviewed by 'Nashville's favorite theater critic.' First up is Andy Mann...
LES MISÉRABLES plays TPAC's Andrew Jackson Hall, May 17-22
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2011
The brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg's legendary musical, LES MISÉRABLES, is coming to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville from May 17 through 22, as part of HCA/TriStar Broadway at TPAC.
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2011
The brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg's legendary musical, LES MISÉRABLES, is coming to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville from May 17 through 22, as part of HCA/TriStar Broadway at TPAC.
Return To Forever IV Presents Historic New Line-Up at Schermerhorn
by Kelsey Denette - May 16, 2011
Return To Forever, whose mind-blowing experimentation in jazz and rock transformed the music world, will debut a historic new lineup this summer on a massive tour of 32 U.S. cities. Nashville Symphony season subscribers have the opportunity to order tickets on Thursday, May 19. Tickets go on sale Saturday, May 21, for the August 22 concert at Schermerhorn Symphony Center. For ticket information or to order, please call 615.687.6400 or visit NashvilleSymphony.org.
by Kelsey Denette - May 16, 2011
Return To Forever, whose mind-blowing experimentation in jazz and rock transformed the music world, will debut a historic new lineup this summer on a massive tour of 32 U.S. cities. Nashville Symphony season subscribers have the opportunity to order tickets on Thursday, May 19. Tickets go on sale Saturday, May 21, for the August 22 concert at Schermerhorn Symphony Center. For ticket information or to order, please call 615.687.6400 or visit NashvilleSymphony.org.
Pull Tight Hosts MAN OF LA MANCHA Auditions May 16
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 16, 2011
MAN OF LA MANCHA AUDITIONS held Monday, May 16, at 6:30 pm at St. Paul's Episcopal Church
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 16, 2011
MAN OF LA MANCHA AUDITIONS held Monday, May 16, at 6:30 pm at St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Street Theatre Company to host public performance of NO MORE SECRETS 5/23
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 16, 2011
Street Theatre Company is presenting a free public performance of the play, No More Secrets, on Monday, May 23 at 6 p.m. at the Martha O'Bryan Center in East Nashville. No More Secrets is being presented through the partnerships of the Metro Nashville Arts Commission and the Martha O'Bryan Center.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 16, 2011
Street Theatre Company is presenting a free public performance of the play, No More Secrets, on Monday, May 23 at 6 p.m. at the Martha O'Bryan Center in East Nashville. No More Secrets is being presented through the partnerships of the Metro Nashville Arts Commission and the Martha O'Bryan Center.
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Hatfields and McCoys battle in TSF's COMEDY OF ERRORS this summer
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 16, 2011
Shakespeare meets the Hatfields and the McCoys this summer in Tennessee Shakespeare Festival's family-friendly The Comedy of Errors, running June 17-July 10 in Bell Buckle on the campus of the Webb School. Tennessee Shakespeare Festival's latest production, The Comedy of Errors - described as 'a rollicking version of William Shakespeare's madcap tale of mistaken identity, set in the highlands of 1880s West Virginia.'
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 16, 2011
Shakespeare meets the Hatfields and the McCoys this summer in Tennessee Shakespeare Festival's family-friendly The Comedy of Errors, running June 17-July 10 in Bell Buckle on the campus of the Webb School. Tennessee Shakespeare Festival's latest production, The Comedy of Errors - described as 'a rollicking version of William Shakespeare's madcap tale of mistaken identity, set in the highlands of 1880s West Virginia.'
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Nashville - 5/15
by BWW - May 15, 2011
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 5/15 for Nashville
by BWW - May 15, 2011
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 5/15 for Nashville
Boiler Room Theatre Hosts An Open Call Audition For A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, 5/15
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2011
An open call will be held for the Boiler Room Theatre's production of A Streetcar Named Desire on Sunday, May 15. Roles available for (6) men and (6) women.
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2011
An open call will be held for the Boiler Room Theatre's production of A Streetcar Named Desire on Sunday, May 15. Roles available for (6) men and (6) women.
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