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Tennessee Rep Announces 2011-12 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 04, 2011
A true American classic. A Tony Award-winning comedy. A soulful contemporary drama. And one of the most-loved American musicals of all time.
Boiler Room Theatre Presents I DO! I DO! May 13-June 11
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 04, 2011
Just in time for wedding season, the Boiler Room Theatre (at The Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Rd, Bldg 6) celebrates old-fashioned matrimony in all its glory and heartbreak with this musical adaptation of Jan de Hartog's play 'The Fourposter.'
Frist Center Offers Free Admission to Celebrate Museum Day, 5/18
by Nicole Rosky - May 03, 2011
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts will offer free admission to all visitors Wednesday, May 18, 2011, as part of the Association of Art Museum Directors' (AAMD) Art Museum Day.
Local Playwrights Showcased During TEN MINUTE PLAYHOUSE, 5/10
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 03, 2011
The Ten Minute plays will be presented as staged readings performed and directed by volunteers from the Nashville theater community. Audiences in attendance will not only get to see exciting new plays, but will also be able to give the playwrights feedback following the readings.
Pull-Tight Players Theatre Announces Auditions, Elections
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2011
Please join us for our next Artist Membership Meeting. These meetings are open to the public - anyone interested in learning more about Pull-Tight. We will hold a brief business and information meeting and then voting members will be electing 3 new members to our Board of Directors.
BWW Interviews: Women's Work 2011 - Melissa Bedinger Hade of MOTHERLAND
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 02, 2011
Tennessee Women's Theater Project returns to Nashville's Z. Alexander Looby Theater for the fifth year running - beginning Friday May 6 - for its annual Women's Work festival of performing and visual arts created by women. Running through Sunday, May 22, 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. On Saturday night, May 7, audiences will be treated to Motherland, a new play by two-time First Night Award winner Melissa Bedinger Hade (who also directs), starring Linda Speir, Amanda Bailey, Michael Roark and Phil Perry.
BWW Interviews: Ryan Bowie, A Life in the Theater
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 02, 2011
Ryan Bowie, now firmly ensconced in his new professional life in Clarksville, Tennessee, made his way southward from New York City to do one show and, thanks to fate, ended up deciding he'd found his way home. Now onstage in the Roxy Regional Theatre's production of The Civil War, the Frank Wildhorn musical that continues through May 21, he won acclaim (both critical and otherwise) at The Baker in the Roxy's 2010 revival of Into The Woods (ranked among the year's best performances by First Night and BroadwayWorld.com readers).
Women's Work 2011: Joy Tilley-Perryman of THUS SPOKE THE MOCKINGBIRD
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 01, 2011
Tennessee Women's Theater Project returns to Nashville's Z. Alexander Looby Theater for the fifth year running - beginning Friday May 6 - for its annual Women's Work festival of performing and visual arts created by women. Running through Sunday, May 22, 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. Opening the festival on Friday night is Thus Spoke the Mockingbird, starring Joy Tilley-Perryman as Harper Lee, author of To Kill A Mockingbird.
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Nashville - 5/01
by BWW - May 01, 2011
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 5/01 for Nashville
BWW Reviews: Keeping Scores' FUNNY GIRL in Concert
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 01, 2011
Of course, one way around that theatrical conundrum is to take the route that director Scott Logsdon and Keeping Scores Concerts at Franklin's Boiler Room Theatre have embarked upon for three performances this weekend: Cast 12 different actresses as Fanny Brice, each one well-qualified to take on a particular song, allowing her to interpret, both musically and dramatically, the character of Fanny. And for support of the 12 actresses taking up the Fanny challenge, you'll need an amazingly gifted ensemble. The result? A wonderfully entertaining night at the theater, replete with outstanding performances from some of your favorite Nashville actors - and the chance to hear a beautiful, memorable score brought to life as it was meant to be heard by the team of composer Jule Styne, lyricist Bob Merrill and librettist Isobel Lennart.
The Theater Bug plans 'extreme theatre' program in May
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2011
Cori Laemmel has announced a new initiative for The Theater Bug, her educational and training program for younger people interested in pursuing the theater, called The Extreme Theatre Series: Theatre as an Extreme Sport, running April 30-May 1 and May 13-15. The two-part program features a unique plan to give young thespians a chance to become involved on a variety of levels, according to Laemmel.
Arts Center of Cannon County Presents THE FOREIGNER, Closes 5/1
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 01, 2011
Mike Reed plays Charlie, a terribly shy man who seeks peace and solitude in a rural backwoods hunting lodge in north Georgia in Larry Shue's The Foreigner running April 15-May 1 at The Arts Center of Cannon County in Woodbury. Directed by Mary Wilson, The Foreigner also features Arts Center favorites Tim Spry, Phil Mote, Emily Roberts, Pat Garrett, Justin Winton, and Becky Coutras.
Lanford Wilson's BURN THIS Plays Murfreesboro's Out Front on Main, Closes 5/1
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 01, 2011
The theatrical legacy of playwright Lanford Wilson will be commemorated at Murfreesboro's Out Front on Main theater with the company's production of Burn This, closing May 1.
Twelve actresses cast as Keeping Scores' Nashville FUNNY GIRLs
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2011
A perfect dozen of Nashville's favorite - and best-singing - actresses will claim the role of the iconic Fanny Brice in Keeping Scores Concert's upcoming Funny Girl in Concert, the inaugural production of the continuing concert series to be staged at Franklin's Boiler Room Theatre. The twelve women portraying Fanny Brice at different times in her life - and in the musical's various scenes -include (in alphabetical order): Nancy Allen, Erica Haines Cantrell, Joann Coleman, Lindsay Terrizzi Hess, Catherine Mai Holder, Bonnie Keen, Cori Laemmel, Alex Maddox, Corrie Miller, Sondra Morton, Laura Thomas-Sonn and Heather Trabucco. Funny Girl in Concert will be presented for three performances at Boiler Room Theatre on April 29-30 and May 1. Joining Nashville's Funny Girls onstage for the concerts are Bakari King as Nicky Arnstein, Annette de la Torre as Mrs. Brice and Bryan Wlas as Eddie Ryan.
Nashville Ballet 25th Anniversary Season Closes WIth Carmina Burana
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2011
To conclude its 25th anniversary season, Nashville Ballet will present the awe-inspiring audience favorites Afternoon of a Faun and Carmina Burana April 29 through May 1 in TPAC's Jackson Hall, in conjunction with The Nashville Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the Nashville Children's Choir and guest vocalists.
Frist Center Schedule to Feature Warhol and More
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2011
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts celebrates its tenth year and continues to gain prominence as a major center for art exhibitions with the 2011 Ingram Gallery exhibition schedule that includes the Frist-organized Vishnu: Hinduism's Blue-Skinned Savior, Warhol Live: Music and Dance in Andy Warhol's Work and the stunning exhibition of Egyptian antiquities, To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum.
Pull-Tight Players Theatre Announces Auditions, Elections
by Lauren Wolman - April 30, 2011
Please join us for our next Artist Membership Meeting. These meetings are open to the public - anyone interested in learning more about Pull-Tight. We will hold a brief business and information meeting and then voting members will be electing 3 new members to our Board of Directors.
Playhouse on the Square's 34th Annual Art Auction Takes Place Today
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2011
Playhouse on the Square's 34th Annual Original Art Auction will take place on Saturday, April 30th. With over 160 artists contributing one-of-a-kind pieces for a live and silent auction, the pARTy of the year will be at Playhouse on the Square!
CIRCUMFERENCE OF A SQUIRREL Opens at Barter Theatre Tonight, 4/29
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 29, 2011
The award-winning play Circumference of a Squirrel rolls onto Barter Stage II on April 30: 'Round and 'round it goes, where it stops, even Chester doesn't know and the results are laugh-out-loud moments of comedy and discovery, plus heartfelt moments of revelation.
Nashville's FUNNY Fannys: Nancy Allen of Keeping Scores' FUNNY GIRL
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2011
In the upcoming concert version of Funny Girl, set for April 29-May 1 at Franklin's Boiler Room Theatre, director Scott Logsdon has cast 12 very different, very funny and somehow uniquely qualified women to take on the iconic role of Fanny Brice, first brought to national, then worldwide, acclaim by the inimitable Barbra Streisand. We're giving you a chance to get to know all of Nashville's Funny Fannys, one by one, and here's the latest: Nancy Allen...
Far, Far Away by Whitney Wolanin Plays Movie Theaters Nationwide
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2011
'Far, Far Away' by TopNotch Records Singer-Songwriter-Pianist Whitney Wolanin (WHOA - Lan - in) will play at movie theaters around the US starting April 29 and will offer fans the chance to get a FREE download of her song from WhitneyW.com.
BWW Interviews: Nashville's FUNNY Fannys: Bonnie Keen
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2011
In the upcoming Keeping Scores' concert version of Funny Girl, set for April 29-May 1 at Boiler Room Theatre, director Scott Logsdon has cast 12 different, yet very funny and somehow uniquely qualified actresses to take on the iconic role of Fanny Brice. First brought to national, then international, acclaim by the legendary Barbra Streisand, the role of Fanny Brice is a coveted role among musical theater performers. The buzz from rehearsals tells us that things are going swimmingly, egos are being kept at-bay and all the cast members gather around the campfire to toast marshmallows and sing 'People' at the end of the evening (thus proving untrue my contention they were singing 'Kumbaya' every night). The dozen Fannys, of course, are my current 12 favorite singing actresses (I remind you, gentle reader, that I am contractually required to make that statement at least 12 times a day), and as you've gotten to know each Fanny one-by-one, we continue that tradition, today offering up the case of one, Ms. Bonnie Keen (who really is my favorite, but please don't tell Cori, Corrie, Sondra, Laura, Heather, Joann, Catherine, Alex, Nancy, Lindsay or Erica, they'll take it personally). So, here is today's interview with a Funny Fanny who, interestingly enough, has a funny fanny...read on to find out what I mean...
Eric Link directs DIXIE SWIM CLUB for Lakewood Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2011
Director Eric Link leads a cast of accomplished local actresses in Lakewood Theatre Company's 31st season's production of The Dixie Swim Club, a comedy by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten. According to Link - who is vice president of Lakewood Theatre Company and is the recent winner of its Lakie Award for best lead actor of 2010 for his role in Jones/Hope/Wooten's Southern Hospitality - The Dixie Swim Club focuses on five Southern women (whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team), who set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. Free from husbands, kids and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage on North Carolina's Outer Banks to catch up, laugh and meddle in one another's lives. The Dixie Swim Club focuses on four of those weekends and spans a period of thirty-three years.
Nashville's FUNNY Fannys: Stephanie Jones Benton of Keeping Scores' FUNNY GIRL
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 28, 2011
In the upcoming concert version of Funny Girl, set for April 29-May 1 at Franklin's Boiler Room Theatre, director Scott Logsdon has cast 12 very different, very funny and somehow uniquely qualified women to take on the iconic role of Fanny Brice, first brought to national, then worldwide, acclaim by the inimitable Barbra Streisand. For the past year or so, we've been giving you a chance to get to know each of Nashville's Funny Fannys, one by one, starting with Alex Maddox, and continuing through the whole list of Fannys, including Cori Laemmel, Corrie Miller, Bonnie Keen, Erica Haines Cantrell, Lindsay Terrizzi Hess, Catherine Mai Holder, Nancy Allen, Sondra Morton, Heather Trabucco and Laura Thomas Sonn. But today, gentle readers, with the curtain about to go up on Keeping Scores' Funny Girl in Concert, I'm delighted to introduce you to the most wonderful Fanny of them all...the one and only Stephanie Jones Benton. She's bright, beautiful and, I daresay, brilliant, particularly when it comes to sucking up to the guy at the keyboard. Read about her and you will understand exactly what I mean...
TWTP gears up for fifth annual Women's Work festival 5/6-5/22
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 28, 2011
Tennessee Women's Theater Project returns to Nashville's Z. Alexander Looby Theater for the fifth year running - beginning Friday May 6 - for its annual Women's Work festival of performing and visual arts created by women. Running through Sunday, May 22, 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.

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