THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE next up for Lipscomb University Theater
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 13, 2011
C.S. Lewis' classic The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe will be presented by David Lipscomb University Theatre as its spring children's production, April 21-23. Audiences are urged to join members of DLU theatre to celebrate Easter weekend with C.S. Lewis' classic allegorical tale of the resurrection story set in the land of Narnia. This dramatization faithfully recreates the magic and mystery of Aslan, the gentle lion, his struggle with the White Witch, and the adventure of four children who inadvertently wander from an old wardrobe into the exciting, never-to-be-forgotten Narnia.
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 13, 2011
C.S. Lewis' classic The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe will be presented by David Lipscomb University Theatre as its spring children's production, April 21-23. Audiences are urged to join members of DLU theatre to celebrate Easter weekend with C.S. Lewis' classic allegorical tale of the resurrection story set in the land of Narnia. This dramatization faithfully recreates the magic and mystery of Aslan, the gentle lion, his struggle with the White Witch, and the adventure of four children who inadvertently wander from an old wardrobe into the exciting, never-to-be-forgotten Narnia.
Nashville's FUNNY Fannys: Cori Laemmel of Keeping Scores' FUNNY GIRL
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 13, 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 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, so here's a chance to get to know Cori Laemmel (who's not quite the diva she'd have you believe, although she refused to answer our final question)...
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 13, 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 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, so here's a chance to get to know Cori Laemmel (who's not quite the diva she'd have you believe, although she refused to answer our final question)...
The Theater Bug plans 'extreme theatre' program in May
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 13, 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.
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 13, 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.
Eric Link directs DIXIE SWIM CLUB for Lakewood Theatre Company
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 13, 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.
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 13, 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.
Arts Center of Cannon County Presents THE FOREIGNER, 4/15 - 5/1
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 13, 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.
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 13, 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.
BWW Interviews: Joshua Waldrep, A Life in the Theater
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 13, 2011
Pay no attention to what Joshua Waldrep tells you when you ask him what he thinks about his voice. The man is a master of understatement (no, really, he is...well, sometimes) and for some untold reason doesn't realize that he has an absolutely gorgeous voice. Seriously. At last fall's First Night, the Nashville Theatre Honors, he very nearly stole the stage out from under the estimable (read 'lovely and talented') Linda Sue Simmons Runyeon and Jenny Norris-Light when he joined them for Les Miserables medley that featured the very handsome and talented Mr. Waldrep (after he'd already stopped the show with Darin Richardson in their duet of 'The Proposal' from Titanic) doing a rather stunning version of 'Empty Chairs at Empty Tables.' Take it from me, the man has some very serious pipes on him.
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 13, 2011
Pay no attention to what Joshua Waldrep tells you when you ask him what he thinks about his voice. The man is a master of understatement (no, really, he is...well, sometimes) and for some untold reason doesn't realize that he has an absolutely gorgeous voice. Seriously. At last fall's First Night, the Nashville Theatre Honors, he very nearly stole the stage out from under the estimable (read 'lovely and talented') Linda Sue Simmons Runyeon and Jenny Norris-Light when he joined them for Les Miserables medley that featured the very handsome and talented Mr. Waldrep (after he'd already stopped the show with Darin Richardson in their duet of 'The Proposal' from Titanic) doing a rather stunning version of 'Empty Chairs at Empty Tables.' Take it from me, the man has some very serious pipes on him.
Nashville's FUNNY Fannys: Alex Maddox of Keeping Scores' FUNNY GIRL
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 12, 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, starting with Alex Maddox...
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 12, 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, starting with Alex Maddox...
Youth Actors' Guild Annual Scholarship Night Held At Pull-Tight April 12
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 12, 2011
Youth Actors' Guild hosts Annual Scholarship Night on Tuesday, April 12 at 7pm at the Pull-Tight Theatre
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 12, 2011
Youth Actors' Guild hosts Annual Scholarship Night on Tuesday, April 12 at 7pm at the Pull-Tight Theatre
Youth Actors' Guild Hosts Annual Scholarship Night 4/12
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2011
On April 12, members of the Youth Actors' Guild will take to the Pull-Tight stage in the wonderfully entertaining Scholarship Night Live.
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2011
On April 12, members of the Youth Actors' Guild will take to the Pull-Tight stage in the wonderfully entertaining Scholarship Night Live.
Nashville Shakespeare Festival Celebrates Shakespeare's Birthday 4/22
by Kelsey Denette - April 11, 2011
Calling all would-be Romeos and Juliets to Centennial Park April 22 for the Nashville Shakespeare Festival's celebration of William Shakespeare's 447th birthday.
by Kelsey Denette - April 11, 2011
Calling all would-be Romeos and Juliets to Centennial Park April 22 for the Nashville Shakespeare Festival's celebration of William Shakespeare's 447th birthday.
THE CIVIL WAR Plays The Roxy Regional Theatre 4/22
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 11, 2011
Beginning Friday, April 22, at 8pm, the Roxy Regional Theatre marks the Sesquicentennial with THE CIVIL WAR, a musical tribute covering the enormous emotional landscape of the most difficult test our nation has ever endured.
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 11, 2011
Beginning Friday, April 22, at 8pm, the Roxy Regional Theatre marks the Sesquicentennial with THE CIVIL WAR, a musical tribute covering the enormous emotional landscape of the most difficult test our nation has ever endured.
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Nashville - 4/10
by BWW - April 10, 2011
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 4/10 for Nashville
by BWW - April 10, 2011
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 4/10 for Nashville
Charlyane Woodard's PRETTY FIRE Plays Gallatin's Palace Theatre 4/8-10
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2011
Charlayne Woodard's Pretty Fire, described as 'one of the most positive shows of the black-American experience' opens tonight at Gallatin's Palace Theatre, playing April 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 10 at 2 p.m. Presented by Mel O'Drama Theater, the production features actors from The Destiny Theatre Experience and Sista Style (headed by Shawn Whitsell, who directs Pretty Fire, and Mary McCallum, respectively).
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2011
Charlayne Woodard's Pretty Fire, described as 'one of the most positive shows of the black-American experience' opens tonight at Gallatin's Palace Theatre, playing April 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 10 at 2 p.m. Presented by Mel O'Drama Theater, the production features actors from The Destiny Theatre Experience and Sista Style (headed by Shawn Whitsell, who directs Pretty Fire, and Mary McCallum, respectively).
BWW Reviews: A PERFECT GANESH from Rhubarb Theater Company
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 09, 2011
Coming between Lips Together, Teeth Apart and Love! Valour! Compassion! in the canon of Terrence McNally's works, A Perfect Ganesh - despite its Pulitzer Prize nomination - remains relatively unknown, seldom produced and somewhat unappreciated by theater audiences. But if you share an appreciation for McNally's unique and contemporary world-view, you would be well-advised to take in Rhubarb Theater Company's impassioned revival of the play, now onstage at Nashville's Darkhorse Theater through April 23.
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 09, 2011
Coming between Lips Together, Teeth Apart and Love! Valour! Compassion! in the canon of Terrence McNally's works, A Perfect Ganesh - despite its Pulitzer Prize nomination - remains relatively unknown, seldom produced and somewhat unappreciated by theater audiences. But if you share an appreciation for McNally's unique and contemporary world-view, you would be well-advised to take in Rhubarb Theater Company's impassioned revival of the play, now onstage at Nashville's Darkhorse Theater through April 23.
BWW Reviews: THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940 at Towne Centre Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 09, 2011
John Bishop's The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 is a deliciously campy send-up of movies, mysteries and musicals - and now, thanks to a top-flight production from Brentwood's Towne Centre Theatre, local audiences can once again revel in the play's cleverly constructed, though thoroughly implausible, plot brought to life by an accomplished cast.
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 09, 2011
John Bishop's The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 is a deliciously campy send-up of movies, mysteries and musicals - and now, thanks to a top-flight production from Brentwood's Towne Centre Theatre, local audiences can once again revel in the play's cleverly constructed, though thoroughly implausible, plot brought to life by an accomplished cast.
August: Osage County to Be Highlighted in REPaloud April 8-9
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2011
Tennessee Repertory Theatre has announced plans for REPaloud, the popular play reading series which highlights contemporary plays.
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2011
Tennessee Repertory Theatre has announced plans for REPaloud, the popular play reading series which highlights contemporary plays.
BEA(U)TIFUL IN THE EXTREME Plays The Roxy, Opens 4/1
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2011
The epic adventure of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is relived in the regional premiere of BEA(U)TIFUL IN THE EXTREME*, opening at the Roxy Regional Theatre on Friday, April 1, at 8pm.
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2011
The epic adventure of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is relived in the regional premiere of BEA(U)TIFUL IN THE EXTREME*, opening at the Roxy Regional Theatre on Friday, April 1, at 8pm.
Cooking up A PERFECT GANESH with Crist and Janiszewski
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 08, 2011
Trish Crist and Jaime Janiszewski should be artist's models: Crist, tall and titian-tressed, has a visage of timeless, classic beauty - she easily could have been the inspiration for all those towering statues of womanhood signifying liberty, freedom and all manner of other lofty aspirations. Janiszewski, softer and curvier, with an open face that always seems like it is about to break into an all-the-world-encompassing smile, could easily have posed for all of the world's great portrait painters of past and future centuries.
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 08, 2011
Trish Crist and Jaime Janiszewski should be artist's models: Crist, tall and titian-tressed, has a visage of timeless, classic beauty - she easily could have been the inspiration for all those towering statues of womanhood signifying liberty, freedom and all manner of other lofty aspirations. Janiszewski, softer and curvier, with an open face that always seems like it is about to break into an all-the-world-encompassing smile, could easily have posed for all of the world's great portrait painters of past and future centuries.
Charlyane Woodard's PRETTY FIRE Plays Gallatin's Palace Theatre 4/8-10
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 08, 2011
Charlayne Woodard's Pretty Fire, described as 'one of the most positive shows of the black-American experience' opens tonight at Gallatin's Palace Theatre, playing April 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 10 at 2 p.m. Presented by Mel O'Drama Theater, the production features actors from The Destiny Theatre Experience and Sista Style (headed by Shawn Whitsell, who directs Pretty Fire, and Mary McCallum, respectively).
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 08, 2011
Charlayne Woodard's Pretty Fire, described as 'one of the most positive shows of the black-American experience' opens tonight at Gallatin's Palace Theatre, playing April 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 10 at 2 p.m. Presented by Mel O'Drama Theater, the production features actors from The Destiny Theatre Experience and Sista Style (headed by Shawn Whitsell, who directs Pretty Fire, and Mary McCallum, respectively).
Boiler Room Theatre Hosts An Open Call Audition For A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 08, 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 Gabrielle Sierra - April 08, 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.
Theatre Memphis Presents RICHARD III, 4/8-23
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2011
Theatre Memphis will present William Shakespeare's Richard III, April 8-23, 2011, in the Next Stage. The 100 seat black box theatre has been converted to perform in the round, one of the options available in the black box theatre. Performances for Richard III are at 7:30pm Thursdays, 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays with matinees on Sundays at 2pm. Tickets are $23 for adults, $15 for students with a valid ID. Call 901.682.8323 to purchase tickets or go online to www.theatrememphis.org.
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2011
Theatre Memphis will present William Shakespeare's Richard III, April 8-23, 2011, in the Next Stage. The 100 seat black box theatre has been converted to perform in the round, one of the options available in the black box theatre. Performances for Richard III are at 7:30pm Thursdays, 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays with matinees on Sundays at 2pm. Tickets are $23 for adults, $15 for students with a valid ID. Call 901.682.8323 to purchase tickets or go online to www.theatrememphis.org.
Thea Andrews hosts CMT's NEXT SUPERSTAR premiering Friday, 4/8
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2011
Beginning Friday, April 8, the search is on for CMT's Next Superstar as five men and five women vie for the title in CMT's latest competition series, premiering this Friday at 9 p.m (EDT/PDT). Hosted by Thea Andrews (Top Chef Canada, ESPN, Entertainment Tonight), in each episode of the ten episode series, CMT will search to find America's next great country star and will open the door for undiscovered singer/songwriters who think they have what it takes to make it in the country music industry.
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2011
Beginning Friday, April 8, the search is on for CMT's Next Superstar as five men and five women vie for the title in CMT's latest competition series, premiering this Friday at 9 p.m (EDT/PDT). Hosted by Thea Andrews (Top Chef Canada, ESPN, Entertainment Tonight), in each episode of the ten episode series, CMT will search to find America's next great country star and will open the door for undiscovered singer/songwriters who think they have what it takes to make it in the country music industry.
Untitled Hosts Spring Art Show Subject to Change 4/8
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2011
Nashville's UNTITLED Artist Group welcomes you to its 2011 spring show 'SUBJECT TO CHANGE," Friday, April 8 from 6 to 10 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2011
Nashville's UNTITLED Artist Group welcomes you to its 2011 spring show 'SUBJECT TO CHANGE," Friday, April 8 from 6 to 10 p.m.
Terrence McNally's A PERFECT GANESH next up for Rhubarb Theater Company
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2011
Paul Cook directs four of Nashville's favorites actors in the upcoming Rhubarb Theater Company production of Terrence McNally's A Perfect Ganesh, April 8-23, at The Darkhorse Theater.
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2011
Paul Cook directs four of Nashville's favorites actors in the upcoming Rhubarb Theater Company production of Terrence McNally's A Perfect Ganesh, April 8-23, at The Darkhorse Theater.
August: Osage County to Be Highlighted in REPaloud April 8-9
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2011
Tennessee Repertory Theatre has announced plans for REPaloud, the popular play reading series which highlights contemporary plays.
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2011
Tennessee Repertory Theatre has announced plans for REPaloud, the popular play reading series which highlights contemporary plays.
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