Barter Theatre musical in spotlight at South Carolina's Civil War Sesquicentennial events
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 10, 2011
Civil War Voices, a new musical by James R. Harris and Mark Hayes, currently in production at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, will be the featured theatrical event during South Carolina's Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration in Charleston, April 8-12. Seven performances of the musical will be staged at Charleston's Memminger Auditorium.
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 10, 2011
Civil War Voices, a new musical by James R. Harris and Mark Hayes, currently in production at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, will be the featured theatrical event during South Carolina's Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration in Charleston, April 8-12. Seven performances of the musical will be staged at Charleston's Memminger Auditorium.
BWW Reviews: BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO at Gaslight Dinner Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 09, 2011
Remind me someday to tell you my Connie Francis story - although, in retrospect, it probably veers dangerously close to the realm of 'you had to be there,' but then again, who among you has a Connie Francis story to tell? The Italian-American songstress, who was such a presence in American pop culture in the middle of the last century, has been on my mind a lot since seeing Breaking Up is Hard to Do, an appealing, if slight, musical revue featuring the hits of Neil Sedaka, now onstage at The Gaslight Dinner Theatre at The Renaissance Center in Dickson.
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 09, 2011
Remind me someday to tell you my Connie Francis story - although, in retrospect, it probably veers dangerously close to the realm of 'you had to be there,' but then again, who among you has a Connie Francis story to tell? The Italian-American songstress, who was such a presence in American pop culture in the middle of the last century, has been on my mind a lot since seeing Breaking Up is Hard to Do, an appealing, if slight, musical revue featuring the hits of Neil Sedaka, now onstage at The Gaslight Dinner Theatre at The Renaissance Center in Dickson.
BWW Reviews: THE SILVER WHISTLE at Cumberland County Playhouse
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 08, 2011
Old-fashioned and sweetly sentimental, The Silver Whistle is a gentle theatrical comedy about a group of downtrodden senior citizens during the Great Depression who are yearning to find something to lift them out of their own collective doldrums and allow them to once again be vital, productive human beings. Luckily, for this particular group of seniors - all of whom live in the 'old people's home' of the Church of John in some unnamed American city - their ho-hum existence is upended by the unexpected arrival of Oliver T. Erwenter, a fast-talking, silver-tongued huckster, who may have discovered the Fountain of Youth.
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 08, 2011
Old-fashioned and sweetly sentimental, The Silver Whistle is a gentle theatrical comedy about a group of downtrodden senior citizens during the Great Depression who are yearning to find something to lift them out of their own collective doldrums and allow them to once again be vital, productive human beings. Luckily, for this particular group of seniors - all of whom live in the 'old people's home' of the Church of John in some unnamed American city - their ho-hum existence is upended by the unexpected arrival of Oliver T. Erwenter, a fast-talking, silver-tongued huckster, who may have discovered the Fountain of Youth.
Street Theatre Company Presents HAIRSPRAY, 3/25-4/6
by Kelsey Denette - March 07, 2011
Loveable plus-size heroine Tracy Turnblad has a passion for dancing, and wins a spot on the local TV dance program. Overnight she finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity. Can a larger-than-life adolescent manage to vanquish the program's reigning princess, integrate the television show, and find true love (singing and dancing all the while, of course!) without mussing her hair?
by Kelsey Denette - March 07, 2011
Loveable plus-size heroine Tracy Turnblad has a passion for dancing, and wins a spot on the local TV dance program. Overnight she finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity. Can a larger-than-life adolescent manage to vanquish the program's reigning princess, integrate the television show, and find true love (singing and dancing all the while, of course!) without mussing her hair?
Pewitt, Holder to star in STC's HAIRSPRAY, helmed by Royal
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 07, 2011
Tonya Pewitt stars as plus-size heroine Tracy Turnblad - with Michael Holder as Link - who has a passion for dancing, and wins a spot on the local TV dance program, in the musical comedy Hairspray, next up at Nashville's Street Theatre Company, March 25-April 16.
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 07, 2011
Tonya Pewitt stars as plus-size heroine Tracy Turnblad - with Michael Holder as Link - who has a passion for dancing, and wins a spot on the local TV dance program, in the musical comedy Hairspray, next up at Nashville's Street Theatre Company, March 25-April 16.
BWW Interviews: Jennifer Drake, This Dancer's Life
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 07, 2011
Jennifer Drake is one of the leading lights of the relatively young - and Nashville-based - Dance Theatre of Tennessee, taking on major roles for the company throughout its short history. Most recently, she was featured in the company's midwinter repertory Aspects of Love, performed at The Harpeth Hall School.
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 07, 2011
Jennifer Drake is one of the leading lights of the relatively young - and Nashville-based - Dance Theatre of Tennessee, taking on major roles for the company throughout its short history. Most recently, she was featured in the company's midwinter repertory Aspects of Love, performed at The Harpeth Hall School.
Tennessee Performing Arts Center Announces Their April Events
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 07, 2011
TPAC is located in the James K. Polk Cultural Center at 505 Deaderick Street in downtown Nashville, occupying an entire city block between 5th and 6th Avenues and Deaderick and Union Streets.
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 07, 2011
TPAC is located in the James K. Polk Cultural Center at 505 Deaderick Street in downtown Nashville, occupying an entire city block between 5th and 6th Avenues and Deaderick and Union Streets.
BWW Reviews: TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE at Cumberland County Playhouse
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 07, 2011
Everyone warned me: from the very first person who heard I would be seeing Tuesdays With Morrie at Cumberland County Playhouse to the stage manager I saw in the lobby just before heading into the Adventure Theatre where Daniel Black and John Fionte hold sway as sportswriter Mitch Albom and his mentor Morrie Schwartz in Albom's sharp and sentimental play, directed by Nicole Begue. They all warned me.
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 07, 2011
Everyone warned me: from the very first person who heard I would be seeing Tuesdays With Morrie at Cumberland County Playhouse to the stage manager I saw in the lobby just before heading into the Adventure Theatre where Daniel Black and John Fionte hold sway as sportswriter Mitch Albom and his mentor Morrie Schwartz in Albom's sharp and sentimental play, directed by Nicole Begue. They all warned me.
BWW Reviews: CAMP ROCK, THE MUSICAL at Cumberland County Playhouse
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 07, 2011
Camp Rock, The Musical could easily be dismissed as so much homogenized, Disneyfied, teenaged pablum - but, in reality, it's much more than that. It's a fast-moving, engaging love story set to music and is much more akin to all those Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney 'let's put on a show!' movies than you might expect.
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 07, 2011
Camp Rock, The Musical could easily be dismissed as so much homogenized, Disneyfied, teenaged pablum - but, in reality, it's much more than that. It's a fast-moving, engaging love story set to music and is much more akin to all those Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney 'let's put on a show!' movies than you might expect.
CRIMES OF THE HEART Plays the Boiler Room Theatre, 3/25-4/23
by Lauren Wolman - March 06, 2011
Beth Henley won the Pulitzer Prize for this irreverant, warm-hearted portrayal of three very different sisters struggling to make sense of their lives through a hilarious mix of conflicts, crises and revelations. Starring Melodie Madden Adams, Laura Thomas Sonn and Evelyn Brush. Directed by Pat Street. At the Boiler Room Theatre (in The Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Road, Bldg Six, Franklin) March 25 through April 23. Tuesdays at 8 p.m. (2-for-1; no other discounts apply); Thursday evenings at 8 p.m. (April 7, 21); all Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. Discount Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. on April 3 and 17. Tickets $27 adults, $25 seniors (over 60) and students. $21 children. For tickets call 615-794-7744 or order online at www.BoilerRoomTheatre.com.
by Lauren Wolman - March 06, 2011
Beth Henley won the Pulitzer Prize for this irreverant, warm-hearted portrayal of three very different sisters struggling to make sense of their lives through a hilarious mix of conflicts, crises and revelations. Starring Melodie Madden Adams, Laura Thomas Sonn and Evelyn Brush. Directed by Pat Street. At the Boiler Room Theatre (in The Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Road, Bldg Six, Franklin) March 25 through April 23. Tuesdays at 8 p.m. (2-for-1; no other discounts apply); Thursday evenings at 8 p.m. (April 7, 21); all Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. Discount Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. on April 3 and 17. Tickets $27 adults, $25 seniors (over 60) and students. $21 children. For tickets call 615-794-7744 or order online at www.BoilerRoomTheatre.com.
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Nashville - 3/06
by BWW - March 06, 2011
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 3/06 for Nashville
by BWW - March 06, 2011
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 3/06 for Nashville
Laemmel, Sonn, Sasser lead cast of Circle Players' THE WEDDING SINGER, Closes 3/6
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 06, 2011
Nashville favorite Tyson Laemmel stars as Robbie, 'a cheesy, but lovable New Jersey rocker' in Circle Players' upcoming production of The Wedding Singer, the upbeat romantic musical comedy that debuted on Broadway in 2006 and is based on the 1998 Adam Sandler/Drew Barrymore movie. Starring opposite Laemmel is Laura Thomas Sonn as 'a hopelessly romantic waitress.'
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 06, 2011
Nashville favorite Tyson Laemmel stars as Robbie, 'a cheesy, but lovable New Jersey rocker' in Circle Players' upcoming production of The Wedding Singer, the upbeat romantic musical comedy that debuted on Broadway in 2006 and is based on the 1998 Adam Sandler/Drew Barrymore movie. Starring opposite Laemmel is Laura Thomas Sonn as 'a hopelessly romantic waitress.'
BELLES ON THEIR TOES next up at Lakewood Theatre Company 2/18-3/5
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2011
Belles on Their Toes, the sequel to the classic stage comedy Cheaper by the Dozen, opens the 2011 season at Lakewood Theatre Company in Old Hickory, running February 18-March 5. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. for Friday and Saturday performances, with 2:30 matinees slated for Sunday, February 20 and 27.
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2011
Belles on Their Toes, the sequel to the classic stage comedy Cheaper by the Dozen, opens the 2011 season at Lakewood Theatre Company in Old Hickory, running February 18-March 5. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. for Friday and Saturday performances, with 2:30 matinees slated for Sunday, February 20 and 27.
The Roxy is Jumpin' with Music of Fats Waller in AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2011
The outrageously prodigious comic and musical soul of 1930s Harlem lives on in the Roxy Regional Theatre's production of AIN'T MISBEHAVIN': The Fats Waller Musical Show, beginning February 11.
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2011
The outrageously prodigious comic and musical soul of 1930s Harlem lives on in the Roxy Regional Theatre's production of AIN'T MISBEHAVIN': The Fats Waller Musical Show, beginning February 11.
Idina Menzel to Perform with Nashville Symphony, 6/7
by Sarah Moore - March 04, 2011
Tony Award-winning vocalist Idina Menzel will perform one night only with the Nashville Symphony on Tuesday, June 7, at 8 p.m
by Sarah Moore - March 04, 2011
Tony Award-winning vocalist Idina Menzel will perform one night only with the Nashville Symphony on Tuesday, June 7, at 8 p.m
ACT 1 presents NIGHT OF THE IGUANA at Darkhorse 3/4-19
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2011
Audiences will find out what happens when a defrocked priest, a teenage tart and an ancient poet walk into a down-at-heels Mexican hotel in Tennessee Williams' classic play, The Night of the Iguana. Directed by Anne-Geri Fann, the play is the next offering in the 21st season of ACT 1, the Nashville theater company that focuses on classics, both past and contemporary - and works that will one day be considered classics.
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2011
Audiences will find out what happens when a defrocked priest, a teenage tart and an ancient poet walk into a down-at-heels Mexican hotel in Tennessee Williams' classic play, The Night of the Iguana. Directed by Anne-Geri Fann, the play is the next offering in the 21st season of ACT 1, the Nashville theater company that focuses on classics, both past and contemporary - and works that will one day be considered classics.
IN THE HEIGHTS Comes to Nashville, 3/22-3/27
by Kelsey Denette - March 03, 2011
IN THE HEIGHTS, winner of four 2008 Tony Awards® and the 2008 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album, is coming to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville from March 22 through 27.
by Kelsey Denette - March 03, 2011
IN THE HEIGHTS, winner of four 2008 Tony Awards® and the 2008 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album, is coming to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville from March 22 through 27.
ANNIE Hits the Stage at Bethlehem United Methodist Church 3/4-3/13
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 03, 2011
Before she returns to Broadway in a much-anticipated revival next year, Annie - America's best-known comic strip orphan turned musical comedy heroine - makes a stop in Franklin as the beloved musical that's 'all about her' hits the stage at Bethlehem United Methodist Church, March 4-13.
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 03, 2011
Before she returns to Broadway in a much-anticipated revival next year, Annie - America's best-known comic strip orphan turned musical comedy heroine - makes a stop in Franklin as the beloved musical that's 'all about her' hits the stage at Bethlehem United Methodist Church, March 4-13.
BWW Interviews: Jake Speck, A Life in the Theater
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 03, 2011
Born in Texas, but a Nashvillian through-and-through, Jake Speck might look like your stereotypical matinee idol - tall and good-looking - but there's a certain affable goofiness about him that completely blows the stereotype out of the water. You can't help but like the guy! Add to that immense likability factor a whole bunch of talent and you have a very formidable force of nature in the person of Jake Speck.
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 03, 2011
Born in Texas, but a Nashvillian through-and-through, Jake Speck might look like your stereotypical matinee idol - tall and good-looking - but there's a certain affable goofiness about him that completely blows the stereotype out of the water. You can't help but like the guy! Add to that immense likability factor a whole bunch of talent and you have a very formidable force of nature in the person of Jake Speck.
Kenneth H. King, Jr. Named as Recipient of Teacher of the Year Award
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 03, 2011
Humanities Outreach in Tennessee-TPAC Education named Kenneth King of Hume-Fogg Academic High School as the 2010-2011 Teacher of the Year.
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 03, 2011
Humanities Outreach in Tennessee-TPAC Education named Kenneth King of Hume-Fogg Academic High School as the 2010-2011 Teacher of the Year.
ANNIE JR. Plays Dickson's Renaissance Players in March
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 02, 2011
The Renaissance Center in Dickson presents a unique production of Annie, Jr., a Broadway Junior version of one of the most beloved musicals of all time, running March 11-20. The Young Entertainers on Stage (Y.E.S.) production is adapted for young performers and is cast entirely with kids from first through 12th grades. The seven-time Tony Award winning musical boasts a hit score that includes 'It's A Hard Knock Life,' 'You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile,' 'Easy Street' and the song used to cheer up children of all generations, 'Tomorrow.'
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 02, 2011
The Renaissance Center in Dickson presents a unique production of Annie, Jr., a Broadway Junior version of one of the most beloved musicals of all time, running March 11-20. The Young Entertainers on Stage (Y.E.S.) production is adapted for young performers and is cast entirely with kids from first through 12th grades. The seven-time Tony Award winning musical boasts a hit score that includes 'It's A Hard Knock Life,' 'You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile,' 'Easy Street' and the song used to cheer up children of all generations, 'Tomorrow.'
BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO onstage thru 3/19 at Gaslight Dinner Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 02, 2011
Neil Sedaka's music is featured in Breaking Up is Hard to Do, now onstage through March 19 at the Gaslight Dinner Theatre at The Renaissance Center in Dickson, kicking off the theater's 2011 season with the Tennessee premiere of the musical revue.
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 02, 2011
Neil Sedaka's music is featured in Breaking Up is Hard to Do, now onstage through March 19 at the Gaslight Dinner Theatre at The Renaissance Center in Dickson, kicking off the theater's 2011 season with the Tennessee premiere of the musical revue.
Nashville Ballet 25th Anniversary Season Closes WIth Carmina Burana
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 02, 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.
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 02, 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.
Roxy Regional Theatre Presents HAMLET, Opens 3/11
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 02, 2011
'A ghost and a prince meet and everyone ends in mincemeat" at the Roxy Regional Theatre with the opening of HAMLET on Friday, March 11, at 8pm.
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 02, 2011
'A ghost and a prince meet and everyone ends in mincemeat" at the Roxy Regional Theatre with the opening of HAMLET on Friday, March 11, at 8pm.
Comedy Barn Theater Goes out of Its Way for Human and Canine Amputees
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 02, 2011
A Comedy Barn Theater employee and his canine co-worker are both recovering one step at a time from recent leg amputations with love, laughter and a generous lift from the theater's co-owners and fellow employees.
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 02, 2011
A Comedy Barn Theater employee and his canine co-worker are both recovering one step at a time from recent leg amputations with love, laughter and a generous lift from the theater's co-owners and fellow employees.
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Back to the Future: The Musical
Tennessee Performing Arts Center (3/17 - 3/22) | |
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The 39 Steps
Hendersonville Performing Arts Company (1/23 - 2/8) | |
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The Sound of Music
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium (2/13 - 2/13) | |
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Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age & Mannequin Pussy at Nissan Stadium
Nissan Stadium (8/15 - 8/15) | |
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Sherlock
TPAC (5/1 - 5/3) | |
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Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis at Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Schermerhorn Symphony Center (2/11 - 2/11) | |
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The Way Way West in Concert
The Center for Contemplative Justice (1/30 - 1/30) | |
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