Kandace Christian is Margaret Mitchell in MRS. JOHN MARSH, 3/17
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 02, 2011
Kandace Christian plays Margaret Mitchell - who created one of the biggest and best novels of the 20th Century with Gone With the Wind - in a one-actor play called Mrs. John Marsh, to be performed Thursday, March 17, at the public library in Franklin, Tennessee.
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 02, 2011
Kandace Christian plays Margaret Mitchell - who created one of the biggest and best novels of the 20th Century with Gone With the Wind - in a one-actor play called Mrs. John Marsh, to be performed Thursday, March 17, at the public library in Franklin, Tennessee.
CONNECTING CULTURES Exhibition Opens at Frist Center, 4/15
by Kelsey Denette - March 01, 2011
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts has partnered with ten local and regional community organizations to present Connecting Cultures: Children's Stories from Across the World, an exhibition inspired by children's stories that is designed to reflect the unique cultural values of each participating community.
by Kelsey Denette - March 01, 2011
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts has partnered with ten local and regional community organizations to present Connecting Cultures: Children's Stories from Across the World, an exhibition inspired by children's stories that is designed to reflect the unique cultural values of each participating community.
Pepper, Norris-Light lead ANNIE Cast for Bethlehem Players
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 01, 2011
Johnny Peppers and Jenny Norris-Light lead the cast of Bethlehem Players' Annie, opening Friday, March 4, at Franklin's Bethlehem United Methodist Church, running through March 13. Directed by Dietz Osborne, each performance of the classic musical comedy will give audience members the chance to adopt a special dog from Happy Tales Humane.
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 01, 2011
Johnny Peppers and Jenny Norris-Light lead the cast of Bethlehem Players' Annie, opening Friday, March 4, at Franklin's Bethlehem United Methodist Church, running through March 13. Directed by Dietz Osborne, each performance of the classic musical comedy will give audience members the chance to adopt a special dog from Happy Tales Humane.
THREE MUSKETEERS Musical Plays Keeton Theatre, 3/11-27
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 01, 2011
Clint Jefferies' The Three Musketeers, a musical retelling of the classic Alexandre Dumas tale of the young D'Artagnan, who leaves home to seek for adventure and glory in Paris with the King's Musketeers, will be presented by Donelson's Larry Keeton Theatre, March 11-27.
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 01, 2011
Clint Jefferies' The Three Musketeers, a musical retelling of the classic Alexandre Dumas tale of the young D'Artagnan, who leaves home to seek for adventure and glory in Paris with the King's Musketeers, will be presented by Donelson's Larry Keeton Theatre, March 11-27.
BWW Reviews: IMPRESSIONISM from Tennessee Women's Theater Project
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 01, 2011
Now onstage through March 13 at the Z. Alexander Looby Theater, in a nicely appointed production from Tennessee Women's Theater Project, Impressionism gives audiences a chance to see some fine Nashville actors in a play that is simply not up to their best efforts. Even Maryanna Clarke's focused direction and the leading performances of Holly Allen and Jeremy Childs - and a knockout supporting performance by Tamiko Robinson - are unsuccessful in making Jacobs' script more than what is: a pretentious attempt to use impressionist art to amplify the story of two characters who aren't that sympathetic and are only interesting because you have nowhere else to look.
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 01, 2011
Now onstage through March 13 at the Z. Alexander Looby Theater, in a nicely appointed production from Tennessee Women's Theater Project, Impressionism gives audiences a chance to see some fine Nashville actors in a play that is simply not up to their best efforts. Even Maryanna Clarke's focused direction and the leading performances of Holly Allen and Jeremy Childs - and a knockout supporting performance by Tamiko Robinson - are unsuccessful in making Jacobs' script more than what is: a pretentious attempt to use impressionist art to amplify the story of two characters who aren't that sympathetic and are only interesting because you have nowhere else to look.
ELLA Comes To TPAC 3/1-6
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2011
ELLA, the exhilarating new musical about 'The First Lady of Song,' Ella Fitzgerald, is coming to TPAC's James K. Polk Theater, March 1-6.
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2011
ELLA, the exhilarating new musical about 'The First Lady of Song,' Ella Fitzgerald, is coming to TPAC's James K. Polk Theater, March 1-6.
Organizations Partner to Highlight Tennessee Rep's THE 39 STEPS
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2011
Vanderbilt University's Master of Liberal Arts and Science (MLAS) program, Nashville Film Festival, and Tennessee Repertory Theatre will join together for an enrichment event in conjunction with Tennessee Rep's upcoming production of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps.
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2011
Vanderbilt University's Master of Liberal Arts and Science (MLAS) program, Nashville Film Festival, and Tennessee Repertory Theatre will join together for an enrichment event in conjunction with Tennessee Rep's upcoming production of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps.
Tennessee Performing Arts Center Announces New Satellite Box Office
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 28, 2011
The Tennessee Performing Arts Center opened a satellite box office in The Mall at Green Hills, Friday, February 25.
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 28, 2011
The Tennessee Performing Arts Center opened a satellite box office in The Mall at Green Hills, Friday, February 25.
TPAC Cancels Remaining Signature Series of Concerts
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 28, 2011
The Tennessee Performing Arts Center announced the cancellation of the two remaining concerts in the new Signature Series, Luciana Souza with fellow Brazilian jazz artist Romero Lubambo, March 11, and Chris Brubeck's Triple Play with Peter "Madcat" Ruth and Joel Brown, April 6.
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 28, 2011
The Tennessee Performing Arts Center announced the cancellation of the two remaining concerts in the new Signature Series, Luciana Souza with fellow Brazilian jazz artist Romero Lubambo, March 11, and Chris Brubeck's Triple Play with Peter "Madcat" Ruth and Joel Brown, April 6.
BWW Interviews: Erin Spencer, This Dancer's Life
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 28, 2011
To see Erin Spencer dance is to fall a little bit in love with her. Talented and determined, ambitious and creative...she's kind of a force of nature. One of the growing number of dancers in the Nashville area who focus on theatrical performances - she has a heady resume of performance with several theater companies here - she's gaining a much-deserved reputation as an exceptional performer with an amazing work ethic.
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 28, 2011
To see Erin Spencer dance is to fall a little bit in love with her. Talented and determined, ambitious and creative...she's kind of a force of nature. One of the growing number of dancers in the Nashville area who focus on theatrical performances - she has a heady resume of performance with several theater companies here - she's gaining a much-deserved reputation as an exceptional performer with an amazing work ethic.
BWW Reviews: ARCADIA from Blackbird Theater Company
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 27, 2011
Feasting on the banquet that is the musical, magical prose of Tom Stoppard, the cast of Blackbird Theater Company's Arcadia delivers a pitch-perfect rendering of his intellectually stimulating play, under the fine direction of Ted Swindley. Certain to provoke thought and elicit a variety of responses, Arcadia is intricately crafted and imaginatively plotted, staged elegantly and confidently by the relatively new theater company in just its second production at David Lipscomb University's Shamblin Theatre.
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 27, 2011
Feasting on the banquet that is the musical, magical prose of Tom Stoppard, the cast of Blackbird Theater Company's Arcadia delivers a pitch-perfect rendering of his intellectually stimulating play, under the fine direction of Ted Swindley. Certain to provoke thought and elicit a variety of responses, Arcadia is intricately crafted and imaginatively plotted, staged elegantly and confidently by the relatively new theater company in just its second production at David Lipscomb University's Shamblin Theatre.
BWW Reviews: SPRING AWAKENING national tour at TPAC
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 27, 2011
After much too long, Spring Awakening - the eight-time Tony Award-winning musical about teen angst and sexual awakening in late-19th century Germany - finally made its Nashville debut Friday, February 25, settling into Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall for a five-performance run. And though the show was a long time in coming to Music City, the audience watched raptly as the fresh-faced cast of talented young actors brought the story to life with vigor and total commitment.
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 27, 2011
After much too long, Spring Awakening - the eight-time Tony Award-winning musical about teen angst and sexual awakening in late-19th century Germany - finally made its Nashville debut Friday, February 25, settling into Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall for a five-performance run. And though the show was a long time in coming to Music City, the audience watched raptly as the fresh-faced cast of talented young actors brought the story to life with vigor and total commitment.
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Nashville - 2/27
by BWW - February 27, 2011
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 2/27 for Nashville
by BWW - February 27, 2011
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 2/27 for Nashville
CHESS IN CONCERT brings 'unique dimension' to Street Theatre Company, Ends 2/27
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 27, 2011
In what could well be the most talked-about theatrical event of the new year, Street Theatre Company presents Chess in Concert February 24-27, featuring some of Nashville's best known stage talents and including a chorus of more than 40 voices. And it seems, in talking to some of the artists most intimately involved in the creative process that will culminate in this weekend's five performances, that it is a process they'd definitely sign-up for again - and it's clear that Nashville audiences will be talking about it for a long time after the curtain rings down Sunday night.
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 27, 2011
In what could well be the most talked-about theatrical event of the new year, Street Theatre Company presents Chess in Concert February 24-27, featuring some of Nashville's best known stage talents and including a chorus of more than 40 voices. And it seems, in talking to some of the artists most intimately involved in the creative process that will culminate in this weekend's five performances, that it is a process they'd definitely sign-up for again - and it's clear that Nashville audiences will be talking about it for a long time after the curtain rings down Sunday night.
SPRING AWAKENING National Tour Performs Last Show at TPAC 2/27
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 27, 2011
Spring Awakening, the eight-time Tony Award winning Broadway musical - featuring 'the most gorgeous Broadway score this decade,' according to Entertainment Weekly - comes to Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center for the last time on February 27.
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 27, 2011
Spring Awakening, the eight-time Tony Award winning Broadway musical - featuring 'the most gorgeous Broadway score this decade,' according to Entertainment Weekly - comes to Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center for the last time on February 27.
Studio Tenn's GLASS MENAGERIE Closes 2/27 with Pasto-Crosby, Sikes and Maddox
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 27, 2011
Nashville's Studio Tenn theatre company concludes its inaugural season with Tennessee Williams' classic play The Glass Menagerie, closing February 27 at Belmont University's Black Box Theatre. Williams' play is an award-winning portrayal of a disintegrating family during the depression and is the play that introduced him as one of the preeminent American Playwrights of the 20th century.
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 27, 2011
Nashville's Studio Tenn theatre company concludes its inaugural season with Tennessee Williams' classic play The Glass Menagerie, closing February 27 at Belmont University's Black Box Theatre. Williams' play is an award-winning portrayal of a disintegrating family during the depression and is the play that introduced him as one of the preeminent American Playwrights of the 20th century.
Sarah Ruhl's EURYDICE next up for Actors Bridge Ensemble, Closes 2/27
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 27, 2011
Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice, a magical tale based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, continues Actors Bridge Ensemble's 2010-11 season, running February 18-27 at Belmont University's Troutt Theater. Directed by Jessika Malone, in Ruhl's critically acclaimed play, 'Eurydice is to marry her true love, a misstep sends her to the surreal depths of the Underworld, where she has a surprising reunion and ultimately must decide whether to follow Orpheus back to the land of the living.'
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 27, 2011
Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice, a magical tale based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, continues Actors Bridge Ensemble's 2010-11 season, running February 18-27 at Belmont University's Troutt Theater. Directed by Jessika Malone, in Ruhl's critically acclaimed play, 'Eurydice is to marry her true love, a misstep sends her to the surreal depths of the Underworld, where she has a surprising reunion and ultimately must decide whether to follow Orpheus back to the land of the living.'
BWW Reviews: CHESS IN CONCERT at Street Theatre Company
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 25, 2011
Make no mistake about it: Street Theatre Company's Chess in Concert is filled to overflowing with an embarrassment of riches. If for no other reason, you should see the concert (onstage through Sunday, February 27) for Laura Matula's bravura performance as Florence Vassy - the American chess champion's second who falls into a torrid affair with his Russian counterpart - which is as stunning as any star turn you will see by any woman in musical theater anywhere. (There. I've said it and I mean it with all my heart: Laura Matula has a spectacularly expressive voice and her dramatic performance in this role is richly shaded and nuanced. In short, she should be a very big star!)
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 25, 2011
Make no mistake about it: Street Theatre Company's Chess in Concert is filled to overflowing with an embarrassment of riches. If for no other reason, you should see the concert (onstage through Sunday, February 27) for Laura Matula's bravura performance as Florence Vassy - the American chess champion's second who falls into a torrid affair with his Russian counterpart - which is as stunning as any star turn you will see by any woman in musical theater anywhere. (There. I've said it and I mean it with all my heart: Laura Matula has a spectacularly expressive voice and her dramatic performance in this role is richly shaded and nuanced. In short, she should be a very big star!)
Allen, Childs lead cast of TWTP's regional premiere of IMPRESSIONISM 2/25-3/15
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 25, 2011
Holly Allen and Jeremy Childs lead the cast of Tennessee Women's Theater Project's production of Michael Jacobs' Impressionism, opening Friday, February 25 and running for 13 performances at Nashville's Z. Alexander Looby Theater. TWTP's production marks the regional premiere of Impressionism.
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 25, 2011
Holly Allen and Jeremy Childs lead the cast of Tennessee Women's Theater Project's production of Michael Jacobs' Impressionism, opening Friday, February 25 and running for 13 performances at Nashville's Z. Alexander Looby Theater. TWTP's production marks the regional premiere of Impressionism.
SPRING AWAKENING National Tour Comes to TPAC 2/25-27
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2011
Spring Awakening, the eight-time Tony Award winning Broadway musical - featuring 'the most gorgeous Broadway score this decade,' according to Entertainment Weekly - comes to Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center for a four-performance run February 25-27.
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2011
Spring Awakening, the eight-time Tony Award winning Broadway musical - featuring 'the most gorgeous Broadway score this decade,' according to Entertainment Weekly - comes to Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center for a four-performance run February 25-27.
SPRING AWAKENING Comes To TPAC 2/25-27, 2011
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2011
The National Tour of SPRING AWAKENING is coming to Nashville on February 25 through February 27. The 8-time Tony Award® winning Broadway musical, featuring "The most gorgeous Broadway score this decade," (Entertainment Weekly) will play the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2011
The National Tour of SPRING AWAKENING is coming to Nashville on February 25 through February 27. The 8-time Tony Award® winning Broadway musical, featuring "The most gorgeous Broadway score this decade," (Entertainment Weekly) will play the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.
BWW Interviews: Molly Breen, A Life in the Theater
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 24, 2011
It seems like Molly Breen is either always onstage or backstage - whether she's acting, rehearsing, running lines, hanging out with friends - so, if you're looking for her, it's a pretty safe guess you'll find Molly inside a theater. With an enviable resume, which includes assignments with a host of theater companies, she moves effortlessly from one production to another, taking on a wide range of roles. She's equally at home onstage, in front of a camera doing film work or commercials, appearing in music videos and, generally, pursuing her dream of being an actress.
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 24, 2011
It seems like Molly Breen is either always onstage or backstage - whether she's acting, rehearsing, running lines, hanging out with friends - so, if you're looking for her, it's a pretty safe guess you'll find Molly inside a theater. With an enviable resume, which includes assignments with a host of theater companies, she moves effortlessly from one production to another, taking on a wide range of roles. She's equally at home onstage, in front of a camera doing film work or commercials, appearing in music videos and, generally, pursuing her dream of being an actress.
Nashville Symphony Announces April Calendar of Events
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 24, 2011
Led by Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero and President and CEO Alan D. Valentine, the Nashville Symphony has a growing international reputation for its recordings and innovative programming. With more than 140 performances annually, the 83-member Nashville Symphony is an arts leader in Nashville and beyond, offering a broad range of classical, pops and jazz concerts; special events; children's concerts and community outreach programs.
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 24, 2011
Led by Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero and President and CEO Alan D. Valentine, the Nashville Symphony has a growing international reputation for its recordings and innovative programming. With more than 140 performances annually, the 83-member Nashville Symphony is an arts leader in Nashville and beyond, offering a broad range of classical, pops and jazz concerts; special events; children's concerts and community outreach programs.
The play's the thing: Blackbird brings Stoppard's ARCADIA to the Nashville stage
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 24, 2011
Talk to cast members of Blackbird Theater Company's production of Arcadia and you get the idea that all this hard work we've heard so much about may actually be a whole lot of fun. And ask them why audiences should come see the show, which opens Friday night, February 25, at David Lipscomb University's Shamblin Theatre, and the answers you get may not be what you expect either.
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 24, 2011
Talk to cast members of Blackbird Theater Company's production of Arcadia and you get the idea that all this hard work we've heard so much about may actually be a whole lot of fun. And ask them why audiences should come see the show, which opens Friday night, February 25, at David Lipscomb University's Shamblin Theatre, and the answers you get may not be what you expect either.
BWW Reviews: GOODNIGHT MOON at Nashville Children's Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 24, 2011
For audience members wondering how the memorable, albeit short, tale can possibly be translated to musical theater, NCT producing artistic director Scot Copeland has some succinct pre-curtain advice: 'Just wait and see.' You'll be so glad you did. Its brevity notwithstanding, the story is winsomely engaging, using the text of Brown's book as a springboard to take younger audiences deeper into a wonderland of imaginative, inspirational fun - and there are some quietly expressed lessons conveyed in the process.
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 24, 2011
For audience members wondering how the memorable, albeit short, tale can possibly be translated to musical theater, NCT producing artistic director Scot Copeland has some succinct pre-curtain advice: 'Just wait and see.' You'll be so glad you did. Its brevity notwithstanding, the story is winsomely engaging, using the text of Brown's book as a springboard to take younger audiences deeper into a wonderland of imaginative, inspirational fun - and there are some quietly expressed lessons conveyed in the process.
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