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First Night's Top Ten of 2010: Nashville's Best Plays
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 13, 2011
Nashville theater audiences were treated to a wide range of dramatic offerings in 2010, with the revival of some of the best-known American plays of the past half-century, along with productions of some amazing original works by a group of talented homegrown playwrights, whose subjects ranged from what goes on in the intimate confines of the ladies' room to a murder mystery comedy with a film noir ambience. Clearly, if 2010 is any indication, the new 2011 season now under way is going to be filled with even more surprises and delights.
Talula Gallery Presents Fragments and Layers by Carrie Cox
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 13, 2011
Talula Gallery presents "Fragments and Layers", monotypes and mixed media collage by Carrie Cox. The exhibition will be on view from February 1st through the 28th. A reception for the artist is scheduled for Saturday, February 5 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Frist Center Offers Free Admission 1/13
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2011
The Frist Center for the Arts, in honor of the inauguration of Governor Bill Haslem, will offer free admission on inauguration day, Saturday, January 15, 2011, and will extend hours until midnight that evening with a number of special activities planned from 5-9 p.m.
Nashville Shakespeare Festival Presents SHAKESPEARE'S CASE Jan. 13-30
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2011
William Shakespeare must defend his works' relevancy for the 21st Century in Shakespeare's Case, the Nashville Shakespeare Festival's 2011 winter production. This original play runs Jan. 13-30 at Belmont University's Troutt Theater.
TPAC Hosts THE ART OF BOXED WINE 2/10
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 12, 2011
The fun and educational wine, spirits and beer tasting series at War Memorial Auditorium continues on Thursday, February 10, at 6:00 p.m. with "The Art of Boxed Wine," sponsored by The Wine Group and Lipman companies.
Nashville Ballet Stages Traditional Musical Fable for All-Age Audience
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 12, 2011
Nashville Ballet will perform the beloved fable of Peter and the Wolf to an all-ages crowd for a one-time engagement in the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) Polk Theater on Saturday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m.
Pull-Tight Players Theater Announces Doubt, Opens 1/21
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 12, 2011
Opening January 21, Doubt, a Parable is the 2005 Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. (You may have seen the 2009 Oscar nominated movie that was based on this play.)
ONCE UPON A TIME bows at Roxy Regional Theatre for 1/15-2/12 run
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2011
Famous tales from childhood come to life onstage as Clarksville's Roxy Regional Theatre debuts John McDonald's Once Upon A Time, running January 15 through February 12.
Tennessee Rep Presents YANKEE TAVERN 2/5-19
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 11, 2011
Tennessee Repertory Theatre will present its production of the mind-bending dramatic thriller Yankee Tavern by Steven Dietz.
Governor's Inauguration Parade Held Before Bill Cosby Performance
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 11, 2011
Events surrounding the inauguration of Governor Bill Haslam are scheduled for Saturday, January 15, the same day as Bill Cosby's performances at TPAC.
William Eggleston Featured at the First, 1/21
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 11, 2011
William Eggleston: Anointing the Overlooked, an exhibition bringing together recent works and iconic photographs by one of today's most renowned photographers, William Eggleston, opens in the Upper Level Gallery of the Frist Center for the Visual Arts Jan. 21, 2011, and remains on view through May 1, 2011.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo Plays the Nashville Symphony, 3/14
by Adam Britten - January 11, 2011
Nashville Symphony is pleased to announce that Ladysmith Black Mambazo will perform at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Monday, March 14 at 7 p.m. Tickets will go on sale to the public Friday, January 14, at 10 a.m. This concert will be presented without orchestra.
Photo Coverage: Winter's First Night Nashville
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 11, 2011
Amid threatening weather forecasts and a winter storm bearing down on the South, more than 150 hardy souls gathered to celebrate live theatre in Nashville and Middle Tennessee with the presentation of the BroadwayWorld.com Nashville Theatre Awards and First Night's Top Ten of Twenty-Ten on Sunday night, January 9. Street Theatre Company's new venue at 1933 Elm Hill Pike was the setting for the event that featured performances by Joann Coleman, Ben Van Diepen, Ann Street Kavanaugh, Laura Matula, Michael Kitts and Bakari Jamal King.
Nashville Ballet Features Nashville Songwriters, American Premiere in Winter Series
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 10, 2011
Nashville Ballet will present the American premier of Twyla Tharp's The Story Teller, and two of Nashville's favorite contemporary dance pieces as part of its Director's Choice Winter Repertoire Program Feb. 11-13
Nashville Theater Parties Hardy for BroadwayWorld.com Nashville Awards
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 10, 2011
Despite portentous warnings of an approaching snowmageddon across the South, more than 150 members of the Nashville and Middle Tennessee theater community gathered at Street Theatre Company in Nashville Sunday night, January 9, for the announcement of the BroadwayWorld.com Nashville Theatre Award winners and the presentation of First Night's Top Ten of Twenty-Ten.
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Nashville - 1/09
by BWW - January 09, 2011
Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 1/09 for Nashville
Belcourt Theatre Hosts Screening Of RABBIT HOLE; Nicole Kidman Present For Q & A
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2011
The Belcourt Theatre is pleased to announce a special screening of RABBIT HOLE with the film's star & producer Nicole Kidman in attendance for a post-screening Q & A
Holocaust Survivors Speak at Nashville Ballet
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2011
Two Holocaust survivors, both members of the Tennessee Holocaust Commission, will speak about their personal experiences during the Holocaust to dancers and staff members of Nashville Ballet
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES Return for the Ninth Year At Roxy Regional Theater 1/7
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2011
Back for the ninth year, THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES begin a five-week run in the Roxy Regional Theatre's 50-seat black-box theatre, theotherspace, this Friday, January 7, at 8pm.
Circle Players opens 2011 season with Hansberry's A RAISIN IN THE SUN
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2011
Nashville's Circle Players opens the 2011 half of its current season with a Clay Hillwig-directed revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, the classic story of a working-class black familystruggling to make it in Chicago after World War II. The play opens January 7 at the Larry Keeton Theatre in Donelson, running through January 23.
Frist Center Offers Free Admission 1/13
by Kassie Rivera - January 06, 2011
The Frist Center for the Arts, in honor of the inauguration of Governor Bill Haslem, will offer free admission on inauguration day, Saturday, January 15, 2011, and will extend hours until midnight that evening with a number of special activities planned from 5-9 p.m.
Frist Center Offers Free Admission to Celebrate Inauguration 1/15
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 06, 2011
To celebrate the inauguration of Bill Haslam as Tennessee's next governor, the Frist Center will offer free admission on inauguration day, Saturday, January 15, 2011, and will extend hours until midnight that evening with a number of special activities planned from 5-9 p.m.
Junior League of Nashville Takes Over Giving Card Fundraiser
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 06, 2011
Beginning Spring 2011, Junior League of Nashville will be taking over the Giving Card Fundraiser originally brought to the Middle Tennessee area by Centerstone.
Lydia Bushfield's 'I'LL BE SEEING YOU' opens 2011 season at Chaffin's Barn
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2011
Lydia Bushfield's 1940s musical revue, I'll Be Seeing You, opens the 2011 season at Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre this week, running January 6 through February 5. Directed by David Compton, the cast features Melodie Madden Adams, Nancy Allen and Jennifer Richmond as three World War II-era factory workers who discover their shared love of music during workday breaks from contributing to the war effort.
Nashville Symphony Concert Receives NPR Broadcast 1/6
by Charlie Piane - January 05, 2011
Nashville Symphony concert to be broadcast nationwide via NPR on Thursday, January 6, at 7 p.m.

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