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Boiler Room Holds Auditions for BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, 3/21
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2010
An open call will be held at the theatre (230 Franklin Rd., Bldg Six, Franklin) for Neil Simon's comedy 'Brighton Beach Memoirs' on March 21 at 2 p.m.
Nashville Opera Presents Giuseppe Verdi's RIGOLETTO
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 23, 2010
Nashville Opera will present the final production of the 2009-10 season, Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto, on Saturday, April 10 at 8 pm and Tuesday, April 13 at 7 pm in the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall located at 505 Deaderick Street in Downtown Nashville.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts Announces Upcoming Events Thru May 15, 2010
by BWW News Desk - February 22, 2010
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts has announced its upcoming events through May 15, 2010.
Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Coming to 'Music City'
by BWW News Desk - February 22, 2010
World-renowned singer/songwriter/author Jimmy Buffett, along with Corner Partnership, have unveiled plans to bring 'Margaritaville to Music City' by opening the first Margaritaville Restaurant in Tennessee in downtown Nashville. Visitors and residents will both enjoy the atmosphere of adventure and escape, live music, island inspired menu and of course those famous 'frozen concoctions'. 'It's much more than a restaurant; it's a state of mind' and an exceptionally good time for anyone from families to 'Parrot Heads'.
Nashville Opera Guild Hosts Children's Spring Fantasy Fashion Show & Prelude Party
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 22, 2010
Nashville Opera Guild presents two special events as part of the organization's biennial runway exhibition.
Little Big Town to Appear as Musical Guest at Nashville Symphony Fashion Show
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 22, 2010
Platinum selling, GRAMMY® Award-nominated recording artist Little Big Town has been announced as the special musical guest for the Nashville Symphony's Spring Fashion Show on April 20, 2010
BWW Reviews: ALL MY SONS from Actors Bridge and Belmont University
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 22, 2010
Director Don Griffiths' staging of Miller's now-classic tragedy, with its echoes of the Greek classics, is heart-wrenching, certain to stir up all the emotions one can muster. Beautifully designed and executed, with superb performances from a cast that includes professional actors from Actors Bridge, along with the affecting portrayals of some exceptionally talented Belmont students, the production is completely satisfying on all levels, without even one iota of staginess to mar the proceedings.
GroundWorks Theatre Presents Nashville Premiere of FAT PIG on 3/5/10
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 21, 2010
Amanda Lamb, most recently seen in Sanders Family Christmas at Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre, stars as Helen, with Michael Coursey (Fiddler on the Roof and La Traviata in New Orleans) as Tom. Wilhelm Peters (Boiler Room Theatre's Picasso at the Lapin Agile) and Lauren Atkins (Circle Players' Titanic, Nashville Dinner Theatre's Swing) round out the cast. Paul J. Cook (Street Theatre Company's Tuesdays With Morrie) directs.
CAKE OR DEATH to Have World Premiere Engagement at Encore Theatre 3/4-3/14
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 21, 2010
Nashville playwrights Elizabeth Hayes and Anne-Geri Fann have written Cake or Death, 'a modern-day farce that is a witty, rollicking, Hitchcockian, roller-coaster of a ride and fun to the last crumb,' and slated for its world premiere production at Encore Theatre Company in Mount Juliet March 4-14.
BWW Reviews: FLY, GIRL! from Nashville's SistaStyle Productions
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 21, 2010
Actress-playwright-producer Mary McCallum gives an extraordinarily strong and vibrant performance as aviatrix Bessie Coleman in her self-written new historical drama, Fly, Girl!, now in its premiere production at Darkhorse Theatre, courtesy of SistaStyle Productions. With an outstanding supporting ensemble, all of whom are completely committed to both their roles and this important production, it is a sharply written and movingly acted new work - definitely one that deserves a broader audience beyond the confines of the Nashville stage.
THE FANTASTICKS Set for Boiler Room Theatre, 3/19-4/17
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2010
The Boiler Room Theatre (in The Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Road, Bldg Six, Franklin) continues its 10th Anniversary season with the romantic and charming musical 'The Fantasticks.'
Nashville Symphony Offers Children's Program in Spanish
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2010
Led by Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero, the Nashville Symphony is offering two performances of Sergei Prokofiev's beloved Peter and the Wolf on February 20 - an 11 a.m. performance with English narration and a 12:30 p.m. performance with Spanish narration.
David Auburn's PROOF Closes 2/20 at Tennessee Rep
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 20, 2010
'Proof is the kind of play directors live to work on: a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner.,' says Tennessee Rep Producing Artistic Director René D. Copeland. 'When a play wins both awards you can figure that not only is it of excellent quality as a script, but it has also been successful at winning over audiences. I love a smart, moving play that is also highly entertaining. The structure of it is clever, and it is one of those plays with many layers. The characters are fascinating; the dialogue is brilliant; the story is rich. This is a play that I have wanted to direct, and I am just delighted that the circumstances of the 25th anniversary have given me the opportunity to bring it back.'
'Moon Over Buffalo' at Towne Centre Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 19, 2010
So what's the problem with Moon Over Buffalo? Oh yeah, despite all the good stuff, Ken Ludwig's script is also leaden, filled with cliches and one-dimensional characters, with enough convoluted situations to render the play stupefying. With the Towne Centre Theatre production, this is clearly a case of eight fine actors and one competent director in search of a much-better script. No matter how hard they work and how thoughtfully they approach the material, if that material is inferior there's not a lot they can do to save it from mediocrity.
Tennessee Rep Presents BIG RIVER 3/20-4/10
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 19, 2010
Tennessee Repertory Theatre will present Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with music and lyrics by Nashville legend Roger Miller. Like Tennessee Rep, Big River-winner of seven Tony Awards--celebrates its 25th anniversary this season. Big River runs March 20 - April 10 at TPAC's Johnson Theater.
Mary McCallum's FLY, GIRL! Opens at Darkhorse Theatre, 2/19
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2010
In celebration of Black History Month, SistaStyle Productions presents the world premiere of Mary McCallum's Fly, Girl!, a fictionalized look at the life of aviatrix Bessie Coleman. The play, directed by noted Nashville actor/director/educator Barry Scott, opens at Darkhorse Theatre on Friday, February 19, continuing through February 27. Coleman (1892-1926) was the first African-American to become a licensed airplane pilot and was the first American of any race or gender to hold an international pilot's license. McCallum's play follows Bessie from her girlhood in Texas, where she picked cotton and dreamed of flying, then on to Chicago and ultimately to France, becoming known in the process as 'Queen Bess' the aviatrix.
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts to Feature Works by Korean kinetic artist U-Ram Choe Beginning 2/19
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2010
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts will feature seven works by Korean kinetic artist U-Ram Choe in an exhibition opening to the public Feb. 19, 2010. U-Ram Choe: New Urban Species will be on view in the Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery through May 16, 2010.
'Masterpieces of European Painting from Museo de Arte de Ponce' Opens at Frist Center for Visual Arts 2/19
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2010
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts will open Masterpieces of European Painting from Museo de Arte de Ponce Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. This exhibition, composed of 60 of the greatest highlights of the Museo de Arte de Ponce, located in Ponce, Puerto Rico, will be on view in the Ingram Gallery of the Frist Center through May 16, 2010.
World-Renowned Conductors To Lead Nashville Symphony in Back-to-Back Weekends
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 18, 2010
The Nashville Symphony welcomes two of the world's most acclaimed conductors in back-to-back weekends as English conductor Sir Neville Marriner conducts William Walton's Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario on February 25-27, 2010, and German conductor Helmuth Rilling conducts Bach's Mass in B minor on March 4-6, 2010.
BWW Interviews: Patrick Kramer, A Life in the Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 18, 2010
A native of Columbia, South Carolina, Kramer earlier this season directed Circle Players' revival of Noises Off. And as accomplished as he is as a director, he might best be known as an actor, tackling some of the most sought-after roles for some of the area's finest theatre companies. For Boiler Room Theatre, he's played Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Sparky in Forever Plaid, Harry Witherspoon in Lucky Stiff and Eddie McCuen in The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940.
Jazz Vocalist Kurt Elling to Perform with Nashville Symphony
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2010
Fresh from his 2010 GRAMMY® win for Best Jazz Vocal Album, popular American jazz vocalist Kurt Elling is joining the Nashville Symphony as the final addition to its 2010/11 Adams and Reese Jazz Series. The performance is scheduled for 8 p.m. on February 4, 2011, at Schermerhorn Symphony Center's Laura Turner Concert Hall.
Nashville Opera Celebrates Non-traditional Programming & More
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 17, 2010
Nashville Opera is on a roll! Four seasons ago, the regional company was the subject of a national radio piece from NPR's Weekend Edition when it debuted the very first synchronized podcast during a live opera performance.
THE COLOR PURPLE Comes To Tennessee Performing Arts Center
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 16, 2010
The producing team of the Broadway smash hit THE COLOR PURPLE, The Musical about Love, is proud to announce that the Tennessee Performing Arts Center will host the national touring production of THE COLOR PURPLE for eight performances, March 23-28, 2010.
SECRETS OF A SOCCER MOM Runs 2/26-3/14 in TWTP Premiere
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 16, 2010
Secrets of a Soccer Mom is set at a soccer field on a crisp autumn day, where three women talk on the sidelines while waiting their turn to play in the annual youth soccer league mothers vs. sons game. There's a little gossip, a little strategy - should they play all out or let their sons win? - and a lot of laughs, courtesy of Kathleen Clark's dialogue.
Belcourt To Host OSCAR NIGHT AMERICA Benefit 3/7
by Mary Hanrahan - February 16, 2010
The Belcourt Theatre is hosting Oscar Night America®, featuring the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. The benefit is being held to support the theatre itself on Sunday, March 7th at 7PM. For tickets or more information, visit www.belcourt.org.

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