THE WIZARD OF OZ Skips Onto The Renaissance Center Stage
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2019
The Renaissance Players announce their production of The Wizard of Oz opening June 21, 2019. Directed by Marilyn Fair, this family favorite features the well-known songs and scenes from the classic movie.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2019
The Renaissance Players announce their production of The Wizard of Oz opening June 21, 2019. Directed by Marilyn Fair, this family favorite features the well-known songs and scenes from the classic movie.
African Pride Gospel SuperFest Live TV Recording Set For 6/22, Hosted By Wendy Raquel Robinson
by BWW Staff - June 10, 2019
The 19th Annual African Pride Gospel SuperFest TV spectacular presented by The Cartwright Foundation is set for June 22, 2019 in Dayton, Ohio at the $100 million Schuster Performing Arts Center. Hosted by NAACP Image® Award-Winning Actress Wendy Raquel Robinson, this year's star-studded celebration of Gospel music will include performances from the biggest names in Gospel. The show's Lifetime Achievement honors are being awarded toPastor Donnie McClurkin and The Rance Allen Group for their trailblazing and transformative music and ministries.
by BWW Staff - June 10, 2019
The 19th Annual African Pride Gospel SuperFest TV spectacular presented by The Cartwright Foundation is set for June 22, 2019 in Dayton, Ohio at the $100 million Schuster Performing Arts Center. Hosted by NAACP Image® Award-Winning Actress Wendy Raquel Robinson, this year's star-studded celebration of Gospel music will include performances from the biggest names in Gospel. The show's Lifetime Achievement honors are being awarded toPastor Donnie McClurkin and The Rance Allen Group for their trailblazing and transformative music and ministries.
BWW Review: The Horrific Beauty of MISS SAIGON Returns to Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 05, 2019
Compellingly dramatic and featuring an exquisitely emphatic score performed by a dazzling cadre of triple-threat actors and a 15-person orchestra, Miss Saigon once again lands at Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall this week for an eight-performance run that will almost certainly stand out among the very best of productions to play Music City during the tenure of departing CEO Kathleen O'Brien. With heart-stopping performances by its trio of stars – Red Concepcion as The Engineer, Emily Bautista as Kim and Anthony Festa as Chris are superb – who are ably supported by a huge company of equally impressive performers, Miss Saigon is at once one of musical theater's most stunning examples, while remaining an enigma among audiences yet to experience its power in person.
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 05, 2019
Compellingly dramatic and featuring an exquisitely emphatic score performed by a dazzling cadre of triple-threat actors and a 15-person orchestra, Miss Saigon once again lands at Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall this week for an eight-performance run that will almost certainly stand out among the very best of productions to play Music City during the tenure of departing CEO Kathleen O'Brien. With heart-stopping performances by its trio of stars – Red Concepcion as The Engineer, Emily Bautista as Kim and Anthony Festa as Chris are superb – who are ably supported by a huge company of equally impressive performers, Miss Saigon is at once one of musical theater's most stunning examples, while remaining an enigma among audiences yet to experience its power in person.
Nashville's Best Kept Musical Secret IndieFest 3.0 Set For June 6-9
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2019
Center Stage Magazine announces IndieFest 3.0, a truly unique musical experience, started in June of 2017, to be enjoyed by residents and visitors alike - and it's totally free. IndieFest 3.0 brings a stage, and a voice, to some of the country's biggest independent newcomers. IndieFest 3.0 held downtown Nashville, June 6-9, with 77 artists playing between two well known venues on lower Broadway, B.B. Kings Root Cellar on 2nd Avenue N. and Alley Taps in the world famous Printers Alley. Celebrating the third year for the independent artist performance platform that has grown from meager beginnings in 2017 to a 77 act musical bill running Thursday through Sunday. Alley Taps schedule is available here and The Root Cellar (B.B. King's) available here
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2019
Center Stage Magazine announces IndieFest 3.0, a truly unique musical experience, started in June of 2017, to be enjoyed by residents and visitors alike - and it's totally free. IndieFest 3.0 brings a stage, and a voice, to some of the country's biggest independent newcomers. IndieFest 3.0 held downtown Nashville, June 6-9, with 77 artists playing between two well known venues on lower Broadway, B.B. Kings Root Cellar on 2nd Avenue N. and Alley Taps in the world famous Printers Alley. Celebrating the third year for the independent artist performance platform that has grown from meager beginnings in 2017 to a 77 act musical bill running Thursday through Sunday. Alley Taps schedule is available here and The Root Cellar (B.B. King's) available here
HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical Plays The Roxy Regional Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2019
This summer, join the tribe of the Age of Aquarius and celebrate the sixties counterculture in all its barefoot, long-haired, bell-bottomed, beaded and fringed glory at the corner of Franklin and First in Historic Downtown Clarksville.
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2019
This summer, join the tribe of the Age of Aquarius and celebrate the sixties counterculture in all its barefoot, long-haired, bell-bottomed, beaded and fringed glory at the corner of Franklin and First in Historic Downtown Clarksville.
Nashville-Based Otherworld Encounter Returns For Encore Exhibit At Nashville Fairgrounds
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2019
Otherworld Encounter will bring their 10,000 square foot immersive art experience back to the Nashville Fairgrounds for a limited engagement July 5-21, 2019. A team of 13 Nashville-based artists designed, developed and operated the exhibit for its debut this past winter. The team recently concluded a four-week run of the experience in Atlanta.
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2019
Otherworld Encounter will bring their 10,000 square foot immersive art experience back to the Nashville Fairgrounds for a limited engagement July 5-21, 2019. A team of 13 Nashville-based artists designed, developed and operated the exhibit for its debut this past winter. The team recently concluded a four-week run of the experience in Atlanta.
ACT 1's 2018-19 Season Closes With VIOLENT DELIGHTS, Manning's Take on a Shakespearean Classic
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 24, 2019
ACT 1 brings its 2018-19 'Fuck the Classics' Season to a close with director/designer Jim Manning's unique reinterpretation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet with Violent Delights, a dance-based retelling set to a score of music from emerging Nashville artists. Violent Delights runs May 24-June 8 at Nashville's Darkhorse Theater.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 24, 2019
ACT 1 brings its 2018-19 'Fuck the Classics' Season to a close with director/designer Jim Manning's unique reinterpretation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet with Violent Delights, a dance-based retelling set to a score of music from emerging Nashville artists. Violent Delights runs May 24-June 8 at Nashville's Darkhorse Theater.
Roxy Regional Theatre To Launch 37th Season With A CHORUS LINE
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2019
The Roxy Regional Theatre, Clarksville's oldest professional live theatre, unveiled its upcoming 'Season 37: Experience A New Story' at a fundraiser at The Belle Hollow earlier this month, hosted by local arts supporters Mark, Ricki, John Mark and Will Holleman.
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2019
The Roxy Regional Theatre, Clarksville's oldest professional live theatre, unveiled its upcoming 'Season 37: Experience A New Story' at a fundraiser at The Belle Hollow earlier this month, hosted by local arts supporters Mark, Ricki, John Mark and Will Holleman.
BWW Review: Nashville Audiences Get Second SWEAT in Two Months, Thanks to STC Production
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 24, 2019
Lynn Nottage's Sweat - her 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning play about the impact of economics, immigration laws and differing political views and, in turn, their effect on interpersonal relationships - is given its second mounting in two months in Nashville theater, with the Alicia Haymer-directed production from Street Theatre Company. Now running through May 25, Sweat offers a searing indictment of the political climate in which we live and interprets in some personal detail just how we've managed to come to this very point in our nation's history.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 24, 2019
Lynn Nottage's Sweat - her 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning play about the impact of economics, immigration laws and differing political views and, in turn, their effect on interpersonal relationships - is given its second mounting in two months in Nashville theater, with the Alicia Haymer-directed production from Street Theatre Company. Now running through May 25, Sweat offers a searing indictment of the political climate in which we live and interprets in some personal detail just how we've managed to come to this very point in our nation's history.
BREAKING NEWS: Rene Copeland Steps Down as Artistic Director of Nashville Repertory Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 23, 2019
After 15 years with the company, Rene Copeland, longtime artistic director for Nashville Repertory Theatre, is stepping down from her position with the organization, according to details included in a joint statement from the company's board of directors and Copeland, herself.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 23, 2019
After 15 years with the company, Rene Copeland, longtime artistic director for Nashville Repertory Theatre, is stepping down from her position with the organization, according to details included in a joint statement from the company's board of directors and Copeland, herself.
Nashville Story Garden Presents GROW UP
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2019
NASHVILLE STORY GARDEN an incubator of original theatre, film and new media projects will be presenting GROW UP: 5 One-Act World Premiere Plays THURSDAY, MAY 23rd at THE CORDELLE (45 Lindsley Ave, Downtown). The evening will also be accompanied with performances by musical duo FIRSTFALL (Sheena & Adrian Taylor).
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2019
NASHVILLE STORY GARDEN an incubator of original theatre, film and new media projects will be presenting GROW UP: 5 One-Act World Premiere Plays THURSDAY, MAY 23rd at THE CORDELLE (45 Lindsley Ave, Downtown). The evening will also be accompanied with performances by musical duo FIRSTFALL (Sheena & Adrian Taylor).
Razorglam Productions Announces Monthly Burlesque Shows!
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2019
Local production company, Razorglam Productions, will be bringing uncensored burlesque and art to Nashville the last Saturday of every month. These shows are hosted at The Barbershop Theater, a local theater collective in The Nations.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2019
Local production company, Razorglam Productions, will be bringing uncensored burlesque and art to Nashville the last Saturday of every month. These shows are hosted at The Barbershop Theater, a local theater collective in The Nations.
The B-52s, Ronnie Spector & The Ronettes, & JD McPherson To Headline 2019 Nashville Boogie Vintage Weekender
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2019
The annual Nashville Boogie Vintage Weekender presented by Muddy Roots Music will take place from Thursday, May 23rd until Sunday, May 26th in Nashville, Tennessee. Over 40 bands will perform during the festival, with the grand finale taking place on May 26th at the Gaylord Opryland Resort (click HERE for the complete lineup). Muddy Roots Music is excited to announce that his year's headliners are The B-52s, Ronnie Spector & The Ronettes, and JD McPherson.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2019
The annual Nashville Boogie Vintage Weekender presented by Muddy Roots Music will take place from Thursday, May 23rd until Sunday, May 26th in Nashville, Tennessee. Over 40 bands will perform during the festival, with the grand finale taking place on May 26th at the Gaylord Opryland Resort (click HERE for the complete lineup). Muddy Roots Music is excited to announce that his year's headliners are The B-52s, Ronnie Spector & The Ronettes, and JD McPherson.
BWW Review: Studio Tenn's Deliciously Campy, Fun and Sexy JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 18, 2019
With Joseph, which opened last night at Franklin's Jamison Theater inside The Factory at Franklin, further establishes its brand: presenting exceptional musical theater with production qualities that might rival Broadway, performed by a cast (a dreamcast, if you will) made up of actors from Nashville, New York and various and sundry points in between. The show's title role is entrusted to New York-based Jesse Michels, who oozes great charm and is fairly dripping in sex appeal which ensures the audience is riveted to his performance - but it's his gorgeous baritenor and prominent stage presence that makes certain this production of Joseph is so appealing and we daresay noteworthy.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 18, 2019
With Joseph, which opened last night at Franklin's Jamison Theater inside The Factory at Franklin, further establishes its brand: presenting exceptional musical theater with production qualities that might rival Broadway, performed by a cast (a dreamcast, if you will) made up of actors from Nashville, New York and various and sundry points in between. The show's title role is entrusted to New York-based Jesse Michels, who oozes great charm and is fairly dripping in sex appeal which ensures the audience is riveted to his performance - but it's his gorgeous baritenor and prominent stage presence that makes certain this production of Joseph is so appealing and we daresay noteworthy.
VIDEO: Studio Tenn Presents JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2019
Studio Tenn is set to close their bold ninth season with the spectacular Old Testament tale, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, at the Jamison Theater from May 17 - June 2.
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2019
Studio Tenn is set to close their bold ninth season with the spectacular Old Testament tale, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, at the Jamison Theater from May 17 - June 2.
Frist Art Museum Presents 'MONSTERS AND MYTHS: SURREALISM AND WAR IN THE 1930'S AND 1940'S
by Sarah Hookey - May 16, 2019
The Frist Art Museum presents Monsters & Myths: Surrealism and War in the 1930s and 1940s, an exhibition that explores the powerful and unsettling images created in response to the threat of war and fascist rule. Featuring works by Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Rene Magritte, Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso, Dorothea Tanning, and others, the exhibition will be on display in the Frist's Upper-Level Galleries from June 21 through September 29, 2019.
by Sarah Hookey - May 16, 2019
The Frist Art Museum presents Monsters & Myths: Surrealism and War in the 1930s and 1940s, an exhibition that explores the powerful and unsettling images created in response to the threat of war and fascist rule. Featuring works by Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Rene Magritte, Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso, Dorothea Tanning, and others, the exhibition will be on display in the Frist's Upper-Level Galleries from June 21 through September 29, 2019.
CRITIC'S CHOICE: Add Some Culture & Creativity to Your Life At The Theater This Weekend
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 16, 2019
It's that time of the week, theater lovers! With the weekend set to kick off at any moment - personally, we like to consider Thursday morning at 12:01 a.m. the official start of the weekend (that's directed primarily to the Dowager Countess of Grantham who quite clearly didn't understand what actually constitutes a 'weekend') - so we are back with a few suggestions of our own to help make your job easier. There are some new shows opening, others which are continuing their runs and still more which will be winding up their slate of performances this weekend!
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 16, 2019
It's that time of the week, theater lovers! With the weekend set to kick off at any moment - personally, we like to consider Thursday morning at 12:01 a.m. the official start of the weekend (that's directed primarily to the Dowager Countess of Grantham who quite clearly didn't understand what actually constitutes a 'weekend') - so we are back with a few suggestions of our own to help make your job easier. There are some new shows opening, others which are continuing their runs and still more which will be winding up their slate of performances this weekend!
Justine Blazer Announces New Podcast SONIC FEMALE
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2019
Nashville based singer, producer, songwriter, and recording artist Justine Blazer announces new podcast, Sonic Female.
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2019
Nashville based singer, producer, songwriter, and recording artist Justine Blazer announces new podcast, Sonic Female.
LES MISERABLES School Edition Next Onstage at Murfreesboro's Center for the Arts
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 15, 2019
Les Miserables School Edition - the musical adaptation for younger actors of Victor Hugo's timeless and iconic novel about the life of Jean Valjean - is next up for Murfreesboro's Center for the Arts May 17-June 2. Hugo's emotional, touching and uplifting story set to music follows an ex-convict through 19th century France as he creates a new life for himself. Directed by Denise Parton, this production features a cast of students who are 18 years old or younger.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 15, 2019
Les Miserables School Edition - the musical adaptation for younger actors of Victor Hugo's timeless and iconic novel about the life of Jean Valjean - is next up for Murfreesboro's Center for the Arts May 17-June 2. Hugo's emotional, touching and uplifting story set to music follows an ex-convict through 19th century France as he creates a new life for himself. Directed by Denise Parton, this production features a cast of students who are 18 years old or younger.
Cumberland Caverns Live Has Big Musical Weekend in Store in McMinnville
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 15, 2019
McMinnville's Cumberland Caverns Live is gearing up for a banner slate of performances this weekend May 18 and 19, featuring acclaimed, genre-defying outfit Deer Tick, along with opening act Courtney Marie Andrews, who will be making a special stop Saturday, May 18, and Americana luminaries The Band of Heathens (with their opening act Cordovas) hitting the stage on Sunday.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 15, 2019
McMinnville's Cumberland Caverns Live is gearing up for a banner slate of performances this weekend May 18 and 19, featuring acclaimed, genre-defying outfit Deer Tick, along with opening act Courtney Marie Andrews, who will be making a special stop Saturday, May 18, and Americana luminaries The Band of Heathens (with their opening act Cordovas) hitting the stage on Sunday.
Studio Tenn's 2018-19 Season Culminates with JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 15, 2019
Studio Tenn will close out its ninth season with Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, opening at the Jamison Theater in Franklin on Friday, May 17, and continuing through June 2. Jesse Michels takes on the title role, with Studio Tenn favorite Laura Matula as the Narrator.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 15, 2019
Studio Tenn will close out its ninth season with Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, opening at the Jamison Theater in Franklin on Friday, May 17, and continuing through June 2. Jesse Michels takes on the title role, with Studio Tenn favorite Laura Matula as the Narrator.
Galgoczy-Toler, McCrary Claim Top Spotlight Award Honors and Head to Jimmy Awards in June
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 13, 2019
Two Davidson County high school students - Lilla Galgoczy-Toler of Nashville School of the Arts and Trenton McCrary of John Overton High School - took home Outstanding Lead Actress and Actor honors at the 2019 Spotlight Awards on Saturday. The duo will travel to New York to compete nationally in The Jimmy Awards (www.JimmyAwards.com) on June 24.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 13, 2019
Two Davidson County high school students - Lilla Galgoczy-Toler of Nashville School of the Arts and Trenton McCrary of John Overton High School - took home Outstanding Lead Actress and Actor honors at the 2019 Spotlight Awards on Saturday. The duo will travel to New York to compete nationally in The Jimmy Awards (www.JimmyAwards.com) on June 24.
BWW Review: Way Off Broadway Productions' Disappointing and Over-Designed LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 13, 2019
Now would seem the perfect time for a Nashville revival of Christopher Hampton's Les Liasions Dangereuses - an intriguing play about powerful men subjugating women to their sexual domination, private missives between aristocrats made public in order to cause embarrassment, and any perceptibly well-meaning act of charity is undermined by far baser instincts - which is perhaps best known for the movies it has inspired: Dangerous Liaisons and Cruel Intentions.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 13, 2019
Now would seem the perfect time for a Nashville revival of Christopher Hampton's Les Liasions Dangereuses - an intriguing play about powerful men subjugating women to their sexual domination, private missives between aristocrats made public in order to cause embarrassment, and any perceptibly well-meaning act of charity is undermined by far baser instincts - which is perhaps best known for the movies it has inspired: Dangerous Liaisons and Cruel Intentions.
Legends Bank Presents Disney's ALICE IN WONDERLAND, JR. At The Roxy Regional Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2019
Travel down the rabbit hole this month and join Lewis Carroll's beloved literary heroine in her madcap adventures at the corner of Franklin and First in Historic Downtown Clarksville.
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2019
Travel down the rabbit hole this month and join Lewis Carroll's beloved literary heroine in her madcap adventures at the corner of Franklin and First in Historic Downtown Clarksville.
THE PLAY'S THE THING: Nashville Rep's Playwright-in-Residence Nate Eppler
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 10, 2019
Today, we continue with our in-depth look at the Ingram New Works Project with a conversation with Nate Eppler, Nashville Rep's playwright-in-residence, whose work with the new playwrights has been an integral part of the experience since it first began. Eppler's new play, This Red Planet, will be given its world premiere production by Nashville Rep during its upcoming 2019-20 season.
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 10, 2019
Today, we continue with our in-depth look at the Ingram New Works Project with a conversation with Nate Eppler, Nashville Rep's playwright-in-residence, whose work with the new playwrights has been an integral part of the experience since it first began. Eppler's new play, This Red Planet, will be given its world premiere production by Nashville Rep during its upcoming 2019-20 season.
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The 39 Steps
Hendersonville Performing Arts Company (1/23 - 2/8) | |
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Historic Tennessee Theatre (8/4 - 8/9) | |
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King Hedley II
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Mama Mia!
Hendersonville Performing Arts Company (3/12 - 3/29)
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Hamilton (Angelica Company)
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