Roxy Regional Theatre To Unveil 36th Season At HAPPENIN' AT THE HOLLEMANS' 5/11
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2018
A big and bold musical about one girl's inspiring dream to dance. A trip down a rabbit hole. An eight-legged miracle worker. A rocking ride back in time to the Age of Aquarius. A recluse who never sets foot outside his house. A home-run hit musical. This is just a taste of what awaits the corner of Franklin and First in 2018-2019.
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2018
A big and bold musical about one girl's inspiring dream to dance. A trip down a rabbit hole. An eight-legged miracle worker. A rocking ride back in time to the Age of Aquarius. A recluse who never sets foot outside his house. A home-run hit musical. This is just a taste of what awaits the corner of Franklin and First in 2018-2019.
Tennessee Performing Arts Center Announces 2018-19 Broadway Season
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2018
The Tennessee Performing Arts Center has announced its 2018-19 Broadway season.
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2018
The Tennessee Performing Arts Center has announced its 2018-19 Broadway season.
ALICE! Wonderland Family Playhouse Extended To 6/30
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2018
Playhouse On The Prairie presents: ALICE!
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2018
Playhouse On The Prairie presents: ALICE!
Quinn Tierney Vaira Stars In MARILYN/GOD In The Roxy Regional Theatre's Theotherspace
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2018
The year is 1962. Marilyn Monroe has just died and faces her audition -- for heaven. The judges: her thirteen aborted babies. Will she enter through the Pearly Gates?
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2018
The year is 1962. Marilyn Monroe has just died and faces her audition -- for heaven. The judges: her thirteen aborted babies. Will she enter through the Pearly Gates?
Hendersonville Performing Arts Company Presents HONK! The Musical
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2018
The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company presents Honk! The Musical May 17th through June 3rd. Since this wonderful musical first 'hatched' in 1993, Stiles & Drewe's Honk! has winged its way around the world in over 8,000 productions, and in many different languages. Winner of multiple awards, including the 2000 Olivier Award for Best Musical, this heartwarming celebration of being different is sure to delight audiences of all ages with its sparkling wit and memorable score. Honk! is directed by Kym Sims and Aubrey Iwan and features Matthew Roberts as 'Ugly,' the ugly little duckling that looks quite different from his brother and sisters! Along the way in this delightful adventure among the 'farm animals' Ugly learns that being different is not always a bad thing! Shows are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00. The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company is located in the City Square Shopping Center, 260 West Main St., Suite 204 in Hendersonville. For more information or to purchase your tickets, visit our website at hpactn.com or call the box office at 615-826-6037.
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2018
The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company presents Honk! The Musical May 17th through June 3rd. Since this wonderful musical first 'hatched' in 1993, Stiles & Drewe's Honk! has winged its way around the world in over 8,000 productions, and in many different languages. Winner of multiple awards, including the 2000 Olivier Award for Best Musical, this heartwarming celebration of being different is sure to delight audiences of all ages with its sparkling wit and memorable score. Honk! is directed by Kym Sims and Aubrey Iwan and features Matthew Roberts as 'Ugly,' the ugly little duckling that looks quite different from his brother and sisters! Along the way in this delightful adventure among the 'farm animals' Ugly learns that being different is not always a bad thing! Shows are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00. The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company is located in the City Square Shopping Center, 260 West Main St., Suite 204 in Hendersonville. For more information or to purchase your tickets, visit our website at hpactn.com or call the box office at 615-826-6037.
'Rome: City And Empire' Closing Early At Frist Art Museum
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
The exhibition of Roman antiquities, Rome: City and Empire, currently on view at the Frist Art Museum, will be closing early due to construction issues in the downtown area. The last day to see the exhibition will be this Saturday, April 21. The museum will offer free admission this Friday, April 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. to accommodate as many visitors as possible before the extraordinary exhibition leaves Nashville.
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2018
The exhibition of Roman antiquities, Rome: City and Empire, currently on view at the Frist Art Museum, will be closing early due to construction issues in the downtown area. The last day to see the exhibition will be this Saturday, April 21. The museum will offer free admission this Friday, April 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. to accommodate as many visitors as possible before the extraordinary exhibition leaves Nashville.
Mountain Music Museum Acquires Rare Roy Acuff Fiddle; Will Be Featured On HUCKABEE TV Show
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2018
A rare fiddle that received national attention when it was mistakenly donated to a Goodwill store in Kansas City, will soon go on display at the Mountain Music Museum in Kingsport, Tennessee. The museum features artifacts that chronicle the history of regional music.
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2018
A rare fiddle that received national attention when it was mistakenly donated to a Goodwill store in Kansas City, will soon go on display at the Mountain Music Museum in Kingsport, Tennessee. The museum features artifacts that chronicle the history of regional music.
BWW Review: CoPlayers Theatre Hits One Out of the Park With YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 10, 2018
Filled to overflowing with youthful energy and plenty of showbiz razzle-dazzle, CoPlayers Theatre's production of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown - directed and choreographed by the peripatetic Tosha Pendergrast, easily the busiest musical theater choreographer in Middle Tennessee - does what so many other renditions of the show have failed to do over the years: Thoroughly entertain me! And, in so doing, Pendergrast and her ensemble of impressive young actors have erased from my preferred Charlie Brown vocabulary such words as boring, vapid and stultifying, instead replacing them with electrifying, engaging and fun (which normally should be written in all caps and followed by a surfeit of exclamation marks)!
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 10, 2018
Filled to overflowing with youthful energy and plenty of showbiz razzle-dazzle, CoPlayers Theatre's production of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown - directed and choreographed by the peripatetic Tosha Pendergrast, easily the busiest musical theater choreographer in Middle Tennessee - does what so many other renditions of the show have failed to do over the years: Thoroughly entertain me! And, in so doing, Pendergrast and her ensemble of impressive young actors have erased from my preferred Charlie Brown vocabulary such words as boring, vapid and stultifying, instead replacing them with electrifying, engaging and fun (which normally should be written in all caps and followed by a surfeit of exclamation marks)!
AVENUE Q To Kick Off Nashville Repertory Theatre's 2018-19 Season
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 10, 2018
Nashville Repertory Theatre will open its 2018-19 season - its 33rd - with a production of the Broadway hit musical Avenue Q, opening on September 8 at the Andrew Johnson Theatre at Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center.
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 10, 2018
Nashville Repertory Theatre will open its 2018-19 season - its 33rd - with a production of the Broadway hit musical Avenue Q, opening on September 8 at the Andrew Johnson Theatre at Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center.
BWW Review: Ludwig's SHAKESPEARE IN HOLLYWOOD Takes TCT Audiences Back to 1934
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 09, 2018
Now onstage at Brentwood's Towne Centre Theatre, Ludwig's Shakespeare in Hollywood (not to be confused with the musical Shakespeare in Love, which is based on an Oscar-winning film) once again takes audiences to 1934 to tell the story of the mirthful hijinks surrounding Austrian stage director Max Reinhardt's efforts to film an adaptation of his Hollywood Bowl production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Reinhardt's film treatment of the work is, perhaps, more critically acclaimed now than when it was first released back during the heady days of Hollywood's golden era and the director has been lauded with praise for his one and only film that starred several silver screen legends in roles that went creatively against type, presenting the actors with tremendous challenges.
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 09, 2018
Now onstage at Brentwood's Towne Centre Theatre, Ludwig's Shakespeare in Hollywood (not to be confused with the musical Shakespeare in Love, which is based on an Oscar-winning film) once again takes audiences to 1934 to tell the story of the mirthful hijinks surrounding Austrian stage director Max Reinhardt's efforts to film an adaptation of his Hollywood Bowl production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Reinhardt's film treatment of the work is, perhaps, more critically acclaimed now than when it was first released back during the heady days of Hollywood's golden era and the director has been lauded with praise for his one and only film that starred several silver screen legends in roles that went creatively against type, presenting the actors with tremendous challenges.
Vietnam's Unsung Female Heroes Take Center Stage In Shirley Lauro's A PIECE OF MY HEART At The Roxy Regional Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2018
Although nearly 15,000 women served in Vietnam during the war, at that time there was little to no media coverage about these unsung heroes' experiences and sacrifices, or their homecomings and readjustment difficulties.
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2018
Although nearly 15,000 women served in Vietnam during the war, at that time there was little to no media coverage about these unsung heroes' experiences and sacrifices, or their homecomings and readjustment difficulties.
Distraction Theatre Company's Third Season Kicks Off with a New Show at a New Venue
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 04, 2018
Distraction Theatre Company inaugurates its third season with a third play from The Reduced Shakespeare Company - The Complete World of Sports (abridged) - taking on the complete world of sports and announcing a new collaboration with another non-traditional venue partner for the production. The latest show from Distraction runs April 20-28.
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 04, 2018
Distraction Theatre Company inaugurates its third season with a third play from The Reduced Shakespeare Company - The Complete World of Sports (abridged) - taking on the complete world of sports and announcing a new collaboration with another non-traditional venue partner for the production. The latest show from Distraction runs April 20-28.
SHAKESPEARE IN HOLLYWOOD Opens at Towne Centre Theatre Friday 4/6
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 04, 2018
The year is 1934 and Shakespeare's most famous fairies, Oberon and Puck, have magically materialized on the Warner Bros. lot as director Max Reinhardt stages his film adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream, resulting in what is described as a "hilarious comic romp" - Shakespeare in Hollywood - from playwright Ken Ludwig.
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 04, 2018
The year is 1934 and Shakespeare's most famous fairies, Oberon and Puck, have magically materialized on the Warner Bros. lot as director Max Reinhardt stages his film adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream, resulting in what is described as a "hilarious comic romp" - Shakespeare in Hollywood - from playwright Ken Ludwig.
THE BIRDS Prepare Their Attack On Downtown Johnson City
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2018
The Blue Moon Theatre located at 215 East Main Street in downtown Johnson City is proud to present their latest live production, The Birds, written by Connor McPherson.
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2018
The Blue Moon Theatre located at 215 East Main Street in downtown Johnson City is proud to present their latest live production, The Birds, written by Connor McPherson.
Shute-Pettaway, Wilds Head Cast of ACT 1's Upcoming Production of THE LITTLE FOXES
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 03, 2018
Helen Olaketi Mariah Shute-Pettaway, a 2011 First Night Honoree and one of Nashville's most revered actresses, will take on the iconic role of Regina Giddens in the ACT 1 production of Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes. Directed by 2014 First Night Honoree Jeffrey Ellis, senior contributing editor for BroadwayWorld.com, The Little Foxes runs at Darkhorse Theatre May 4-19.
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 03, 2018
Helen Olaketi Mariah Shute-Pettaway, a 2011 First Night Honoree and one of Nashville's most revered actresses, will take on the iconic role of Regina Giddens in the ACT 1 production of Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes. Directed by 2014 First Night Honoree Jeffrey Ellis, senior contributing editor for BroadwayWorld.com, The Little Foxes runs at Darkhorse Theatre May 4-19.
BWW Review: Magical, Memorable WICKED Flies Into TPAC's Jackson Hall for 4-Week Nashville Run
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 02, 2018
No matter how many times you see Wicked, no matter how many actresses defy gravity to soar as Elphaba or how numerous the renditions of 'Popular' you may hear Galinda sing, make absolutely no mistake about it: Wicked is a musical theater masterpiece. Winnie Holzman's engaging book (based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, which was in turn inspired by the original L. Frank Baum story about the wonderful wizard of Oz) and Stephen Schwartz's memorable score ensure that for generations to come, audiences will continue to be dazzled and delighted, thrilled and moved by the story of two very different individuals who become lifelong friends, proving that no obstacles in life are insurmountable.
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 02, 2018
No matter how many times you see Wicked, no matter how many actresses defy gravity to soar as Elphaba or how numerous the renditions of 'Popular' you may hear Galinda sing, make absolutely no mistake about it: Wicked is a musical theater masterpiece. Winnie Holzman's engaging book (based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, which was in turn inspired by the original L. Frank Baum story about the wonderful wizard of Oz) and Stephen Schwartz's memorable score ensure that for generations to come, audiences will continue to be dazzled and delighted, thrilled and moved by the story of two very different individuals who become lifelong friends, proving that no obstacles in life are insurmountable.
Actors Bridge, Belmont University Theatre Celebrate 11th Collaboration With MEN ON BOATS
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 02, 2018
Leah Lowe directs Jaclyn Backhaus' Men on Boats as Actors Bridge Ensemble and Belmont University Department of Theatre and Dance celebrate their 11th annual collaborative production with the Nashville premiere, running April 13-15 and April 19-22 at the Belmont Black Box Theater.
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 02, 2018
Leah Lowe directs Jaclyn Backhaus' Men on Boats as Actors Bridge Ensemble and Belmont University Department of Theatre and Dance celebrate their 11th annual collaborative production with the Nashville premiere, running April 13-15 and April 19-22 at the Belmont Black Box Theater.
Lipscomb University Theatre Unveils 2018-19 Season with TARTUFFE, GODSPELL and more
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 02, 2018
Lipscomb University Theatre has only just announced its 2018-19 season and Beki Baker, chair of the Lipscomb University theatre department, says student response already has shown “an overwhelming amount of excitement.”
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 02, 2018
Lipscomb University Theatre has only just announced its 2018-19 season and Beki Baker, chair of the Lipscomb University theatre department, says student response already has shown “an overwhelming amount of excitement.”
BWW Review: Nashville Rep's Timely - and Timeless - Take on INHERIT THE WIND
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 30, 2018
Theater's power to illuminate and to elucidate even while offering diverting entertainment has perhaps never been felt so strongly as in Nashville Repertory Theatre's engaging version of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's Inherit the Wind, a fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial in Dayton, Tennessee, now onstage at TPAC's Andrew Johnson Theatre through April 25.
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 30, 2018
Theater's power to illuminate and to elucidate even while offering diverting entertainment has perhaps never been felt so strongly as in Nashville Repertory Theatre's engaging version of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's Inherit the Wind, a fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial in Dayton, Tennessee, now onstage at TPAC's Andrew Johnson Theatre through April 25.
BWW Review: Circle Players' 2017-18 Season Continues With STEEL MAGNOLIAS
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 29, 2018
We Southerners take our literary history seriously, whether it's a book, a poem, a novel or a play - no matter the genre, we are proud to read about our way of life and the things that we believe make us so very special. Such is the case with Robert Harling's Steel Magnolias, which debuted in 1987 to near unanimous acclaim only to gain in popularity and adulation in the intervening three decades. Whether it's a feature film, a made-for-TV movie or live onstage, Harling's tale of six Louisiana women and their shared experiences captured in a series of snapshots from their lives is beloved and somewhat revered.
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 29, 2018
We Southerners take our literary history seriously, whether it's a book, a poem, a novel or a play - no matter the genre, we are proud to read about our way of life and the things that we believe make us so very special. Such is the case with Robert Harling's Steel Magnolias, which debuted in 1987 to near unanimous acclaim only to gain in popularity and adulation in the intervening three decades. Whether it's a feature film, a made-for-TV movie or live onstage, Harling's tale of six Louisiana women and their shared experiences captured in a series of snapshots from their lives is beloved and somewhat revered.
Street Theatre Company Announced ECLIPSED
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
Kicking off Street Theatre Company's mainstage productions is Eclipsed, the first and only play of the season. The critically acclaimed show written by Danai Gurira was nominated for six Tony Awards.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
Kicking off Street Theatre Company's mainstage productions is Eclipsed, the first and only play of the season. The critically acclaimed show written by Danai Gurira was nominated for six Tony Awards.
The Sold Out Show RED Returns In April
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
Known for illustrated sermons and theatrical productions, Born Again Church and Living Parables Drama Ministry will present RED: The Hunt for a Killer and a King starring Gospel Artist Angela Primm and 92Q's Crystal J from the Joy In The Morning Show, April 6 - April 8.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
Known for illustrated sermons and theatrical productions, Born Again Church and Living Parables Drama Ministry will present RED: The Hunt for a Killer and a King starring Gospel Artist Angela Primm and 92Q's Crystal J from the Joy In The Morning Show, April 6 - April 8.
CMA Fest Takes Over Nashville 6/7-10
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2018
The Country Music Association reveals the initial artist lineup for this year's CMA Fest, featuring an exceptional bill of hundreds of artists performing on 11 stages throughout downtown Nashville Thursday through Sunday, June 7-10.
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2018
The Country Music Association reveals the initial artist lineup for this year's CMA Fest, featuring an exceptional bill of hundreds of artists performing on 11 stages throughout downtown Nashville Thursday through Sunday, June 7-10.
BWW Review: Starmaking Performances Lead Belmont University's Exhilarating ON THE TOWN
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 21, 2018
There's really nothing better than a musical theater-inspired epiphany: On opening night of Belmont University Musical Theatre's altogether invigorating and exhilarating On The Town (which plays Belmont's Troutt Theatre through this Sunday, March 25) I was struck by the similarities - both structurally and musically - to the Gershwin masterpiece An American in Paris.
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 21, 2018
There's really nothing better than a musical theater-inspired epiphany: On opening night of Belmont University Musical Theatre's altogether invigorating and exhilarating On The Town (which plays Belmont's Troutt Theatre through this Sunday, March 25) I was struck by the similarities - both structurally and musically - to the Gershwin masterpiece An American in Paris.
Students from 26 Tennessee Schools Compete for 2018 Spotlight Awards
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 16, 2018
Talented students from 26 Tennessee high schools will seize the opportunity to improve their skills - and perhaps to be recognized for their theatrical and musical talent - as part of the fifth annual Nashville High School Musical Theater Awards, aka The Spotlight Awards.
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 16, 2018
Talented students from 26 Tennessee high schools will seize the opportunity to improve their skills - and perhaps to be recognized for their theatrical and musical talent - as part of the fifth annual Nashville High School Musical Theater Awards, aka The Spotlight Awards.
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