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BWW Review: Murfreesboro's Best Ever? THE LITTLE MERMAID Stakes A Claim for the Title

BWW Review: Murfreesboro's Best Ever? THE LITTLE MERMAID Stakes A Claim for the Title

by Jeffrey Ellis — June 20, 2018
There's absolutely no need to equivocate, make comparisons or to otherwise water down this particularly judgmental opinion: The Little Mermaid - the stage version of the Disney musical about a gamine sea creature who longs to become human which is now onstage at Murfreesboro's Center for the Arts th
BWW Review: Noah Rice-led ANNIE Brings Spirit to The Keeton's Summer Show

BWW Review: Noah Rice-led ANNIE Brings Spirit to The Keeton's Summer Show

by Jeffrey Ellis — June 19, 2018
Annie, the Broadway musical by Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin and Thomas Meehan, is something of a community theater warhorse - a show that is sure to bring in throngs of theater-goers despite the oftentimes scornful dismay of the theaterati - along the same lines as Steel Magnolias, Grease and, we
DAMES AT SEA To Drop Anchor At The Roxy Regional Theatre

DAMES AT SEA To Drop Anchor At The Roxy Regional Theatre

by BWW News Desk — June 14, 2018
New York salutes Hollywood this summer at the corner of Franklin and First in historic downtown Clarksville.
BWW Review: Radical Arts' BARE Features Strong Performances from Rising Actors

BWW Review: Radical Arts' BARE Features Strong Performances from Rising Actors

by Jeffrey Ellis — June 14, 2018
Without a doubt, an individual's teenage years can be fraught with tension and riddled with despair and even when that is leavened by the joy of self-discovery and the constant gaining of knowledge that accompanies adolescence, there's a steep learning curve that some are unable to embrace gracefull
Frist Art Museum Presents 'Image Building: How Photography Transforms Architecture'

Frist Art Museum Presents 'Image Building: How Photography Transforms Architecture'

by BWW News Desk — June 12, 2018
The Frist Art Museum presents Image Building: How Photography Transforms Architecture, an exhibition that examines the complex and dynamic interactions among spectators, images, buildings, and time through the lens of architectural photography in America and Europe from the 1930s to the present.
BWW Review: Verge Theater Company Inaugurates The Barbershop Theatre With Wondrous KI

BWW Review: Verge Theater Company Inaugurates The Barbershop Theatre With Wondrous KIMBERLY AKIMBO

by Jeffrey Ellis — June 10, 2018
Verge Theater Company continues its trajectory as one of Nashville's leading and most adventurous theater companies with its wondrous production of David Lindsay-Abaire's Kimberly Akimbo, featuring an astonishing and electrifying five-person cast under the superb direction of Laramie Hearn.
BWW Review: Circle Players' Closes its 17-18 Season With BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

BWW Review: Circle Players' Closes its 17-18 Season With BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

by Jeffrey Ellis — June 9, 2018
Now onstage at the Z.
BWW Review: Street Theater Company's Ultra-Cool, Ultra-Insider(y) Take on [title of s

BWW Review: Street Theater Company's Ultra-Cool, Ultra-Insider(y) Take on [title of show]

by Jeffrey Ellis — June 8, 2018
Why am I writing about my obvious journalistic shortcomings now for what could be construed for the third time? Street Theatre Company's production of the Hunter Bell-Jeff Bowen musical [title of show] opens tonight to run through June 23 - and last night I was part of the preview audience, having b
SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL! Now Playing At Towne Centre Theatre

SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL! Now Playing At Towne Centre Theatre

by BWW News Desk — June 7, 2018
Come one! Come all! We'll make it a ball! There's a Cat with a Hat and Who Named Cindy Lou! 'Seussical' is a fantastical family musical based on the books of Dr.
Michael Mayer Talks Directing Film Adaptation of Anton Chekhov's 'Human Story' THE SE

Michael Mayer Talks Directing Film Adaptation of Anton Chekhov's 'Human Story' THE SEAGULL

by Cillea Houghton — June 7, 2018
Though written more than 100 years ago, Stephen Karam and acclaimed theatre and film director Michael Mayer have teamed up to bring Anton Chekhov's THE SEAGULL from stage to screen.
BWW Review: WAITRESS Captures The Heart of Nashville During TPAC Run

BWW Review: WAITRESS Captures The Heart of Nashville During TPAC Run

by Jeffrey Ellis — June 7, 2018
There comes a moment late in act two of Waitress, the Jessie Nelson-Sara Bareilles musical now onstage at Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall, when Desi Oakley - the actress portraying Jenna Hunterson, the show's very pregnant heroine - finds herself bathed in the bright glow of a
BWW Review: Verge Theater's THE FLICK Best of 2018 to Date

BWW Review: Verge Theater's THE FLICK Best of 2018 to Date

by Jeffrey Ellis — June 5, 2018
At first blush, it would be easy to say that there's not much action packed into Annie Baker's The Flick - now onstage in a noteworthy production from Nashville's Verge Theater Company at Belmont's Black Box Theater - but that is, in fact, a pretty simplistic take on a story that is as complex and a
Frist Art Museum Announces Lineup For 'Frist Friday: An Evening Of Chaos And Awe' On

Frist Art Museum Announces Lineup For 'Frist Friday: An Evening Of Chaos And Awe' On July 27

by BWW News Desk — June 5, 2018
The Frist Art Museum presents Frist Friday: An Evening of Chaos and Awe on Friday, July 27, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.
BWW Review: Young, DeGarmo and Doolittle Star in Studio Tenn's Stylish Revival of GRE

BWW Review: Young, DeGarmo and Doolittle Star in Studio Tenn's Stylish Revival of GREASE

by Jeffrey Ellis — June 1, 2018
Grease has been a part of the American musical theater vernacular for so long - it opened in Chicago some 47 years ago in the halcyon days of 1971 - that it's easy to overlook the show's impact on theater, in general, and audiences, in particular.
Last Comic Standing Winner Felipe Esparza Releases Third Album 'Translate This'

Last Comic Standing Winner Felipe Esparza Releases Third Album 'Translate This'

by BWW News Desk — June 1, 2018
800 Pound Gorilla Records announces the June 15 release of Translate This, the highly-anticipated third album from Last Comic Standing season seven winner Felipe Esparza.
Frist Art Museum's Renovated Martin ArtQuest Gallery is Now Open

Frist Art Museum's Renovated Martin ArtQuest Gallery is Now Open

by BWW News Desk — May 31, 2018
On Thursday, May 24, the Frist Art Museum unveiled the completely renovated Martin ArtQuest Gallery (MAQ) to the public.
Roxy Regional Theatre Executive Director Ryan Bowie Serves Up 40 Characters In FULLY

Roxy Regional Theatre Executive Director Ryan Bowie Serves Up 40 Characters In FULLY COMMITTED

by BWW News Desk — May 21, 2018
Nearly forty characters appear in the latest offering upstairs in the Roxy Regional Theatre's theotherspace, and all of them are played by Executive Director Ryan Bowie.
Broadway Choreographer Rusty Mowery Will Be Honored at Clarence Brown Theatre Gala

Broadway Choreographer Rusty Mowery Will Be Honored at Clarence Brown Theatre Gala

by BWW News Desk — May 18, 2018
University of Tennessee alumnus, Rusty Mowery, will be awarded the CBT Artistic Achievement Award at the Clarence Brown Theatre's annual Gala to be held Today, May 18, 2018 at The Mill & Mine, 227 W.
Hendersonville Performing Arts Company Presents HONK! The Musical

Hendersonville Performing Arts Company Presents HONK! The Musical

by BWW News Desk — May 17, 2018
The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company presents Honk! The Musical May 17th through June 3rd.
RCA Inspiration Earns Multiple BET Awards 18 Nominations

RCA Inspiration Earns Multiple BET Awards 18 Nominations

by BWW News Desk — May 16, 2018
RCA Inspiration, the premiere label in gospel music, is celebrating the three nominations its artists and releases received for BET Awards 18.
BWW Review: THE LITTLE FOXES Captivatingly Shines Spotlight on Power and Greed at Dar

BWW Review: THE LITTLE FOXES Captivatingly Shines Spotlight on Power and Greed at Darkhorse Theatre

by Cillea Houghton — May 16, 2018
There's something striking about the way that THE LITTLE FOXES manages to leave an impact on its viewers, not with flash and spectacle, but with its piercing dialogue and moral complexity.
JOHNNY & THE DEVIL'S BOX: A Workshop Reading Comes to Belmont's Troutt Theatre.

JOHNNY & THE DEVIL'S BOX: A Workshop Reading Comes to Belmont's Troutt Theatre.

by BWW News Desk — May 14, 2018
Douglas Waterbury-Tieman (Belmont alum) is premiering a workshop reading of his new musical, Johnny & the Devil's Box with Belmont University's Musical Theatre Program this Saturday, May 19th at 6 pm at Belmont's Troutt Theatre.
King Arthur, The Knights Of Ni And Killer Rabbits Are Galloping To Franklin with SPAM

King Arthur, The Knights Of Ni And Killer Rabbits Are Galloping To Franklin with SPAMALOT

by BWW News Desk — May 14, 2018
Onstage at Pull-Tight Theatre in downtown Franklin June 1-16 is Monty Python's Spamalot, the winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical.
Roxy Regional Theatre To Unveil 36th Season At HAPPENIN' AT THE HOLLEMANS' Today

Roxy Regional Theatre To Unveil 36th Season At HAPPENIN' AT THE HOLLEMANS' Today

by BWW News Desk — May 11, 2018
A big and bold musical about one girl's inspiring dream to dance.
FALLING SOUTH Makes TN Premiere In The Nashville Film Festival

FALLING SOUTH Makes TN Premiere In The Nashville Film Festival

by BWW News Desk — May 10, 2018
Lorraine Portman, winner of The Paul Schrader Best Screenplay Award and Lois Weber Legacy Award honoree, will bring her award winning film FALLING SOUTH to The Nashville Film Festival for a Tennessee premiere.

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