Jill McMillan Named New Executive Director of Arts & Business Council
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 21, 2017
Jill McMillan, current corporate relations manager at Boston's Institute of Contempory Art, has been named the next executive director of The Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville (ABC). She is scheduled to take the reins at ABC on June 28 after completing her role at ICA.
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 21, 2017
Jill McMillan, current corporate relations manager at Boston's Institute of Contempory Art, has been named the next executive director of The Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville (ABC). She is scheduled to take the reins at ABC on June 28 after completing her role at ICA.
Critic's Choice: What's Playing in Tennessee? Nashville Theater Calendar for June 21, 2017
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 21, 2017
Feeling the urge to let your imagination run wild, your spirit to soar or to just leave the world in which you live and go on an adventure? Sounds like a trip to the theater is in order! Luckily, companies all over the Volunteer State have been hard at work, creating new productions to transform and to transport, shows that will entertain you this summer. That's where THE NASHVILLE THEATER CALENDAR comes in handy: Peruse our listings every week to find out what shows you should see!
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 21, 2017
Feeling the urge to let your imagination run wild, your spirit to soar or to just leave the world in which you live and go on an adventure? Sounds like a trip to the theater is in order! Luckily, companies all over the Volunteer State have been hard at work, creating new productions to transform and to transport, shows that will entertain you this summer. That's where THE NASHVILLE THEATER CALENDAR comes in handy: Peruse our listings every week to find out what shows you should see!
BWW Review: Street Theatre Company's Social Media-Inspired PIPPIN
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 20, 2017
Musical theater lends itself to the "high concept" approach, to be certain, even if it doesn't always add to the overall success of a production. Case in point: Street Theatre Company's current revival of Stephen Schwartz's Pippin, onstage through June 25 at Holy Trinity Community Church in Nashville, which despite a cast of theatrical heavy hitters seems rather lost in a befuddling miasma of forced social media fun and games.
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 20, 2017
Musical theater lends itself to the "high concept" approach, to be certain, even if it doesn't always add to the overall success of a production. Case in point: Street Theatre Company's current revival of Stephen Schwartz's Pippin, onstage through June 25 at Holy Trinity Community Church in Nashville, which despite a cast of theatrical heavy hitters seems rather lost in a befuddling miasma of forced social media fun and games.
LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! Set for July 7-23 Run at Music Valley Event Center
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 20, 2017
Terrence McNally's critically acclaimed 1995 Broadway hit Love! Valour! Compassion! is being revived in Nashville for a limited run at Music Valley Event Center. Produced in cooperation with Murfreesboro-based nonprofit Radical Arts, Love! Valour! Compassion! will offer patrons dinner and show-only options for its July 7-23 performances.
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 20, 2017
Terrence McNally's critically acclaimed 1995 Broadway hit Love! Valour! Compassion! is being revived in Nashville for a limited run at Music Valley Event Center. Produced in cooperation with Murfreesboro-based nonprofit Radical Arts, Love! Valour! Compassion! will offer patrons dinner and show-only options for its July 7-23 performances.
Where Are They Now? DOUGLAS WATERBURY-TIEMAN
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 20, 2017
Among such actors is Douglas Waterbury-Tieman, a graduate of the Belmont University Musical Theatre program, now living in Inwood, New York City, with his wife Annabelle Fox (also a Belmont grad and a recent subject of this series), whom he met in school in Nashville.
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 20, 2017
Among such actors is Douglas Waterbury-Tieman, a graduate of the Belmont University Musical Theatre program, now living in Inwood, New York City, with his wife Annabelle Fox (also a Belmont grad and a recent subject of this series), whom he met in school in Nashville.
Thank You, Places...Production Stage Manager KATIE VEGLIO
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 20, 2017
What's a stage manager? What do they do? What's their job? Seriously. Perhaps no job in the theater is as hard to define as that of a production stage manager and it's that blend of mystery, fear and total dependence that makes actors, directors, crew members, producers - you name it! - hold a really great stage manager in total awe and to revile someone who is (how do you say it, without offending anyone?) less than stellar in their position?
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 20, 2017
What's a stage manager? What do they do? What's their job? Seriously. Perhaps no job in the theater is as hard to define as that of a production stage manager and it's that blend of mystery, fear and total dependence that makes actors, directors, crew members, producers - you name it! - hold a really great stage manager in total awe and to revile someone who is (how do you say it, without offending anyone?) less than stellar in their position?
BWW Review: So Good It's Addictive...ACT 1's REEFER MADNESS
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 19, 2017
'Over-the-top' and 'larger-than-life' are but two of the descriptive phrases that may be used in reference to both director Jason Lewis and his latest theatrical project Reefer Madness the Musical - and, in both instances, they are equally justified. In all honesty, who else better than he to helm a production of the thoroughly madcap and deliciously campy musical now onstage at Darkhorse Theater through this weekend as the final show of ACT 1's 2016-17 season?
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 19, 2017
'Over-the-top' and 'larger-than-life' are but two of the descriptive phrases that may be used in reference to both director Jason Lewis and his latest theatrical project Reefer Madness the Musical - and, in both instances, they are equally justified. In all honesty, who else better than he to helm a production of the thoroughly madcap and deliciously campy musical now onstage at Darkhorse Theater through this weekend as the final show of ACT 1's 2016-17 season?
Nashville Ballet's Paul Vasterling Selected for The Center for Ballet and the Arts 2017-2018 Fellows Program
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2017
Nashville Ballet Artistic Director & CEO Paul Vasterling has been selected as one of the Fellows in residence for the 2017-2018 academic year at The Center for Ballet and the Arts (CBA) at New York University, the first international institute devoted to the creation and academic study of ballet.
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2017
Nashville Ballet Artistic Director & CEO Paul Vasterling has been selected as one of the Fellows in residence for the 2017-2018 academic year at The Center for Ballet and the Arts (CBA) at New York University, the first international institute devoted to the creation and academic study of ballet.
Wanda Jackson To Perform On The Grand Ole Opry This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2017
One of music's most enduring and beloved recording artists will be returning to a familiar stage this weekend, as Wanda Jackson makes a rare appearance on the Grand Ole Opry this Saturday, June 17.
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2017
One of music's most enduring and beloved recording artists will be returning to a familiar stage this weekend, as Wanda Jackson makes a rare appearance on the Grand Ole Opry this Saturday, June 17.
Thank You, Places...Production Stage Manager ALEXIS LAVON
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 15, 2017
What's a stage manager? What do they do? What's their job? Seriously. Perhaps no job in the theater is as hard to define as that of a production stage manager and it's that blend of mystery, fear and total dependence that makes actors, directors, crew members, producers - you name it! - hold a really great stage manager in total awe and to revile someone who is (how do you say it, without offending anyone?) less than stellar in their position?
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 15, 2017
What's a stage manager? What do they do? What's their job? Seriously. Perhaps no job in the theater is as hard to define as that of a production stage manager and it's that blend of mystery, fear and total dependence that makes actors, directors, crew members, producers - you name it! - hold a really great stage manager in total awe and to revile someone who is (how do you say it, without offending anyone?) less than stellar in their position?
FRIDAY 5 (+1) on Thursday: MARY POPPINS' Beverly Grant & Teal Davis
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 15, 2017
It's yet another opening night at The Larry Keeton Theatre in Donelson, as co-directors Jamie London and Noah Rice unveil the company's latest: Mary Poppins the Musical. Featuring a cast of more than 40 actors, it's the last production of The Keeton's 2016-17 season.
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 15, 2017
It's yet another opening night at The Larry Keeton Theatre in Donelson, as co-directors Jamie London and Noah Rice unveil the company's latest: Mary Poppins the Musical. Featuring a cast of more than 40 actors, it's the last production of The Keeton's 2016-17 season.
Ryan Bowie Returns in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at Roxy Regional Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
Houses were packed to capacity, BroadwayWorld called it 'one of the year's most unforgettable performances,' and audiences have been begging for more ever since.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
Houses were packed to capacity, BroadwayWorld called it 'one of the year's most unforgettable performances,' and audiences have been begging for more ever since.
Back by Popular Demand: Ryan Bowie in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 14, 2017
Houses were packed to capacity, Broadway World called it 'one of the year's most unforgettable performances,' and audiences have been begging for more ever since and now it's coming back by popular demand: Ryan Bowie stars in Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Clarksville's Roxy Regional Theatre June 30-July 15.
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 14, 2017
Houses were packed to capacity, Broadway World called it 'one of the year's most unforgettable performances,' and audiences have been begging for more ever since and now it's coming back by popular demand: Ryan Bowie stars in Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Clarksville's Roxy Regional Theatre June 30-July 15.
Critic's Choice: What's Playing in Tennessee? Nashville Theater Calendar for June 14, 2017
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 14, 2017
Feeling the urge to let your imagination run wild, your spirit to soar or to just leave the world in which you live and go on an adventure? Sounds like a trip to the theater is in order! Luckily, companies all over the Volunteer State have been hard at work, creating new productions to transform and to transport, shows that will entertain you this summer. That's where THE NASHVILLE THEATER CALENDAR comes in handy: Peruse our listings every week to find out what shows you should see!
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 14, 2017
Feeling the urge to let your imagination run wild, your spirit to soar or to just leave the world in which you live and go on an adventure? Sounds like a trip to the theater is in order! Luckily, companies all over the Volunteer State have been hard at work, creating new productions to transform and to transport, shows that will entertain you this summer. That's where THE NASHVILLE THEATER CALENDAR comes in handy: Peruse our listings every week to find out what shows you should see!
Second Store Stereo to Celebrate Debut EP Release with Live Show in Nashville
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2017
Nashville-based SECOND FLOOR STEREO will release their debut EP, 'Blue Tattoo,' on June 16th - available on all digital platforms including iTunes.
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2017
Nashville-based SECOND FLOOR STEREO will release their debut EP, 'Blue Tattoo,' on June 16th - available on all digital platforms including iTunes.
CCP Ushers in Summer '17 With Revival of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 10, 2017
Cumberland County Playhouse officially launches summer in Crossville on June 16, with a spectacular new production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Based on the Academy-Award winning animated feature, the stage version includes all of the memorable songs from the animated film like "Be Our Guest," and the beloved title song, plus a few new songs written especially for the Broadway musical.
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 10, 2017
Cumberland County Playhouse officially launches summer in Crossville on June 16, with a spectacular new production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Based on the Academy-Award winning animated feature, the stage version includes all of the memorable songs from the animated film like "Be Our Guest," and the beloved title song, plus a few new songs written especially for the Broadway musical.
TPAC Combines Theater's Best With Hockey's Best for Tony Party
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 10, 2017
As if Nashville didn't have enough going on this Sunday, June 11, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center will host a viewing party for the 71st Annual Tony Awards on the stage of James K. Polk Theater at 7 p.m.
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 10, 2017
As if Nashville didn't have enough going on this Sunday, June 11, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center will host a viewing party for the 71st Annual Tony Awards on the stage of James K. Polk Theater at 7 p.m.
LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE To Open 29th Season for ACT 1
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 09, 2017
Nashville's Artist's Cooperative Theatre 1 (ACT 1) will kick off its 29th season this fall with a production of Delia Ephron and Nora Ephron's Love, Loss and What I Wore, playing the iconic Darkhorse Theater October 6-21. The five plays and their directors, which make up the new season, were revealed to the opening night audience of ACT 1's 2016-17 season closing production of Reefer Madness the Musical, which runs through June 24.
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 09, 2017
Nashville's Artist's Cooperative Theatre 1 (ACT 1) will kick off its 29th season this fall with a production of Delia Ephron and Nora Ephron's Love, Loss and What I Wore, playing the iconic Darkhorse Theater October 6-21. The five plays and their directors, which make up the new season, were revealed to the opening night audience of ACT 1's 2016-17 season closing production of Reefer Madness the Musical, which runs through June 24.
BWW Review: SISTER ACT Heralds A Return to the Glory Days at Chaffin's Barn
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 09, 2017
Back in the day, theatrically speaking, there was something you could always count on in Nashville: some of the very best (if not the best) summer musicals could be found at one venue - Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre. All manner of classic stage musicals were staged at the Barn over the years, ranging from Oklahoma! and Camelot to The Robber Bridegroom and Singin' in the Rain, and they remain vividly etched in memory, images of well-respected actors plying their trade in iconic shows and performing legendary musical scores we still revere as some of the best shows we've ever seen.
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 09, 2017
Back in the day, theatrically speaking, there was something you could always count on in Nashville: some of the very best (if not the best) summer musicals could be found at one venue - Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre. All manner of classic stage musicals were staged at the Barn over the years, ranging from Oklahoma! and Camelot to The Robber Bridegroom and Singin' in the Rain, and they remain vividly etched in memory, images of well-respected actors plying their trade in iconic shows and performing legendary musical scores we still revere as some of the best shows we've ever seen.
GOOD MORNING, THEATERATI for June 9, 2017
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 09, 2017
GOOD MORNING, THEATERATI! Welcome to Friday, June 9, 2017 - we're awfully glad to have you here! It's a big weekend in Nashville, maybe the biggest ever, thanks to the perfect storm of events and celebrations all across the region. It's CMA Music Festival weekend, Bonnaroo is pulsating some miles down the road (taking most of the attendees through Music City on their way to Manchester) and the Nashville Predators take on a team from Pittsburgh in the Stanley Cup Final's sixth game on Sunday night at Bridgestone Arena.
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 09, 2017
GOOD MORNING, THEATERATI! Welcome to Friday, June 9, 2017 - we're awfully glad to have you here! It's a big weekend in Nashville, maybe the biggest ever, thanks to the perfect storm of events and celebrations all across the region. It's CMA Music Festival weekend, Bonnaroo is pulsating some miles down the road (taking most of the attendees through Music City on their way to Manchester) and the Nashville Predators take on a team from Pittsburgh in the Stanley Cup Final's sixth game on Sunday night at Bridgestone Arena.
Hendersonville Performing Arts Company Presents JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2017
The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company Presents a Special Presentation of Jesus Christ Superstar opening June 30th and running through July 9th. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and at 2:00 p.m. on Sundays. Come see this 1970's Rock Opera by Andew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice in this not so typical community theater performance. It's a post-apocalyptic take on the story with a modern twist.
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2017
The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company Presents a Special Presentation of Jesus Christ Superstar opening June 30th and running through July 9th. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and at 2:00 p.m. on Sundays. Come see this 1970's Rock Opera by Andew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice in this not so typical community theater performance. It's a post-apocalyptic take on the story with a modern twist.
The Theater Bug presents IF I WERE YOU A New Original Musical
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2017
'If I Were You' is an original musical by Cori Anne Laemmel and Laura Matula that follows one year in the life of four young people who do not know each other, but share something in common. They were all born on the same day. The show opens at the birthday celebrations for Phoebe (8), Bailey (12), Noorah (15), and Jonah (18). We watch the four children have similar experiences in their schools, homes and relationships, but see how they experience them completely differently.
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2017
'If I Were You' is an original musical by Cori Anne Laemmel and Laura Matula that follows one year in the life of four young people who do not know each other, but share something in common. They were all born on the same day. The show opens at the birthday celebrations for Phoebe (8), Bailey (12), Noorah (15), and Jonah (18). We watch the four children have similar experiences in their schools, homes and relationships, but see how they experience them completely differently.
GOOD MORNING, THEATERATI for June 8, 2017
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 08, 2017
GOOD MORNING, THEATERATI! It's Thursday, June 8, 2017 - which means it's #theaterThursday (seriously, you could help a guy out here and make that hashtag a #thing) and your latest opportunity to live life dramatically! What better way to do that than by making plans to get yourself to the theater and see a show, live onstage…
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 08, 2017
GOOD MORNING, THEATERATI! It's Thursday, June 8, 2017 - which means it's #theaterThursday (seriously, you could help a guy out here and make that hashtag a #thing) and your latest opportunity to live life dramatically! What better way to do that than by making plans to get yourself to the theater and see a show, live onstage…
Campbell Directs Rebeck's THE WATER'S EDGE For KB Productions
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 07, 2017
Jaymes Campbell directs the latest from Nashville-based KB Productions - The Water's Edge by Theresa Rebeck - running Friday, June 30 through July 8 at The Darkhorse Theater, 4610 Charlotte Pike, Nashville.
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 07, 2017
Jaymes Campbell directs the latest from Nashville-based KB Productions - The Water's Edge by Theresa Rebeck - running Friday, June 30 through July 8 at The Darkhorse Theater, 4610 Charlotte Pike, Nashville.
Miles Gatrell's UNCANNY Next Up for Woven Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 07, 2017
Kicking off Season #2 for Woven Theatre is the original Uncanny by Miles Gatrell, running June 29-July 9 at the Belmont Little Theater beneath Hail Hall: Imagine if Wes Anderson directed the Buffy Cast in an X-Men movie.
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 07, 2017
Kicking off Season #2 for Woven Theatre is the original Uncanny by Miles Gatrell, running June 29-July 9 at the Belmont Little Theater beneath Hail Hall: Imagine if Wes Anderson directed the Buffy Cast in an X-Men movie.
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King Hedley II
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Les Miserables at Tennessee Performing Arts Center
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SIX (Boleyn Tour)
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Back to the Future: The Musical
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