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MY FAIR LADY, Starring Patterson, Lane, Cavin and Robinson Opens Today
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2017
Erica Patterson takes on the iconic role of Eliza Doolittle in the upcoming production of Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady, running February 16-March 4 at The Larry Keeton Theatre in Donelson. Cavender Lane will play the supercilious Henry Higgins, with Chris Cavin as Colonel Pickering and Elliott Winston Robinson as Alfred P. Doolittle in the revival, directed by veteran Nashville director (and current senior contributing editor to BroadwayWorld.com/Nashville) Jeffrey Ellis.
FRIDAY 5 (+1): MY FAIR LADY at The Larry Keeton Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 15, 2017
Lerner and Loewe's classic Broadway musical My Fair Lady - based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion - opens tomorrow night at The Larry Keeton Theatre in Donelson, featuring Erica Patterson (and her understudy Ashley Wolfe, who takes on the iconic role for three performances) as Eliza Doolittle, surrounded by a bevy of Nashville's finest leading men, including Cavender Lane, Elliott Winston Robinson, Chris Cavin, Austin Jeffrey Smith and George Hardimon IV.
FRIDAY 5 (+1) On Wednesday: SEEING STARS IN DIXIE
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 15, 2017
The 2017 season continues at Nashville's historic and iconic Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre with Ron Osborne's Seeing Stars in Dixie, an affectionate comedy set in a small Southern town in 1956, where the film Raintree County - starring Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift, no less - is being shot!
BWW Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC Delights at Tennessee Performing Arts Center
by Cillea Houghton - February 15, 2017
It's not often that adaptions of beloved classics can do justice to the original, but that is precisely what the latest installment of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by Jack O'Brien, has accomplished. The current U.S. tour made a stop at TPAC's Andrew Jackson Hall on Tues., Feb. 14 for the opening night in Nashville - and it did not disappoint. 
The Arts Company Presents INTRODUCING TIFFANY OWNBEY
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2017
The Arts Company presents Introducing Tiffany Ownbey, a new artist to the Nashville marketplace imagining new ways to present contemporary papier mache. The exhibit is part of the gallery mission to showcase a number of new artists and artworks throughout 2017.
The Theater Bug Presents THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2017
Proteus and his undying love for his high school sweetheart, Julia, sets the stage for this delightful romantic comedy. All is well until Proteus travels to Milan to visit his best friend, Valentine, and meets the totally righteous babe, Sylvia.
Nashville Rep to Produce Regional Premiere of POSTERITY
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2017
Nashville Rep will produce Posterity to run from February 11 - 25, with discounted previews on February 9 and 10. Posterity, by Pulitzer and Tony Award-wining playwright Doug Wright, had its world premiere at Atlantic Theater Company in New York. Nashville Rep's production will be only the second production of this play - and a regional premiere.
Keri Pagetta Stars in Workshop Production of THE PASSION OF ETHEL ROSENBERG
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 10, 2017
Carolyn German directs Nashville actress Keri Pagetta in a workshop production of Edward Morris' The Passion of Ethel Rosenberg, to be performed Saturday, March 4, at 7:30 p.m. at the 'Celebrate' venue at Atmalogy Cafe and Event Space, 2320 West End Avenue. Tickets are $10 at the door, but reservations are strongly suggested by calling (615) 874-8715.
FRIDAY 5 (+1): The Leading Ladies of CFTA's 9 to 5: THE MUSICAL
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 10, 2017
Opening tonight at Murfreesboro's Center for the Arts is 9 to 5: The Musical, the Broadway musical by Dolly Parton and Patricia Resnick, based upon the hit movie in which Parton played Doralee, a buxom, down-home kind of gal. Directed by Matthew Hayes Hunter, with choreography by Kate Adams-Kramer and musical direction by Emily Dennis, the show features a stunning trio of leading ladies - played by Katie Hahn, Mary Ellen Smith and Memory Strong-Smith - and an ensemble filled with local favorites, including two Matt Smiths...
The Return of FRIDAY 5 (+1): ANTIGONE at Belmont University
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 10, 2017
In Ara Vito's Southern Gothic-inspired treatment of Sophocles' Antigone, the bond between two sisters is challenged by the tragedies of national and familial conflict. Against the backdrop of a decaying home in middle-of-nowhere country, the air is imbued with history and spirits walk the earth. Tragedy is yesterday and tomorrow and now - uncovered by love, betrayal, death, and hope. Summer Shack directs.
BWW Review: Nashville Ballet's ATTITUDE Offers Elegance and Intrigue at TPAC
by Cillea Houghton - February 10, 2017
The Nashville Ballet's 2017 production of ATTITUDE brought a host of grace, edge and even a bit of history to TPAC's James K. Polk Theatre on Thurs., Feb. 9.
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at Studio Tenn's THE ELEPHANT MAN
by Christina Mancuso - February 10, 2017
Studio Tenn brings Victorian romanticism to Middle Tennesseans with the Broadway classic 'The Elephant Man,' playing at the Jamison Theater in The Factory at Franklin February 16 - 26, 2017.  A performance you don't want to miss, 'The Elephant Man' follows the amazing transformation and struggles Joseph Merrick faced throughout his life as a human oddity and sideshow attraction.
Gripping Holocaust Survival Story, I AM MY OWN WIFE, to Play Roxy Regional Theatre's theotherspace
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2017
???????As a companion piece to this month's mainstage production of THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, the Roxy Regional Theatre is offering a different sort of Holocaust survival story, though one no less poignant.
Virginia Richardson Stars in THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK at the Roxy Regional Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2017
???????For over half a century, her memoir has captured the hearts of millions around the world.  Now the Roxy Regional Theatre is bringing to life the inspirational true story of a young girl swept up in the turmoil of the Holocaust in THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, opening Friday, February 17, at 8:00pm.
Mayor Megan Barry To Join ABE For 2017 VAGINA MONOLOGUES Benefit Performance
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 03, 2017
Nashville mayor Megan Barry will join Actors Bridge Ensemble (ABE) for its V-Day Nashville 2017 benefit performance of Eve Ensler's award-winning The Vagina Monologues on Friday, February 17, at City Winery, 609 Lafayette Street.
MY FAIR LADY, Starring Patterson, Lane, Cavin and Robinson Opens 2/16
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 03, 2017
Erica Patterson takes on the iconic role of Eliza Doolittle in the upcoming production of Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady, running February 16-March 4 at The Larry Keeton Theatre in Donelson. Cavender Lane will play the supercilious Henry Higgins, with Chris Cavin as Colonel Pickering and Elliott Winston Robinson as Alfred P. Doolittle in the revival, directed by veteran Nashville director (and current senior contributing editor to BroadwayWorld.com/Nashville) Jeffrey Ellis.
'9 to 5 Change It!' Awards Presented During Run of CFTA Musical
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 01, 2017
Murfreesboro's Center for the Arts presents Dolly Parton's hit Broadway musical - 9 to 5, The Musical - running February 10-26, during which they will recognize local women who have made a difference in the workforce with the presentation of "9 to 5 Change It!" Awards.
KST Studio Offers Winter Showcase of Voice Students 2/4
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 31, 2017
Singer and vocal coach Katherine Sandoval Taylor of Murfreesboro presents her voice students in the KST Studio of Voice Winter Showcase this coming Saturday, February 4, at 7 p.m. at Washington Theatre at Patterson Park.
Lindsey Mapes Named Education Director at Arts Center of Cannon County
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 31, 2017
Lindsey Mapes has been named education director at Woodbury's Arts Center of Cannon County, assuming the position previously held by Scarlett Turney, who recently retired from the position after some 34 years of involvement at ACCC.
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry To Speak At ONE NIGHT OF EMPATHY
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 31, 2017
Nashville mayor Megan Barry and Metro Nashville Arts Commission executive director Jen Cole will be among the featured speakers at "One Night of Empathy," an event using theater as a catalyst for discussions about empathy, presented by The Humanity Project on Tuesday, February 28 at 7 p.m. at the Z. Alexander Looby Theater in Nashville.
Alicia Haymer Directs DETROIT '67 For Actors Bridge
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 31, 2017
Alicia Haymer directs the Nashville premiere of Detroit '67 by Dominique Morisseau, as Actors Bridge Ensemble's 21st Season continues February 24-March 4, at the Darkhorse Theater.
BWW Review: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER Thrills - and Kills - at Tennessee Performing Arts Center
by Cillea Houghton - January 30, 2017
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER has been delighting audiences everywhere since its award-winning debut in 2012. Nashville got to experience that joy when it made its debut at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall opening night on Tues., Jan. 24. The show is nothing short of a spectacle, providing equal parts comedy with dark wit and standout performances to match.
Queen of Southern Gothic Dale Dickey to be Honored at Annual Clarence Brown Theatre Gala
by BWW News Desk - January 27, 2017
Knoxville native and University of Tennessee alumna, Dale Dickey, will be awarded the CBT Artistic Achievement Award at the Clarence Brown Theatre's annual Gala to be held Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 6:30pm at Jackson Terminal, 205 W. Jackson Avenue in Knoxville, TN.
Hendersonville Performing Arts Company to Present CHARLOTTE'S WEB
by BWW News Desk - January 27, 2017
The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company presents Charlotte's Web, adapted by Joseph Robinette and based on the book by E.B. White.
The Kruger Brothers Announce 2017 Tour
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2017
???????Known for inventive compositions and virtuosic performances, The Kruger Brothers have announced tour dates for 2017, with more dates to be added.

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