by Jeffrey Ellis - May 12, 2024
Nashville Repertory Theatre closes out its 39th season with one of the best laugh-out-loud comedies we’ve ever seen on a Tennessee Performing Arts Center stage: Selina Fillinger’s uproariously funny, if all-too-real, POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive. Dire...
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 11, 2024
Paul Vasterling, the longtime CEO and artistic director of Nashville Ballet, makes his debut as a director of musical theater with his revival of Cabaret – which he also choreographs – in a much-heralded and eagerly anticipated production for Franklin-based Studio Tenn. The timely and sumptuous revi...
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 04, 2024
Meanwhile, theater aficionados, bachelorette parties (aka “WOO! girls”), fun-seekers and all the assorted denizens of Music City’s Broadway district will be buying up all the sunglasses in order to protect their eyes from the over-the-top glitz and glamour provided by the physical production of Yes,...
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 18, 2024
Captivating, heartwarming, colorful, imaginative and down-right magical, Nashville Children’s Theatre’s world premiere production – it’s 19th in the past few years since executive artistic director Ernie Nolan’s arrival – of the theatre for young audiences version of Disney-Pixar’s Finding Nemo is j...
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 09, 2024
Led by a bravura performance from Carli Hardon, Nashville Repertory Theatre’s production of The Color Purple – the musical based on the beloved Alice Walker novel – is yet another extraordinary success from the professional company in the midst of its 39th season. Directed with complete self-assuran...
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 03, 2024
Cooper’s clear and focused direction of [title of show] ensures that the action that transpires over the course of 90-plus minutes holds your attention, reminds you of people you know and delivers a pretty spot-on depiction of what real life is all about. With the able assistance of musical director...
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 01, 2024
With its silver anniversary year within sight, Belmont University Musical Theatre concludes its 24th season with what is perhaps its best show yet: Legally Blonde, The Musical. Featuring a remarkable cast of student performers, including most of the Class of 2024, which is arguably the most accompli...
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 12, 2024
The answer is none of the above, obviously – you and I are showing our age with those ridiculous suggestions – and any effort to explain The Trail to Oregon to you would contain spoilers, which people oftentimes don’t want to know, sending particularly disturbing and frankly threatening emails to cr...
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 11, 2024
Alfred Uhry is a Southern writer who knows our region better than most and he uses the power of his words and the artistry of his pen to create moments and scenes in plays and musicals that are as authentic as the little rivulets of condensation that snake their way down the outside of a glass of ic...
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 11, 2024
In the aftermath of experiencing the Nashville premiere of Jagged Little Pill — the musical inspired by and featuring music from Alanis Morissette’s 1995 album of the same name, other songs written by her and including two created expressly for the production, and featuring a compelling, biting and ...
Learning Stage: book: David Simpatico; lyrics: Greg Cham, Ray Cham, Andy Dodd, Matthew Gerrard, Faye Greenberg, Jamie Houston, David N. Lawrence, Bryan Louiselle, Robbie Nevil, ...
Introduce theatre to your classroom today! Explore, Create and Share the arts with this easy-to-use, multi-media program....
One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical! Mary Poppins ...
Travel back to the legendary, story-telling days of ancient China with this action-packed stage adaptation of Disney?s Mulan. The Huns have invaded, and it is ...
Based on J.M. Barrie's classic tale and featuring an unforgettable score by Morris "Moose" Charlap and Jule Styne with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh and Betty ...
AKTP continues with Disney's beloved movie musical. Join the madcap adventures of Alice as she chases the White Rabbit and escapes from the evil Red ...
Leapin' Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little ...
The timeless fairy tale meets the magic of Disney in this adaptation of the treasured animated film. Poor Cinderella is endlessly mistreated by her wicked ...
In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, ...
From the Broadway stage to schools nationwide, this American classic is still sweeping the country! You'll have no "trouble" convincing kids to perform in this ...
It's princess Aurora's sixteenth birthday, and Flora, Fauna and Merryweather must use their fairy magic to save her from the spell of evil sorceress Maleficent! ...
Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of ...
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9 to 5: The Musical
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