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MUSIC CITY CONFIDENTIAL: Inquiring Minds Want to Know the Scoop

MUSIC CITY CONFIDENTIAL: Inquiring Minds Want to Know the Scoop

by Jeffrey Ellis — May 3, 2016

Hear ye, hear ye…Music City Confidential is back! Which means, of course, that I've heard an awful lot of scuttlebutt since last week's column went live on the interwebs - or, more likely, that I am trying to avoid boring and mundane stuff like packing - I'll let you decide what my motivation trul

SOMETHING ROTTEN This Way Comes: TPAC Reveals 2016-17 Broadway Series

SOMETHING ROTTEN This Way Comes: TPAC Reveals 2016-17 Broadway Series

by Jeffrey Ellis — April 11, 2016

Something Rotten! this way comes - along with a healthy assortment of recent Broadway hits, a homegrown version of an Andrew Lloyd Webber hit and a transfer from London's West End - as the Tennessee Performing Arts Center revealed the list of shows included in their 2016-17 HCA/TriStar Health Broadw

Critic's Choice: The Shows You Just Can't Miss

Critic's Choice: The Shows You Just Can't Miss

by Jeffrey Ellis — February 25, 2016

There's so much great theater going on in the Nashville area right now, that you may be having a difficult time choosing among the bounteous offerings local companies are providing you.

Where Are They Now? GARRETT MARKS

Where Are They Now? GARRETT MARKS

by Jeffrey Ellis — January 14, 2016

Case in point: Today's subject of Where Are They Now?, our regular feature in which we catch-up with those people who once called Nashville home but who are now reaching for their dreams all over the creative world.

Nashville's Best Honored at Midwinter's First Night

Nashville's Best Honored at Midwinter's First Night

by Jeffrey Ellis — January 11, 2016

Nashville actor and NFL Hall of Famer Eddie George, who makes his Broadway debut Tuesday night in the iconic musical Chicago, was named First Night's Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play for his searing portrayal of a former slave haunted by the spectre of abuse in Nashville Repertory Theatre's The W

Nan Gurley Takes Her Turn as Mama Rose in GYPSY

Nan Gurley Takes Her Turn as Mama Rose in GYPSY

by Jeffrey Ellis — September 24, 2015

When word spread quickly among Nashville's theater community that Nan Gurley had been cast as Mama Rose in Studio Tenn's 2015-16 season opening production of Gypsy, the response was universal: artistic director Matt Logan once again had proven his brilliance.

BWW Reviews: Studio Tenn's THE WIZARD OF OZ

BWW Reviews: Studio Tenn's THE WIZARD OF OZ

by Jeffrey Ellis — June 15, 2015

There are certain things audiences have come to expect in a new production from Studio Tenn, the Franklin-based, Nashville-nurtured professional theater company headed up by Matt Logan and Jake Speck: You know it will be beautifully designed, sumptuously mounted and impeccably cast.

CRITICS' CHOICE: Get Some Southern Hospitality

CRITICS' CHOICE: Get Some Southern Hospitality

by Jeffrey Ellis — June 12, 2015

We pride ourselves on our bounteous Southern hospitality here in Nashville, so who's gonna explain this: On Thursday, as thousands of country music fans gathered downtown for CMA Fest and thousands more fans of every musical genre you can think of were headed southward for the Bonnaroo Music Festiva

On The Road to Oz With MEGAN MURPHY CHAMBERS

On The Road to Oz With MEGAN MURPHY CHAMBERS

by Jeffrey Ellis — June 11, 2015

To know Megan Murphy Chambers is to love her: Make no mistake about it, she's as beloved among Nashville's theater community as anyone you could possibly imagine.

On The Road To Oz With PATRICK WALLER

On The Road To Oz With PATRICK WALLER

by Jeffrey Ellis — June 10, 2015

Despite being a veteran of five Studio Tenn productions already, Patrick Waller - who's clearly one of Nashville theater's favorite thespians - admits being a bit terrified by taking on a new role in the company's upcoming rendition of the iconic musical The Wizard of Oz, playing the Schermerhorn Sy

BWW Reviews: Studio Tenn's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

BWW Reviews: Studio Tenn's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

by Jeffrey Ellis — December 5, 2014

Finding it difficult to get into the holiday spirit? Studio Tenn has the perfect antidote to the grey, cloudy and wet days of early December in Nashville: It's A Wonderful Life-the company's production of the stage adaptation of the iconic holiday film.

First Night's Top 10 of 2012: THE OUTSTANDING THEATRICAL EVENTS

First Night's Top 10 of 2012: THE OUTSTANDING THEATRICAL EVENTS

by Jeffrey Ellis — December 26, 2012

It's been a busy year in Nashville theater in 2012, with audiences treated to a whole slate of theatrical offerings spanning multiple genres-from productions of time-honored classics to new and original contemporary works, from dramas to comedies, from straight plays to musicals-and giving local the

Photo Flash: First Look - NASHVILLE's 'Where He Leads Me,' Airing 12/5

by Tyler Peterson — November 28, 2012

"Where He Leads Me" - Rayna needs to take a look at what's really important to her after hearing Teddy's side of the story about Peggy; Juliette feels a sense of belonging with Sean's family that she has never experienced before; Gunnar risks his partnership with Scarlett when he confesses his feeli


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