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Photo Coverage: INTO THE WOODS at The Keeton Theatre

Photo Coverage: INTO THE WOODS at The Keeton Theatre

by Jeffrey Ellis — July 12, 2012

Directed by Kate Adams-with musical direction by Ginger Newman-The Larry Keeton Theatre will present Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim's musical retelling of classic fairy tales, July 12- 28 at the Donelson venue.

Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot: ANGELA GIMLIN

Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot: ANGELA GIMLIN

by Jeffrey Ellis — May 21, 2012

Who's who in Tennessee theater? Sometimes, without a program in your hand, it's difficult to know who's playing whom-hence, our newest feature: Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot.

Photo Coverage: First Night: The After-Party 2011

Photo Coverage: First Night: The After-Party 2011

by Jeffrey Ellis — September 12, 2011

When the last performers had sung the final song and the late honoree had been feted, the crowds at Belmont University's Troutt Theatre for the presentation of First Night, the Nashville Theatre Honors' 2011 Gala Concert, headed downtown to Cummins Station for the After-Party at The Listening Room C

Photo Coverage: First Night: The Preview Party at The Listening Room Cafe

Photo Coverage: First Night: The Preview Party at The Listening Room Cafe

by Jeffrey Ellis — July 12, 2011

Danny Proctor, Helen Shute-Pettaway, Layne Sasser, Pam Atha, Dan Brewer and Gary Hoff were introduced Monday night as the six members of the 2011 Class of First Night Honorees during the First Night Preview Party, hosted by founder and executive producer Jeffrey Ellis at The Listening Room Cafe in d

Circle Players Celebrates 61st Season with Awards Presentation

Circle Players Celebrates 61st Season with Awards Presentation

by Jeffrey Ellis — June 21, 2011

Celebrating their company's 61st season - which makes them the oldest community theater in Middle Tennessee - Nashville's Circle Players recognized outstanding achievement during the 2010-2011 season with the presentation of the Circle Awards on Sunday, June 19.

BWW Reviews: Circle Players' 13 at The Keeton Theatre

BWW Reviews: Circle Players' 13 at The Keeton Theatre

by Jeffrey Ellis — April 24, 2011

Nashville's Circle Players, now in its 61st season and the oldest community theatre in Middle Tennessee, has scored one of its biggest hits ever with the current production of Jason Robert Brown's 13.

BWW Reviews: Boiler Room Theatre's CRIMES OF THE HEART

BWW Reviews: Boiler Room Theatre's CRIMES OF THE HEART

by Jeffrey Ellis — March 28, 2011

A favorite of theater audiences since its debut at the 1979 Humana Festival of New American Plays at the Actors' Theatre of Louisville, Crimes of the Heart is given a faithful and elegantly staged revival at Franklin's Boiler Room Theatre.

BWW Reviews: Circle Players' A RAISIN IN THE SUN

BWW Reviews: Circle Players' A RAISIN IN THE SUN

by Jeffrey Ellis — January 18, 2011

With the strong, focused direction of Clay Hillwig and the uniformly consistent and superb performances of an exceptional cast, Circle Players starts off 2011 with its impressively mounted revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun.

First Night's Top Ten of 2010: The 'Esoteric' Lists

First Night's Top Ten of 2010: The 'Esoteric' Lists

by Jeffrey Ellis — January 13, 2011

Not all of the Top Ten Lists announced at Winter's First Night on Sunday, January 9, were serious, high-toned salutes to all that is special and spectacular about live theater in Nashville.

First Night's Top Ten of 2010: Nashville's Best Musicals

First Night's Top Ten of 2010: Nashville's Best Musicals

by Jeffrey Ellis — January 13, 2011

If you find yourself venturing outside of New York, and you want to see some really good musical theater, what should you do? Allow me to suggest a visit to my neck o' the woods: A trip to Nashville might provide you with exactly what you seek.

First Night's Top Ten of 2010: Nashville's Best Plays

First Night's Top Ten of 2010: Nashville's Best Plays

by Jeffrey Ellis — January 13, 2011

Nashville theater audiences were treated to a wide range of dramatic offerings in 2010, with the revival of some of the best-known American plays of the past half-century, along with productions of some amazing original works by a group of talented homegrown playwrights, whose subjects ranged from w

Nashville Theater Parties Hardy for BroadwayWorld.com Nashville Awards

Nashville Theater Parties Hardy for BroadwayWorld.com Nashville Awards

by Jeffrey Ellis — January 10, 2011

Despite portentous warnings of an approaching snowmageddon across the South, more than 150 members of the Nashville and Middle Tennessee theater community gathered at Street Theatre Company in Nashville Sunday night, January 9, for the announcement of the BroadwayWorld.


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