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BWW Review: Circle Players' SISTER ACT, THE MUSICAL

BWW Review: Circle Players' SISTER ACT, THE MUSICAL

by Jeffrey Ellis — January 20, 2016

LaToya Gardner adds yet another theatrical conquest to her already impressive resume: Sister Mary Clarence/Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act, the musical theater version of the Whoopi Goldberg film that has delighted audiences since its debut in 1992, inspiring one sequel (with maybe another on the

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

CRITICS CHOICE: We Could Make Believe

CRITICS CHOICE: We Could Make Believe

by Jeffrey Ellis — November 6, 2015

Halloween's all done in, there are still three weeks ahead before we officially give thanks, and Christmas - and all its accompanying frenzy and frivolity - is about seven weeks away! So what's there to do for all the theatrical types jonesing for a trip to make believe? Plenty! Theater companies al

HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA: Hume-Fogg's Andrew Forbes

HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA: Hume-Fogg's Andrew Forbes

by Jeffrey Ellis — November 2, 2015

Next up for Daron Bruce's students at Hume-Fogg Academic High School (one of the nation's highest rated secondary schools) is a much-anticipated production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, running November 5-7 at the iconic and historic high school - located on Broadway, naturally - in downtown N

CRITIC'S CHOICE: Scaring Up Theatrical Fun for Halloween

CRITIC'S CHOICE: Scaring Up Theatrical Fun for Halloween

by Jeffrey Ellis — October 30, 2015

It's Halloween weekend and every dramatic personage and theatrical type we've ever encountered is caught up in the annual rush to find just the right costume for their holiday revelries (we confess we've never had the knack for coming up with Halloween get-ups - not since we went in drag to a party

HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA: Hume-Fogg's Darby Kolwyck

HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA: Hume-Fogg's Darby Kolwyck

by Jeffrey Ellis — October 26, 2015

Next up for Daron Bruce's students involved in theater at Hume-Fogg Academic High Schools (one of the nation's highest rated secondary schools) is a much-anticipated production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, running November 5-7 at the iconic and historic high school, located on Broadway natura

BWW Review: Keeton Theatre's THE MUSIC MAN

BWW Review: Keeton Theatre's THE MUSIC MAN

by Jeffrey Ellis — October 11, 2015

If you were to ask me to list my five favorite musicals (or even my top ten), there is a very good chance I would not include Meredith Willson's The Music Man among my chosen favorites.

Photo Coverage: The 2015 First Night Honors, part 5

Photo Coverage: The 2015 First Night Honors, part 5

by Jeffrey Ellis — September 30, 2015

With almost 400 people in the audience, the leading lights of Tennessee theater were heralded with the presentation of the 2015 First Night Honors Gala, Sunday night at the iconic and historic Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre in Nashville.

Photo Coverage: 2015 FIRST NIGHT HONORS, part 4

Photo Coverage: 2015 FIRST NIGHT HONORS, part 4

by Jeffrey Ellis — September 22, 2015

With almost 400 people in the audience, the leading lights of Tennessee theater were heralded with the presentation of the 2015 First Night Honors Gala, Sunday night at the iconic and historic Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre in Nashville.

Photo Coverage: 2015 FIRST NIGHT HONORS, part 3

Photo Coverage: 2015 FIRST NIGHT HONORS, part 3

by Jeffrey Ellis — September 22, 2015

With almost 400 people in the audience, the leading lights of Tennessee theater were heralded with the presentation of the 2015 First Night Honors Gala, Sunday night at the iconic and historic Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre in Nashville.

Photo Coverage: 2015 FIRST NIGHT HONORS, part 2

Photo Coverage: 2015 FIRST NIGHT HONORS, part 2

by Jeffrey Ellis — September 22, 2015

With almost 400 people in the audience, the leading lights of Tennessee theater were heralded with the presentation of the 2015 First Night Honors Gala, Sunday night at the iconic and historic Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre in Nashville.

Photo Coverage: THE 2015 FIRST NIGHT HONORS

Photo Coverage: THE 2015 FIRST NIGHT HONORS

by Jeffrey Ellis — September 22, 2015

With almost 400 people in the audience, the leading lights of Tennessee theater were heralded with the presentation of the 2015 First Night Honors Gala, Sunday night at the iconic and historic Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre in Nashville.

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

CRITICS' CHOICE: We Saw What You Did Last Summer

CRITICS' CHOICE: We Saw What You Did Last Summer

by Jeffrey Ellis — June 9, 2015

It's another busy theater week in Tennessee, and in Nashville there are an extra 50,000 to 100,000 country music fans jamming up traffic and increasing wait times at local restaurants, thanks to CMA Music Fest, which natives and longtimers will remember as Fan Fair.

BWW Reviews: ACT 1's DOG SEES GOD

BWW Reviews: ACT 1's DOG SEES GOD

by Jeffrey Ellis — June 6, 2015

With an experienced hand guiding a production, you can rest assured that any show - no matter its theatrical lineage or how often it has been revived - will be filled with flashes of creativity and imagination.

CRITICS' CHOICE: To The Theater Post-Haste

CRITICS' CHOICE: To The Theater Post-Haste

by Jeffrey Ellis — June 5, 2015

It's another busy weekend of new shows opening and many others continuing to delight audiences, with ACT 1's Dog Sees God and Street Theatre Company's Dogfight both opening tonight, while two shows that opened yesterday will continue to treat audiences to some especially wonderful music.

CRITICS' CHOICE: Go Theater-Hopping This Week

CRITICS' CHOICE: Go Theater-Hopping This Week

by Jeffrey Ellis — June 2, 2015

No matter what the calendar says, we're in early summer already - insofar as theater in Tennessee is concerned, at least - and there are four new shows opening this week that should command your attention.


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