With Nashville's theater/music/entertainment/arts communities now abuzz about the world premiere of Part of the Plan, a new musical by Kate Atkinson and Karen Harris that is inspired by the music of American troubadour Dan Fogelberg, and which features a score of songs from among the singer/songwriter's catalog of biggest hits.
Though it may not have started out that way - and it was never a part of their plan - Kate Atkinson and Karen Harris, the two women who are responsible for bringing the new musical Part of the Plan to life onstage, may be proof positive that women, indeed, are getting the job done.
With only days before the first preview performance of Part of the Plan (followed by a gala opening night on Sunday, September 10), the new musical drawing its score and inspiration from the catalog of troubadour Dan Fogelberg, the widely respected singer/songwriter who spent much of his early career in Nashville, attention should be paid to the motivating factors that led the producers to debut their show in Music City - with a look at the show's roots that are firmly planted in Tennessee.
Talk to actor/singer Harley Jay about his current project - the new musical Part of the Plan that draws from the catalogue of singer/songwriter and troubadour Dan Fogelberg - and you'll soon notice how enthusiastic he is about the show. In fact, if you don't leave that conversation feeling just as excited about POTP as he is, you may need to get yourself checked out.
Part of the Plan - a new musical featuring 20 iconic songs from the catalogue of acclaimed singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg - celebrates its world premiere and its possible trek toward Broadway with a 19-performance run at Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center. The production opens Thursday, September 8 and continues through September 24 at TPAC's James K. Polk Theatre, with a gala red carpet event heralding the show's official opening night on Sunday, September 10.
K-Squared Entertainment and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) are thrilled to announce the complete cast and creative team for the world premiere of PART OF THE PLAN, a new, original musical written by Kate Atkinson & Karen Harris and scored with the music and lyrics of celebrated singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg.
Fun Home, Waitress and An American in Paris headline the 2017-18 HCA/TriStar Health Broadway at TPAC Series, which leads off with the world premiere of a new musical in development - Part of the Plan, an original musical written by Kate Atkinson and Karen Harris and featuring songs from the catalog of famed singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg.
Catherine McClements (Tangle) and Kate Atkinson (Wentworth) star in the world premiere of Joanna Murray-Smith's brand new razor-edged comedy, Three Little Words. Opening on Saturday 22 April at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner, this new Australian play is a sharp social observation about friends, relationships and the complexities of navigating through the everyday upheavals of life.
Melbourne Theatre Company is thrilled to announce that international screen sensation Jai Courtney will return to Australia next year exclusively for MTC, to play the title role of Macbeth in Simon Phillips' fearsome new production of Shakespeare's epic tragedy.
Tony Award-nominated director Lynne Taylor-Corbett (Swing!) helms Part of the Plan, an original musical featuring the songs of the late, celebrated singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, currently in development at Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center which this week will receive a 29-hour Equity staged reading with three invitation-only presentations September 22-24.
Kate Atkinson (Wentworth, The Waiting Room) and Bert LaBonte (Birdland, The Mountaintop) star in Lungs, a funny, tender and profound new play by critically acclaimed British writer Duncan Macmillan. Bringing our uncertainties and unspoken thoughts about the future into full voice, Lungs makes its Australian premiere on Thursday 11 February at Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio.
Following a national search, Melbourne Theatre Company is delighted to announce that Guy Simon has been cast in the title role of its much-anticipated stage adaptation of Jasper Jones.
Melbourne audiences can now start the New Year in song and shimmering style, with the announcement that single tickets for MTC's glamorous new musical Ladies in Black go on sale today.
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For culture lovers, there's really only one place to be this autumn and that's The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival. Running from Friday till Sunday, October 2-11 the Festival boasts speakers as diverse as Ronnie Wood, Martha Lane Fox, Matthew Bourne, George the Poet, Garry Kasparov, Jeanette Winterson, Nick Clegg, Nigel Mansell, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Nick Frost, Nigella Lawson, Bill Bryson and Gino D'Acampo.
Melbourne Theatre Company Artistic Director Brett Sheehy AO today revealed MTC's 2016 Season - a year of remarkable theatre, entertainment and activity at Victoria's home of live storytelling.
A true Australian story that grapples with the nature of conception, the science of creation and humanity's drive to leave its own imprint, The Waiting Room by Kylie Trounson celebrates the development of IVF in Melbourne from a uniquely personal perspective. First performed to a rapturous response as part of Melbourne Theatre Company's 2014 Cybec Electric play readings, and now receiving its world premiere on the mainstage, The Waiting Room opens at 8pm, tonight 21 May at Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio.
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?A true Australian story that grapples with the nature of conception, the science of creation and humanity's drive to leave its own imprint, The Waiting Room by Kylie Trounson celebrates the development of IVF in Melbourne from a uniquely personal perspective. First performed to a rapturous response as part of Melbourne Theatre Company's 2014 Cybec Electric play readings, and now receiving its world premiere on the mainstage, The Waiting Room opens at 8pm, Thursday 21 May at Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio.
ireille Enos, who received a Tony nomination for her 2005 performance in 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' has been tapped to star in the new Shonda Rhimes' drama pilot THE CATCH
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