Andrew Johns News

Despite their best efforts, director Lauren Shouse and her amazingly talented cast just can’t give Tracy Lett’s Superior Donuts the emotional heft—the literary gravitas—that the playwright so mightily struggles for in his sitcomesque script which pales in comparison to his supposed masterpiece, August: Osage County. Clearly, it’s the success of that earlier, heavily-decorated and awarded, Pulitzer Prize-winning play that most theatre companies are invoking as they attempt to sell tickets to this decidedly lesser work, hoping to capitalize on its success in hoodwinking an unsuspecting audience. (more...)

Starring a quartet of fine Nashville actors—Shelean Newman, Jeff Boyet and Shannon Hoppe welcome David Alford back to Tennessee Rep’s stage to complete their not-so-genial foursome—Reza’s darkly comic script comes to life with seemingly effortless ease, thanks to Copeland’s direction, the aforementioned cadre of actors and the playwright’s razor sharp dialogue. (more...)

Directed by David Alford, who certainly knows his way around the breakroom (what with his own experiences playing Crumpet the elf, Sedaris’ velvet smock/candy can tights-wearing doppelganger), The Santaland Diaries is the perfect seasonal antidote for the countless, treacly-sweet productions of A Christmas Carol that will dominate the Nashville theatrical landscape over the coming weeks. (more...)

Directed by David Alford (who first wore Crumpet the elf's turned-up slippers for Tennessee Rep) and starring audience favorite Matt Chiorini, who returns to Nashville to take on the festive mantle of the acerbic, take no prisoners, would-be actor and serious One Life to Live fan (wonder how he's doing in wake of the soap opera's demise), The Santaland Diaries opens Saturday night, November 19 at the Andrew Johnson Theatre at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center and runs through December 3. (more...)

The Garden Theatre will present TheatreWorks' production of the rock-n-roll musical Little Shop of Horrors, where a man-eating plant and a cast of colorful characters take root at the Garden Theatre to kick off the 2011-12 Season on October 14-November 6. (more...)

Arthur Miller's All My Sons, which debuted on Broadway in 1947, continues to resonate with contemporary audiences thanks to its timeless, heart-wrenching relevance and Miller's unequaled ability as a storyteller. Now onstage at TPAC's Andrew Johnson Theatre in an impressive production that opens Tennessee Repertory Theatre's 2011-2012 season, All My Sons is Miller's searing consideration of the relentless pursuit of the American Dream, selflessness be damned in the name of profit. (more...)

With spirited campiness in abundance - and the sumptuous physical trappings provided by designers Anthony Popolo and Billy Ditty - The Rocky Horror Show takes over the Boiler Room Theatre for the month of October, giving audiences a rose-tinted view of a fantastical world full of transsexuals, transvestites and other-worldly aliens. In short, it's just another night over at the Frankenstein place. (more...)

The Garden Theatre will present TheatreWorks' production of the rock-n-roll musical Little Shop of Horrors, where a man-eating plant and a cast of colorful characters take root at the Garden Theatre to kick off the 2011-12 Season on October 14-November 6. (more...)

The Hudson Village Theatre will present SKIN FLICK by Norm Foster for its final performance on August 28, 2011. (more...)

The Hudson Village Theatre will present SKIN FLICK by Norm Foster from August 11 through August 28, 2011. (more...)

Tennessee Repertory Theatre will partner with the Nashville Scene for a special event to kick-off its 2011-12 season of live, professional theatre. The evening - titled Nashville Scenes - will feature staged readings of scenes from Tennessee Rep's upcoming season and heavy hors d'oeuvres and will be held Friday, August 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. at TPAC's Andrew Johnson Theater (505 Deaderick Street). (more...)

The Hudson Village Theatre will present GOLDILOCKS AND THE 3 BEARS from December 16, 2011 through January 8, 2012. Tickets to both Evening and Matinee Shows will cost $18.00 (tax included). (more...)

The Hudson Village Theatre will present SKIN FLICK by Norm Foster from August 11 through August 28, 2011. (more...)

Tennessee Repertory Theatre will partner with the Nashville Scene for a special event to kick-off its 2011-12 season of live, professional theatre. The evening - titled Nashville Scenes - will feature staged readings of scenes from Tennessee Rep's upcoming season and heavy hors d'oeuvres and will be held Friday, August 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. at TPAC's Andrew Johnson Theater (505 Deaderick Street). (more...)

There is an embarrassment of riches on display in Tennessee Repertory Theatre's production of The 39 Steps - not the least of which is the cumulative effort of four of Nashville's finest actors showing off everything in their estimable bag of tricks to bring this enormously entertaining play to life. Add to those efforts another stunning set by Gary Hoff, Trish Clark's period-perfect costumes, Michael Barnett's gorgeous lighting and Paul Carrol Binkley's stellar sound design and you clearly have one of the season's most successful offerings, technically and artistically delivered. (more...)

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In Yankee Tavern, playwright Steven Dietz has created the perfect onstage mystery for the times in which we live, challenging us to consider our most closely held beliefs while reiterating our most pervasive fears. Now onstage in a richly compelling production directed by Tennessee Repertory Theatre's Rene Dunshee Copeland, Yankee Tavern transforms TPAC's Andrew Johnson Theatre into a petri dish filled with conspiracy theories and ghost stories. (more...)

The mission of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center is "to create a lifetime of meaningful and relevant experiences through the performing arts." (more...)

TPAC is located in the James K. Polk Cultural Center at 505 Deaderick Street in downtown Nashville, occupying an entire city block between 5th and 6th Avenues and Deaderick and Union Streets.The performance venues at TPAC are Andrew Jackson Hall (2,472 seats), James K. Polk Theater (1,075), Andrew Johnson Theater (256) and War Memorial Auditorium (1,661), the historic landmark located across 6th Avenue and the plaza from the Center. (more...)

A cast of seasoned West End musical theatre performers will join Rupert Young and Siobhán McCarthy in the first major revival of Stephen Sondheim's classic on the London stage in more than 15 years. Company, directed by Joe Fredericks, will feature Michelle Bishop, Katie Brayben, Greg Castiglioni, Mark Curry, Cassidy Janson, Laura Main, Leigh Mcdonald, Julia Nagle, Poppy Roe, Steven Serlin, Adam Venus and Matthew White. (more...)