Nashville Theater Calendar 7/13/15
Sometimes it seems there is so much theater happening that it's difficult to keep track of it all.
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CRITICS' CHOICE: Looking for weekend fun?
There are four new shows opening in the Middle Tennessee area this weekend, along with several other shows continuing their runs - Nobody's Perfect at Chaffin's Barn, KB Productions' The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife, Mary Poppins and Smoke on the Mountain at Cumberland County
CRITICS' CHOICE: What's Happening This Week?
Summer's theater lull has come to an end and Nashville/Tennessee audiences have a plethora of new openings to choose from iin the next fews days, leading to the season's busiest flush of new shows and productions.
CRITICS' CHOICE: Celebrate America's Independence at the Theater
Can you believe that it's already time to celebrate Independence Day - aka The Fourth of July - with the biggest-in-the-country fireworks display right here in Music City USA? We know how to celebrate America's Independence right here in Nashville and we expect even more tourists (playwright/actor/d
CRITICS' CHOICE: This Weekend's Best Bets
Looking for a way to beat the heat this weekend? What's better than sinking into a seat in a darkened auditorium and letting the talented actors onstage whisk you way to a whole different world from the world iin which you toil Monday through Friday? Theater companies throughout the midstate are rea
CRITICS' CHOICE: Cool Down in the Dark
Looking for an early summer diversion? We're happy to suggest some theatrical offerings to occupy your time, to keep you out of the heat and humidity - which seems to have really descended upon us this past week - and place you smack in the middle of a darkened auditorium that's certain to cool you
BWW Reviews: NOBODY'S PERFECT at Chaffin's Barn
For 49 years, Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre has provided a theatrical home for actors, directors, designers, stage managers and sundry other artists and techies who are striving to make a living in Nashville.
How Did The 2015 Tonys Play in the Heartland?
Now that the dust has settled after the 2015 Tony Awards, we reached out to our readers, asking them to offer their opinions and insights on this year's show, hosted by Tony winners Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming, and how this year's crop of new plays and musicals resonate with viewers in the he
Remembering The Grace and Talent of ARITA TRAHAN
Despite knowing that the time would come, I am still staggered by the news of Arita Trahan's passing last weekend.
What's Nashville's Favorite Love Song from a Musical?
In a town where everyone from your next-door neighbor to your favorite barista - from your dental hygienist to your manicurist, your seatmate on the bus, your friendly neighborhood bartender and maybe even the guy who does your taxes - is a songwriter, you'll find that there's never a shortage of op
Celebrating Christmas Onstage: What's Your Favorite Show?
Inspired by all the seasonal festivities that abound, we asked people in the theater community to share their favorite things to see onstage during the run-up to Christmas…
Boiler Room Theatre Presents PROMISES, PROMISES, Now thru 7/20
The Boiler Room Theatre, Williamson County's original and longest-running professional theatre company, will stage Neil Simon's Promises, Promises featuring the music of the great Burt Bacharach.
Boiler Room Theatre to Present PROMISES, PROMISES, 6/28-7/20
The Boiler Room Theatre, Williamson County's original and longest-running professional theatre company, will stage Neil Simon's Promises, Promises featuring the music of the great Burt Bacharach.
Butler, Ravelette Reunite for ACT 1's Production of BROADWAY BOUND, Now thru 1/26
ACT 1-winner of the 2011 First Night Award for Outstanding Play-will kick off 2013 with its presentation of Neil Simon's Broadway Bound, the final chapter of the playwright's trilogy based on his own early years.
Butler, Ravelette Reunite for ACT 1's Production of BROADWAY BOUND, 1/11-26
ACT 1-winner of the 2011 First Night Award for Outstanding Play-will kick off 2013 with its presentation of Neil Simon's Broadway Bound, the final chapter of the playwright's trilogy based on his own early years.
Playhouse Nashville Seeks Actors for Staged Readings at Street Theatre Company
Playhouse Nashville's popular Ten Minute Playhouse-named one of the Top 11 Theatrical Events of 2011 by The First Night Honors-returns December 9 and 10 with a fresh slate of 12 new plays by Middle Tennessee writers.
Photo Coverage: First Night Robe Presented to Irvin, Holder, Waldrep and Stokes
Carol Irvin, who has been a mainstay at Crossville's Cumberland County Playhouse for more than 20 years, is the latest recipient of The First Night Robe,presented on Saturday, November 17, prior to curtain of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
BWW Reviews: Rhubarb Celebrates Its 10th Season With Revival of BIRDS IN CHURCH
There are some lovely moments to be found in Birds in Church, the latest production from Nashville's Rhubarb Theatre-a refashioning of the company's first production almost ten years ago, both of which feature vignettes selected from among playwright and former priest Joe Pintauro's Metropolitan Ope
STAGE TUBE: Geoff Davin's 'White Beat'
Nashville actor/singer/musician Geoff Davin has released his latest music video 'White Beat,' written by the multi-talented performer himself.
Photo Coverage: The 2013 First Night Honors Gala Concert
Theater people from throughout Tennessee gathered at Belmont University's Bill and Carole Troutt Theatre on Sunday night for the 2013 First Night Honors to pay tribute to a group of eight remarkable people who have made indelible marks on the theater scene throughout their storied careers.
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