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BWW Review: Spectacular Cast Gives Chaffin's Barn's NEWSIES A Fresh Appeal

BWW Review: Spectacular Cast Gives Chaffin's Barn's NEWSIES A Fresh Appeal

by Jeffrey Ellis — September 22, 2018

For plenty of fast-paced action, along with some stellar performances by a fresh-faced cast of eager young theatrical triple threats and a coterie of Nashville stage favorites, one need look no further than Disney's Newsies, the latest onstage offering from Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre, the iconic

Thursday 5(+1): Ridley, Rankin, Petrille and Blake from Chaffin's Barn's NEWSIES

Thursday 5(+1): Ridley, Rankin, Petrille and Blake from Chaffin's Barn's NEWSIES

by Jeffrey Ellis — September 20, 2018

Today, The Thursday Five(+1) shines the spotlight on four members of the Chaffin's Barn cast of Newsies - David Ridley, Samantha Blake, Natalie Rankin and Kayla Petrille - who took time out from their rigorous regimen of rehearsals to tell our readers more about themselves and to offer their own sug

BWW Review: Country Comic Legend Minnie Pearl Comes to Life at Chaffin's Barn

BWW Review: Country Comic Legend Minnie Pearl Comes to Life at Chaffin's Barn

by Jeffrey Ellis — September 8, 2018

Country comedy legend Minnie Pearl is brought to life thanks to Minnie Pearl: All The News From Grinder's Switch, a musical comedy revue making its debut this weekend at Nashville's Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre in a very limited, four performance engagement through September 13.

BWW Review: Leaving STEEL MAGNOLIAS' Chinquapin on a Very High Note at The Keeton

BWW Review: Leaving STEEL MAGNOLIAS' Chinquapin on a Very High Note at The Keeton

by Jeffrey Ellis — August 21, 2018

My heart is full for many reasons, not the least of which is that I can say, henceforth, that the last production of Steel Magnolias that I reviewed - this one at The Larry Keeton Theatre in Donelson through Saturday, September 1 - was almost as good as that very first production I saw in Chicago in

BWW Review: Chaffin's Barn Re-opens With Habit-Forming SISTER ACT

BWW Review: Chaffin's Barn Re-opens With Habit-Forming SISTER ACT

by Jeffrey Ellis — August 6, 2018

Nashville's iconic Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre is back and better than ever! After some six months - and 50 or more years since its debut - the newly renovated and gorgeously appointed Chaffin's Barn has reopened with a rousing production of Sister Act, the habit-forming musical that played to sol

Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre to Undergo 'Major Renovations' in 2018

Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre to Undergo 'Major Renovations' in 2018

by Jeffrey Ellis — December 4, 2017

With a new year quickly approaching, staff members at Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre are already hard at work on the first production of 2018 and recently announced plans to give the old girl an update following a momentous first year of Norma Luther's ownership of the venerable theater.

BWW Review: A WONDERFUL LIFE Brings Holiday Sentiment to Chaffin's Barn

BWW Review: A WONDERFUL LIFE Brings Holiday Sentiment to Chaffin's Barn

by Jeffrey Ellis — November 29, 2017

George Bailey's story is a universal one, so much so that some 70 years after the film treatment of It's A Wonderful Life debuted, the tale of an upstanding citizen faced with failure and ruin, has become one of the most beloved holiday-season tales of all time.

Critic's Choice: What's Playing in Tennessee? Nashville Theater Calendar for 9/21/17

Critic's Choice: What's Playing in Tennessee? Nashville Theater Calendar for 9/21/17

by Jeffrey Ellis — September 21, 2017

Feeling the urge to let your imagination run wild, your spirit to soar or to just leave the world in which you live and go on an adventure? Sounds like a trip to the theater is in order! Luckily, companies all over the Volunteer State have been hard at work, creating new productions to transform and

Martha Wilkinson and Rachel Potter Star in Chaffin's Barn's MAMMA MIA!

Martha Wilkinson and Rachel Potter Star in Chaffin's Barn's MAMMA MIA!

by Jeffrey Ellis — September 6, 2017

Here's an oft-proven truism, if not a fact, about theater in Nashville: If Martha Wilkinson is the star of a particular show - any show, whether it's Noises Off, Chicago, Little Shop of Horrors, Sister Act (well, you get my drift) - you can rest assured that she will (A) play the role to the hilt, (

MAMMA MIA 5: Chaffin's Barn's Austin Olive

MAMMA MIA 5: Chaffin's Barn's Austin Olive

by Jeffrey Ellis — September 4, 2017

In the coming days, leading up to opening night on Thursday, September 7, members of the cast take on our Mamma Mia 5 questions, to offer up some reasons for you to make sure you're in their audience through October 21.

MAMMA MIA 5: The Barn's Pryor, Reed and Hershow

MAMMA MIA 5: The Barn's Pryor, Reed and Hershow

by Jeffrey Ellis — August 31, 2017

In the coming days, leading up to opening night on Thursday, September 7, members of the cast take on our Mamma Mia 5 questions, to offer up some reasons for you to make sure you're in their audience through October 21.

MAMMA MIA 5: The Barn's Novak, McGraw and Carroll

MAMMA MIA 5: The Barn's Novak, McGraw and Carroll

by Jeffrey Ellis — August 30, 2017

In the coming days, leading up to opening night on Thursday, September 7, members of the cast take on our Mamma Mia 5 questions, to offer up some reasons for you to make sure you're in their audience through October 21.

MAMMA MIA 5: Chaffin's Barn's Arnold, Frey and Zanotti

MAMMA MIA 5: Chaffin's Barn's Arnold, Frey and Zanotti

by Jeffrey Ellis — August 29, 2017

In the coming days, leading up to opening night on Thursday, September 7, members of the cast take on our Mamma Mia 5 questions, to offer up some reasons for you to make sure you're in their audience through October 21.


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