Broadway Leading Man David Elder Has a WHITE CHRISTMAS Homecoming in NashvilleNovember 12, 2012For David Elder, making the trip to Nashville to star in the national touring company of Irving Berlin's White Christmas-the stage musical based on the holiday film favorite-is a homecoming of sorts. For it was in Music City that the talented young man from Texas first set off on his circuitous route to stardom.
STAGE TUBE: Geoff Davin's 'White Beat'November 12, 2012Nashville actor/singer/musician Geoff Davin has released his latest music video 'White Beat,' written by the multi-talented performer himself. The star of Boiler Room Theatre's The Rocky Horror Show and Circle Players' Company, the versatile Davin surrounds himself with an all-star cast of some of Music City's favorite stage stars. For more information, go to www.GeoffDavin.com.
BWW Reviews: Trio of Leading Ladies Provide the Heart for Keeton Theatre's SWEET CHARITYNovember 11, 2012Despite terrific performances by the show's three leading ladies, The Larry Keeton Theatre's production of Sweet Charity, that 1966 musical theater oddity that spawned two of pop music's favorite showtunes-"If My Friends Could See Me Now" and "Hey, Big Spender"-lacks the polish and pizzazz expected from a theatre company known for its top-flight musical revivals.
Photo Coverage: The First Night Robe is Presented to OUTSIDE PARADISE's Clay SteakleyNovember 10, 2012Clay Steakley, who plays the role of F. Scott Fitzgerald in the Actors Bridge Ensemble's world premiere production of Bill Feehely's Outside Paradise, is the latest recipient of The First Night Robe. Jeffrey Ellis, founder and executive producer of The First Night Honors, presented the robe to Steakley on Saturday, November 10, prior to curtain of Outside Paradise at Belmont University's Black Box Theatre.
Boiler Room Theatre Celebrates The Holiday Season With Pair of ShowsNovember 10, 2012Boiler Room Theatre celebrates the upcoming holiday season with not one, but two productions sure to delight audiences-the beloved children's classic A Year With Frog and Toad and Christopher Durang's loopy comedy Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge.
BWW Interviews: PAMM HOWARD is The Latest Actor to Tackle The Friday FiveNovember 8, 2012Inspired by BroadwayWorld.com's Friday Six, welcome to Nashville.BroadwayWorld.com's latest installment of The Friday Five: five questions designed to help you learn more about the talented people you'll find onstage throughout the Volunteer state. This week, the spotlights focuses in on one of Nashville theater's most versatile actresses: the lovely and talented Pamm Howard.
BWW Interviews: The Amazing Creative Capabilities of Studio Tenn's MATT LOGANNovember 8, 2012Legend has it-as stories like this are wont to go-that Matt Logan has always been something of a genius, a wunderkind if you will, since he first found his way home to the theater. An integral part of the theater scene in Nashville, a city where creativity abounds and the imagination flourishes, Logan has made a name for himself as artistic director of Studio Tenn, the theater company he heads with managing director Jake Speck. Together, the two men have created a theater company that is widely respected by actors and audiences alike, gaining acclaim from critical types who regularly heap praise upon its productions.
Actors Bridge Ensemble Stages World Premiere of Feehely's OUTSIDE PARADISENovember 8, 2012Developed with the aid of a creation grant from the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission, Outside Paradise-playwright Bill Feehely's stage treatment of the life and love of literary lions Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald-debuts at Belmont University's Black Box Theatre on November 9, running for two weekends and starring Jennifer Richmond and Clay Steakley as the sta-rcrossed lovers.
Photo Coverage: Tennessee's Theaterati Celebrate Halloween 2012November 1, 2012Ah, Halloween...the theaterati's favorite holiday (right after Tony Awards Day and, in Tennessee of course, First Night Day!)...gives everyone the opportunity to show off their inner characters and unknown doppelgangers. So how did Tennessee's theater types celebrate the day? Dress up with some place to go...
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN Opens at Nashville Children's Theatre, 11/1November 1, 2012Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Sally, Schroder and the irresistible Snoopy-the whole Peanuts gang-present their familiar scenarios and foibles for Middle Tennessee families, when Nashville Children's Theatre performs You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, beginning today, November 1 and running through December 23.
Rocketttes To Host Master Class in Nashville Sunday, November 11October 30, 2012Dancers in the Nashville area will have the opportunity to learn from-and to dance with-the world-famous Radio City Music Hall Rockettes, as they host the Rockettes Master Class, a Rockettes Experience, on Sunday, November 11, at Nashville Ballet.
MBA Wins State One-Act Play Competition for Third Time Since 2005October 29, 2012For the third time since 2005, student actors from Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville-along with a trio of actresses "on loan" from Harpeth Hall School-have claimed the state one-act play competition during this past weekend's Tennessee Theatre Association annual meeting in Maryville.
Playhouse Nashville Seeks Scripts For 2012 Ten Minute Playhouse PresentationsOctober 28, 2012Eager to feed Music City's growing appetite for quality original theatrical material, Playhouse Nashville is now accepting submissions for the fourth incarnation of its popular showcase for Middle Tennessee artists, The Ten Minute Playhouse-named one of The First Night Award's Top 11 Theatrical Events of 2011.