CBT Patrons Donate More Than $16,000 To Highlander Center
by Stephi Wild - October 28, 2019 Clarence Brown Theatre patrons donated $16,306 to the Highlander Center during the run of the theatre's world premiere production of Anthony Clarvoe's a?oePeople Where They Area?? in the Carousel Theatre October 2-20, 2019, directed by Calvin MacLean and Dee Dee Batteast....
A Celebration of the Trailblazers Of Jazz Comes To The Bickford Theatre, 2/26
by A.A. Cristi - February 14, 2018 Dan Levinson and his all-star band celebrate the music of those early days of jazz at the Bickford Theatre for one night only on Monday, February 26th at 7:30 pm. Entitled Dan Levinson's Jazz 101: The Trailblazers of America's Original Art Form, the concert features the music of King Oliver, Louis ...
VIDEO: On This Day, June 18- Happy Birthday, Kerry Butler!
by A.A. Cristi - June 18, 2019 On this day. we're celebrating Broadway star and one of the resident ghosts of the Winter Garden Theatre in Beetlejuice, the great Kerry Butler!...
Virginia Stage Company Welcomes New Managing Director
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2017 Virginia Stage Company is excited to announce they have hired David Byrd as the new Managing Director after a national search. Byrd comes to the company from the Clarence Brown Theatre at the University of Tennessee and will serve as the principal financial management and development director repor...
NBC Musical Series ZOEY'S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST with Skylar Astin, Alex Newell Picked Up to Series
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 10, 2019 NBC has added the musical series 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' to its freshman class for the 2019-2020 season....
Broadway Choreographer Rusty Mowery Will Be Honored at Clarence Brown Theatre Gala
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2018 University of Tennessee alumnus, Rusty Mowery, will be awarded the CBT Artistic Achievement Award at the Clarence Brown Theatre's annual Gala to be held Today, May 18, 2018 at The Mill & Mine, 227 W. Depot Avenue in Knoxville, TN....
Ashley Park & Sean Carvajal Receive Actors Equity's Clarence Derwent Award
by Nicole Rosky - May 07, 2018 The Actors' Equity Foundation's 2018 Clarence Derwent Awards for most promising female and male performers on the New York metropolitan scene have gone to Ashley Park (Mean Girls, KPOP) and Sean Carvajal (Jesus Hopped the A Train)....
Clarence Darrow Symposium to Explore Populism
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2017 Famed attorney Clarence Darrow, inspired by his defense of Patrick Prendergast in Chicago in the 1890s, became attracted to a burgeoning populist movement. The Debs Rebellion, named for labor organizer Eugene Debs, was in full force, and Darrow began to see how judges were under the control of corpo...
Season Tickets on Sale Now to Clarence Brown Theatre's 2018/2019 Season
by Julie Musbach - February 05, 2018 Season tickets are on sale now to the Clarence Brown Theatre's 2018/2019 Season which includes a marvelous collaboration with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, a Margaret Atwood drama, David Sedaris comedy, new history play…and more! Season ticket holders enjoy several exclusive benefits, including ...
BWW Review: THE LONG GOODBYE at Monticello Opera House
by Paula Kiger - December 02, 2018 The Long Goodbye is a show for an audience member with the ability to empathize with the pain of losing someone dear, an appreciation for strong community ties, and a willingness to suspend a bit of disbelief in support of a mother who is having trouble letting go. ...
Portland Stage to Present IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2017 Portland Stage presents It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play adapted by Joe Landry November 24 December 24, 2017. Celebrate the Holiday Season with this beloved American classic....
Queen of Southern Gothic Dale Dickey to be Honored at Annual Clarence Brown Theatre Gala
by Julie Musbach - January 27, 2017 Knoxville native and University of Tennessee alumna, Dale Dickey, will be awarded the CBT Artistic Achievement Award at the Clarence Brown Theatre's annual Gala to be held Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 6:30pm at Jackson Terminal, 205 W. Jackson Avenue in Knoxville, TN....
Prince Harry Announces Engagement to American Girlfriend Meghan Markle
by Caryn Robbins - November 27, 2017 It was announced today by the Royal family that 33-year-old Prince Harry, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and fifth in line to the throne, is engaged to 36-year-old Meghan Markle, his American girlfriend....
Photo Flash: Andre De Shields Receives 2019 Richard Seff Award
by Stephi Wild - June 16, 2019 Newly anointed Tony winner Andre De Shields capped off the theater award season by receiving the 2019 Richard Seff Award at Equity's Eastern Regional Board meeting on June 11th at Equity's office in New York....
Clarence Brown Theatre Recommended for NEA Art Works Award for ALABAMA STORY
by Julie Musbach - February 12, 2018 The Clarence Brown Theatre has been recommended for a prestigious $15,000 "Art Works" award from the National Endowment for the Arts in support of the Southeast Premier of Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones running now through February 18th....
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE Comes to RISE This Holiday Season
by A.A. Cristi - November 19, 2018 Come celebrate the season with a heartwarming new production of an American Christmas classic: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE at RISE!...
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE Comes To The Renaissance Center Stage
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2018 The Renaissance Players are proud to present a Christmas favorite for your family to enjoy. It's A Wonderful Life, directed by Emma Jordan, runs from November 30 - December 9 at the Renaissance Center in Dickson, TN....
Sarah Stiles, Ephraim Sykes Receive 2019 Clarence Derwent Awards
by Julie Musbach - May 03, 2019 The Actors' Equity Foundation's 2019 Clarence Derwent Awards for most promising female and male performers on the New York metropolitan scene have gone to Sarah Stiles (Tootsie) and Ephraim Sykes (Ain't Too Proud:The Life and Times of The Temptations). The announcement was made by Judy Rice, presid...
Eisemann Center Presents DRIVING MISS DAISY
by Julie Musbach - March 27, 2018 Eisemann Center Presents concludes the 2017-2018 Theatre Series with The Neil Simon Festival's Driving Miss Daisy playing April 12-15, 2018 at the Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance Drive in Richardson, Texas. Alfred Uhry's classic Pulitzer Prize-winning play is a timeless, searing, funny and ultimat...
Clarence Brown Theatre & Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Team Up for CANDIDE
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2017 The Clarence Brown Theatre and the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will collaborate on a production of Leonard Bernstein's acclaimed operetta, Candide, next August and September....
Photo Flash: See Skylar Astin, Jane Levy, & More in a First Look at ZOEY'S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 26, 2019 NBC has shared a first look at their new musical drama series, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, premiering Tuesday, January 7!...
2019 Clarence Darrow Symposium Returns March 13
by Stephi Wild - February 18, 2019 The annual Chicago tradition marking the anniversary of the death of famed Chicago attorney Clarence Darrow will mark the 95th anniversary of the Leopold-Loeb murder case, which raised profound and disturbing questions about social class, criminal psychology, morality, justice, and mercy that are st...
Clarence Avant To Be Honored With The GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons Award
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 25, 2019 The Recording Academy and Clive Davis will present the annual Pre-GRAMMY® Gala on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, at The Beverly Hilton, the evening preceding the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards®. As part of the celebration, Clarence Avant will be recognized as the 2019 GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons® honoree fo...
Clarence Darrow Symposium to Explore Populism
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2017 Famed attorney Clarence Darrow, inspired by his defense of Patrick Prendergast in Chicago in the 1890s, became attracted to a burgeoning populist movement. The Debs Rebellion, named for labor organizer Eugene Debs, was in full force, and Darrow began to see how judges were under the control of corpo...
40th Anniversary BAY AREA PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL to be presented 7/13 – 23
by A.A. Cristi - May 08, 2017 Playwrights Foundation, one of the West Coast's premiere launchpads for exceptional emerging playwrights, is thrilled to announce the lineup for the 40th Anniversary Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF), featuring playwrights Hilary Bettis, Clarence Coo, Bennett Fisher, Lauren Gunderson, Nilan Johns... |