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Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET CHRISTMAS at Turner Theater


by Carolan Trbovich - December 07, 2024

What did our critic think of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET CHRISTMAS at Turner Theater?...

Review: ODDITY IMPROV at Mockingbird Theater


by Carolan Trbovich - October 18, 2024

What did our critic think of ODDITY IMPROV at Mockingbird Theater?...

Review/Interview: IT ALL COMES OUT IN THE WASH at Backlight Productions


by Carolan Trbovich - August 19, 2024

It All Comes Out in the Wash, is a warm, humorous, and skillfully written story staged by Backlight Productions, Theater Arts for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities....

Review: Street Theatre Company's FUN HOME Delivers Artistry for Pride Month


by Jeffrey Ellis - June 20, 2024

Over and over again, that has happened to me for the almost half a century during which I’ve been reviewing theater. No matter if it’s a play I have seen countless times, I find myself excited to witness a new take on a much-loved title or to find new and expressive meaning in something I know like ...

Review: Nashville Repertory Theatre's POTUS...


by Jeffrey Ellis - May 12, 2024

Nashville Repertory Theatre closes out its 39th season with one of the best laugh-out-loud comedies we’ve ever seen on a Tennessee Performing Arts Center stage: Selina Fillinger’s uproariously funny, if all-too-real, POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive. Dire...

Review: Studio Tenn's Season-Closing CABARET


by Jeffrey Ellis - May 11, 2024

Paul Vasterling, the longtime CEO and artistic director of Nashville Ballet, makes his debut as a director of musical theater with his revival of Cabaret – which he also choreographs – in a much-heralded and eagerly anticipated production for Franklin-based Studio Tenn. The timely and sumptuous revi...

Review: YES THE MUSICAL at Dream Hotel


by Jeffrey Ellis - May 04, 2024

Meanwhile, theater aficionados, bachelorette parties (aka “WOO! girls”), fun-seekers and all the assorted denizens of Music City’s Broadway district will be buying up all the sunglasses in order to protect their eyes from the over-the-top glitz and glamour provided by the physical production of Yes,...

Nashville Children's Theatre's World Premiere of FINDING NEMO Musical Is Captivating and Heartwarming


by Jeffrey Ellis - April 18, 2024

Captivating, heartwarming, colorful, imaginative and down-right magical, Nashville Children’s Theatre’s world premiere production – it’s 19th in the past few years since executive artistic director Ernie Nolan’s arrival – of the theatre for young audiences version of Disney-Pixar’s Finding Nemo is j...

Nashville Repertory Theatre's Stellar 39th Season Continues With Superb Prooduction of THE COLOR PURPLE


by Jeffrey Ellis - April 09, 2024

Led by a bravura performance from Carli Hardon, Nashville Repertory Theatre’s production of The Color Purple – the musical based on the beloved Alice Walker novel – is yet another extraordinary success from the professional company in the midst of its 39th season. Directed with complete self-assuran...

Chris Cooper And Cast Present 'Sublime' Version of [title of show] at MTSU


by Jeffrey Ellis - April 03, 2024

Cooper’s clear and focused direction of [title of show] ensures that the action that transpires over the course of 90-plus minutes holds your attention, reminds you of people you know and delivers a pretty spot-on depiction of what real life is all about. With the able assistance of musical director...

Past Shows

ROALD DAHL'S WILLY WONKA JR.
11/14 - 11/24/2019


Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir is a golden ticket to adventure....

CHILDREN OF EDEN JR.
10/3 - 10/13/2019


Based on the story of Genesis, the age-old conflict of parents and children takes the stage in a new adaptation of Stephen Schwartz's epic and ...

DISNEY'S FROZEN JR
10/3 - 10/13/2019


For the first time in forever the theatrical take on a modern classic, Disney’s FROZEN JR is set to be performed right here in the ...


Introduce theatre to your classroom today! Explore, Create and Share the arts with this easy-to-use, multi-media program....


Arnold Lobel's well-loved characters hop from the page to the stage in Robert and Willie Reale's musical A Year With Frog And Toad. Conceived by ...


Based on the best-selling book series, Jack and Annie journey in their magical tree house to the middle ages and the time of chivalry....


Madame's jealous butler Edgar cat-naps Duchess and her Aristokittens and abandons them in the Parisian countryside. What's a cat to do? Luckily, Thomas O'Malley and ...


In a loving home in the city of London, Dalmatian parents, Pongo and Perdita happily raise their Dalmatian puppies, until the monstrous Cruella De Vil ...


It's princess Aurora's sixteenth birthday, and Flora, Fauna and Merryweather must use their fairy magic to save her from the spell of evil sorceress Maleficent! ...


The jungle is jumpin? with jazz is this exciting Disney classic! Join Mowgli, Baloo, King Louie and the gang as they swing their way through ...

LEGALLY BLONDE JR.
5/2 - 5/12/2019


Legally Blonde JR. follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. When Elle's boyfriend, Warner, ...

MADAGASCAR JR
3/21 - 3/31/2019


Take a journey out of the zoo and onto the stage with your favorite crack-a-lackin' friends from the blockbuster DreamWorks film....

MARY POPPINS JR
2/7 - 2/17/2019


One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical! Mary Poppins ...

ELF-THE MUSICAL JR.
12/6 - 12/16/2018


A title known the world over, Elf The Musical JR. is a must-produce holiday musical that can easily become an annual tradition for any theatre. ...

JUNIE B JONES JR.
10/18 - 10/28/2018


Join Junie B. on her first day of first grade, where many changes are in store: Junie's best friend Lucille has found new best friends ...

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND JR
9/14 - 9/23/2018


This highly original and theatrical st1:place w:st="on"Caribbean/st1:place adaptation of the popular fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" garnered eight Tony nominations for its Broadway run, including ...

ANNIE KIDS
7/20


Leapin' Lizards!  The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals.  With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little ...


Welcome to the Hundred Acre Wood, where Winnie the Pooh is once again in search of honey. Along the way, he meets his pals Tigger, ...


An adaptation of the fourth of Mary Pope Osborne’s award-winning fantasy adventure books from the Magic Tree House book series. This time around, Jack and ...


There's trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian in this adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway ...


The timeless fairy tale meets the magic of Disney in this adaptation of the treasured animated film. Poor Cinderella is endlessly mistreated by her wicked ...


Welcome to the marketplace of Agrabah, where we?re about to begin the fantastic tale of the street rat who became a prince! This stage adaptation ...

DISNEY'S THE LION KING JR
4/26 - 5/6/2018


The African savannah comes to life with Simba, Rafiki and an unforgettable cast of characters as they journey from Pride Rock to the jungle and ...

INTO THE WOODS JR
2/22 - 3/4/2018


The Brothers Grimm "go Broadway" as Sondheim and Lapine offer up a cockeyed fairy tale where all of your favorite characters-Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, ...

HAIRSPRAY JR
9/28 - 10/8/2017


Good morning, Baltimore! It's 1962, and spunky plus-size teen Tracy Turnblad has one big dream -- to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When ...


Introduce theatre to your classroom today! Explore, Create and Share the arts with this easy-to-use, multi-media program....


Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of ...


While exploring one afternoon, siblings Jack and Annie discover a tree house full of books. Jack looks through a book about dinosaurs and wishes he ...


It's princess Aurora's sixteenth birthday, and Flora, Fauna and Merryweather must use their fairy magic to save her from the spell of evil sorceress Maleficent! ...


Beginning in the Jungle of Nool, the Cat in the Hat, our narrator, tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of ...


Madame's jealous butler Edgar cat-naps Duchess and her Aristokittens and abandons them in the Parisian countryside. What's a cat to do? Luckily, Thomas O'Malley and ...


In a loving home in the city of London, Dalmatian parents, Pongo and Perdita happily raise their Dalmatian puppies, until the monstrous Cruella De Vil ...


The jungle is jumpin? with jazz is this exciting Disney classic! Join Mowgli, Baloo, King Louie and the gang as they swing their way through ...

ANNIE KIDS
6/24


Leapin' Lizards!  The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals.  With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little ...

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
5/13 - 5/22/2016


Rich with musical hits you know and love, including “Tradition,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “If I Were A Rich Man,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” and “To Life (L’Chaim!),” FIDDLER ...

SEUSSICAL JR
2/19 - 2/27/2016


A delight for children to perform, strongSEUSSICAL/strong is now one ofnbsp; the most-performed shows in America!nbsp; In this fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza, Tony winners a ...


Welcome to the marketplace of Agrabah, where we?re about to begin the fantastic tale of the street rat who became a prince! This stage adaptation ...


The timeless fairy tale meets the magic of Disney in this adaptation of the treasured animated film. Poor Cinderella is endlessly mistreated by her wicked ...


Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of ...


Welcome to the Hundred Acre Wood, where Winnie the Pooh is once again in search of honey. Along the way, he meets his pals Tigger, ...

Videos


Jason Michaels Live - The Funniest Magic Show in Nashville in Nashville Jason Michaels Live - The Funniest Magic Show in Nashville
Third Coast Comedy Club (11/4 - 3/30)
& Juliet in Nashville & Juliet
Tennessee Performing Arts Center (2/11 - 2/16)
Hamilton (Angelica Company) in Nashville Hamilton (Angelica Company)
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium (4/22 - 5/4)
Hadestown (Non-Equity) in Nashville Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium (3/28 - 3/30)
Back to the Future: The Musical in Nashville Back to the Future: The Musical
Tennessee Theatre (5/27 - 6/1)
The Mountaintop in Nashville The Mountaintop
Nashville Repertory Theatre (2/14 - 2/23)
Kimberly Akimbo in Nashville Kimberly Akimbo
Tennessee Performing Arts Center (4/8 - 4/13)
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