Photo Coverage: First Night: The After-Party 2011
When the last performers had sung the final song and the late honoree had been feted, the crowds at Belmont University's Troutt Theatre for the presentation of First Night, the Nashville Theatre Honors' 2011 Gala Concert, headed downtown to Cummins Station for the After-Party at The Listening Room Cafe.
STAGE TUBE: First Night: Honors Gala highlights
With almost 150 performers taking to the stage of Belmont University's Troutt Theatre on Sunday night, September 4, members of the theater community throughout Tennessee joined together to fete the six members of the 2011 Class of First Night Honorees.
First Night 2011 Gears Up to Celebrate Live Theater in Tennessee
Six of the leading lights of the theater world in Tennessee will be recognized as members of the 2011 Class of First Night Honorees August 27-September 4 as First Night, the Nashville Theatre Honors hosts a series of theatrical events to celebrate their achievements and accomplishments.
STAGE TUBE: First Night Nashville promo released
First Night: The Honors Gala is set for Sunday, September 4, at the Troutt Theatre at Belmont University, which kicks off at 5:30 p.m. with the Red Carpet Event, hosted by Jennifer Richmond and Trey Palmer, with fashion commentary by Cary Street, Joshua Waldrep and Lisa Garner Harrison. Impresario Johnny Delarocco (aka John Pyka) will produce a special Red Carpet performance by his company just for First Night.
Photo Coverage: 2011 Class of First Night Honorees' Official Portraits
Five of the six honorees - Brewer, Hoff, Proctor, Sasser and Shute-Pettaway - gathered on the East Bank of the Cumberland River on Wednesday, August 3, to have their official First Night photographs taken by acclaimed Nashville photographer Barry A. Noland. Atha is out of town until month's end, when she returns for all the First Night festivities.
Photo Flash: CRT's A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED
A juicy murder mystery is served up for Cortland Repertory Theatre's fourth show in their 40th Anniversary season with Agatha Christie's 'A Murder is Announced'. Adapted for the stage by Leslie Darbon, this classic mystery is based on Christie's novel of the same title, and is filled with humor, clever subplots and enough twists and turns to keep the most avid mystery fans on The Edge of their seats.
First Night 2011 Gears Up to Celebrate Live Theater in Tennessee
Six of the leading lights of the theater world in Tennessee will be recognized as members of the 2011 Class of First Night Honorees August 27-September 4 as First Night, the Nashville Theatre Honors hosts a series of theatrical events to celebrate their achievements and accomplishments.
CRT Presents A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED
A juicy murder mystery is served up for Cortland Repertory Theatre's fourth show in their 40th Anniversary season with Agatha Christie's 'A Murder is Announced'.
Photo Coverage: First Night: The Preview Party at The Listening Room Cafe
Danny Proctor, Helen Shute-Pettaway, Layne Sasser, Pam Atha, Dan Brewer and Gary Hoff were introduced Monday night as the six members of the 2011 Class of First Night Honorees during the First Night Preview Party, hosted by founder and executive producer Jeffrey Ellis at The Listening Room Cafe in downtown Nashville.
Cortland Repertory Theatre Presents DOROTHY AND THE WIZARD OF OZ, Opens 7/14
Cortland Repertory Theatre's 'CRT KIDS' program, starring the 2011 Performing Interns, offers four performances of the children's show 'Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz', based on Frank L. Baum's story and adapted by Steve and Kathy Hotchner. This version of the popular story about the Kansas girl swept over the rainbow to the magical land of Oz is appropriate for children at Kindergarten through 5th grade age levels and includes a great deal of audience participation.
CRT Presents CHICAGO, 6/22-7/9
Cortland Repertory Theatre will serve up plenty of 'razzle dazzle' in the second show of their 40th Anniversary 'Ruby Jubilee' season as they present the notoriously sassy and jazzy musical 'Chicago', with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book written by Ebb and Bob Fosse, based on the play of the same name by Maurine Dallas Watkins.
CRT Presents CHICAGO, 6/22-7/9
Cortland Repertory Theatre will serve up plenty of 'razzle dazzle' in the second show of their 40th Anniversary 'Ruby Jubilee' season as they present the notoriously sassy and jazzy musical 'Chicago', with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book written by Ebb and Bob Fosse, based on the play of the same name by Maurine Dallas Watkins.
Photo Coverage: Winter's First Night Nashville
Amid threatening weather forecasts and a winter storm bearing down on the South, more than 150 hardy souls gathered to celebrate live theatre in Nashville and Middle Tennessee with the presentation of the BroadwayWorld.com Nashville Theatre Awards and First Night's Top Ten of Twenty-Ten on Sunday night, January 9. Street Theatre Company's new venue at 1933 Elm Hill Pike was the setting for the event that featured performances by Joann Coleman, Ben Van Diepen, Ann Street Kavanaugh, Laura Matula, Michael Kitts and Bakari Jamal King.