Getting to Know...JEREMY BENTON Again After His Astaire Award Nomination
Hard to believe, but it's been four years since we sat down with Jeremy Benton, whom we've since referred to as Broadway's Best Tap Dancer every chance we've had, and now it seems as that title has become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Just yesterday, Benton - a native of Springfield, Tennessee - was honored with a nomination for a Fred and Adele Astaire Award in the category for best off-Broadway male dancer, heralding his critically acclaimed role in Cagney, the Musical.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Lindy & Greg Pendzick
Lindy Pendzick and Greg Pendzick, who were resident company members at Crossville's Cumberland County Playhouse from 2010-13, are now co-cruise directors and headlining performers on the American Empress riverboat with the American Queen Riverboat Company.
BWW Reviews: THE KING & I Shines at Cumberland County Playhouse
Cumberland County Playhouse has a gem on their hands with their latest production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King & I. With direction by CCP newcomer, Amy London, audiences receive a fresh look at a classic production. Set in the 1860s in the Asian country of Siam, The King & I is a story of unconventional love, acceptance, and the way that vast cultural differences can divide and bring together two people.
BWW Reviews: Cumberland County Playhouse Presents LES MISERABLES
Heartbreak, injustice, death, redemption, faith, determination, love, and a host of other human experiences are all there for you in Les Miserables. But all you truly need to remember to grasp the theme of the show is in the last song. 'To love another person is to see the face of God.'