Moving Portrait of a Woman in the Fight of her Life The stark white hospital walls represent the lonely atmosphere and bleak diagnosis for life — or what’s left of it for this woman – in a hospital. Also the backdrop for memories and her attempts to find wit and dignity...
RODGERS & HAMME...
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Makes its Nashville debut February 7-12 at TPAC NETworks Presentations presents a new production of Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical SOUTH PACIFIC, making its Nashville debut at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Andrew Jackson Hall, playing...
Bonnie & Clyde
posted by Lauren Yarger
They’ve Got the Lore Down, but Not the Lure A musical about Depression-era outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow might not be on everyone’s most wanted list, but the Broadway show starring super vocal talents Laura Osnes and Jeremy Jordan singing one of the best scores to date...
SPAMALOT
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Back to Taunt Nashville for a Second Time Tickets on sale now for the 2005 Tony Award-winning Best Musical The Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2005, Monty Python’s Spamalot, will return to the fair city of Nashville, Tennessee, for three performances on January 27 and 28 at TPAC’s...
MEMPHIS is High Energy and Lots of Fun
posted by Rachael E. Parker
The Tony Award Winning Musical is Now Playing at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center Seeing Memphis, the musical – with music from Bon Jovi’s David Bryan - is like taking a stroll down Beale Street and listening to rhythm and heart of the city coming through in the music. The show starts off with the high energy song Underground that introduces you to Felicia Ferrell and her older brother DelRay, played by Felicia Boswell and Quentin Earl Darrington. DelRay is extremely protective of Felicia and is pushing her to make it in a music industry that does not look kindly on her color. One night while Felicia was singing in DelRay’s...
The Boys Next Door
posted by Mike Parker
Smyrna-based Lamplighter’s Theatre Company is quickly becoming one of the premier community theatres in Middle Tennessee. Though only a few years old, Lamplighter’s has developed a large and loyal fan base by producing popular Broadway musicals like Annie, The Sound of Music, Guys & Dolls and Man of LaMancha in addition to well-known and loved classics such as Steel Magnolias, The Crucible, A Christmas Carol, 12 Angry Men and The Mousetrap. But this gutsy, upstart doesn’t shy away from producing new works, such as their hugely popular production of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, adapted by local playwright, Paula K. Parker....
War Horse
posted by Lauren Yarger
Remarkable Work Brands a Hoofprint on Your Heart and Gallops Away With Your Soul Every once in a while, we’re treated to a rare experience on the stage that transports us out of our theater seats and into the action and hearts of the story. Lincoln Center Theatre’s production the National...
2011 Lights are Brig...
posted by Lauren Yarger
Playwright David Davalos and journalist Retta Blaney have been named recipients of 2011 “The Lights are Bright on Broadway” Awards presented annually by Masterwork Productions, Inc. to individuals and organizations making a difference in the Broadway community through faith. Davalos is...
“WICKED” returns to ...
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BY STEPHEN SCHWARTZ AND WINNIE HOLZMAN BASED ON THE NOVEL BY GREGORY MAGUIRE After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2009, WICKED, Broadway’s biggest blockbuster will return to Nashville’s Tennessee Performing Arts Center, October 19 through November 6....
Priscilla Queen of t...
posted by Lauren Yarger
Glitz-tech Musical is Big on Show, but Short on Substance A disco ball reflecting a swirl of lights with loud ’70s music isn’t only the opening for the show, it’s the theme for the whole production, supervised by Jerry Mitchell and directed by Simon Phillips in a glitzy, bright...
Ghetto Klown
posted by Lauren Yarger
John Leguizamo’s Autobiographical Journey to Find Meaning John Leguizamo shares his journey of battling forces that didn’t always work in his favor, and which he doesn’t always understand — a.k.a. life — in an autobiographical one-man show playing Broadway’s Lyceum...
Tennessee Performing...
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Season Subscriptions Now On Sale Variety is what distinguishes the mix of styles and stories in the 2011-12 series of HCA/TriStar Broadway at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. A unique mix of familiar titles, family favorites, and non-traditional shows with proven appeal to Broadway fans...
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