(Feb. 7 9:12 PM) - Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, the big comedy hit of last season on Broadway in a revival starring Angela Lansbury as the wacky medium Madame Arcati, comes to the stage of Nashville's Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre in a new production directed by J. Dietz Osborne and starring Martha Manning in the role that won Lansbury her latest Tony Award.
Opening Thursday, February 11, Blithe Spirit runs at Chaffin's Barn, the city's premiere dinner theatre that was voted one of Nashville's Top 10 Tourist Destinations, through March 13.
(Feb. 7 9:12 PM) - Directed by Kate Adams-Johnson, with music direction by Ginger Newman, the show features a cast of 18, a live band, more than 30 dance numbers and vocal performances that feature some of the Swing era's greatest hits, including "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got That Swing)".
(Feb. 7 6:17 PM) - Pull-Tight will again be offering our Thrifty Thursday deal for the February 11 performance of The Taming of the Shrew. For that night only, you may buy one ticket and get one free. This offer is only available at the door, beginning at 7:00pm on Thursday, February 11. This offer is not valid with previously paid reservations. Thrifty Thursday tickets are based on availability and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
(Feb. 6 4:45 AM) - "Proof is the kind of play directors live to work on: a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner.," says Tennessee Rep Producing Artistic Director René D. Copeland. "When a play wins both awards you can figure that not only is it of excellent quality as a script, but it has also been successful at winning over audiences. I love a smart, moving play that is also highly entertaining. The structure of it is clever, and it is one of those plays with many layers. The characters are fascinating; the dialogue is brilliant; the story is rich. This is a play that I have wanted to direct, and I am just delighted that the circumstances of the 25th anniversary have given me the opportunity to bring it back."
(Feb. 6 2:30 AM) - Auditions for 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, directed by Lauren Shouse, will be held on Saturday, February 6th from 10-3pm , with callbacks on Sunday, February 7th at 2:00pm at Tulip Street United Methodist Church , 522 Russell St. , in East Nashville .
(Feb. 6 2:00 AM) - Join Peter Rabbit, Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail when they meet Mr. McGregor, Jemima Puddle-Duck and Mittens, Moppet and Tom Kitten, all in a colorful, wonderful revival of the Beatrix Potter classics in PETER RABBIT & FRIENDS at the Roxy Regional Theatre.
(Feb. 6 2:00 AM) - WorkForce Rebellion and the Oasis Center join together in a collaborative visual arts project by creating a large street-art style mural.
(Feb. 6 12:30 AM) - Nashville Film Festival (NaFF) and Nashville Children's Theater are partnering to present the Fresh Filmmakers Competition for students between the ages of 13 and 18 years old-this time with a "diary" twist. The call-for-entries continues through January 4. Finalists will be screened at NCT on Saturday, February 6, 2010, as part of a joint evening that will include a performance of The Diary of Anne Frank.
(Feb. 5 2:01 PM) - Pack your bags and join MAMMA MIA! for “A Year on the Road,” a new video podcast series. Go backstage with the cast and crew, and see what it’s like on tour with ABBA’s global smash hit musical.
(Feb. 5 12:30 AM) - Country and pop music icon Kenny Rogers is the latest addition to the Nashville Symphony's 2009/10 concert season as the Symphony announces a special performance with Rogers at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Friday, February 5, 2010, at 8 p.m. The concert will be Rogers' first-ever appearance with the orchestra.
(Feb. 5 12:30 AM) - Country and pop music icon Kenny Rogers has added a second date to his scheduled appearance with the Nashville Symphony in early 2010.
(Feb. 5 12:30 AM) - The Boiler Room Theatre (in The Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Road, Bldg Six, Franklin, 37064) opens its 10th Anniversary season with the classic musical "Fiddler on the Roof."
(Feb. 4 10:16 AM) - No matter what anyone else may say, Johnny Peppers is definitely the hardest working man in Nashville theatre. Sure, there are those people who might give him a run for his money, but this week there's just no contest. Not only is he producing two shows opening on successive nights, he's playing the lead in one of them.
(Feb. 3 11:51 AM) - "Martha" is Martha Wilkinson, an actress who's been on the scene for more than 20 years, performing on stages all over town, racking up glowing notices other actresses would kill for, carting off nine - count 'em, nine! - First Night Awards, being named the Nashville Scene's best actress, ranking atop Nashville.BroadwayWorld.com's year-end review for 2009, and winning hearts every time she walks onstage.
(Feb. 1 3:43 PM) - Good naturedly, Waller takes the ribbing from Wilkinson and Fudge in stride, which is quite a good thing considering they are masters of the game. Longtime friends and professional collaborators, the worldly wise and experienced pair have welcomed Waller into their charmed inner circle with open arms - and the easy camaraderie among the three is by turns compelling, rollicking and, quite frankly, amazing. In conversation (particularly in an interview about their current project) , where one starts, another takes off and the third continues, with punch-lines abounding, self-deprecation the rule of the day and laughter at every turn. It's an easy give-and-take that promises a particularly entertaining production of the Andrew Lippa-Tom Greenwald chamber musical, john and jen.
(Feb. 1 3:41 PM) - "Proof is the kind of play directors live to work on: a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner.," says Tennessee Rep Producing Artistic Director René D. Copeland. "When a play wins both awards you can figure that not only is it of excellent quality as a script, but it has also been successful at winning over audiences. I love a smart, moving play that is also highly entertaining. The structure of it is clever, and it is one of those plays with many layers. The characters are fascinating; the dialogue is brilliant; the story is rich. This is a play that I have wanted to direct, and I am just delighted that the circumstances of the 25th anniversary have given me the opportunity to bring it back."
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Home sweet home...
LA CAGE Announces Addt'l Cast Members
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Launches Interactive Website
Video for Green Day's "21 Guns" Featuring Cast of AMERICAN IDIOT Now Online
STAGE TUBE: Green Day And The Cast Of American Idiot Record 21 GUNS
STAGE TUBE: Megan Mullally Talks Gensis of 'That's What She Said' on FunnyorDie.com
Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater Presents Amy Marshall Dance Co., 3/25-3/28
Broadway Traffic Experiment in Times Square Yields Questionable Results
Ziegfeld Theatre Hosts Week Engagement of 'West Side Story' and 'Funny Girl', 2/12-18
Mayer, Miyagawa et al. Set for DREAMING THE AMERICAS Conference, 2/26 - 2/27
“Naked” Polar Bear Cruise Hosts Fundraiser for Wildlife Conservation Society, 2/27
