Theater/Dance

The MCR Interview

Nashville Rep’s ‘Christmas Carol’ (Interview with Micah-Shane Brewer, Artistic Director)

As part of the MCR Interview series journalist Grace Tipton asks Micah-Shane Brewer about his design for the new production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at the Nashville Rep this December.  

from Franklin Light Opera

The Pirates of Penzance

It’s easy on the one hand to write off the dramatic merits of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operettas, especially when they’re compared against much of the rest of the standard operaticRead More

Coming in October!

The Jazz Beat (October 1-15)

Hello, all, and welcome back to this regular column here at Music City Review. Here, we will update you with the most can’t-miss jazz events happening in Music City, soRead More

From Playhouse615

Sordid Lives: A Captivating Production

“A tale of Southern pride,” Del Shores’ 1996 play Sordid Lives is affectionately described as a white-trash black comedy. It juxtaposes conflicting, often humorous themes that reflect Southern life. WhileRead More

Waitress: The Nashville Rep’s Fantastic Musical Comedy

Although I’d heard of the 2007 film Waitress and always meant to watch it, I hadn’t heard of the musical adaptation until the Nashville Repertory Theatre announced it as theirRead More

Clue

I have to admit from the start that I’m biased in favor of this play: it’s a faithful and spirited adaptation of the 1985 cult classic Clue. I grew upRead More

As You Like It

The Nashville Shakespeare Festival performed As You Like It for their very first show in 1988. As Executive Artistic Director Denice Hicks says in her program notes, she was inRead More

Next to Normal: a Compelling Depiction of Mental Illness

On September 5th, I was able to see the final dress rehearsal of Street Theatre Company’s production of the musical Next to Normal. In the intimate black box of theRead More

Rudy’s Jazz Room (August 3)

Jeff Berlin Quartet with Don Aliquo, Bob Harsen, and Jody Nardone

Just as Rudy’s advertised, Jeff Berlin confirmed that he’s one of the leading innovators on electric bass, and has been so for nearly a half century. If he isn’t asRead More

Kindling Arts Festival 2024 – a selected works review

In its seventh year of being the main showcasing platform for performing arts in Nashville, once again, Kindling Arts Festival’s focus was on a broad theme of immense social valueRead More

New Release from Joyous Records

Sofia Goodman’s ‘Receptive’ and the Ideal Character

Human character, its content, strengths, failings, hypocrisy, depth and intimate shadings have long been the subject of artistic, and particularly musical, expression. It is said that the contrasting themes ofRead More