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.  

Running at TPAC:

Mrs. Doubtfire

Mrs. Doubtfire is a musical based on the 1993 film, which itself is an adaptation of the 1987 book Madam Doubtfire. The musical adaptation (with Nashville’s Wayne Kirkpatrick a co-authorRead More

At the Darkhorse Theater

The Crucible

Elite Studio Works performed The Crucible, Arthur Miller’s play that is permanently on the nose in the best possible way, portraying the archetypal witch-hunt. Written in 1953 as a responseRead More

About Town

Nashville Film Festival

The Nashville Film Festival celebrated its 54th year this fall: six days of over 140 films; panel discussions and live performances; a competition; a conference; all held at eight differentRead More

Shakespeare Summer Festival Presents:

Much Ado About Something: 35 Years Of Summer Shakespeare

A local tradition for 35 years, the Nashville Shakespeare Festival kicked off this year’s Summer Shakespeare on August 31. I love the shift in scheduling; with Tennessee’s heat, I likeRead More

At the Nashville Rep.

9 to 5 was 10 out of 10

The movie this musical is based off of came out in 1980. My dad showed it to me in high school and I rewatched it last year, wondering how itRead More

Violet at the Nashville Repertory:

A Victorious Final Show

Violet is a straightforward musical about a young woman hoping a faith healer can heal her of a disfiguring facial scar. She travels across the south by bus in 1964,Read More

From the Nashville Symphony

Reflections on The Jonah People: A Legacy of Struggle and Triumph

It was a madhouse. Half the crowd was shouting in delight; half the crowd was shouting in shock. The roar from these competing forces was so loud that the dancersRead More

The Pirates of Penzance at Nashville Opera

I saw the Nashville Opera’s final performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance at TPAC’s Polk Theater this past weekend. This comic opera premiered over 150 years agoRead More

At the Andrew Johnson Theater in TPAC:

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

I was excited to see this play. I read Mark Haddon’s book, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in high school, and really enjoyed it. It isRead More

The Nashville Repertoiry in Polk Theater

August Wilson’s Fences

I was unfamiliar with this play before seeing the Nashville Repertory Theatre perform it on opening night in TPAC’s Polk Theater, and I deliberately avoided reading about it beforehand toRead More