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Coming this Month:

The Jazz Beat: March 2024

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, so you can be sure to catch all your favorites, as well as discover new ones along the way. Get out there and support your local musicians and keep Music City thriving! This Month’s Highlights I’d like to begin by highlighting right up top some of the more unique events happening this month that I think you’ll be interested in. These include shows and acts that you won’t find as regularRead 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

The Ties that Bind:

Bizet’s Carmen at the Nashville Opera

Bernardo Medeiros (Zuniga), Sara Crigger (Mercedes), Marina Costa-Jackson (Carmen), and Dee Donasco (Frasquita) in "Les tringles des sistres tintaient"
The lights in the theatre dim and the chattering crowd is suddenly silent, drinks with condensation dripping off them clutched tightly as the orchestra, one behemoth of magical sound, beginsRead More

A ‘Portal’ to ‘Behold’ at the Frist

The current exhibitions at the Frist Art Museum are María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold and LaJuné McMillian: The Portal’s Keeper—Origins. These are separate exhibitions; however, they are connected in their intentRead 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

Coming from the Nashville Ballet:

Vasterling’s ‘Dracula’ and Balanchine’s ‘Serenade’

This October 3-6, Nashville Ballet entwines the spellbinding allure of Paul Vasterling’s Dracula with the elegance of George Balanchine’s Serenade for a double bill that transcends the ordinary. Delve intoRead More

At Oz Arts

DakhaBrakha Redux: The Triumphant Return of the Ukrainian Quartet

In 2023, a year and a day after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, DakhaBrakha performed at OZ Arts here in Nashville. With their fusion of folk, rock, funk, blues, andRead More

Coming in October!

The Jazz Beat (October 16-31)

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

Waitress to Begin Nashville Rep’s 40th Season

“We’re thrilled to be producing Waitress as the kickoff to our 40th Anniversary Season,” says Nashville Repertory Theatre Artistic Director, Micah-Shane Brewer. “This show blends a fun and heartfelt storyRead More

Next to Normal at the Barbershop Theater

Next to Normal is a 2008 rock musical that won three Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Dad’s an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal;Read More

Nashville’s Carmen

The first production of Nashville Opera’s delightful 2024-25 season, The Ties that Bind, is Georges Bizet’s wonderfully Romantic Carmen, a brutal tale of love, freedom and exoticism–a work that isRead More