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Nashville Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ Broadcasts Begin This Week

December 16, 2020 By Staff Reports Leave a Comment

For the first time in company history, Nashville Ballet will present a televised premiere of “Nashville’s Nutcracker” on NewsChannel 5. This historic performance will feature […]

Theater Review: The Loving Grace of Good Art in Nashville Rep’s Relevant ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’

February 16, 2020 By Evans Donnell Leave a Comment

“The world is violent and mercurial – it will have its way with you. We are saved only by love – love for each other […]

Theater Review: A Handsome ‘My Fair Lady’ Revival Tour

February 6, 2020 By Evans Donnell Leave a Comment

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Lincoln Center Theater national tour of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s “loverly” classic “My Fair Lady” is in handsome residence […]

Theater Review: The ‘Ravaged Wasteland’ of Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s Intriguing ‘Macbeth’

January 23, 2020 By Evans Donnell 1 Comment

“What things in our lives tempt us to deny the humanity in others, and by doing so, throw away part of our own? Is what […]

#HAM4HAM Nashville Digital Lottery For Dec. 31-Jan. 19 TPAC ‘Hamilton’ Run Begins This Sunday: 40 $10 Tickets Per Show

December 28, 2019 By Staff Reports Leave a Comment

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Producer Jeffrey Seller and Tennessee Performing Arts Center announce a digital lottery for “Hamilton” tickets will begin with the show’s first performance […]

Theater Review: God Bless You, Merry Nashville Rep! ‘A Christmas Carol’ For Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

December 7, 2019 By Evans Donnell 1 Comment

Nashville Repertory Theatre’s production of Patrick Barlow’s “A Christmas Carol” adaptation is the maximum of minimalism – maximum holiday pleasure from the clear theatrical crucible […]

Theater Review: NCT’s ‘Auntie Claus’ Is a Glittering Gift

December 1, 2019 By Evans Donnell Leave a Comment

You’d have to be a mix of pre-conversion Scrooge and Grinch to not feel your heart warmed by the ecstatic joy of Nashville Children’s Theatre’s […]

An Appreciation: Laughing Through The Tears At Nashville Rep’s Rhythmic Rendition Of ‘Every Brilliant Thing’

November 18, 2019 By Evans Donnell Leave a Comment

“If you have no tragedy, you have no comedy. Crying and laughing are the same emotion. If you laugh too hard, you cry. And vice […]

Theater Review: ‘Return To Sender’ Is A Superb NCT World Premiere Where Humanity Takes Center Stage

October 11, 2019 By Evans Donnell 2 Comments

“There can’t be any such thing as civilization unless people have a conscience…” from “The Ox-Bow Incident” “We’re all born human beings,” one of the […]

Film Review: Renée Zellweger Beautifully Flies Over the Rainbow in ‘Judy’ Bio Drama

September 26, 2019 By Evans Donnell Leave a Comment

“I’ve always taken ‘The Wizard of Oz’ very seriously, you know. I believe in the idea of the rainbow. And I’ve spent my entire life […]

Theater Review: So Happy They’re Still Here As Delightfully Droll ‘Urinetown’ Opens 35th Nashville Rep Season

September 17, 2019 By Evans Donnell Leave a Comment

Elaine Stritch may sadly be gone, but Nashville Repertory Theatre is happily still here. The company’s 35th season opened splendidly Saturday with the rousing absurdity […]

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Has $25 Digital Lottery For TPAC Run

September 7, 2019 By Staff Reports Leave a Comment

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Described by the Los Angeles Times as a “cultural phenomenon,” “Dear Evan Hansen” makes its Nashville debut Sept. 10-15 at Tennessee Performing […]

Theater Review: Thrills and Love in Entertaining Chaffin’s Barn ‘Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure’ Presentation

September 2, 2019 By Evans Donnell Leave a Comment

The game is delightfully afoot once more in Chaffin’s Barn Theatre‘s entertaining presentation of “Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure.” Prolific play writing genius Steven Dietz […]

Theater Review: Nashville Shakes’ ‘Tempest’ Is Feeling Good

August 17, 2019 By Evans Donnell Leave a Comment

What’s the state of Nashville Shakespeare Festival after three decades? It’s heartily proclaimed in a lovely production of “The Tempest” in its shimmering new “Summer […]

Pictorial: ‘Bennett’s War’ Nashville Red Carpet Screening

August 6, 2019 By Rick Malkin and Evans Donnell Leave a Comment

Regal Green Hills Cinema 16 was the site of a Nashville red carpet screening for the new film “Bennett’s War” on Monday. The film features […]

An Appreciation: Plenty of Smiles From Chaffin’s Barn’s ‘Annie’

August 5, 2019 By Evans Donnell Leave a Comment

It was raining as I drove to Chaffin’s Barn for Saturday’s closing performance of “Annie.” Thankfully the rain ended just before I parked and exited […]

The Virtue of Active Listening at Nashville’s Destiny Theatre Experience, Actors Bridge Ensemble and Pipeline-Collective

July 28, 2019 By Evans Donnell Leave a Comment

What constitutes “good play writing,” “good directing” and “good acting” are obviously highly subjective, and seemingly endless, discussions. But clear communication between playwrights, directors, actors, […]

Review: The Terrible Cost Of Inhumanity In Searing ‘Maidens’

July 11, 2019 By Evans Donnell 3 Comments

“Life is a pleasure. And pleasures, like life, are short.” – Jenny-Wanda Barkmann NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The quote above seems quite positive, and certainly harmless […]

Film Review: The Pain & Peace of Connecting in ‘Luke and Jo’

June 14, 2019 By Evans Donnell Leave a Comment

At the 2014 Nashville Film Festival I had the pleasure of seeing the Tennessee premiere of “As It Is In Heaven,” the feature-directing debut of […]

An Appreciation: Nashville Opera Powerfully & Poignantly Reminds Us That “The Cradle…” Still Rocks 82 Years Later

May 13, 2019 By Evans Donnell Leave a Comment

Nashville Opera‘s sold out, sadly all-too-limited May 10-12 engagement of Marc Blitzstein‘s “The Cradle Will Rock” was a powerful and poignant reminder that live performance […]

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