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Saturday, September 10, 2016

BWW Review: Studio Tenn's Stunning EVITA Makes History on Opening Night With Powerful Performances by Jeffrey Ellis

As assured and confident as any long-running musical now - or ever, for that matter - on Broadway, the altogether worldly and completely engaging production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita, p…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:37PM
Monday, February 15, 2016

NUTTY PROFESSOR Reunion Concert Tonight at Birdland by Jeffrey Ellis

Tonight at Birdland - for the first time since it debuted in Nashville in 2012 - a New York audience will finally have the opportunity to hear Marvin Hamlisch's final theatrical score for Nu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:14PM
Saturday, August 25, 2012

Aaron Tveit Headlines CATCH ME IF YOU CAN-Inspired TPAC Gala Tonight, 8/25 by Jeffrey Ellis

Broadways Aaron Tveitfresh off starmaking turns in next to normal and Catch Me If You Canis the featured performer for this years Tennessee Performing Arts Center Gala, set for tonight, Augu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM
Saturday, August 11, 2012

POLL: What's your favorite NSF Shakespeare-in-the-Park since 2002? by Jeffrey Ellis

Next weekend marks the annual return of Nashville Shakespeare Festival to Centennial Park for the companys 25th offering of some of the Bards best-known and best-loved works. Were wondering …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:08PM
Thursday, August 9, 2012

BWW Special Interview: Rupert Holmes Talks Marvin Hamlisch, The Future of THE NUTTY PROFESSOR & More by Jeffrey Ellis

Its becomes very clear very quickly, when talking to Rupert Holmes, that writing the libretto for The Nutty Professorwhich paired him with composer Marvin Hamlischhas been an astonishing and…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:59PM
Tuesday, August 7, 2012

THE NUTTY PROFESSOR Company Members Pay Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch by Jeffrey Ellis

Tonight, in TPACs James K. Polk Theatre, Michael Andrew, Marissa McGowan, Mark Jacoby, Klea Blackhurst, Jamie Ross and the rest of the ensemble will take to the stage to bring The Nutty Prof…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:50PM

BWW Nasvhille: NUTTY PROFESSOR Composer Marvin Hamlisch Dies in Los Angeles by Jeffrey Ellis

Composer Marvin Hamlisch, whose latest musical theater work is on display in Nashville in the Broadway-bound production of The Nutty Professor, has died in Los Angeles, according to the Asso…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:20AM
Wednesday, August 1, 2012

BWW Reviews: THE NUTTY PROFESSOR Sets Its Sights on Broadway After Its Music City Opening by Jeffrey Ellis

Fairly exploding onto the stage, The Nutty Professorthe new musical based on the classic 1963 film comedyopened at Nashvilles James K. Polk Theatre last night in a vibrantly told and visuall…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:07PM
Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Photo Flash: First Look at THE NUTTY PROFESSOR in Nashville! by Jeffrey Ellis

Tonights the night The brain trust behind The Nutty Professor, The New Musical will officially roll out the red carpet for the new musicals opening night at the Tennessee Performing Arts Cen…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:04PM
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Nashville Goes 'Nutty' as THE NUTTY PROFESSOR Settles Into TPAC Prior to Show Opening by Jeffrey Ellis

Music City has officially gone Nutty with the arrival of the company, cast and crew of the Broadway-bound musical The Nutty Professor has taken up residence at Tennessee Performing Arts Cent…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:55PM
Wednesday, April 11, 2012

BWW Reviews: The Keeton Theatre Takes a Sentimental Journey With Entertaining and Engaging SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE by Jeffrey Ellis

Now onstage at The Larry Keeton Theatre, in a winning production directed by Ginger Newman and choreographed by Kate Adams-Johnson, Smokey Joes Caf offers audiences one of the best nights of…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:49PM
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Broadway-bound THE NUTTY PROFESSOR to Kick Off In Music City USA by Jeffrey Ellis

Nashvilles Tennessee Performing Arts Center TPAC will play host this summer to the world premiere of The Nutty Professor, a new musical comedy directed by the King of Comedy himself, Jerry L…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48AM
Monday, January 9, 2012

BWW Nashville Awards Winners Announced! by Jeffrey Ellis

After an intense internal auditing process, the results are in for the 2011 Nashville Awards This year's awards broke traffic records and we couldn't be more excited to announce the 2011 Bro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PM

BWW Tennessee Awards Winners Announced! by Jeffrey Ellis

After an intense internal auditing process, the results are in for the 2011 Tennessee Awards This year's awards broke traffic records and we couldn't be more excited to announce the 2011 Bro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PM
Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Pre-Sale Tickets For Studio Tenn's THE SOUND OF MUSIC and THE MIRACLE WORKER Now Available by Jeffrey Ellis

Tickets to Studio Tenn's fourth and final production of the 2011-2012 season, The Sound of Music, are now available for patrons who also purchase tickets to their next production, The Miracl…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:03AM
Monday, January 2, 2012

Sara Gettelfinger On Bringing Morticia To Life On Tour With THE ADDAMS FAMILY by Jeffrey Ellis

Sara Gettelfinger may have a resume that other actresses covetnow starring as the mysterious, intriguing, maybe even a little bit frightening Morticia Addams in the national tour of The Adda…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:31PM
Monday, August 8, 2011

Lea Salonga on THE JOURNEY SO FAR, ALLEGIANCE and Working with a Nashville Producer by Jeffrey Ellis

Just over a year since she debuted her critically acclaimed cabaret act at New York's Caf Carlyle and only weeks after her 2011 stint at the same venue, Lea Salonga's new live CD - The Journ…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:39PM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards