Year: 2024

From the Blair Master Series:

Beethoven and Shostakovich at Turner Hall.

On Friday September 6th I was treated to a lovely night at Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music. The occasion was a continuation of the Blair Master’s Series, this time featuringRead 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

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

Songs of Resistance

Marc Ribot coming to Riverside Festival

On Sunday, September 8th, renowned guitarist Marc Ribot will be appearing at the Riverside Revival in a duo performance featuring multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily and with special guest Buddy Miller. HisRead More

Coming this Month:

Nashville Sonido Latino: September 2024

(Versión en español aquí) GIOVANNI RODRÍGUEZ & 12 MANOS Rudy’s Jazz Room Every Monday 9:00 PM Tickets $19.44+ Social media: Instagram  Every Monday night at Rudy’s Jazz Room, the Caribbean sun comes alive with the vibrantRead 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

Clue: A Comedy Coming to TPAC

One of my favorite comedies is Clue, the 1985 cult-classic with a cast of top-notch comedic actors including Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Kahn, Michael McKean, and Tim Curry (even if youRead More

A Portrait

Wayne Oquin: Composer and Educator

The Nashville Symphony has just released a new CD titled “Organ Concertos” under the American Classics label at Naxos. On this CD is a piece titled “Resilience” by Wayne OquinRead More