Month: January 2025

Peter Pan: Neverland in Nashville

Peter Pan has a more varied origin story than I had imagined. The Scottish author J. M. Barrie told stories of a flying baby to family friends with five boysRead More

The MCR Interview

Pianist Susan Yang and Her Upcoming Performance with the Nashville Symphony

Music City Review Journalist Brady Hammond speaks with Susan Yang on learning, teaching and playing the piano. Her strategies for practicing and the differences between performing a concerto, in aRead More

The Amazing Art Expo!

Pokemon, Yu-gi-oh, and Chainsaw Man, Oh My!

The Amazing Art Expo came to the Sheraton Hotel in Nashville on January 3rd-5th. The event featured art from anime, video games, Disney, horror films, Star Wars, Marvel, DC Comics,Read More

Coming to the Nashville Opera

H.M.S. Pinafore to Set Sail!

As the Nashville Opera prepares to stage H.M.S. Pinafore (formally titled H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor), the Music City Review is happy to offer a previewRead More

Martha Graham returns to Nashville—at least in spirit!

On January 31 and February 1, as part of their amazing International Dance Series Season Package, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) is presenting the Martha Graham Dance Company. FoundedRead More

Photos and Finery at Cheekwood: Former White House Florister Laura Dowling in Nashville

People often talk about moving from the sublime to the ridiculous, but my visit to Cheekwood worked the other way around. Driving down Page Road toward the great mansion andRead More

Coming in the New Year!

The Jazz Beat — January, 2025

This Month’s Highlights Here you’ll find the shows and events this month that I think are the real standouts, unique events that you won’t find every day in the city.Read More

Start 2025 with Peter Pan!

Already almost entirely sold out, Broadway’s Peter Pan is coming to TPAC to start 2025 off with fairy dust and pirates! This high-flying musical has been thrilling audiences of allRead More