The MCR Interview

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The MCR Interview

Nashville Rep’s ‘Christmas Carol’ (Interview with Micah-Shane Brewer, Artistic Director)

As part of the MCR Interview series journalist Grace Tipton asks Micah-Shane Brewer about his design for the new production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at the Nashville Rep this December.  

The MCR Interview

Denice Hicks on Her Career and The Nashville Shakespeare Festival

As actress and administrator, Denice Hicks has been one of the most pivotal players in Nashville theater for several decades. This year she announced her imminent departure from the NashvilleRead More

From Nashville Ballet

The MCR Interview: Mollie Sansone, resident choreographer for Nashville Ballet, discusses her work

A star on Nashville’s skyline since 2004, when she began her career with the Nashville Ballet, Mollie Sansone has had a remarkable career as a dancer, teacher, and choreographer. HerRead More

The MCR Interview

Interview with Jess Chambers and Sonya Waters

On November 30th at Emerson Hall the Nashville-based chamber Ensemble Chatterbird will present ‘The Blossoming,’ a cross-collaborative concert with songwriter vocalist and instrumentalist known as Dream Chambers and solo synthRead More

From Clarksville

Stanley Yates, The Farewell Concert?

Years ago I was sitting in the flute section of a regional orchestra in California. The inventive Board had hired an up-and-coming acolyte of the Boston Symphony’s famed Seiji OzawaRead More

The MCR Interview:

Fable Cry’s 9th Festival of Ghouls (Interview with Zach Ferrin)

As part of the MCR Interview series journalist Bethany Morgan asks Zach Ferrin about his upcoming performance at OZ Arts with his band Fable Cry, as part of the 9thRead More

At the Schermerhorn

Ruth Reinhardt’s Debut at the Nashville Symphony

This past Sunday afternoon the Nashville Symphony gave a concert that waffled between breathtaking moments and another average night at the symphony. As the audience settled into their seats, aRead More

MCR Profiles:

Stanley Yates, Guitar

How did a working-class boy from a twelfth-century town, who survived an early life of personal and parental illness and foster homes, end up with stunning accolades for international performances,Read More