Theater/Dance

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.  

In a return to Tennessee

Martha Graham Dance Company at James K. Polk Theater

In a 2024 article on Jamar Roberts for The Dance Enthusiast, actor/dancer, Toussaint Jeanlouis refers to “perseverance in spite of,” a trait psychologist C. Robert Cloninger considers “foundational in aiding,Read More

Coming to Street Theatre: Alice By Heart

Get ready to fall down the rabbit hole! Street Theater Company’s Alice By Heart brings a new twist to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, a heartfelt adaptation of the classic thatRead More

from the Nashville Opera

Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore

“We sail the ocean blue, and our saucy ship’s a beauty; We’re sober men and true, and attentive to our duty!” This boisterous opening chorus immediately set the tone forRead More

Faustin Linyekula’s ‘My Body, My Archive’

As a first-time visitor to OZ Arts Nashville, I have to say it offers a unique feel. The experience starts when you walk in the door, as if you wereRead More

Nashville, Meet Chicago

In 1920’s Chicago, two murderers try to use their celebrity and femininity to win sympathy from the press, the public, and the justice system to avoid the death penalty. AboutRead More

'Le Nozze di Figaro' at Vanderbilt

A New Take on an Opera Classic 

This past Thursday night, I had the privilege of seeing Vanderbilt Opera Theatre’s (VOT) production of Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) by composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and librettistRead More

Chicago comes to TPAC

In 2014, when I was a college sophomore, MTSU brought a vanful of music students to sit in the nosebleeds at TPAC’s Jackson Hall, and I saw my first-ever liveRead 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

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