| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Permanent Exhibit: Hall of Fame RotundaPresented by Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum July 1, 2007 - Ongoing The Hall of Fame Rotunda is a special room designed to recognize Hall of Fame members in a style befitting the high honor of membership. Everyone recognized here is an equal. The members' plaques are placed randomly around the room - except for the newest members of the Hall of Fame, whose plaques can be found alongside Thomas Hart Benton's painting The Sources of Country Music. The room is round to ensure that every Hall of Fame... | Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | 07/01/07- Ongoing | Nashville |
Permanent Exhibit: Sing Me Back Home - A Journey Through Country MusicPresented by Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum July 1, 2007 - Ongoing Sing Me Back Home is the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s permanent exhibit, an exciting, multi-layered journey through the life of country music.
Through artifacts, photographs, original recordings, archival video, newly produced films, touchscreen interactive media and beautifully rendered text panels, Sing Me Back Home immerses visitors in the history and sounds of country music, its meanings and the lives and voices of many of its honored... | Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | 07/01/07- Ongoing | Nashville |
Fontanel Mansion ToursPresented by The Fontanel Mansion & Farm at The Fontanel Mansion & Farm June 7, 2010 - Ongoing Fontanel Mansion, a 27,000 square foot log home formerly owned by Country Music Hall of Fame® member and two-time CMA Entertainer of the Year Barbara Mandrell.
Located less than 15 minutes from downtown Nashville, Fontanel Mansion boasts three stories, more than 18 rooms, 13 bathrooms, 5 fireplaces, 2 kitchens, an indoor pool, and even an indoor shooting range on 136 acres. An exclusive spot for the stars, the home and... | The Fontanel Mansion & Farm | 06/07/10- Ongoing | Whites Creek |
Opry Backstage Pass ToursPresented by Grand Ole Opry at Grand Ole Opry House February 23, 2012 - Ongoing Take a tour of the Grand Ole Opry® House! Experience a behind the scenes look at the show that made country music famous.
NOTE: Daytime Tours are offered for purchase two weeks in advance. Post show tours are also available for purchase for you to enjoy after the conclusion of your Grand Ole Opry Show. Tours available seven days a week. Times are subject to change!
| Grand Ole Opry | 02/23/12- Ongoing | Nashville |
Sutton Ole Time Music Hour Avg. Event Rating(5.0 Stars): Presented by Granville Museum, Inc. February 12, 2011-February 6, 2016 Avg. Event Rating (5.0 Stars):  There is live bluegrass music every Saturday night from 6:00pm-8:00pm at Sutton General Store. Also, 1 hour of the show is recorded for a Radio Broadcast, called Sutton Ole Time Music Hour. It can be found each Saturday at 10:00am on WTKY FM 92.1, WKWY FM 102.7, WTKY AM 1370, and WVFB FM 101.5 also the show Broadcasts Saturdays at 11:00am in Cookeville WPTN AM 780 and on Sunday at 6:00pm. on Lebanon's WANT FM 98.9 and WCOR AM 149.
Meal: | Granville Museum, Inc. | 02/12/11- 02/06/16 | Granville |
The Bakersfield Sound: Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and California CountryPresented by Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum March 23, 2012-December 31, 2013 The Bakersfield Sound story begins during the Great Depression, when Bakersfield's cotton farms and oil fields attracted a mass migration of Dust Bowl refugees from Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas. Born in Texas in 1929, Buck Owens moved with his sharecropping parents to Arizona before heading to Bakersfield in 1951. Merle Haggard's family, driven to the area from their east-Oklahoma farm, lived in an old converted railroad boxcar when Haggard was born, in a Bakersfield... | Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | 03/23/12- 12/31/13 | Nashville |
The Sound of MusicPresented by The Larry Keeton Theatre at The Larry Keeton Theatre June 13-June 29, 2013 Finishing out the season will be The Sound of Music - a show the Keeton patrons have been begging to see for several years.
This Rogers and Hammerstein classic based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, features many songs that have become standards including the title song "The Sound of Music", "Edelweiss", "My Favorite Things", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" and "Do-Re-Mi".
Maria is a sweet... | The Larry Keeton Theatre | 06/13/13- 06/29/13 | Nashville |
One Direction: 2013 TourPresented by Bridgestone Arena at Bridgestone Arena June 19, 2013 One Direction has done it again; their December 3 show at Madison Square Garden sold out in under 10 minutes. With their entire May/June 2012 tour also selling out in minutes, One Direction are giving their fans a chance to see the group live once again in the summer of 2013 as part of their World Tour – the earliest they are able to return with a tour to the States.
One Direction are Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. All of the group hail... | Bridgestone Arena | 06/19/13 | Nashville |
CMA Music Festival 2013Presented by Country Music Association - CMA at LP Field June 6-June 9, 2013 CMA Music Festival is the ultimate destination for Country Music fans from around the globe, featuring non-stop concerts, autograph signings, celebrity events, and more.
Slated to perform at the 2013 CMA Music festival: TBA.
CMA Music Festival 2013 four-day ticket packages include:
Star-packed NIGHTLY CONCERTS at LP Field, home of the Tennessee Titans
DAILY CONCERTS at Riverfront Park, including early... | Country Music Association - CMA | 06/06/13- 06/09/13 | Nashville |
| Disney's The Lion King | Tennessee Performing Arts Center, TPAC | 05/07/13- 06/02/13 | Nashville |
SunTrust Classical Series: TITANSPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center May 30-June 1, 2013 Nashville Symphony
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Edgar Meyer, bass
Joshua Bell, violin
Mahler - Symphony No. 1: Blumine
Edgar Meyer - Double Concerto for Violin and Double Bass
Nashville Symphony commission
Mahler - Symphony No. 1 in D major “Titan”
Get ready to be blown away! We close our season with a BIG finish as we welcome two of the classical music world’s brightest stars — bassist Edgar Meyer... | Nashville Symphony | 05/30/13- 06/01/13 | Nashville |
Bank of America Pops Series: Cirque MusicaPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center May 23-May 25, 2013 Nashville Symphony
Albert George Schram, conductor
Cirque Musica
Take a journey to a faraway land of dazzling beauty, mystery and suspense! Cirque Musica blends the grace and thrills of the world’s greatest circus performers with stunning symphonic music — including pieces by Tchaikovsky, John Williams and a salute to The Beatles. You’ll be treated to a full sensory experience that will have you on the edge of your seat and in awe of the thrills and... | Nashville Symphony | 05/23/13- 05/25/13 | Nashville |
Go, Dog, Go!Presented by Nashville Children's Theatre at Nashville Children's Theatre April 11-May 19, 2013 Adapted by Allison Gregory and Steven Dietz
Adapted from the book "Go, Dog. Go!" by P.D. Eastman
Published by Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc.
Copyright © 1961 by P.D. Eastman
Copyright © renewed 1989 by Mary L. Eastman
All rights reserved.
Music Composed by Michael Koerner
"Do You Like My Hat?" Lyrics by Michael Koerner
*For families and children of all... | Nashville Children's Theatre | 04/11/13- 05/19/13 | Nashville |
GypsyPresented by The Larry Keeton Theatre at The Larry Keeton Theatre May 2-May 18, 2013 The Keeton Theatre presents Gypsy, starring our own Ginger Newman as Mama Rose.
Gypsy, with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents, is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, and focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with "the ultimate show business mother." It follows the dreams and efforts of Rose to raise two daughters to perform onstage and casts an... | The Larry Keeton Theatre | 05/02/13- 05/18/13 | Nashville |
SunTrust Classical Series: Mendelssohn's 'Elijah'Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center May 9-May 11, 2013 Nashville Symphony
Nicholas McGegan, guest conductor
Nashville Symphony Chorus
Mendelssohn - Elijah
Conductor Nicholas McGegan returns to conduct the orchestra and chorus in Mendelssohn’s epic retelling of the Old Testament story of the prophet Elijah. Along with Handel’s Messiah, this piece is considered one of the greatest oratorios ever written, with music of sheer power and emotion. Biographer John Erskine put it best: Mendelssohn’s music... | Nashville Symphony | 05/09/13- 05/11/13 | Nashville |
SunTrust Classical Series: Mysteries of Dark and LightPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center May 2-May 4, 2013 Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Nashville Symphony Chorus
Jean Yves Thibaudet, piano
Debussy - Nocturnes
James MacMillan - Piano Concerto No. 3 “The Mysteries of Light”
Brahms - Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Debussy’s captivating Nocturnes is the musical equivalent of an impressionist painting, with orchestral colors conveying the sensation of twilight as clouds pass overhead. The women of the Nashville Symphony Chorus will lend their... | Nashville Symphony | 05/02/13- 05/04/13 | Nashville |
SunTrust Classical Series: Uncommon FolkPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center April 18-April 20, 2013 Nashville Symphony
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Licia Jaskunas, harp
Kodály - Háry János: Suite
Ginastera - Harp Concerto
Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major “Jeunehomme”
Carlos Chavez - Symphony No. 2 “Sinfonía india”
Lawrence S. Levine Memorial Concert
Take a musical trip around the world as the Nashville Symphony performs with folk... | Nashville Symphony | 04/18/13- 04/20/13 | Nashville |
| Rock of Ages | Tennessee Performing Arts Center, TPAC | 04/19/13- 04/20/13 | Nashville |
Organ Recital Series featuring Cameron CarpenterPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center April 14, 2013 Hailed by Los Angeles Times as “one of the rare musicians who changes the game of his instrument,” Carpenter is also one amazing showman, with a passion and flair rarely witnessed on the concert hall stage. After his last memorable appearance at the Schermerhorn — which included everything from Bach to Patsy Cline — he returns for another program that will show off his incredible musicianship and his maverick sense of style. | Nashville Symphony | 04/14/13 | Nashville |
The Ann & Monroe Carell Family Trust Pied Piper Series: Under The SeaPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center April 13, 2013 Nashville Symphony
Kelly Corcoran, conductor
Keep a watch out for mermaids, creatures of the deep, pirates, sharks and shipwrecks as the Nashville Symphony travels under the sea! Expect lots of water music, including Debussy’s La Mer, Handel’s Water Music, The Little Mermaid, Pirates of the Caribbean and much more.
| Nashville Symphony | 04/13/13 | Nashville |
The Magic FlutePresented by Nashville Opera Association at TPAC - Andrew Jackson Hall April 11-April 13, 2013 The genius of Mozart shines bright in this masterfully diverse mix of unforgettable melodies, majestic choruses, and stratospheric, show-stopping coloratura singing. Follow the adventures of Prince Tamino and Papageno the Bird Catcher as they set forth to save the captured Princess Pamina. One of the most imaginative entertainments ever created, The Magic Flute blends myth, enchantment, and the fight between good and evil to deliver the life-affirming message: love conquers... | Nashville Opera Association | 04/11/13- 04/13/13 | Nashville |
Wayne Shorter Quartet with the Nashville Symphony and Special Guest Esperanza SpaldingPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center April 12, 2013 Wayne Shorter Quartet with the Nashville Symphony and special guest Esperanza Spalding
Nashville Symphony
Wayne Shorter Quartet
Esperanza Spalding, bass
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the Nashville Symphony with the legendary saxophonist Wayne Shorter and rising star Esperanza Spalding. Together, they’ll perform a brand-new concerto by Shorter, a showcase for the phenomenally talented Spalding. A founding member of Weather Report and a... | Nashville Symphony | 04/12/13 | Nashville |
Bank of America Pops Series: Pink MartiniPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center April 4-April 6, 2013 Nashville Symphony
Albert-George Schram, conductor
Pink Martini
Take a rollicking around-the-world musical adventure with these eclectic musical travelers! Pink Martini return to the Schermerhorn, bringing their trademark mix of cabaret, jazz, classic Hollywood musicals and songs from every corner of the globe. No matter what they perform, expect beautiful music with beautiful melodies and an unbeatable sense of style!
Photo by Autumn de Wilde
| Nashville Symphony | 04/04/13- 04/06/13 | Nashville |
Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsPresented by The Larry Keeton Theatre at The Larry Keeton Theatre March 21-April 6, 2013 March ushers in the internationally acclaimed hit - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Based on the popular 1988 film, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS centers on two con men living on the French Riviera. The first is the suave and sophisticated Lawrence Jameson, who makes his lavish living by talking rich ladies out of their money. The other, a small-time crook named Freddy Benson, more humbly swindles women by waking their compassion with fabricated stories about his grandmother's failing... | The Larry Keeton Theatre | 03/21/13- 04/06/13 | Nashville |
SunTrust Classical Series: Lord of 'The Ring'Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center March 28-March 30, 2013 SunTrust Classical Series: Lord of 'The Ring'
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Louis Lortie, piano
Ravel - Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major
Wagner - The Ring Without Words
‘The Ring’ Without Words distills Wagner’s sprawling masterpiece into a spectacular symphonic journey through the composer’s mythical world of heroes and gods, dwarves and giants. Fusing the opera’s main musical ideas — including the classic... | Nashville Symphony | 03/28/13- 03/30/13 | Nashville |
| Flashdance | Tennessee Performing Arts Center, TPAC | 03/19/13- 03/24/13 | Nashville |
The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo MaPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center March 23, 2013 The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma
Experience our world through the eyes and ears of the acclaimed Silk Road Ensemble. Taking inspiration from the historical Silk Road trading routes, cellist Yo-Yo Ma formed the group to bring together artists and audiences around the globe. Over the course of five albums, these performers have traveled across countries, continents and cultures, changing the way we think about music and the world around us.
| Nashville Symphony | 03/23/13 | Nashville |
SunTrust Classical Series: The Red ViolinPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center March 14-March 16, 2013 SunTrust Classical Series: The Red Violin
Nashville Symphony
Leonard Slatkin, guest conductor
Elina Vähälä, violin
Chabrier - España
Corigliano - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra “Red Violin”
Elgar - Enigma Variations
In his Red Violin Concerto, composer John Corigliano adapted his music for the hit film into a concert piece that captures all the passion and drama of his original score. With moments of... | Nashville Symphony | 03/14/13- 03/16/13 | Nashville |
CabaretPresented by Tennessee Repertory Theatre at TPAC - Andrew Johnson Theater February 14-March 9, 2013 Book and lyrics by Joe Masteroff and Fred Ebb, music by John Kander.
Willkommen to the Kit Kat Club. Take your seat at a bar table, order a little something from your fetching cocktail waitress, and immerse yourself in the musical theatre event of a lifetime. You’re not just at the show... you’re in the show as Tennessee Rep transforms Johnson Theater into 1930s Berlin. Inside the cabaret, Sally Bowles and the beguiling Emcee live in a seedy, sexy world of delicious... | Tennessee Repertory Theatre | 02/14/13- 03/09/13 | Nashville |
| Green Day's American Idiot | Tennessee Performing Arts Center, TPAC | 03/05/13- 03/07/13 | Nashville |
SunTrust Classical Series: Tchaikovsky Meets TechnoPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center March 2, 2013 SunTrust Classical Series: Tchaikovsky Meets Techno
Nashville Symphony
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Copland - El Salón México
Mason Bates - Violin Concerto
Nashville Symphony commission
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5
Electrifying! Equally at home in the concert hall and the nightclub, Mason Bates has made a splash with his cutting-edge music, which incorporates the rhythms and textures of... | Nashville Symphony | 03/02/13 | Nashville |
Bank of America Pops Series: The ChieftainsPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center February 21-February 23, 2013 Bank of America Pops Series: The Chieftains
Nashville Symphony
Albert George Schram, conductor
The world’s most famous Irish band are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. Still as vibrant and relevant today as they were five decades ago, The Chieftains use their sparkling, tradition-steeped musicianship to explore fresh new ideas, making the music their own with a style that is as exhilarating as it is definitive.
| Nashville Symphony | 02/21/13- 02/23/13 | Nashville |
9 to 5: The MusicalPresented by The Larry Keeton Theatre at The Larry Keeton Theatre February 7-February 23, 2013 February brings the exciting presentation of 9 to 5.
What a way to make a living! Full of laughter and side-splitting Southern sass and with Dolly's Grammy-nominated score, this musical comedy comes direct from Broadway based on the hit movie starring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.
This sensational musical, guaranteed to delight audiences young and old, tells the story of three unlikely friends who scheme to take control of their company and learn there's... | The Larry Keeton Theatre | 02/07/13- 02/23/13 | Nashville |
The Ann & Monroe Carell Family Trust Pied Piper Series: Beethoven Lives UpstairsPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center February 16, 2013 The Ann & Monroe Carell Family Trust Pied Piper Series: Beethoven Lives Upstairs
Nashville Symphony
Kelly Corcoran, conductor
Classical Kids Live
A fantastic introduction to the music of Beethoven! Featuring the stage troupe Classical Kids Live, this production offers a unique look into the life of the great Viennese composer, as viewed through the eyes of a young boy named Christoph. As he hears some of the composer’s most beautiful music,... | Nashville Symphony | 02/16/13 | Nashville |
Organ Recital Series featuring Ken CowanPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center February 10, 2013 Praised for his dazzling artistry, impeccable technique and imaginative programming, Ken Cowan has developed a reputation as one of North America’s finest concert organists. Recently featured in a recording of works by Franz Liszt, he can be heard often on the American Public Media program Pipedreams. | Nashville Symphony | 02/10/13 | Nashville |
SunTrust Classical Series: Harmonic ConvergencePresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center February 7-February 9, 2013 Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello
Ives - The Unanswered Question
Schoenberg - A Survivor from Warsaw
Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No. 1
Adams - Harmonielehre
John Adams’ riveting Harmonielehre combines the spare design of minimalism with the expressive, all-encompassing sound of late Romanticism to create music that, in the composer’s words, “touches you in the center of your soul.” The work’s title... | Nashville Symphony | 02/07/13- 02/09/13 | Nashville |
CinderellaPresented by Nashville Opera Association at TPAC - James K. Polk Theater January 25-January 29, 2013 With this hilarious comic opera, Rossini (the composer of The Barber of Seville) gives us his madcap version of the classic fairy tale Cinderella. Will the beautiful Cinderella make it to the royal ball and capture the heart of the handsome prince? Will her evil stepsisters stand in the way of her dreams? Rossini’s opera tells the beloved story, while adding some original twists and unexpected turns. It’s a perfect opera for the entire family or your favorite Fairy... | Nashville Opera Association | 01/25/13- 01/29/13 | Nashville |
| Catch Me If You Can | Tennessee Performing Arts Center, TPAC | 01/22/13- 01/27/13 | Nashville |
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour: featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater & Christian McBridePresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center January 25, 2013 Dee Dee Bridgewater, vocals
Christian McBride, bass & bandleader
Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet
Chris Potter, saxophone
Benny Green, piano
Lewis Nash, drums
Stunning vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater joins bassist Christian McBride and his quintet for a tribute to the longest-running jazz festival in the world. Since its inception in 1958, the Monterey Jazz Festival has featured the music’s greatest legends, and this very special presentation will... | Nashville Symphony | 01/25/13 | Nashville |
Bank of America Pops Series: Nashville SwingsPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center January 17-January 19, 2013 Nashville Symphony
Albert-George Schram, conductor
Soloists and vocalists to be announced
“In the Mood” for a “Sentimental Journey”? Put on your dancing shoes and relive the heyday of the big band era when the orchestra teams up with some of Nashville’s finest jazz musicians for an evening of classic swing. We’ll pay tribute to the great legacy of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman and many others!
| Nashville Symphony | 01/17/13- 01/19/13 | Nashville |
SunTrust Classical Series: Lovers and PrankstersPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center January 10-January 12, 2013 Nashville Symphony
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Jennifer Koh, violin
Richard Strauss - Don Juan
Szymanowski - Violin Concerto No. 1
Mozart - Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major
Richard Strauss - Till Eulenspiegel Lustige Streiche
Two tone poems by Richard Strauss bookend this concert, beginning with the wild rush of violins that opens the passionate Don Juan. Brimming with feverish emotion, this tale of the legendary lover is followed by Polish... | Nashville Symphony | 01/10/13- 01/12/13 | Nashville |
Bluegrass Thursday with Chris HenryPresented by Bootleggers Inn at Bootleggers Inn January 19, 2012-January 10, 2013 Chris Henry hosts an evening of bluegrass music. Chris plays with his band Chris Henry and the Hardcore Grass. He also brings out special guests each week, including The Dead Sea Trolls and Super Raccoon among other wonderful solo acts. | Bootleggers Inn | 01/19/12- 01/10/13 | Nashville |
A Year With Frog and ToadPresented by Boiler Room Theatre at Boiler Room Theatre November 24-December 23, 2012 Arnold Lobel's well-loved characters hop from the page to the stage in Robert and Willie Reale's musical A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD. Conceived by Mr. Lobel's daughter, Adrianne Lobel, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD remains true to the spirit of the original stories as it follows two great friends, the cheerful and popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad through four fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation in the spring, they proceed to plant gardens, swim, rake leaves and go sledding,... | Boiler Room Theatre | 11/24/12- 12/23/12 | Franklin |
| General Jackson Evening Cruise: Heart of Tennessee: A Musical Journey | General Jackson Showboat | 03/08/12- 12/23/12 | Nashville |
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatPresented by Cumberland County Playhouse at Cumberland County Playhouse November 16-December 23, 2012 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s joyous retelling of the Biblical saga of Joseph and his brothers returns to the Playhouse stage in a glorious holiday production. Set to a vibrant mix of musical styles, from country-western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock 'n' roll, this Old Testament tale proves both timely and timeless… and is one theatrical experience you won’t forget!
Come to the Cumberland County Playhouse for its performance of Joseph and the... | Cumberland County Playhouse | 11/16/12- 12/23/12 | Crossville |
A Sanders Family ChristmasPresented by Cumberland County Playhouse at Cumberland County Playhouse November 1-December 22, 2012 The holiday sequel to the wildly popular Smoke on the Mountain! It’s Christmas Eve, 1941 and the always unpredictable Sanders Family gathers at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church for one last holiday singing before son Dennis ships out for boot camp. Celebrate the holidays with faith, family and old-fashioned fun with this heavenly evening of music, laughter and a romantic surprise!
Come to the Cumberland County Playhouse for its performance of A Sanders Family Christmas!... | Cumberland County Playhouse | 11/01/12- 12/22/12 | Crossville |
Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas BingePresented by Boiler Room Theatre at Boiler Room Theatre November 30-December 22, 2012 Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge is a playful, cracked look at the perennial Dickens Christmas classic about mean Ebenezer Scrooge and his discovering the true meaning of Christmas through the visitation of Three Ghosts. In Duran's giddy version, the Ghost's magic is off, and Scrooge and the Ghost keep showing up at Bob Cratchit’s house way too early, where Mrs. Bob Cratchit – a long suffering saint in the Dickens – is in a state of fury, hating her life and... | Boiler Room Theatre | 11/30/12- 12/22/12 | Franklin |
Scrooge: The MusicalPresented by Towne Centre Theatre at Towne Centre Theatre November 30-December 22, 2012 book, music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
In 1970, renowned writer-composer-lyricist Leslie Bricusse adapted the classic Charles Dickens tale A Christmas Carol into the hit screen musical Scrooge! Now available as a charming stage musical, Scrooge! has enjoyed a hugely successful tour of England and a season at London's Dominion Theatre starring the late Anthony Newly. Included are six new songs not performed in the film. | Towne Centre Theatre | 11/30/12- 12/22/12 | Brentwood |
Handel's MessiahPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center December 20-December 22, 2012 Nashville Symphony
Nashville Symphony Chorus
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
soloists to be announced
The Nashville Symphony and Chorus ring in the holiday season with their annual performances of Handel’s inspiring oratorio Messiah. This Baroque-era masterpiece gives expression to universal thoughts and emotions through an astonishing range of music, with moments of tranquillity, darkness and exuberance — and there’s no better place to hear it... | Nashville Symphony | 12/20/12- 12/22/12 | Nashville |
The Ann & Monroe Carell Family Trust Pied Piper Series: A Spirit for the HolidaysPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center December 22, 2012 Nashville Symphony
Kelly Corcoran, conductor
Magic Circle Mime Company
Join the Nashville Symphony for a lively theatrical romp celebrating the holidays! Three mischievous holiday spirits have their own ideas of what a holiday concert should be. As two of the spirits squabble, the orchestra is caught in the middle. To the rescue comes the spirit of Music, leading the audience in a holiday sing-along. Featuring holiday favorites such as “Sleigh Ride” and music... | Nashville Symphony | 12/22/12 | Nashville |