Category Archives: ENTERTAINMENT

Playhouse presents Nashville Ballet’s ANNE FRANK

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

The Cumberland County Playhouse is happy to announce that in cooperation with the Tennessee Holocaust Commission and the Nashville Ballet they will present three special performances of The Anne Frank Ballet (inspired by the historic book Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl) on Monday, May 7, at 9:00 and 11:00am, and 7:30pm.` The rest of the story

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Playhouse presents Ron Jewell in MARK TWAIN AT LARGE

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

In 1974 Ron Jewell first assumed the likeness of writer Samuel Clemens. Soon after, Jewell found himself on the road touring full-time as his alter ego, Mark Twain. The rest of the story

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Southern Stars Symphonic Brass looking to bring harmonica legend Buddy Green to Crossville for special concert appearance

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

Sponsors needed to help defray expenses Crossville’s own professional 30 piece brass ensemble, the Southern Stars Symphonic Brass, has contracted to bring the outstanding talents of one of Nashville’s great entertainers, BUDDY GREENE to Crossville on Saturday, April 21. The … The rest of the story

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Driving Miss Daisy to open 2012 Playhouse season

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

The Cumberland County Playhouse launches its 48th season with Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize winning Driving Miss Daisy, which opens January 21, 2012. The Playhouse production of this heartwarming comedy will feature audience favorites Michael Ruff and Daniel Black, and will star veteran actress Carol … The rest of the story

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Shanks Center for the Arts a new kid on the block

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

With this new series of articles entitled Cumberland Art, we will share stories about individual artists and cultural art organizations in the visual arts, performing arts, and literary arts. We begin with a New Kid on the Block – the Shanks Center for the Arts. The rest of the story

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