BY ALAN SHERROD From Shakespeare to TV sitcoms, the trials and travails of eccentric families are a common theme of comic and ...

For its spring production, the University of Tennessee Opera Theatre will present  The Cunning Little Vixen, a three act ...

If you thought River & Rail’s final show at the Old City Performing Arts Center would be last year’s holiday special Little Women, think again—they have come back with a bang for one final production ...

BY ALAN SHERROD It is an inarguable truth that every concert comes with its own set of expectations, a delicious combination ...

You might not think that the old adage “when the going gets tough, the tough get going” would apply to princesses and fairytales, but Knoxville Theatre Club’s JP Schuffman and Sara Gaddis might beg to ...

BY DIANA SALESKY GRAMMY-nominated composer Jonathan Leshnoff had an unusual assignment: create an orchestral work inspired by ...

’ve got a milestone birthday coming up this year, and let’s just say it doesn’t start with a 4, 5, or 6. While that alone might tempt me to pull the covers over my head or dive into a (second) pint of ...

I don’t know about you and yours, but a big part of my cohort went into Big Ears 2025 with a lackadaisical attitude and a largely ill-formed schedule, happy to embrace the weekend and enjoy what came, ...

Is there poetry in pugilism? Admittedly, boxing isn’t necessarily the first vehicle that comes to mind when one thinks of a poetic and lyrical battle against systemic racism. Yet, that battle that ...