“Wickedly Wonderful” is the theme of the 2009 Fest de Ville Gala on Saturday, August 29 at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.  Décor, lighting design, entertainment and even the dinner menu are inspired by the Broadway blockbuster Wicked, playing TPAC September 2-20.

Exclusive opportunities to go behind the scenes of Wicked and to appear in a walk-on role in another Broadway tour on the TPAC stage are among the unique items to be auctioned at the event.

The 10th annual benefit event for TPAC’s cultural and educational programs, sponsored by Central Parking, celebrates the upcoming diverse performing arts season at the center. Robin Glover and Renée Chevalier are co-chairing the event, with Lauren Pitts serving as the auction chair.

The Americana Music Association has announced its initial lineup of artists confirmed to perform at the upcoming 2009 Americana Music Festival (with additional artists still pending).

Festival showcases will be held Wednesday September 16th-Saturday September 19th at five downtown Nashville venues including: The Mercy Lounge, The Cannery Ballroom, 3rd & Lindsley, The Station Inn and The Basement.

The extraordinary ongoing chapters of a five-decade career illustrate the unending public demand for the music of American rock-and-roll heroes Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, who will play the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Andrew Jackson Hall, September 27, 2009. Tickets go on sale to the public on Sunday, August 16, at 10:00 a.m.

The singular body of work of the classic vocal group The Four Seasons; the compelling power of their life stories; and the timeless cultural presence of lead singer Frankie Valli’s iconic voice are all continuing to drive ticket sales the world over, despite the deepening economic recession. Responding to this popular demand, Valli and The Four Seasons have extended their national solo tour schedule well into 2010.

The national tour of the Broadway production 9 to 5: The Musical will open at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center next year.

The first launch of its kind at TPAC, the musical comedy, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton, will be rehearsed in Andrew Jackson Hall for several weeks, prior to opening the 2010-2011 season of HCA/TriStar Broadway at TPAC, September 21-26, 2010, and moving on to major cities nationwide.

People's Branch Theatre, Nashville's professional progressive theatre, proudly celebrates TEN YEARS of innovative and socially progressive theatre for Nashville. PBT is marking this milestone with a season of anniversaries and triumphs as only PBT can. The 2009-2010 season celebrates the lives of extraordinary people and extraordinary events, including an innovative play from one of the twentieth century's most radical and influential playwrights, a new musical about the quintessential American, the much-anticipated return of Hedwig, and another round of original short plays by Nashville's best playwrights. Buy your tickets early, and don't miss a single show!