TPACNHT! Nashville: “Wickedly Wonderful” event on August 29 to benefit TPAC EducationSubmitted by F. Daniel Kent on Wed, 08/05/2009 - 12:50am
“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. NHT! Nashville: National tour of 9 to 5: The Musical to launch at the Tennessee Performing Arts CenterSubmitted by F. Daniel Kent on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 7:34pm
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. NHT! Nashville: Frankie Valli & The Four Seaons to perform one night only at TPACSubmitted by F. Daniel Kent on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 7:34pm
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. Why Jersey Boys may be the gayest musical you will ever seeSubmitted by F. Daniel Kent on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 2:00am
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The extraordinary ongoing chapters of a five-decade career illustrate the unending public demand for the music of American rock-and-roll heroes 
In the early 1960s, wunderkind lyricist and producer Bob Crewe began writing with Bob Gaudio, who had risen to fame at age 15 when, as a member of the Royal Teens, he co-wrote the hit “Short Shorts.” The first Crewe-Gaudio collaboration, “Sherry,” was written by Gaudio and produced by Crewe. It became a #1 single in 1962 for The Four Seasons (fronted by Frankie Valli). The pair wrote many other songs for the group, including “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” another #1 hit single, “Rag Doll,” also a #1 hit, “Ronnie,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye)” and “Connie O.”
