Through Sept. 10
a drama, is presented through Sept. 10 by Lakewood Theatre Co., 2211 Hadley Ave. 847-0934.
Through Sept. 16
Whose Under Where?, a play about two women with a plan to market a line of men’s lingerie and a couple of husbands who jump to the wrong conclusion, is presented at Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre, 8204 Hwy. 100. 646-9977.
Through Oct. 13
Good Neighbors, a musical about the life of Cordell Hull, is presented through Oct. 13 at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville. 615-484-5000. Show times & dates vary. Call for information & reservations.
Through Oct. 21
Angel Street, a whodunit originally produced in London as , is presented in the Backstage Theatre at Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theater, 6011 Hwy. 100. 646-9977.
Through Oct. 28
AlwaysÉPatsy Cline, a musical about the friendship between Cline & a fan, is presented at the Ryman Auditorium, 116 5th Ave. N. 871-7070.
Sept. 7
Little Shop of Horrors, a musical about a voracious human-eating plant, is presented Sept. 7-24 by The Rep in Polk Theater, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 741-7777.
Nashville Symphony, conducted by Kenneth Schermerhorn, w/guest pianist Van Cliburn, performs Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Concerto No. 1” & works by Copeland, Dvorák & Mussorgsky. Grand Ole Opry House, Opryland, 2800 Opryland Way. 737-4849.
Sept. 8
a musical about a family during the Civil War, is presented Sept. 8-Oct. 8 by the Circle Players, Johnson Theater, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 737-4849.
Sept. 10
Mark Wait, piano, performs works by Mozart, Schumann & Stravinsky, Wightman Chapel, Scarritt-Bennett Center, 1008 19th Ave. S. 322-7651.
sept. 12
Faculty Concert series feat. soprano Carolyn Binkley in the Massey Auditorium, Belmont Univ. 385-6408, ext. 8115.
Sept. 15
Cheatin’, a play by Del Shores, is presented Sept. 15-Oct. 1 by Actors’ Playhouse, 1200 Clinton St. 327-0049.
Nashville Symphony, conducted by Ron Huff, w/guest vocalist Mel Tormé, performs Sept. 15-16, Jackson Hall, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 741-7777.
Sept. 18
Blair String Quartet performs works by Beethoven, Blair Recitial Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
a melodrama based on Adolf Strodtmann’s translation of Tennyson’s “Enoch Arden” and set to music by Richard Strauss, is performed by Mac Morgan, opera singer, and William Ransom, pianist, in Ward Lecture Auditorium, Lipscomb Univ. 269-1000, ext. 2427.
Sept. 19
The Robber Bridegroom, a musical comedy about a robber and a rich planter’s daughter on the Natchez Trace, is presented Sept. 19-Oct. 21 at Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre, 8204 Hwy. 100. 646-9977.
Sept. 22
Blithe Spirit, the Noel Coward comedy, is presented Sept. 22-Oct. 8 by A.C.T. I at Dark-house Theater, 4610 Charlotte Ave. 297-7113.
Stéphane Grapelli, jazz violinist, performs at Langford Auditorium, Vanderbilt Univ. 322-2471.
Nashville Symphony, conducted by Kenneth Schermerhorn, w/guest harpist Mario Falcao, performs works by Vaughn Williams, Michael Kurek & Beethoven, Sept. 22-23, Jackson Hall, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 741-7777.
Vanderbilt University Orchestra, conducted by Robin Fountain, performs Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 5 in C Minor,” Alumni Lawn, Vanderbilt Univ.
Sept. 24
Carillon Fall Concert, Amphitheater, Belmont Univ. 385-6408, ext. 8115.
Middle Tennessee Choral Society, directed by Raphael Budge, performs Haydn’s “Creation,” Music Hall, Wright Music Building, MTSU, Murfreesboro. 893-9217.
Sept. 26
Stomp, an eight-member percussion troupe, performs Sept. 26-30, Polk Theater, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 741-7777.
Sept. 28
Blair Faculty members, w/guest violinist Tamara Meineke & guest cellist Paul Brantley, perform works by Henry Purcell, Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
the only American pianist to win medals at both the Tchaikovsky Competition and the Chopin Competition, performs in the Music Hall, Wright Music Building, MTSU, Murfreesboro. 893-9217.
Oct. 1
Christine Isley, soprano, & Charlene Harb, pianist, perform in the Music Hall, Wright Music Building, MTSU, Murfreesboro. 893-9217.
Oct. 2
Belmont Camerata Musicale performs works by Haydn, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Krommer & a world premiere of a piece by Paul Godwin, Belmont Mansion, Belmont Univ. 385-6408, ext. 8115.
Oct. 5
w/violinist Christian Teal, mezzo-soprano Kathy Chiavola & fiddler Randy Howard, performs at Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Oct. 6
Nashville Ballet Fall Series, feat. the “Black Swan Pas de Deux” from Act III of Swan Lake and the world premiere of “Remnants,” is presented Oct. 6-7, Polk Theater, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 741-7777.
is presented by Belmont University and Lipscomb University, War Memorial Auditorium. 269-1000, ext. 2258.
Oct. 7
Everybody, Everybody, a musical revue for children, is presented Oct. 7-8 by the Nashville Academy Theatre, 724 2nd Ave. S. 254-9103.
Oct. 8
Susan Dupont, soprano, performs works by Poulenc, Susa & Gist, Wightman Chapel, Scarritt-Bennett Center, 1008 19th Ave. S. 322-7651.
Stones River Chamber Players perform in the Music Hall, Wright Music Building, MTSU, Murfreesboro. 893-9217.
Oct. 9
Belmont Concert Band & University Orchestra performs works by Buckvich, Bernstein, Bach & others, Massey Auditorium, Belmont Univ. 385-6408, ext. 8115.
Homer’s Iliad is presented by Aquila Productions, Sarratt Cinema, Vanderbilt Univ. 322-2471.
Oct. 11
Vanderbilt Opera Theatre, directed by Paul Rowe, performs Holst’s “Savitri” & Britten’s “Canticle II—Abraham and Isaac,” Oct. 11-12, Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Oct. 12
Faith Healer, a play by Brian Friel, is presented Oct. 12-28 by Actors’ Playhouse, 1200 Clinton St. 327-0049.
an international dance collaboration between Jean-Michel Aguis & Amy Swanson of France and Andrew Krichels & Donna Rizzo of the Tennessee Dance Theater, is presented Oct. 12-13, Darkhorse Theater, 4610 Charlotte Ave. 297-7113.
Oct. 13
w/pianist Mark Wait, performs works by Mozart, Carter & Mueller, Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
ODC, a San Francisco-based troupe, performs ballet-based modern dance laced with social commentary, Langford Auditorium, Vanderbilt Univ. 322-2471.
Oct. 14
La Traviata, the story of the doomed love between a Parisian courtesan and a country gentleman, is presented Oct. 14 & 17 by Nashville Opera, Jackson Hall, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 741-7777.
Oct. 15
The Words of Albert Schweitzer and the Music of Bach, a world premiere feat. The Tennessee Players & organists Peter Fyfe, Andrew Risinger & Michael Velting, is presented Oct. 15 & 17, Wightman Chapel, Scarritt-Bennett Center, 1008 19th Ave. S. 322-7651.
Oct. 16
Belmont Chamber Winds perform music for a woodwind quintet, Belmont Mansion, Belmont Univ. 385-6408, ext. 8115.
Blair String Quartet performs works by Beethoven, Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Oct. 18
Leslie Bassett, BMI Composer-in-Residence, performs at Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Oct. 19
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, w/violinist Iona Brown, performs works by Grieg, Purcell, Stravinsky, Am & Mozart, Langford Auditorium, Vanderbilt Univ. 322-2471.
Vanderbilt University Orchestra performs works by Prokofiev, Schumann & BMI Composer-in-Residence Leslie Bassett, West End United Methodist Church, 2200 West End Ave. 322-7651.
Oct. 20
feat. Blair students performing works by their peers, Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
The Haunting of Hill House, a play about strange goings-on in a creepy house, is presented Oct. 20-Nov. 12 by the Circle Players, Johnson Theater, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 737-4849.
A Pointed View, Nashville Dance Project’s fall concert featuring new works, is presented Oct. 20-22, Darkhorse Theater, 4610 Charlotte Ave. 297-7113.
Nashville Symphony, conducted by Kenneth Schermerhorn, w/guest pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn, performs works by Creston, Mozart & Brahms, Oct. 20-21, Jackson Hall, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 741-7777.
Oct. 22
Bobby Taylor, oboe, w/pianist James Helton, performs works by Brahms & Scriabin, Cheekwood Botanic Hall, 1200 Forrest Park Dr. 322-7651.
Oct. 23
Vanderbilt University Percussion Ensemble, directed by William Wiggins, performs at Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Oct. 24
Boeing, Boeing, a play about a man dating three flight attendants at the same time, is presented Oct. 24-Nov. 25 at Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre, 8204 Hwy. 100. 646-9977.
Faculty Concert Series feat. vocalist Sandra Dudley, pianist John Arnn & others performing “An Evening of Faculty Jazz,” Massey Auditorium, Belmont Univ. 385-6408, ext. 8115.
Oct. 25
viola, w/pianist Catherine Collier, Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Oct. 26
Claudia stevens’ one-woman presentation of the story of Fania Fenelon, a musician & cabaret singer who performed in the women’s orchestra at the Birkenau death camp, Sarratt Cinema, Vanderbilt Univ. 322-2471.
piano, w/cellist John Catchings & pianist Eugene Barban, performs works by Gottschalk, Schubert & Shostakovich, Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Great Expectations, a play based on Dickens’ novel, is presented Oct. 26-Nov. 12 by The Rep in Polk Theater, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 741-7777.
a multimedia dance event w/Allen Green, formerly of “Mind’s Eye,” is presented Oct. 26-27 by Gnosis, Darkhorse Theater, 4610 Charlotte Ave. 297-7113.
Oct. 27
piano, performs works by Chopin, Fauré, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff & Ravel, Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Nashville Symphony conducted by Karen Lynne Deal, w/Keith Buterbaugh, Jan Horvath & Michael Maguire, performs music by Andrew Lloyd Weber, Irving Berlin & Rodgers & Hammerstein, Oct. 27-28, Jackson Hall, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 741-7777.
Oct. 28
Nashville Mandolin Ensemble, directed by Butch Baldassari, performs works by Bach, the Beatles & Bill Monroe, Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Nashville Symphony, conducted by Karen Lynne Deal, w/guests Nashville Academy Theatre, presents the tale of “Androcles & the Lion,” Jackson Hall, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 741-7777.
Vine Street Chancel Choir performs in a dinner club setting at Vine Street Christian Church, 4101 Harding Rd. 269-5614.
Oct. 29
Amy Jarman, soprano, performs works by Bridges, Haydn & Purcell, Wightman Chapel, Scarritt-Bennett Center, 1008 19th Ave. S. 322-7651.
directed by Garnett R. Davis, feat. classical & jazz works, Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Oct. 30
Belmont Jazz Ensemble performs in Massey Auditorium, Belmont Univ. 385-6408, ext. 8115.
Blair Faculty performs at Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Oct. 31
Jekyll & Hyde, a Gothic musical thriller based on the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson, is presented Oct. 31-Nov. 5 as part of TPAC’s Broadway Series, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 741-7777.
Nov. 2
Kremlin Chamber Orchestra, on their first North American tour, performs in the Music Hall, Wright Music Building, MTSU, Murfreesboro. 893-9217.
Mystery of Irma Vepp, a play by Charles Ludlum, is presented Nov. 2-25 by Actors’ Playhouse, 1200 Clinton St. 327-0049.
Nov. 3
feat. arias, duets & other ensemble performances from 18th- & 19th-century operas, is presented Nov. 3-4 in Massey Auditorium, Belmont Univ. 385-6408, ext 8115.
The Miracle Worker, William Gibson’s play about Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan, is presented Nov. 3-19 by A.C.T. I at Darkhorse Theater, 4610 Charlotte Ave. 297-7113.
Nov. 4
Sérgio & Odair Assad, guitarists, perform at Langford Auditorium, Vanderbilt Univ. 322-2471.
Nov. 5
Blair Faculty performs at Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Nov. 6
belmont Camerata Musicale performs works by Wigglesworth, Wood, Still, Rorem & Husa in the Belmont Mansion, Belmont Univ. 385-6408, ext 8115.
Nov. 7
Sinking Creek Film/Video Festival feat. screenings from the 1995 Sinking Creek Competition, seminars w/Bill Plympton & screenwriter Joan Tewkesbury, Nov. 7-12, Sarratt Cinema, Vanderbilt Univ.
Nov. 9
The Imaginary Invalid, Molière’s comedy about a man trying to get free medical treatment by getting his daughter married to an obnoxious doctor, is presented Nov. 9-11, Collins Alumni Auditorium, Lipscomb Univ. 269-1000, ext. 2367.
Nov. 10
Nashville Symphony, conducted by Kenneth Schermerhorn, w/guest violinist Midori, performs works by Previn, Mozart & Tchaikovsky, Nov. 10-11, Jackson Hall, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 741-7777.
Philobus Dance Theatre presents a “greatest hits” program to celebrate its 25th anniversary, Langford Auditorium, Vanderbilt Univ. 322-2471.
Nov. 12
Chamber Music composed by Lee Gannon, Wightman Chapel, Scarritt-Bennett Center, 1008 19th Ave. S. 322-7651.
Lawrence Hensel, baritone, & pianist Timothy Cheek perform in the Music Hall, Wright Music Building, MTSU, Murfreesboro. 893-9217.
Nov. 13
Blair String Quartet performs works by Beethoven, Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Nov. 14
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, the Andrew Lloyd Weber & Tim Rice musical starring Sam Harris, is presented Nov. 14-19 as part of TPAC’s Broadway Series, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 741-7777.
The Fairy Queen, Purcell’s opera directed by Paul Rowe, is presented by the Vanderbilt Opera Theater, Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Nov. 16
St. Louis Brass Quintet performs in Ward Lecture Auditorium, Lipscomb Univ. 269-1000, ext. 2349.
Vanderbilt University Orchestra, conducted by Robin Fountain, performs works by Bartók & Schnittke, Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Nov. 18
A Christmas Carol, Dickens’ classic tale of an old miser gone good, is presented Nov. 18-Dec. 30 by The Rep in the Roy Acuff Theater, Opryland, 2800 Opryland Way. 741-7777.
Nov. 19
Fisk Jubilee Singers, Wightman Chapel, Scarritt-Bennett Center, 1008 19th Ave. S. 322-7651.
Stones River Chamber Players, Music Hall, Wright Music Building, MTSU, Murfreesboro. 893-9217.
Nov. 20
Belmont Oratorio, directed by Sherry Kelly, performs Mozart’s “Requiem” in Massey Auditorium, Belmont Univ. 385-6408, ext 8115.
Nov. 24
Lorrie Morgan, performs with the Nashville Symphony, conducted by Kenneth Schermerhorn, Karen Lynne Deal & Ron Huff, Nov. 24-25, Jackson Hall, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 741-7777.
Nov. 26
Middle Tennessee Choral Society, directed by Raphael Budge, presents “Many Moods of Christmas,” Music Hall, Wright Music Building, MTSU, Murfreesboro. 893-9217.
Nov. 27
Nashville Youth Symphony, conducted by Emelyne Bingham, performs works by Adams, Berlioz & Copeland, Langford Auditorium, Vanderbilt Univ. 322-7651.
Nov. 28
Love, Sex & the IRS, a play about a man who dresses in drag to fool the IRS, is presented Nov. 28-Dec. 31 at Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre, 8204 Hwy. 100. 646-9977.
Nov. 30
Greetings, a play by Tom Dudzick, is presented Nov. 30-Dec. 30 by Actors’ Playhouse, 1200 Clinton St. 327-0049.
Lipscomb University Jazz Band performs in the Alumni Auditorium, Lipscomb Univ. 269-1000, ext 2349.
Edgar Meyer, double bass, w/pianist Amy Dorfman, performs at Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Dec. 1
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, a play about an unruly group of kids and the true spirit of Christmas, is presented Dec. 1-17 by the Circle Players, Johnson Theater, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 737-4849.
Blair Holiday Concert, Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Nashville Symphony, conducted by Kenneth Schermerhorn, w/guest pianist Jon Kimura Parker, performs works by Ives-Schuman, Schumann & Holst, Dec. 1-2, Jackson Hall, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 741-7777.
Dec. 2
The Early Music Consort performs a Madrigal concert, Lipscomb Univ. 269-1000, ext. 2396.
Nashville Symphony, conducted by Karen Lynne Deal, w/Nashville Ballet, performs a “Cookies &Cream”concert for children feat. holiday favorites, including parts of The Nutcracker and “The Night Before Christmas,” Jackson Hall, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 741-7777.
Dec. 3
Blair Collegium, directed by Cynthia Cyrus, performs at Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Service of Lessons & Carols, Wightman Chapel, Scarritt-Bennett Center, 1008 19th Ave. S. 322-7651.
Dec. 5
Anonymous 4 performs “A Star in the East,” a work of medieval Hungarian music, Langford Auditorium, Vanderbilt Univ. 322-2471.
present a fall/Christmas concert, Room 108, Swang Center for Business Administration, Lipscomb Univ. 269-1000, ext. 2420.
Dec. 8
Digging for New Dances, a modern dance performance feat. works by Rebecca Gose & Rowena, is presented Dec. 8-9, Darkhorse Theater, 4610 Charlotte Ave. 297-7113.
The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky’s ballet, is presented by Nashville Ballet Dec. 8-10 & Dec. 15-17 in Jackson Hall, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 741-7777.
dec. 9
Bambi: A Life in the Woods, a children’s play by Jim Devita, is presented Dec. 9-10 by the Nashville Academy Theatre, 724 2nd Ave. S. 254-9103.
Dec. 10
conducted by David Cassel, performs a Christmas concert in Wightman Chapel, Scarritt-Bennett Center, 1008 19th Ave. S. 322-7651.
w/student performing group Momentum, presents a fall concert, Neely Auditorium, Vanderbilt Univ. 322-2471.
Dec. 11
cello, w/pianist Amy Dorfman, performs at Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Belmont Camerata Musicale performs “A Camerata Christmas” in Belmont Mansion, Belmont Univ. 385-6408, ext 8115.
Dec. 12
Nashville Youth Repertory Orchestra, directed by Teresa Cheung, performs at Underwood Auditorium, Vanderbilt Univ. 322-2471.
Dec. 13
Carolyn Binkley & Friends present “Christmas Around the Hearth,” Vine Street Christian Church, 4101 Harding Rd. 269-5614.
Dec. 14
an evening of Southern writers & music, is presented Dec. 14-16 & Dec. 21-23 by Mockingbird Public Theatre, Wightman Chapel, Scarritt-Bennett Center, 1008 19th Ave. S. 322-7651.
Dec. 15
Blair Children’s Chorus, directed by Pamela Schneller, performs at Blair Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave. 322-7651.
Dec. 17
directed by Bob Binkley, performs John Rutter’s “Magnificat,” Vine Street Christian Church, 4101 Harding Rd. 269-5614.
Dec. 24
is performed by Beverly Buchanan in the Amphitheater, Belmont Univ. 385-6408, ext 8115.
Dec. 26
A Tuna Christmas, feat. Joe Sears and Jaston Williams as numerous zany characters in this holiday favorite set in “the third-smallest town in Texas,” Dec. 26-31, Johnson Theater, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 737-4849.
Jan. 10
Nashville Symphony, conducted by Kenneth Schermerhorn, w/guest violinist Tomohiro Okumura, performs works by Strauss, Mendelssohn & Dvorák, Jan. 12-13, Jackson Hall, TPAC, 505 Deaderick St. 741-7777.
