BY WYATT ALLISON This past weekend, I went to my local Regal Cinemas to get another glimpse at Olivia Wilde’s sex-farce ...

Late spring has always been a busy time for Marble City Opera and this year is no exception. Last Saturday evening found them in Oak Ridge at the Grove Theatre in a performance of Tom Cipullo’s ...

In 1976, Dustin Hoffman was the star of a film called Marathon Man, that followed a hotshot Columbia grad embroiled in a plot through his brother, with an evil Nazi war dentist played by the ...

Almost a year into its fifth National Tour, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Musical is making an eight-performance stop in Knoxville as part of Broadway at the Tennessee Theatre. Based on the 1991 ...

Composer Giacomo Puccini was reportedly adamant that the three one-act operas—Il tabarro, Suor Angelica, and Gianni Schicchi—comprising his triptych Il Trittico be performed together. Clearly, music ...

As it turns out, one doesn’t necessarily need one of Edward Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance marches to feel the nostalgia at end-of-the-season concerts. Last Sunday, Maestro Aram Demirjian and the ...

Whether you like it or not, pop stars are infiltrating the movies you watch. But, let’s not act like this is anything new, as larger-than-life icons like Madonna redefined her artistry and starred ...

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 ...

Asked to describe American orchestral music over the last 130 years in a few words, we may find ourselves struggling for a quick answer. Admittedly, that’s probably because our own music history doesn ...

Opening night in most any theatre is a special occasion, one that bristles with the nervous excitement of performers—and audiences—high on anticipation. However, when that opening night is also the ...

Jukebox musicals have become an important slice of the pie that is the craft and business of Broadway, mixing the power of nostalgia with a wink and a nod, and a dusting of exploitation. Fueled by the ...

Knoxville will witness a musical first this Sunday when Amadeus Concert Ensemble pairs its orchestra with the towering Casavant Frères organ at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.