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Tennessee Performing Arts Center

‘Kimberly Akimbo’ comes to TPAC with a joyful musical about growing up and growing old

LaTonya Turner

April 8, 2025

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Adolescence and old age can be challenging periods in life. So, imagine experiencing both at the same time. That’s the story of “Kimberly Akimbo,” the Tony award-winning musical at Tennessee Performing Arts Center through Sunday, April 11.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: aging, Broadway, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Theater, TPAC

Some Nashville theatre companies are always auditioning — for space

Char Daston

October 15, 2024

Four actors sit on couches and armchairs and read scripts set in front of them on tables in a warmly-lit living room.
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On a rainy Friday evening in late September, Kenny Dozier convenes a group of actors in the basement of his house. Everyone is sitting on couches in a warmly-lit room he calls the “man cave.”

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville Repertory Theater, performing arts, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, theatre, TPAC

NashVillager Podcast: TPAC’s plans to level up

Nina Cardona

September 6, 2024

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How can the next Tennessee Performing Arts Center improve on the one we’ve got now? Plus the local news for September 6, 2024.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Tennessee Performing Arts Center, TPAC

Here’s how project leaders expect the East Bank to unfold

Cynthia Abrams

April 21, 2024

As it is now, the east bank of the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville consists of the soon-to-be-replaced Nissan Stadium, a sea of concrete and not much else. But, that’s not for long.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: East Bank, East Bank Development, Nissan Stadium, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Titans stadium, TPAC

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