John Denver Rediscovered and Reinvented in “Almost Heaven” at the Roxy Regional Theatre
June 8, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The Roxy Regional Theatre pays tribute to the life and music of John Denver with the feel-good hit musical Almost Heaven, opening Friday, June 10th, at 8:00pm.
Weaving together the songs of John Denver with interviews, fan letters and passages from his autobiography, Almost Heaven was originally conceived by Harold Thau with orchestrations, vocal arrangements and music supervision by Jeff Waxman. Directed by Tom Thayer, this uniquely theatrical musical revue features Keith Panzarella, Erica Haines Cantrell, Bryan Benware, Kendall Anne Thompson and Ryan Bowie, with David Lovell on guitar, Tom Thayer on piano and Thad Wallus on bass.
The cast of Almost Heaven, the John Denver Musical
The Civil War Musical at the Roxy Theater—What a Bargain!
May 11, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Attending the Civil War Musical at Clarksville’s Roxy Theater is the biggest bargain in entertainment in Middle Tennessee! Where else can you see a professionally staged and professionally performed musical for a mere twenty dollars?
“The Civil War: A Sesquicentennial Event” is from a book by Frank Wildhorn, Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy with music by Frank Wildhorn, and lyrics by Frank Wildhorn, Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy.
What this musical accomplishes is the revelation that both Union and Confederate soldiers–many of whom literally were brothers–had identical desires and feelings going into war. Each is certain that his cause is just and worth fighting for. Slaves are portrayed suffering intense emotions as husband and wife are separated by forces outside themselves.
A Union soldier singing in a scene from the Civil War Musical at the Roxy
The Roxy Regional Theatre recognizes the Civil War Sesquicentennial with the Civil War Musical
April 27, 2011
Clarksville, TN – In recognition of the Civil War Sesquicentennial, the Roxy Regional Theatre is currently staging a production of the Frank Wildhorn and Gregory Boyd musical, The Civil War. This has to be one of the best of the many shows I have seen at the Roxy Regional Theatre.
Drawing on letters, diaries, firsthand accounts, and the words of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Walt Whitman, the musical covers the enormous emotional landscape of the most difficult test our nation has ever endured. The Civil War musical puts a human face on the greatest tragedy of American history and passionately asks us to consider our beliefs about freedom, honor and faith.
The Civil War – Now Playing at the Roxy Regional Theatre
April 25, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Beginning Friday, April 22nd, at 8:00pm, the Roxy Regional Theatre marks the Sesquicentennial with “The Civil War”, a musical tribute covering the enormous emotional landscape of the most difficult test our nation has ever endured.
Written by Frank Wildhorn, Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy, “The Civil War” is directed by Tom Thayer and features Bryan Benware, Ryan Bowie, Rendell DeBose, Jesaira Glover, Brianna Hertzberg, Travis Kendrick, Matthew Magnusson, Keith Panzarella, Michael Quinichett, Roslyn Seale, Jabriel Shelton, Kendall Anne Thompson and Christopher Wren.
“The Civil War” runs April 22nd through May 21st, playing Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00pm and Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, with a 2:00pm matinee on Saturday, May 14th.
Tickets are $20.00 (adults) and $15.00 (ages 13 and under) and may be reserved online at www.roxyregionaltheatre.org, by phone at 931-645-7699, or at the theatre during regular box office hours (9:00am — 2:00pm, weekdays).
Celebrate the Sesquicentennial with the Musical “The Civil War” at the Roxy Regional Theatre
April 19, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Beginning Friday, April 22nd, at 8:00pm, the Roxy Regional Theatre marks the Sesquicentennial with “The Civil War”, a musical tribute covering the enormous emotional landscape of the most difficult test our nation has ever endured.
Reminiscent of Ken Burns’ acclaimed documentary, “The Civil War” puts a human face on the greatest tragedy of American history and passionately asks us to consider our beliefs about freedom, honor and faith. This thrilling, gut-wrenching and awe-inspiring musical draws on letters, diaries, firsthand accounts and the words of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and Walt Whitman.
The cast of "The Civil War" performs at the Rivers & Spires Festival.
The Roxy offers a peak at their upcoming production of “The Civil War”
April 18, 2011
Clarksville, TN – On Thursday, April 14th 2011 at the Rivers and Spires Festival, the Roxy Regional Theatre offered a taste of their upcoming production,”The Civil War”.
Beginning Friday, April 22nd, at 8:00pm, the Roxy Regional Theatre marks the Sesquicentennial with “The Civil War”, a musical tribute covering the enormous emotional landscape of the most difficult test our nation has ever endured.
Written by Frank Wildhorn, Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy, “The Civil War” is directed by Tom Thayer and features Bryan Benware, Ryan Bowie, Rendell DeBose, Jesaira Glover, Brianna Hertzberg, Travis Kendrick, Matthew Magnusson, Keith Panzarella, Michael Quinichett, Roslyn Seale, Jabriel Shelton, Kendall Anne Thompson and Christopher Wren.
“The Civil War” runs April 22nd through May 21st, playing Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00pm and Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, with a 2:00pm matinee on Saturday, May 14th. Tickets are $20.00 (adults) and $15.00 (ages 13 and under) and may be reserved online at www.roxyregionaltheatre.org, by phone at 931-645-7699, or at the theatre during regular box office hours (9:00am – 2:00pm, weekdays).
Doubt opens at the Roxy Regional Theatre for limited run
March 24, 2011
“Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty. When you are lost, you are not alone.”
Clarksville, TN – The Roxy Regional Theatre has started a very limited run of the drama Doubt. The play has received rave reviews and awards during its main stage run, including multiple Tony Awards, several Drama Desk Awards, the Lucille Lortel Award, a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the New York Drama Critics Circle Best Play Award, and the Theater World Award. Miramax released a movie version of the play in 2008 featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Meryl Streep.
I went into this having already seen the movie, and can safely say that the Roxy Performance was simply outstanding. I will stack Tom Thayer, Leslie Green, Kendall Anne Thompson, and Adriane Wiley-Hatfield up against Philip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, and Viola Davis any day! The Roxy’s production of DOUBT is directed by John McDonald and features a stellar cast of Roxy veterans.
Father Flynn (Tom Thayer), Sister James (Kendall Anne Thompson), and Sister Aloysius (Leslie Greene)
Leslie Greene and Tom Thayer Raise DOUBT at the Roxy Regional Theatre
March 24, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The search for the truth unearths deeper questions of moral certainty when John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama DOUBT begins its limited run at the Roxy Regional Theatre on Wednesday, March 23rd, at 7:00pm.
Leslie Greene and Tom Thayer Raise DOUBT at the Roxy Regional Theatre
March 21, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The search for the truth unearths deeper questions of moral certainty when John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama DOUBT begins its limited run at the Roxy Regional Theatre on Wednesday, March 23rd, at 7:00pm.
Made famous by Philip Seymour Hoffman and Meryl Streep in the 2008 film adaptation, DOUBT is directed by John McDonald and features a stellar cast of Roxy veterans.
(L to R) Kendall Anne Thompson, Tom Thayer, and Leslie Greene, the cast of DOUBT at the Roxy Regional Theatre in Clarksville, TN. (Photo by Gili Getz)
The Sounds of Ain’t Misbehavin’ has the Roxy Regional Theatre jumpin’ and jivin’
February 27, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The Roxy Regional Theatre’s revival of the Tony award winning musical Ain’t Misbehavin’ is an explosive romp that takes the audience on a jaunt through the roaring 1920’s, and leading into the great depression. The show is intended as a tribute to African American musicians and follows the birth of an entirely new genre of jazz music known as swing.
Swing can trace its roots to the Harlem renaissance which brought African American Culture to the attention of white society in swanky New York night clubs where musicians like Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Fletcher Henderson, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, and Willie “The Lion” Smith entertained the elites of New York’s high society.
The show features the music of Jazz Pianist and songwriter Fats Waller, played flawlessly by Tom Thayer.
