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Jimmy Buffett’s ‘Escape to Margaritaville’ makes Music City debut May 5-10 at TPAC

Plan your escape to the new musical about the choices we make – and the people we become – once we’ve had a change in latitude. Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville will make its Music City debut in Nashville May 5-10 at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Jackson Hall.

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“What’s the Buzz?” Jesus Christ Superstar at TPAC

With Easter quickly approaching, there is no better time to see the story of the Crucifixion performed by a group of hipsters. Wait, what? Unlike many previous renditions of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s acclaimed Broadway musical “Jesus Christ Superstar”, the story of Jesus’s final days has been taken from 33 A.D. and brought to 2020.

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TPAC Celebrates ‘40 Years Bold’ with the Return of Disney’s Hit Musical “The Lion King”

Celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year, the nonprofit Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) announces a bold 2020-21 HCA Healthcare / TriStar Health Broadway at TPAC season, including a multi-week return engagement of Nashville’s best-loved Broadway musical, Disney’s "The Lion King.

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Reimagined 50th Anniversary tour of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ to play Nashville Mar. 3-8 at TPAC

Following critically acclaimed, sold-out engagements in the United Kingdom, the reimagined 50th Anniversary tour of Jesus Christ Superstar comes to Nashville for a one-week engagement at Tennessee Performing Arts Center March 3-8.

Shereen Ahmed as Eliza Doolittle (on stairs) and Company in The Lincoln Center Theater Production of Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady. Photo by Joan Marcus.

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My Fair Lady at TPAC Still “Loverly”

First, there was the play "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw in 1913. There was Lerner and Loewe’s original Broadway production in 1956 starring Julie Andrews. Then there was the 1964 film starring Audrey Hepburn. Now, in 2020, "My Fair Lady" is back and better than ever.

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Young, Scrappy and Hungry: “Hamilton” Has Arrived in Music City

You could feel the enthusiasm in the parking garage, you could feel the excitement in the lobby, and you could feel the energy in the theater. “Hamilton” has landed in Nashville.

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Blue Man Group Returns to Nashville

Tennessee Performing Arts Center announces today that tickets for the Nashville engagement of the all new-tour of Blue Man Group will go on sale this Friday, Dec. 13, at 10 a.m.

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Lerner & Loewe’s ‘My Fair Lady’ to Play TPAC Feb. 4-9

Lincoln Center Theater’s critically acclaimed production of Lerner & Loewe’s ‘My Fair Lady’ to play Tennessee Performing Arts Center Feb. 4-9

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Hamilton: More Than History

It’s not often that a Broadway musical receives such worldwide acclaim that a lottery system is created just to get tickets. “Hamilton,” the sensational production by Lin-Manuel Miranda, has.

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“Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Nashvillians”: CATS at TPAC

There are few Broadway productions that have the same amount of fame, renown, and love as Andrew Lloyd Weber’s CATS.

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