There is much more to Jelena Andzic’s set design of a large circular room made entirely of very tall, concealed revolving doors than just ways to get the cast on …
The real Scrooge surfaces in Clarence Brown Theatre’s ‘A Christmas Carol’
There’s a moment early in this year’s Clarence Brown Theatre production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” that reveals the true nature of Ebenezer Scrooge. But he hides it until …
Alley finds his hilarious inner elf in ‘Santaland’
Something funny has to happen when the star in a one-man show is dressed in green and white wide-striped tights, hot-pink and red pumpkin pants trimmed in gold, a pink …
‘Candide’ is rousing good time
There are as many unseen stars off-stage as there are in front of the lights in Clarence Brown Theatre/Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s sumptuous production of Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide,” produced in celebration …
Blue Streak spotlights CBT gala
It’s summer, typically a slow period for the Clarence Brown Theatre, but Cynthia Moxley is all over CBT activities in The Blue Streak. She’s got coverage of the recent gala …
‘Urinetown:’ the silly musical about serious ideas
“Urinetown, The Musical,” which just opened at Clarence Brown Theatre, is a completely silly musical with a completely ridiculous notion that addresses completely serious problems in America – the housing …
The circular path of regrets at UT’s Lab Theatre
In David West Read’s intriguing first play, “The Dream of the Burning Boy,” written in 2010, high school English professor Larry Morrow, played with taunt care by Terry Weber, mostly …
‘The Strangers’ asks provocative questions
Just how well do we know the people we know well? It’s one of the many thoughts that comes out of the Clarence Brown Theatre-commissioned, provocative new play, “The Strangers,” …