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Checking In With Becky Hancock and the Tennessee Theatre

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 27, 2020

I spoke with Becky Hancock, Executive Director of the Tennessee Theatre. I asked if she would talk us through those early days when they realized this would be a significant event, through what transpired over the...

Madame Butterfly Presented By Knoxville Opera

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 24, 2019

Knoxville Opera begins its new season in the Tennessee Theatre with a production of Madame Butterfly. First produced in Milan, Italy, in 1904, the opera has gone from being not well received initially to one of...

Knoxville Opera Presents Lucia Di Lammermoor

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 21, 2019

This weekend (Friday, 7:30 PM, Sunday, 2:30 PM) Knoxville Opera presents Lucia Di Lammermoor at the Tennessee Theatre. It is the second production in their 2018 – 2019 season and features Brian Salesky as Music Director...

Mechanics Bank and Trust Building, 612 South Gay Street, Knoxville, January 2018

The Tennessee Theatre Purchases Four Floors of the Mechanics Bank and Trust Building

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 8, 2019

I first wrote about the Mechanics Bank and Trust Building at 612 South Gay Street about four-and-a-half years ago. The article focused on the amazing fifth floor of the building. Almost a year ago I, again,...

Can Opera Be Funny? Can It Even Make Fun of Itself? Check Out These Performances!

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 26, 2018

Knoxville Opera presents a double bill tonight and Sunday at the Tennessee Theatre and the fare is anything but stilted. If you haven’t experienced opera, this would be a good place to start. If you enjoy...

An Interview with a Knoxville Treasure: Dr. Bill Snyder

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 25, 2018

October 1 is a bit of a momentous day. The Tennessee Theatre celebrates the precise 90th anniversary of their opening day, October 1, 1928. It culminates their 90 years in 90 days celebration and it also...

Tennessee Theatre Announces 90th Anniversary Events

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 23, 2018

It’s unlikely there is a citizen alive in Knoxville who remembers a time without the Tennessee Theatre anchoring the 600 block of Gay Street. Its official birthday is October 1, 1928 and big plans are afoot...

Knoxville Opera Presents La Bohème

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 9, 2017

Originally performed in 1896 in Turin, and conducted by Toscanini, La bohème was not an immediate success. Both audience reception and critical notices were tepid, but the opera grew in popularity to become one of the...

Bob Dylan is Here; He’s Not There – What to Expect

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 9, 2016

Tonight, Bob Dylan plays the Tennessee Theatre in the heart of downtown Knoxville. When the concert was announced, I noticed conversations spring up on Facebook as to whether folks were going and whether it was worth...

Knoxville Opera presents The Pirates of Penzance

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 20, 2016

It’s a fact of opera in Knoxville: You have two chances and two chances only to see each production mounted by Knoxville Opera. The first production of the 2016 – 2017 season, “Pirates of Penzance,” will...

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Tennessee Theatre

Checking In With Becky Hancock and the Tennessee Theatre

Madame Butterfly Presented By Knoxville Opera

Knoxville Opera Presents Lucia Di Lammermoor

The Tennessee Theatre Purchases Four Floors of the Mechanics Bank and Trust Building

Can Opera Be Funny? Can It Even Make Fun of Itself? Check Out These Performances!

An Interview with a Knoxville Treasure: Dr. Bill Snyder

Tennessee Theatre Announces 90th Anniversary Events

Knoxville Opera Presents La Bohème

Bob Dylan is Here; He’s Not There – What to Expect

Knoxville Opera presents The Pirates of Penzance

Look What’s Returning! (More Than You Might Realize)

Whist Court Getting a Modern Makeover Adding to Development on Magnolia

One Downtown Business Closes and Another is Sold

Mood Ring Vintage Opens Today at 906 Sevier Avenue

Fly By Night Bringing the 70s to South Knoxville