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And the nominees for the 2020 Spotlight Awards are…

On Tuesday, May 12, TPAC announced the nominees for the 2019-2020 Spotlight Awards. Awardees will be announced June 13.

actor interacting with children

NEA report covers challenges, impact for theatre for young audiences

Theaters are preparing the next generation to inherit an increasingly complex world, but that doesn’t come without its challenges.

The Lion King Experience

How to access Disney Theatrical’s Lion King-inspired education program at home

Looking for more ways to entertain and educate your kids during lockdown? Well, “Hakuna Matata,” because Disney Theatrical Productions has your back.

Friends Life Community

Empowering adults with disabilities to tell their own stories through the arts at ‘Friends Life Community’

The nonprofit that believes that everyone, no matter what their perceived barriers, deserves to be on stage.

Will Blum Spotlight Awards 2020

Nashville native and Broadway star Will Blum to host 2020 Spotlight Awards

After making his Broadway debut at 23, he’s spent the last 13 years as an actor, director and acting coach in NYC and London — currently performing on Broadway in the Tony nominated musical, Beetlejuice.

young woman holding a Hamilton ticket

‘Hamilton’ education program ‘EduHam’ showcases talent and creativity of local teens

The musical has done the seemingly impossible — made both theater and history cool to high schoolers.

teen boy comforting upset teen girl

‘The Code’ challenges teens to consider consequences of social media

“The difference between speaking up and lashing out, and the cost of both.” A play by the Vancouver-based Green Thumb Theatre addressing the issue of cyber-bullying in schools which kicked off the 2019-20 HOT Season for Young People.

students performing The Jungle Book KIDS on stage

TPAC’s Disney Musicals in Schools program continues to expand

When Disney Theatrical Group introduced Disney Musicals in Schools to Nashville in 2011, the idea of one day involving more than a thousand Tennessee students in its musical theater programs seemed like wishing upon a star.