TPAC announces limited engagement
“Rent was a huge success for us. That tour sold well to all ages based on its reputation in New York, but it had overwhelming appeal to younger audiences who are not as likely, nationwide, to attend a Broadway show. We jumped at the chance to present another, earlier work by Jonathan Larson in Nashville,” said Kathleen O’Brien, TPAC’s executive vice president for sales and customer services. “Larson, who died of a sudden aneurysm at 35 just before Rent opened in 1996, wrote tick, tick, BOOM!, and performed it as a solo piece when he was approaching 30. The script for the show at TPAC was adapted from Lawson’s own drafts of the material, while the music is his and his alone.”
A musical look at facing a crossroad in life and holding onto your dreams, tick, tick, BOOM!, tells the story of a young composer on the brink of turning 30 and falling into oblivion. His girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city, his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue and he’s still waiting tables and trying to write the great American musical.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are on sale now and range from $20 to $50, depending upon performance times and seat locations. For tickets, visit TPAC Box Office Downtown or David-Kidd Booksellers, online at www.tpac.org, or any Ticketmaster outlet, or call 615-255-2787. For information on group discounts for 20 or more call TPAC Group Sales at 165-782-4060.
When attending performances at Polk Theater, you must enter the building on Deaderick Street, near 5th Avenue.
By parking to the east, north or south you will avoid a long walk around the exterior construction zone.