While everyone else was getting ready for the Super Bowl Sunday, about a dozen folks were having a very unique Knoxville experience.
Members of the Upper Left Book Club (more on them later) and a few hangers-on gathered in a West Knoxville restaurant following a matinee showing of “That Evening Sun” for a Q & A [...]

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I know. It seems pretty clear. You hear it all the time. Last week at the Clarence Brown Theatre production of “The Flu Season” (which was excellent, by the way), they said photography and audio and video recording of the performance were strictly prohibited. No big deal.
But they didn’t search purses and confiscate cameras as [...]

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“A Streetcar Named Desire” closed with a matinee at the Clarence Brown Theatre yesterday, capping a run that boasted many sold-out performances and box office revenue that exceeded projections by a comfortable margin.
And last night the theater celebrated its 35th anniversary with a gala at the Foundry that easily exceeded its $35,000 fundraising goal. It [...]

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The smell of football is in the air. You can almost feel the excitement building with each passing day. All the orange clothes are being moved to the front of the closet.
But guess what. While everyone is getting ready for football season, the cultural season also is kicking off. And you need to get your tickets now because [...]

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Television and film actress Dale Dickey made a quick decision when she got a call from Cal MacLean, the artistic director of Knoxville’s Clarence Brown Theatre, asking if she wanted to return to her hometown to play the role of Blanche DuBois in “A Streetcar Named Desire.”
“I never in my life thought I would be [...]

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When the folks at Clarence Brown Theatre (CBT) decided to include the rock opera “The Who’s Tommy” in this season’s line-up, CBT Artistic Director Cal MacLean knew exactly which part he wanted to play — the guitar part. MacLean started practicing the music from the show on his acoustic guitar last October. (He doesn’t read [...]

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