{"id":2313763,"date":"2026-03-05T11:47:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T11:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2313763"},"modified":"2026-03-05T11:47:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T11:47:23","slug":"music-city-in-rehearsal-ahead-of-return-to-new-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/music-city-in-rehearsal-ahead-of-return-to-new-venue\/","title":{"rendered":"MUSIC CITY in Rehearsal Ahead of Return to New Venue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"off2\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a1a1a 0%, #2d2d2d 100%); border-radius: 12px; padding: 10px;margin: 10px 0; box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); border: 1px solid #333;\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-content\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h3 class=\"newsletter-title\" style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0 0 10px 0; line-height: 1.3; font-family: \" arial=\"\" sans-serif=\"\">\n            \ud83c\udfad NEW! 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Check out photos from the first rehearsal below!<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"nobreak\">\n<div class=\"row message-latest-news\" style=\"background-color:#000000;padding:5px;margin-bottom:10px;border-top-width:0px;margin-top: -2px;margin-left: -15px;padding-bottom: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"off-broadway-newsletter\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a1a1a 0%, #2d2d2d 100%); border-radius: 12px; padding: 10px;margin: 10px 0; box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); border: 1px solid #333;\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-content\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h3 class=\"newsletter-title\" style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0 0 10px 0; line-height: 1.3; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;\">\n            \ud83c\udfad NEW! 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Harding, including showstoppers \u201cSmile,\u201d \u201cSangria,\u201d and \u201cSomewhere In My Car,\u201d written for such artists as Darius Rucker, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Uncle Kracker, Dierks Bently, and Florida Georgia Line, and an original book by playwright\u00a0Peter Zinn\u00a0(Rumspringa,\u00a0Somewhere With You). Directed by BEDLAM\u2019s artistic director\u00a0Eric Tucker,\u00a0Music City\u00a0will begin performances Monday, March 23, 2026 and will open on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- End Ezoic - Article Insertion 1 - under_page_title --><\/p>\n<p>The heralded original cast will return to their roles:\u00a0Drew Bastian\u00a0(Off-Broadway:\u00a0Measure for Measure; National Tour:\u00a0Hair) as Newt,\u00a0Jonathan Judge-Russo\u00a0(Off-Broadway:\u00a0Falling,\u00a0Someone Who\u2019ll Watch Over Me) as Drew,\u00a0Julianne B. Merrill\u00a0(Broadway: music teams for\u00a0Chess,\u00a0Real Women Have Curves,\u00a0SMASH!, among others) as Wyn,\u00a0Leenya Rideout\u00a0(Broadway:\u00a0War Horse;\u00a0Company; Cabaret) as Tammy\/Leeanne,\u00a0Andrew Rothenberg\u00a0(Off-Broadway: BEDLAM\u2019s\u00a0The Assassination of Julius Caesar&#8230;, Signature Theater\u2019s\u00a0Curse of the Starving Class) as Bakerman\/Stucky Stiles,\u00a0Casey Shuler\u00a0(Regional:\u00a0Hair,\u00a0Titanic,\u00a0Legally Blonde) as \u201c23,\u201d and\u00a0Stephen Michael Spencer\u00a0(Broadway:\u00a0Clyde\u2019s; Off-Broadway:\u00a0Medea: Re-Versed) as T.J. Understudies are\u00a0Grace Bernardo, Danny Hayward\u00a0and\u00a0Megan Loomis.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Ezoic - Article Insertion 2 - mid_content --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- End Ezoic - Article Insertion 2 - mid_content --><\/p>\n<p>Band members include\u00a0Drew Bastian\u00a0(Drums),\u00a0Ann Klein\u00a0(Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Lap Steel),\u00a0Julianne B. Merrill\u00a0(Keys) and\u00a0Tony Tino\u00a0(Bass).<\/p>\n<p>Music City\u00a0follows two young singer-songwriters into The Wicked Tickle, an East Nashville bar that serves up cheap beer, open mics, and dreams of big breaks. The bar regulars bravely pursue love and music in the face of addiction, poverty, and haunting pasts. But in Nashville, heartbreak is the only thing they hand out for free.\u00a0Music City\u00a0is an intimate, gritty, and thrilling take on the world of beers, guitars, sawdust, and sunshine.<\/p>\n<p>Scenic Design is by\u00a0Clifton Chadick, assisted by\u00a0Buffy Cardoza, Costume Design is by\u00a0Kindall Houston Almond, Lighting Design is by\u00a0Eric Southern, and Sound Design is by\u00a0Jane Shaw. Choreography is by\u00a0John Heginbotham. Associate Director is\u00a0Caitlin Morley. Production Manager is\u00a0Kyle Schuller. Music Supervisor\/Music Director is\u00a0Julianne B. Merrill. Associate Music Supervisor\/Arranger\/Sub MD is\u00a0PJ Ju. 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