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FRANKLIN, TN. – The Franklin Theatre is proud to name Evan Freeze as its new Operations Manager.  Freeze will be responsible for relations with visitors and attendees of theatre events by supervising and further developing the theatre’s concessions and box office staff as well as coordinating volunteers.  He will also coordinate with organizations and companies renting the ...

  FRANKLIN, Tenn.—The Franklin Theatre will help spread Easter cheer a day early this year. The historic event venue will host its first “Eggs-travaganza” on Saturday, March 30 beginning at 9:30 a.m. The children’s event will include a screening of the animated movie Hop and a chance to win a brand-new bicycle from Mac’s Harpeth Bikes in Franklin. The Theatre, whose mar...

FRANKLIN, Tenn. — CMA-nominated artist Michael Martin Murphey will bring country music at it’s finest to the historic FranklinTheatre on March 30. Murphey is using this current tour to promote his most recent album Tall Grass and Cool Water. With six gold records to his name, Murphey is a world-class act and well-respected songwriter and performer in the music world. His s...

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Nine-time Grammy award-winning artist and singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow gained full advantage from her academic, athletic and social experiences as a student to eventually become a teacher before embarking on a creative career that would bring her international acclaim.  Thus, she has a special heart for the importance an educational setting and the commu...

(Left) Dan Hays with Franklin Theatre and (right) Matt Gonring with Jackson National Life Insurance Company. Franklin, TN:  Jackson National Life Insurance® (Jackson®) recently renewed its relationship with the historic Franklin Theatre as presenting sponsor.  The arrangements involve a three-year investment to support the high quality of programming the venue has become kn...

All original tickets will be honored or refunded through Monday, January 7th. Greetings, We were just notified that Darrell Scott will have to cancel his show this evening (Friday, December 28) at the Franklin Theatre due to illness. The concert has been rescheduled for Friday, February 1 at 8:00 p.m. and all original tickets will be honored or refunded through Monday, Janu...

This special season of thanks and to remember the past year is here. I want to do both by sharing just one of many stories that reflects how you help our historic venue touch people in very personal ways. Before one of our many sold out performances this summer, we were approached by a family of four made up of three generations. They had been strolling Main Street but with...

FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE – The Franklin Theatre recently accepted a new addition to their facilities, as the Miller Piano Specialists and Gibson/Baldwin delivered a sparkling new grand piano into the music venue.  The Baldwin R1 Artist Grand model will become an important instrument for many future performances and was used for the first time in November during the live taping ...

FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE – The Franklin Theatre will ring-out the old year and “Swing-In” the new with a distinctive evening and rare middle Tennessee appearance by the one and only Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. The theater opened it’s doors to the public in 1937 on Franklin’s historic Main Street. To honor the era that first welcomed the theatre, the evening will promise 1930s swank ...

Studio Tenn’s annual live production of “A Christmas Carol” is quickly becoming a holiday tradition in Middle Tennessee–however, the theatre company isn’t content with simply re-staging last year’s smash hit. Charles Dickens’ timeless holiday classic–which sold out all twelve performances in 2011–will return to the historic Franklin Theatre stage December 6-16. Tickets are...