Recent News and Reviews
Current and Upcoming
Concerts, Shows, Theatre
Tennessee Theatre
Nov 11 – 16 – The Book of Mormon (National Tour)
Mon, Nov 17, , 7P – Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra: Fall Concert
Thu/Fri, Nov 20/21, 7:30P – Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, “Rhapsody in Blue”
Sun, Nov 23, 7:30P – Watchhouse
Sun, Nov 30, 2:30P – Handel’s Messiah
Mon, Dec 1, NOON – Mighty Musical Monday
Fri, Dec 5, 7:30P – Nate Jackson: Big Dog Comedy Tour
Sat, Dec 6, 4 & 8 P – Cirque Dreams Holidaze
Sun, Dec 7, 3:30P & 7P – NeedtoBreathe: The Barely Elegant Acoustic Tour
Pilot Light
Check Pilot Light website for weekly schedule of shows.
Civic Auditorium
Fri, Nov 14, 7:30P – Campus Nights Tour
Thu, Nov 20, 7P – Killers of Kill Tony
Fri, Nov 21, 8P – Knoxville Firefighters Benefit: A Thousand Horses
Sun, Nov 23, 8P – Elf in Concert
Mon, Nov 24, 7P – A Charlie Brown Christmas Tour Live on Stage Live
Sat, Dec 6, 7P – Appalachian Ballet, The Nutcracker (with KSO)
Sat, Dec 3P – Appalachian Ballet, The Nutcracker (with KSO)
Sat/Sun/Mon, Dec 13/14/15 – The Nativity Pageant of Knoxville
Fri/Sat/Sun, Dec 19/20/21 – 30th Annual Clayton Holiday Concert (KSO)
Cathedral Concert Series
Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus , 711 S Northshore Drive
Sun, Dec 7, 7P, Knoxville Sinfonietta: Choir & Orchestra
Bijou Theatre
Fri/Sat/Sun, Nov 14/15/16 – UT Opera Theatre – Two Comedies
Tue, Nov 18, 7P – Grand Kyiv Ballet Presents Snow White
Wed, Nov 19, 7:30P – Willi Carlisle
Fri/Sat, Nov 21/22, 8P – The SteelDrivers
Mon, Dec 8, 7:30P – Squirrel Nut Zippers
Wed, Dec 10, 7:30P – Rick Schuler’s Rocky Mountain High Experience
Fri, Dec 12, 8P – Andy Wood
Sat, Dec 13, 8P – The Secret Sisters
Sun, Dec 14, 7:30P – Chris Renzema
Thu, Dec 18, 7:30P – Latrice Royale
Fri/Sat, Dec 12/19/20 – Appalachian Equality Chorus: Spirits & Sparkle
Sun, Dec 21, 7:30P – Shakey Graves
Mon, Dec 22, 7P – Mike McGill
Old City Performing Arts Center
Decc 4 – 21 – Little Women
Knoxville Children’s Theatre
Dec 5 – 21 – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Jubilee Community Arts at the Laurel Theater
Fri, Nov 14, 8P – Caleb & Reeb
Fri, Nov 21, 8P – Appalachian Strings
Wed, Nov 26, 6:30P – Thanksgiving Singing Epworth Old Harp
Fri, Dec 5, 8P – Ed Snodderly
Sat, Dec 6, 8P – Thomas Cassell Band
Thu, Dec 18, 7P – K.C. Jones & Daniel Coolik
Fri, Decc 19, 8P – Blind House
Mill and Mine
Wed, Nov 19, 8P – Congress The Band
Thu, Nov 20, 8P – Randall King
Fri, Nov 28, 8P – Boot Scootin’ Boogie Nights
Sun, Dec 14, 6:55P – Whitechapel
Fri, Jan 23, 8P – Bayker Blankenship
Clarence Brown Theatre
Oct 22 – Nov 9 – The Harvest (Lab Theatre)
Nov 20 – Dec 20 – A Christmas Carol
Feb 11 – Mar 1, 2026 – Cabaret
Mar 25 – Apr 12, 2026 – The Royale
Theatre Knoxville Downtown
Nov 28 – Dec 10 – A Sherlock Carol
Jan 16 – Feb 1, 2926 – Doubt, A Parable
Mar 6 – Mar 22, 2026 – Private Lives
UT College of Music
UT College of Music events are FREE unless otherwise noted by ($)
At Natalie Haslam Music Center -Powell Recital Hall:
Wed, Nov 12, 7:30P – Guest Artist Recital: Fantee Jones, piano
Thu, Nov 13, 7:30P – Faculty Recital: Jorge Variego
Fri, Nov 14, 7:30P – UT Singers Homecoming Concert
Sun, Nov 16, 4P – Jazz Ensemble Concert
Wed Nov 19, 7:30P – Faculty Recital: Violinist Miroslav Hristov and pianist Chih-Long Hu
At Cox Auditorium
Tue, Nov 18, 7:30P – Concert & Symphonic Band Concert
Sun, Nov 23, 5:30P – Wind Ensemble Concert
At Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street
Fri/Sat/Sun, Nov 14/15/16 – UT Opera Theatre, Two Comedies ($)
Other Venues
Dec 12-14 — Wordplayers: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – Clayton Performing Arts Center at Pellissippi State Community College
Dec 4-7 — Last Call Theatre Group, Christmas Belles
