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In The Spotlight:

Joanne Shaw Taylor

April 1 || 8:00

Runnin' With Ol' Waylon

April 5 || 8:00

Journey from the Heart

April 6 || 8:00

Only Hope: A Musical Tribute To A Walk To Remember

April 25-28

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Live Performances

April 1st 8:00 PM

Joanne Shaw Taylor

April 5th 8:00 PM

Waymore's Outlaws present: Runnin' With Ol' Waylon

April 6th 8:00 PM

Journey from the Heart Performs the Best of Journey

April 7th 8:00 PM

Come Fly With Me: A Rat Pack Rendezvous

April 13th 8:00 PM

The Malpass Brothers

April 14th 8:00 PM

Mac McAnally

April 15th 7:30 PM

Variety on Main - April

April 16th 7:30 PM

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame: Rafe Van Hoy, Gary Nicholson and Kent Blazy

April 18th 7:00 PM

An Evening with the Warren Brothers

April 19th 8:00 PM

The Machine Performs Pink Floyd

April 20th 4:00 PM

From Here to There Tour 2024: Henry Cho

April 23rd 6:45 PM

Comedy Night with Ken Davis and Jeff Allen

April 25th 8:00 PM

Only Hope: A Musical Tribute to A Walk to Remember

April 30th 7:30 PM

An Evening of HOPE with Walker Hayes

May 3rd 8:00 PM

T Bone Burnett

May 9th 7:30 PM

Great American Songbook Series: The Music of Billie Holiday ft. Champian Fulton Trio.

May 16th 7:30 PM

Songwriter Series: Anthony Smith, Richie McDonald and Jerrod Neiman

May 18th 8:00 PM

Forever Abbey Road

May 22nd 8:00 PM

Orleans

May 23rd 8:00 PM

Kings of Queen: A Queen Tribute Band

May 24th 8:00 PM

Mitch Rossell

May 31st 6:00 PM

Lead Singers of Classic Rock: Tommy DeCarlo and Jason Scheff

June 7th 8:00 PM

Charles Esten

June 8th 8:00 PM

Tom Dreesen, Memories as Frank Sinatra's Stand-up Comedian

July 20th 8:00 PM

Cledus T. Judd

July 26th 8:00 PM

Levi Kreis

July 27th 8:00 PM

Heartshakers: A Tom Petty Tribute

July 28th 8:00 PM

Heartshakers: Full Moon Fever

August 31st 7:30 PM

The Exotics 60th Anniversary

Cinema

March 30th 11:00 AM

Saturday Morning Cartoons! Alice in Wonderland

March 31st 2:00 PM

Peter Rabbit

April 4th 6:00 PM

10 Things I Hate About You

April 4th 9:00 PM

A Knight's Tale

April 6th 11:00 AM

Saturday Morning Cartoons! The Lion King

April 12th 7:00 PM

The Movie Gang Presents: The Wizard of Oz

April 13th 11:00 AM

Saturday Morning Cartoons! Cinderella

April 21st 7:00 PM

Sci-Fi Sunday! Men in Black

April 24th 7:00 PM

Witherspoon Wednesday: Legally Blonde

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Where A Show Is Only The Beginning

Attracting thousands of guests every year, The Franklin Theatre actively contributes to the cultural and economic vitality of Williamson County. Its dramatic history began in 1937 with the movie "Night Must Fall". Yet over time, it gradually fell into disrepair and closed in 1989. Through an outcry of community support, it was acquired, renovated, and reopened in 2011 by the Heritage Foundation as an Art Deco-inspired, intimate 300-seat, nonprofit venue that hosts concerts, theatre, cinema, and community events... each an unmatched live experience that creates a lasting impact on and off the stage.

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About The Franklin Theatre

Our enduring romance with The Franklin Theatre began in the summer of 1937 when the marquee first illuminated Main Street and invited Middle Tennesseans to buy a ticket to laugh, cry and dream. Inside the theatre walls, moviegoers enjoyed fresh popcorn, afternoon matinees and first kisses. They walked away with a lifetime of memories.

Over the next 70 years, the world changed a lot - but The Franklin Theatre stood as a testament to a simpler way of life. Yet time eventually took its toll on the venerable movie house, and the doors closed in 2007 under the pressing of rising rents and the trend toward mega-theatres.

Discover the whole story of how it was saved and re-emerged as an Art Deco-inspired gem responsible for cultural and economic vitality in the region.

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