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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.
In The Spotlight:
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December 3rd 2:00 PM
A Jars of Clay Family Christmas
December 7th 7:00 PM
Dailey and Vincent: All I Want For Christmas Is Y'all
December 9th 8:00 PM
A Family Christmas with Louis York & The Shindellas
December 10th 7:00 PM
Studio Tenn Presents: Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
December 14th 8:00 PM
Christmas with Veritas
December 15th 8:00 PM
Beth Nielsen Chapman
December 16th 8:00 PM
Melinda Doolittle
December 17th 3:00 PM
Christmas with the King: A Holiday Tribute to Elvis
December 20th 8:00 PM
Street Corner Symphony
December 23rd 8:00 PM
The Gatlin Brothers: Country & Christmas
December 31st 8:00 PM
A Matt Logan Production: New Year's Eve Concert
January 13th 5:00 PM
Act Too: School House Rock Jr.
January 14th 4:00 PM
Act Too: Shrek, Jr.
January 15th 5:00 PM
Act Too: Junie B Jones
January 19th 8:00 PM
Bridges and Backroads
January 21st 2:00 PM
Act Too: Cinderella
January 21st 7:00 PM
Act Too: RENT High School Edition
January 23rd 7:00 PM
Frankie Foti & Illuminadi
January 28th 6:30 PM
Backlight Productions: Singin' in the Rain
February 2nd 8:00 PM
The Establishment
February 6th 8:00 PM
Anthony Nunziata: Love Songs from Broadway & Beyond
February 11th 8:00 PM
David Cook
February 13th 7:00 PM
Mark O'Connor
February 17th 8:00 PM
Forever Abbey Road
February 18th 8:00 PM
Mountain Heart
March 6th 7:00 PM
Jeffrey Steele and Friends
March 8th 8:00 PM
Martin Sexton
March 10th 8:30 PM
New Found Glory
March 17th 8:00 PM
Eireann, A Taste of Ireland
March 24th 8:00 PM
Radney Foster
April 6th 8:00 PM
Philip Daniel
April 15th 2:00 PM
Puppy Pals
April 19th 8:00 PM
An Evening with AJ Croce
April 30th 8:00 PM
Karla Bonoff
May 17th 7:00 PM
Studio Tenn: Here You Come Again
December 8th 7:00 PM
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (PG-13)
December 10th 10:00 AM
Elf (PG)
December 10th 2:30 PM
It's Christmas Again
December 12th 2:30 PM
This Christmas (2007)
December 13th 10:00 AM
A Christmas Story (PG)
December 13th 7:00 PM
Movie Gang Presents: The Gremlins(1984)
December 19th 10:00 AM
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (PG)
December 20th 10:00 AM
It's A Wonderful Life (PG)
December 21st 10:00 AM
The Polar Express (G)
December 21st 2:30 PM
White Christmas (1954)
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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