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In The Spotlight:

Summer Sessions - Music Business, Songwriting, and Vocal Intensive

July 21-23

Songwriter's Series: Ray Fulcher, Justin Wilson and Channing Wilson

July 17

Hannah Montana: The Movie

July 21

The Movie Gang Presents Nacho Libre!

July 22

Highway 101's Paulette Carlson with special Highway Friends

July 26

Oddity Improv

July 27

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July 17th 7:30 PM

The Franklin Theatre Songwriters Series Presents: Ray Fulcher, Justin Wilson and Channing Wilson

July 19th 3:00 PM

THE BEST OF BROADWAY - Celebrating Broadway’s Greatest Musicals

July 20th 6:00 PM

Poor Lisa: A Special Event to Light Up Lives with Music for Seniors

July 21st 9:00 AM

Summer Sessions: Songwriting & Music Business Intensive

July 26th 8:00 PM

Highway 101's Paulette Carlson with special Highway Friends

July 27th 3:00 PM

Oddity Improv

July 31st 7:00 PM

Vienna: A Billy Joel Tribute

August 1st 8:00 PM

T. Graham Brown

August 2nd 11:00 AM

Cabaret (High School Edition)

August 2nd 3:00 PM

Matilda the Musical Jr

August 8th 8:00 PM

Child’s Anthem: The Music of Toto

August 9th 8:00 PM

Come Fly With Me: A Rat Pack Rendezvous

August 14th 7:00 PM

Four Lads From Liverpool: A Biographical Tribute Concert

August 21st 7:30 PM

The Franklin Theatre Songwriters Series Presents: Brandon Will, Scotty Hasting and Doug Johnson

August 22nd 8:00 PM

An Evening with C. Thomas Howell featuring 'The Outsiders' Screening

August 23rd 7:00 PM

Deborah Allen

August 25th 7:00 PM

Backlight Productions Comedy Club Show w/ Oddity Improv

August 30th 8:00 PM

Kings of Queen: A Queen Tribute Band

September 4th 7:00 PM

Music City Dueling Pianos

September 7th 7:00 PM

Monty Criswell 88 Keys in 90 Minutes

September 11th 7:00 PM

Girl Named Tom

September 13th 8:00 PM

The Rembrandts

September 20th 8:00 PM

Terry McBride and the Ride

September 21st 7:00 PM

Journey from The Heart

September 24th 7:00 PM

Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime - The Final Chapter

September 26th 8:00 PM

Jeff Coffin and Bill Evans

October 1st 7:00 PM

Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters

October 8th 6:00 PM

David Archuleta

October 10th 8:00 PM

Noah Reid: Live Again

October 11th 8:00 PM

John Waite

October 17th 8:00 PM

Taylor Hicks

October 19th 7:00 PM

Eric Johnson

November 2nd 3:00 PM

Stephen Bargatze, One-Night Only

November 12th 7:00 PM

Jake Shimabukuro

November 21st 8:00 PM

Pure Prairie League

December 15th 12:00 PM

Christmas in Concert

Cinema

July 16th 7:00 PM

We Are Guardians (2023)

July 18th 7:00 PM

First Kiss Friday! 13 Going on 30 (2004)

July 21st 7:00 PM

Rock & Roll Monday! Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)

July 22nd 7:00 PM

The Movie Gang Presents Nacho Libre! World Champion of fun!

July 26th 11:00 AM

Saturday Morning Cartoons! The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) Special Q&A + M&G w/ Director, Kirk Wise!

July 30th 7:00 PM

Christopher Nolan's Birthday! Interstellar (2014)

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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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