Behind The Tennessee: A Palace of Stories

Behind The Tennessee: A Palace of Stories uses the Tennessee Theatre to trace Black memory from segregation-era marches outside To Kill a Mockingbird screenings to a 2018 panel on courage.

Tim Burns, the Tennessee Theatre technical director since October 18, 1979, traces his path from Bearden High School stagecraft and Ed Francis' lighting class to decades of backstage work.

The Tennessee Theatre's marquee and vertical-sign campaign turned a $150,000 maintenance project into a downtown event when about 1,500 people watched the lights come back on August 31.

["Lily Tomlin stops a Tennessee Theater show so Pat Summitt can come backstage, and Tom Bug says the night ended with 'Rocky Top.'", "Heather Sieber says her first full-time day in November 2004 was the Tennessee Theatre subscription-series on-sale after an hour of ticketing training.", "Tom Bug traces the 1996 handoff from Dick Broadcasting to AC Entertainment, the theater's first profit in December 1996, and the cash-only box office that once ran through a tiny kiosk and a plywood terminal.", "The episode stays on theater operations and career memory, from Heather's 14 years and accounting work to Tom's push for more dance programming, Broadway, and school-kid outreach."]

Willie James Taylor says he lied at 12 and got a Tennessee Theatre job at 16, then came back decades later to sing on its stage.

An interview with the technical director about the history and magic of movies at the Tennessee Theatre.

This episode explores the restoration of the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ and the Music Monday program at the Tennessee Theatre.

This episode explores the history and magic of the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ at the Tennessee Theatre.

Hosts Becky Hancock and Lila Honaker introduce a new podcast exploring the history and stories of the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville.