MUSIC CITY
Music and Lyrics by J.T. Harding
Book by Peter Zinn
Directed by Eric Tucker
Music City, which opened to rave reviews and was extended three times by popular demand in its initial award-winning Off-Broadway run last year, features original and existing songs by multi-platinum songwriter J.T. Harding, including showstoppers “Smile,” “Sangria,” and “Somewhere In My Car,” written for such artists as Darius Rucker, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Uncle Kracker, Dierks Bently, and Florida Georgia Line, and an original book by playwright Peter Zinn (Rumspringa, Somewhere With You). The production is directed by BEDLAM’s artistic director Eric Tucker.
Music City follows two young singer-songwriters into the Wicked Tickle, an East Nashville bar that serves up cheap beer, open mics, and dreams of big breaks. The bar regulars bravely pursue love and music in the face of addiction, poverty, and haunting pasts. But in Nashville, heartbreak is the only thing they hand out for free. Music City is an intimate, gritty, and thrilling take on the world of beers, guitars, sawdust, and sunshine.
The production was nominated for two 2025 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical, and a 2025 Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best Musical.