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The 38th annual Ostrander Awards, spotlighting excellence in theater in Memphis, was a night that Theatre Memphis could truly celebrate.

Broadway veterans Ellyn Marie Marsh and Joey Taranto met belting to the rafters in the original company of Broadway's “Kinky Boots”. And now they have an iTunes top 200 True Crime Comedy podcast! Don’t worry they only laugh at the bad guys.

After 100 years of producing musicals, comedies and dramas, Theatre Memphis has (like any other theatre lucky enough to be around this long) produced its fair share of 'clunkers' and 'classics.' Some of them were 'classics' which turned out to be 'clunkers,' but many of them, as of late, have turned out to be 'classics' that have been made to feel fresh and relatable (which is no small feat). Most community theatres across America pull out well-known titles as they rely more on the title of the show to fill the seats rather than on the actual people pulling the show together.

Laughter will be center stage as You Can't Take It with You is presented at Theatre Memphis in the Lohrey Theatre, April 22 – May 8, 2022. The George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart comedy is a zany and delightful play with all the expected … and some unexpected ...bits that make it a classic.

The Wicker Husband is a folk musical written by Rhys Jennings, with music by Darren Clark. Half world-premiere, half returning reboot, its original March 2020 run was cut short when theatres shut for the pandemic. Now it’s back in all its heartening glory and, from start to finish, it delivers in droves.

Rehearsal photos have been released for the highly anticipated return of critically acclaimed musical THE WICKER HUSBAND. 

Full casting has been announced for the return of critically acclaimed musical THE WICKER HUSBAND.

Caution with COVID-19 cases as well as allowing production teams time to realize design has been the main factor is the organization's decision to move the performance dates.  I addition, the theatre's Pay What You Can Night will also move from Thursday, February 3rd to Thursday, February 10th.

Caution with COVID-19 cases as well as allowing production teams time to realize design has been the main factor is the organization's decision to move the performance dates.  I addition, the theatre's Pay What You Can Night will also move from Thursday, February 3rd to Thursday, February 10th.

Playhouse on the Square set for the regional premiere of Harvey Fierstein's groundbreaking play, Torch Song, running January 28 – February 13, 2022 at The Circuit Playhouse, 51 South Cooper Street, Memphis, TN 38104.

I pride myself on not being a paranoid person. I really don't want to become a conspiracy theorist (seems like a lot of work). I like to believe the world is basically safe and that people are inherently good and trustworthy. When I see some people argue that 9/11 was a government plot to...actually, I never understood what or why the government wanted to kill so many Americans, but I recall thinking the explanation sounded like a devilishly grand, yet unlikely 'scheme' for mayhem. However, when a friend recently posted a meme on Facebook showing that CNN and MSNBC were recognizing Pfizer as one of their sponsors, I felt a twinge of panic. So, is Pfizer giving money to CNN to get its newscasters to tell people to get the Pfizer Covid vaccine so that the government will give more money to Pfizer? WHAT?!? Is there really an evil ploy at work here? How could I have been so naïve? Is our American system and way of life corrupt and driven by cold, hard cash? Yes, and definitely yes.

Theatre Memphis continues to celebrate 100 consecutive years of live theatre with their upcoming production of Urinetown

Move over Hamilton and Six. There’s a new historical musical in town and it’s creating ripples. After a sold-out debuting run at the New Diorama back in pre-covid times and another one in 2020 at Southwark Playhouse, SplitLip’s Operation Mincemeat has just returned to Elephant and Castle once more before coming back again next year. It almost looks like the West End needs to take notice ASAP.

When a demanding magazine editor-in-chief gets the opportunity to publish an essay written by a famous author, fact checking the sources is a routine afterthought.  Unless you hire an eager Millennial focused on getting the facts right.

A celebration of one of the nation's favourite classical music pieces is set to take place this December as Bristol Beacon and Bristol Ensemble mark the centenary of the first performance of Ralph Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending with a free, live-broadcast online concert.

Theatre Memphis was awarded nine top honors at the 37th annual Ostrander Awards on Sunday, August 31, 2020.

The Barn Theatre has announced an all-star West End line up for their sixth virtual concert, The Barn Theatre Presents: The Music of Gus Gowland, which will celebrate the work of musical theatre composer Gus Gowland (Pieces of String).

Scoot Theatre has announced the cast for their outdoor tour of A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Joseph O'Malley (The 39 Steps, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Ben Hur - The Barn Theatre), made up of West End, National Theatre and RSC alumni.

The Commercial Appeal has reported that Memphis actor Ann Marie Hall is this year's recipient of the Eugart Yerian Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Barn Theatre is paying tribute to British musical theatre composers through their concert series! They have paid tribute to Amies & Clements, Elliot Davis, Finn Anderson, and Daniel and Laura Curtis.