Kevin Shaw
Review: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at Playhouse On The Square
The 2025–2026 season at Playhouse on the Square could be summed up in one word: Renaissance.
Review: PRIMARY TRUST at Circuit Playhouse
In this ever‑evolving technological revolution, people seem increasingly desperate to stand out.
Review: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION at Theatre Memphis
Stephen King may be crowned the “King of Horror,” but his body of work stretches far beyond scares, encompassing dramatic classics like, “Stand By Me,” “The Green Mile” and “The Shawshank Redemption.
Review: MAMMA MIA! at Theatre Memphis
Make this make sense: take a handful of successful Swedish pop songs from the 1970s, hand them to a British creative team to build a stage musical set on a Greek island, give it a commonly used Italian exclamation (“Mamma Mia!”), and watch it become an American phenomenon.
Review: DREAMGIRLS at Hattiloo Theatre
The city of Memphis is 63% African American.
Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Playhouse On The Square
What did our critic think of JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Playhouse On The Square?
Review: COME FROM AWAY at Playhouse On The Square
Musicals about historical events are nothing new.
Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN! at Theatre Memphis
Over the past decade, the theatrical landscape in Memphis has changed dramatically.
Review: AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at Theatre Memphis
From 1918 to the mid-1930s, African American artists in the United States experienced a cultural blossoming known as the Harlem Renaissance-a period in which theatre, music and literature were created by (and often for) Black Americans.
Review: RUMORS at Theatre Memphis
What did our critic think of RUMORS at Theatre Memphis? RUMORS is about a group of upper-class New Yorkers (politicians, accountants and lawyers) gathering to celebrate Charley and Myra’s 10th wedding anniversary.
Review: CAROLINE, OR CHANGE at Playhouse On The Square
Having never seen the 2003 musical CAROLINE, OR CHANGE, I had a slight panic attack reading the program while waiting for this past Sunday’s matinee to begin at Playhouse on the Square.
Review: INHERIT THE WIND at Theatre Memphis
During the 2023-2024 school year, more than 10,000 books were banned in public schools across the United States-a nearly 200% increase from the previous year.
Review: PARADE at Playhouse On The Square
Jason Robert Brown, one of America’s most celebrated composers and lyricists of this new millennium, is currently enjoying a resurgence with two of his finest musicals.
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Playhouse On The Square
What did our critic think of THE WIZARD OF OZ at Playhouse On The Square running through December 22?
Review: THE MOUSETRAP at Theatre Memphis
When A CHORUS LINE opened on Broadway in 1975, no one could have predicted that it would go on to earn the distinction of being the longest running Broadway show of its time.
Review: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at Circuit Playhouse
What did our critic think of WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at Circuit Playhouse?
Review: WAITRESS at Playhouse On The Square
Musical theatre is known for showcasing the extraordinary.
Review: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN at Playhouse On The Square
Frank Abagnale, Jr.
Review: RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA at Theatre Memphis
The directing/choreographic team of Jordan Nichols and Travis Bradley are back again to deliver the highest quality show one could ever imagine-professional or not.
Review: THE HOT WING KING at Circuit Playhouse
A couple of months ago, newly elected Memphis Mayor Paul Young, in partnership with the African American Mayors Association, announced the launch of the Black Mayor’s Coalition on Crime which is an initiative to “harness the collective power of black mayors across the nation to fight crime.
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