Review: BLITHE SPIRIT at Theatre Memphis
What did our critic think of BLITHE SPIRIT at Theatre Memphis? Perhaps it’s self-evident, but the ability to communicate with the dead would appear to be, in a word, “challenging.
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Review: FUNNY GIRL at Orpheum Theatre
Whenever we prepare to see an older musical, there is a fear that it will be outdated and difficult to watch.
Review: FAT HAM at Circuit Playhouse
What did our critic think of FAT HAM at Circuit Playhouse?
Review: THE CRUCIBLE At Theatre Memphis
The word crucible is not a term often used in everyday language.
Review: THE PROM at Playhouse On The Square
What did our critic think of THE PROM at Playhouse On The Square? Trying to find a vehicle to infuse comic relief into a story about bigotry and homophobia is no small task, so the creators chose to bring in the least self-aware thespians to save the day for the most self-aware lesbian.
Review: SISTER ACT at Theatre Memphis
What did our critic think of SISTER ACT at Theatre Memphis? For those of an older generation, did you ever look back at sitcoms from the 1970’s and wish they were set to music? Did you ever wish Fred Sanford (from “Sanford and Son”) or Squiggy (from “Laverne and Shirley) broke out into song
Review: FROZEN at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis
There's a chill in the air in Memphis, and it's coming from the Orpheum Theatre.
Review: MARY POPPINS at Theatre Memphis
What did our critic think of MARY POPPINS at Theatre Memphis? MARY POPPINS didn’t open this past weekend at Theatre Memphis.
Review: CHICAGO at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis
What did our critic think of CHICAGO at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis? Chicago is celebrating 25 dazzling years and it has returned to Memphis! It is certainly a fan favorite, with exhilirating dancing and an iconic story that is known around the world.
Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Theatre Memphis
What did our critic think of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Theatre Memphis?
Review: AIN'T TOO PROUD- THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis
What did our critic think of AIN'T TOO PROUD- THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis?
Review: TINA at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis
What did our critic think of TINA at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis? Valentine's Day was a special evening for Memphis theatre-goers.
Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis
What did our critic think of DEAR EVAN HANSEN at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis?
Review: PRETTY WOMAN at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis
What did our critic think of PRETTY WOMAN at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis? If you are familiar with the beloved 1990 film Pretty Woman, you are familiar with this line.
Review: GUYS AND DOLLS at Theatre Memphis
What did our critic think of GUYS AND DOLLS at Theatre Memphis?
Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN! at Playhouse On The Square
What did our critic think of SOMETHING ROTTEN! at Playhouse On The Square? Do you love Shakespeare? Do you love musicals? Do you love both? Well, if you've answered 'yes' to any of these questions, SOMETHING ROTTEN! at Playhouse on the Square now through September 18, 2022, might be just for you.
Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis
What did our critic think of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis?
Review: MY FAIR LADY at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis
What did our critic think of MY FAIR LADY at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis? My Fair Lady is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play Pygmalion, with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Lowe.
Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis
What did our critic think of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis? Andrew Lloyd-Webber fans can certainly appreciate the 2021-2022 Orpheum season! Not long after Cats comes Jesus Christ Superstar, a powerful rock musical that centers around the last days of Jesus Christ.
BWW Review: RAGTIME at Theatre Memphis
What did our critic think of Ragtime at Theatre Memphis? RAGTIME is a gargantuan production.
BWW Review: YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU at Theatre Memphis
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.
BWW Review: MEMPHIS IS TICKLED PINK TO WELCOME MEAN GIRLS at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis
'Fetch' might not be happening Mean Girls at the Orpheum Theatre is THE thing to do this week!
BWW Review: THE BAND'S VISIT at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis
The Band's Visit is an intimate 90 minute musical with no intermission, no big show-stopping numbers, and no 'flash' as we say in show biz.
BWW Review: CICADA at Theatre Memphis
Theatre Memphis’ newest production (CICADA) which opened this past weekend and runs through April 16th explores the difference between a memory and a ghost and what it means to be haunted by both.
BWW Review: CATS at The Orpheum Theatre Memphis
It's a fan-favorite and it's back at the Orpheum Theatre Memphis! Cats is the 4th longest-running Broadway show, coming in behind The Lion King, and is a sung-through musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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Sweeney Todd Playhouse on the Square (6/12-7/12) |
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Your Romeo TheatreWorks@TheSquare (7/10-7/26) |
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Jacquees and K Camp Graceland Soundstage (8/28-8/28) |
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Elmiene Graceland Soundstage (7/17-7/17) |
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Buddy Guy Graceland Soundstage (10/29-10/29) |
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Folk Music Trailblazers-Faun Fables- at Walden Peak Farm with The Heroes are Horses opening-July 10th Walden Peak Farm (7/10-7/11) |
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Clue The Orpheum Theatre Memphis (9/15-9/20) |
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Suffs The Orpheum Theatre Memphis (7/28-8/02) |
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Speak, Salvation, Speak Hattiloo Theatre (8/13-9/06) |
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Yacht Rock Revue Graceland Soundstage (9/09-9/09) |