Memphis Theater Reviews

BWW Review: 42ND STREET at Theatre Memphis

by Chris Miritello — June 20, 2018

BWW Review: FUN HOME at Playhouse On The Square

by Chris Miritello — May 22, 2018

Following its opening on Broadway in April 2015, Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori's innovative and decidedly modern musical Fun Home enjoyed a 582-performance run and garnered five 2015 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

BWW Review: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS opens at The Memphis Orpheum

by Caroline Sposto — October 26, 2017

The 2015 musical, inspired by the Oscar-winning film of the same title, features a score by George and Ira Gershwin and a book by Craig Lucas opened at the Memphis Orpheum this week.

BWW Review: KILLER JOE at TheatreWorks

by Austin McLellan — May 18, 2017

KILLER JOE opened this past weekend at TheatreWorks, under the direction of James Kevin Cochran.

BWW Review: LORD OF THE FLIES at Playhouse On The Square

by Austin McLellan — March 7, 2017

LORD OF THE FLIES opened this past weekend at Playhouse on the Square, and runs through March 26.

BWW Review: OTHER PEOPLE'S HAPPINESS at TheatreWorks

by Austin McLellan — January 10, 2017

Adam Seidel's new play OTHER PEOPLE'S HAPPINESS premiered this weekend at TheatreWorks, and runs through Jan 29.

BWW Review: Endearing ANNIE Graces the Memphis Orpheum

by Caroline Sposto — December 15, 2016

It's the time of year to reflect on the past and enjoy familiar stories that warm our hearts.

BWW Review: THE CEMETERY CLUB at TheatreWorks

by Austin McLellan — November 14, 2016

THE CEMETERY CLUB opened this weekend at TheatreWorks, under the direction of Terry Twyman.

BWW Review: JERSEY BOYS Serenade Memphis at the Orpheum Theatre

by Caroline Sposto — October 29, 2016

JERSEY BOYS is the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

BWW Review: King Charles III Rules at Playhouse

by Caroline Sposto — October 6, 2016

KING CHARLES III closed on Broadway earlier this year.

BWW Reviews: DISGRACED at Circuit Playhouse

by Austin McLellan — August 22, 2016

BWW Review: HARRIET TUBMAN Comes to Life at The Evergreen Theatre

by Caroline Sposto — July 16, 2016

In 1849, a twenty-eight year-old former slave named Harriet Tubman risked her life to lead a group of other slaves to freedom.

BWW Review: MOONVINE at TheatreWorks

by Austin McLellan — July 11, 2016

MOONVINE opened this weekend at TheatreWorks.

BWW Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Tells a tale of two acts

by Daniel Martine — July 5, 2016

The actors in this Circuit Playhouse production, directed by Bob Hetherington, are uniformly excellent, if overly energized.

BWW Review: THE OUTGOING TIDE at Theatreworks

by Austin McLellan — June 27, 2016

Cloud 9 Memphis Presents THE OUTGOING TIDE at Theatreworks, directed by S.

BWW Review: ORPHEUS DESCENDING at the Evergreen

by Austin McLellan — June 21, 2016

The New Moon Theatre Company brings a fresh serving of Tennessee Williams to Memphis.

BWW Review: BULLETS OVER BROADWAY Goes Great Guns at The Memphis Orpheum

by Caroline Sposto — May 20, 2016

The lights come up, jazz age gangsters rush the stage and fire at the backdrop with their machine guns, and the words BULLETS OVER BROADWAY appears in lights--a perfect intro for a madcap caper.

BWW Review: Playhouse's MEMPHIS THE MUSICAL Comes 'Home'

by Joseph Baker — May 9, 2016

When Director and Co-Choreographer Jordan Nichols first saw and enjoyed MEMPHIS THE MUSICAL, he knew that he just had to stage a production in the city itself; as polished and entertaining as it was, it needed just a little something .

BWW Review: Ah-choo! Theatre Memphis Gets HAY FEVER

by Joseph Baker — May 6, 2016

BWW Review: Strong Cast Inhabits THE COUNTRY HOUSE at Circuit Playhouse

by Caroline Sposto — May 5, 2016

Bucolic setting are wonderful .

BWW Review: CentreStage's AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE - And Just What Would Ibsen Write About Flint, Michigan?

by Joseph Baker — May 2, 2016

As the curtain prepares to close on the theatre season in Memphis, 'tried and true' standards -- A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Germantown Community Theatre and HAY FEVER at Theatre Memphis -- are competing stage to stage with powerhouse musicals -- MEMPHIS THE MUSICAL at Playhouse on the Square.

BWW Review: Hattiloo Theatre's MARCUS; OR THE SECRET OF SWEET Offers Dreams for Some, Nightmares for Others

by Joseph Baker — April 18, 2016

On the surface, Hattiloo Theatre's streamlined production of Tarrell Alvin McCraney's MARCUS; OR THE SECRET OF SWEET might seem a variation on a familiar theme: A young man troubled by dreams and conflicted about his identity seems to 'hit a brick wall' when he turns to others to try discover why he

BWW Review: Circuit Entrances With PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL

by Joseph Baker — March 28, 2016

I remember when, in the 1930's Shirley Temple vehicle POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, poor Jack Haley and Alice Faye had to implore, 'You've Gotta Each Your Spinach, Baby'; and in Circuit's charming (and short) production of PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL, with Book and Lyrics by Elizabeth and Victoria Kern and Mu

BWW Review: Emerald Theatre's 1 IN 10 Proves Both Intimate and Universal

by Joseph Baker — March 21, 2016

Just last weekend I saw one of Theatre Memphis' most outstanding musical productions, Stephen Sondheim's INTO THE WOODS.

BWW Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON Raises Cain at the Orpheum

by Caroline Sposto — March 18, 2016

Typically the press night buzz at the Memphis Orpheum starts in the lobby .