MEMPHIS THEATRE NEWSROOM

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.

The beloved musical SEUSSICAL will return to The Circuit Playhouse, bringing Dr.

Tennessee Shakespeare Company has announced a national call for its fourth annual Classical Theatre Apprentice Program, inviting aspiring theatre professionals to apply.

What did our critic think of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Orpheum Theatre Memphis?

Tennessee Shakespeare Company will expand its Shout-Out Shakespeare Series with free performances of ROMEO AND JULIET this spring, enhancing cultural access in the community.

Theatre Memphis has announced its 2026-27 season decidedly dedicated to variety, including shows such as The Music Man and Million Dollar Quartet, among others.

Orpheum Theatre will present the 10th annual Mending Hearts Camp, a day camp designed for young individuals coping with the loss of one or both parents through engaging performing arts activities.

MAMMA MIA! will juke onto the Lohrey Theatre stage at Theatre Memphis from February 27 through March 29, 2026.

OperaQ will present the premiere of LA MAUPIN, a queer opera film celebrating the life of Julie d'Aubigny.

The city of Memphis is 63% African American.

Tickets go on sale February 13 for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, which will play the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis from June 2–7, 2026.

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Memphis may be expecting a snowstorm but The Outsiders: A New Musical is heating things up at the Orpheum! 

The Circuit Playhouse will present the regional premiere of JOB, a compelling new production, starting January 2026.

Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez will headline Tennessee Shakespeare Company's upcoming Children's Literacy Gala, aiming to promote reading among youth.

Winners have been announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Memphis Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

Hattiloo Theatre will present its first African performance with the musical BLUES IN THE NIGHT at Johannesburg's Market Theatre from February 5-22, 2026.

Tennessee Shakespeare Company is inviting audiences into the golden age of 1940s radio on the Tabor Stage with The Taming of the Shrew - a wild, witty, song-filled production.

Playhouse on the Square will present sex/work​.

The Memphis Symphony Orchestra will perform Brahms Symphony No.

Opera Memphis has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts grant as part of the America250 initiative.

Theatre Memphis will stage Always a Bridesmaid, a comedy about four lifelong friends determined to honor a pact made decades earlier.

The North American tour of the hit musical SIX will return to the Orpheum Theatre for an eight-performance engagement.