Memphis Theatre Newsroom

The band will receive its award at the 35th annual Country Cares Seminar, a yearly gathering of music artists and industry professionals who lend their voice and platform to raise funds and awareness for St. Jude. This year's celebration takes place Oct. 21 - 22 at the historic Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tenn.

Mamma Mia... here we go again! The hit musical has returned to Memphis and is a fantastic ending of the 2023-2024 season. It's a smash hit but what makes it so popular? It might be the iconic tunes, featuring the music of pop sensations ABBA, or the themes of female empowerment, or the bright and fun costumes, or toe-tapping choreography.

Grease, the stage musical that harkens back to the 1950’s, will open the 2024-25 season at Theatre Memphis and takes the fast track to the Lohrey Theatre stage, August 16 – September 8, 2024.

The North American Tour of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY is headed to the Orpheum.  The tour will play Memphis at the Orpheum Theatre October 8-13, 2024.

Tennessee Shakespeare Company has unveiled new Executive Committee of its Board of Directors, the expansion of its administrative staff and Board membership, and the successful conclusion of its 16th theatre season in Memphis.

Theatre Memphis will present a youth production showcasing local talent, offering a unique opportunity for young performers to shine on stage. Enjoy an evening of entertainment and support the arts community.

Beginning July 19, the Cumberland County Playhouse will present Grease, the rock n’ roll high school musical celebration of growin’ up, cruisin’ with friends and goin’ steady. 

Frank Abagnale, Jr. is a REAL character. And by real, I mean totally fake. According to his 1980 memoir and the 2002 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio (directed by Steven Spielberg), this man claims to have worked as an assistant state attorney general, a Pan Am commercial airline pilot and a hospital physician-all without any formal training.

Playhouse on the Square will present Coco Queens, written by LaDarrion Williams, running July 12th – July 28th at TheatreWorks@TheSquare, Overton Square Performing Arts District, 2085 Monroe Ave., Memphis, TN 38104.

Learn more about The Great Wine Performances at Playhouse on the Square. Learn how to purchase tickets.

MJ will be playing at the Orpheum Theatre from September 17-22, kicking off the 2024-2025 Broadway Season.

Iindividual tickets for MJ at the Orpheum will go on sale starting Friday, June 21 at 10am.

Playhouse on the Square has postponed the opening weekend of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, originally scheduled for June 14th, 2024, due to unforeseen circumstances.

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. The sheer man hours that have gone into producing this mammoth production are clear at every turn.

Catch Me If You Can will be presented at Playhouse on the Square this summer.

Collage Dance has revealed its 2024-2025 season. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

On Thursday, May 23, 2024, the Orpheum Theatre Group announced the award recipients of the 15th annual Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Awards.

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.”

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical Cinderella is coming to Theatre Memphis in June. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The Orpheum Theatre Group has announced a special community-wide necessities drive in conjunction with the Friends of the Orpheum (FOTO) Volunteer Ushers inspired by the special return engagement of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical COME FROM AWAY June 21-23.

The recent college campus protests in America seem to have surprised and bewildered a lot of people around the world. Why do privileged students who can afford a college education risk being expelled or jailed over a conflict in Gaza? Graduations are currently being cancelled, people are being arrested and police with riot gear are on standby from New York to California. It’s almost unheard of.

Experience the magic of theater this summer with TN Shakespeare Co.'s 2024 Summer Camps. Dive into the world of Shakespeare, learn acting skills, and make lifelong friends.

Playhouse on the Square will present the regional premiere of The Hot Wing King. Learn how to purchase tickets.

 Tennessee Shakespeare Company will bring the page to the Tabor Stage its next installment of the Southern Literary Salon Series: The Bible of Barbara Kingsolver on Sunday, May 19 at 3:00 pm.  

What’s up with all these therapists’ offices masquerading as beauty parlors? Women walk into these places as broken shells of themselves and often walk out feeling on top of the world. Sure, they get their hair and/or nails done, but they get so much more than just that. They’re renewed.