MEMPHIS THEATRE NEWSROOM

Playhouse on the Square will present PRIMARY TRUST, Eboni Booth's 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, at The Circuit Playhouse in Memphis.

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The Tivoli Theatre Foundation announced Tuesday that Broadway musicals will return to the historic Chattanooga venue with a six-show 2027 season, marking the theater's first programming since closing for extensive renovations several years ago.

The Orpheum Theatre Group announced nominees for the 17th annual ORPHEUM HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS, with students from 58 Mid-South schools across four states set to compete at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis.

Little Shop of Horrors has sold out its run at Theatre Wesleyan.

Playhouse on the Square will stage JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR April 24 through May 17, 2026, directed by Claire D.

The 2026-27 season lineup has been announced for Broadway at the Tennessee Theatre.

Grind City Amp will debut in Memphis with Alabama Shakes.

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.

Theatre Memphis will present NOISES OFF by Michael Frayn as part of its season.

Actors Renaissance Theatre announced the premiere of THE FABULOUS MRS.

The National Center for Choreography-Akron will present Making Moves: Memphis on April 25 at the Memphis Listening Lab, featuring discussions on arts administration and ecosystem building.

Theatre Memphis will present THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, a stage adaptation by Dave Johns and Owen O’Neil of the Stephen King novella and film, from April 3 through April 19 in the Next Stage at Theatre Memphis.

The Orpheum Theatre in Memphis has announced its lineup for the 2026-2027 Broadway season, featuring a series of highly anticipated shows.

Playhouse on the Square will present its 48th Annual Art Auction.

Winnie the Pooh, the small-cast musical version dramatized by Le Clanche Du Rand, with music by Allen Jay Friedman and lyrics by A.

Tennessee Shakespeare Company will celebrate St.

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.