The latest news on live theater in Memphis from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
Jacob Storms’ acclaimed solo play Tennessee Rising: The Dawn of Tennessee Williams will open the 33rd Annual Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival on October 16, 2025, in Clarksdale.
The full cast has been revealed for the Second North American tour of CLUE, the murder mystery comedy inspired by the board game and adapted from the film.
Cumberland County Playhouse will open Curtains, The Musical Comedy Whodunit on September 26, 2025.
Single tickets for the Tony Award winning Best Musical, The Outsiders, based on the seminal novel by S.
Theatre Memphis will host the Memphis Children’s Theatre Festival on October 11, 2025, from 10 a.
Nominations are now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Memphis Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
William Shakespeare’s Hamlet will deliver a timeless tale of power and revenge to the Theatre Memphis Next Stage with an insightful take on a classic story.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running theatrical release in film history, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with original cast member, Barry Bostwick, at the Orpheum Theatre.
BroadwayWorld’s industry-leading, completely free digital show program service, Stage Mag, announced the launch of Stage Mag 2.
BroadwayWorld introduces MyShows, a new feature that lets you track shows you’ve seen, rate productions, share reviews, and connect with friends.
BroadwayWorld has just learned that Heathers The Musical, which recently made its return to New York City at New World Stages, plans to hit the road! Heathers will launch a US tour, beginning in Spring 2027, with tours across other parts of the world to come as well.
Tennessee Shakespeare Company's Free Shout-Out Shakespeare Series will return for its ninth season featuring Much Ado About Nothing.
xThe Memphis Symphony Orchestra will open its 74th season this September with three performances that showcase the breadth of the orchestra's artistry.
Rehearsals are officially underway for the North American tour of The Outsiders, the Tony Award winning Best Musical.
Rehearsals are officially underway for the upcoming North American tour of The Sound of Music.
The North American Tour of THE NOTEBOOK is getting ready to kick off from Playhouse Square in Cleveland, OH, before continuing to 30+ cities in its first year, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.
Tickets for & Juliet will go on sale Friday, August 29 for eight (8) performances in Memphis from Tuesday, November 25 through Sunday, November 30.
Rehearsals have officially begun for the upcoming North American tour of The Sound of Music.
The cast has been announced for the forthcoming 2025-26 tour of Chicago.
All new casting has been announced for the 2025-2026 North American Tour of the Tony Award-winning musical SIX.
All new footage has been released from the North American tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the first touring production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years.
Big Ears Festival will present Knoxville Broadcast, a large-scale, site-specific “spatial symphony” created by Guggenheim Fellow and Rome Prize-winning composer Lisa Bielawa, on October 17–18, 2025, at World’s Fair Park.
Musicals about historical events are nothing new.
Over the past decade, the theatrical landscape in Memphis has changed dramatically.
Hattiloo Theatre has partnered with Lane College to present the production of Jubilee at the Ned R.
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Speak, Salvation, Speak Hattiloo Theatre (8/13-9/06) |
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Titanic Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Memphis (4/22-4/25) |
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Emerge: New Student Dance Works Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Memphis (3/26-3/27) |
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Clown Bar Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Memphis (9/24-9/26) |
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Leanne Morgan Thompson Boling Arena (12/12-12/12) |
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Leanne Morgan McKenzie Arena (10/24-10/24) |
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Clue The Orpheum Theatre Memphis (9/15-9/20) |
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Dracula, A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Memphis (2/18-2/21) |
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Continuum: A Faculty and Guest Artist Choreographed Dance Concert Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Memphis (11/20-11/22) |
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CLUE Orpheum Theatre (9/15-9/20) |
