MEMPHIS THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 72

Playhouse on the Square's 2013 - 2014 season is coming to a close with the regional premier of 4000 Miles at TheatreWorks, running from July 11 - August 3.

The Orpheum Theatre's 2014 Summer Movie Series, sponsored by Orion Federal Credit Union, will bring OFFICE SPACE to the Orpheum big screen on Friday, July 11th at 7:00 PM.

I see them occasionally - white shirts (usually with pockets), black trousers, clean-shaven, and cradling folders and totes.

Front Porch Fairy Tales will be performed July 14 - 20 at Theatre Memphis, culminating the Summer Teen Performance Workshop for 2014.

Stage Door Productions' Artistic Director, Brandon Kelly, has pulled his inspiration from midtown Memphis with a locally-inspired set and concept that brings Godspell to the heart of our community.

When Playhouse on the Square first showcased the musical version of the giddy John Waters' romp HAIRSPRAY a few seasons back, terpsichorean dynamo Courtney Oliver (as 'Tracy Turnblad') and theatre veteran Ken Zimmerman ('Miss Edna') left the stage each night with clamorous standing ovations for them

As promised, Tennessee Shakespeare Company is moving its administrative office - right this moment, in fact.

Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will go on sale today, June 20th at 10:00 AM for the premiere Memphis engagement at The Orpheum Theatre.

Hear ye! The Orpheum Theatre's 2014 Summer Movie Series, presented by Orion Federal Credit Union, brings the comedy classic MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL to the Orpheum big screen tonight, June 20th at 7:00 PM.

Germantown Community Theatre's All Children's Theatre program presents DISNEY'S ALICE IN WONDERLAND, JR.

It is the rare occasion I can get to a film, with twin three-year-olds, but my friend Chris McKinley was in town last week and he was speaking at a showing of a documentary that he is an editor and associate producer on titled "Finding Vivian Maier.

Dust off your leather jacket, pull on your bobby-socks and hand-jive the night away with Rydell High's senior class of 1959! The hit musical GREASE returns to the Roxy Regional Theatre, July 11 - August 16.

The Orpheum Theatre announces its inaugural Backstage Bash on Thursday, August 7th, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

A number of years ago, I was ordering breakfast at the Dogwood Cabin in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and before the food arrived, a barbershop quartet began to harmonize.

The Memphis Black Arts Alliance FireHouse Community Arts Center's popular Last Sunday Jazz-A-F!RE Ensemble and BYOI (Bring Your Own Instrument) returns to perform again, Sunday June 29, 2014.

Tonight, June 12th at 7:00 PM, the Orpheum will celebrate summer brides with a wedding double feature including the 1991 version of FATHER OF THE BRIDE followed by the hit comedy BRIDESMAIDS.

There is no ceremony in the packing up and loading up and transfer of these items that have come to define the office surroundings of Tennessee Shakespeare Company.

As part of its Southern Exposure Series, which features new and classic literature by Southern writers with Southern inspiration, Tennessee Shakespeare Company this summer introduces two very special Literary Salons hosted by Memphis' newest Irish restaurant and by one of the city's great patrons of

Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will go on sale Friday, June 20th at 10:00 AM for the premiere Memphis engagement at The Orpheum Theatre.

Hear ye! The Orpheum Theatre's 2014 Summer Movie Series, presented by Orion Federal Credit Union, brings the comedy classic MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL to the Orpheum big screen on Friday, June 20th at 7:00 PM.

The Music Man, an All-American musical classic, opens tonight, June 6, 2014 and runs through June 29, 2014 on the Lohrey Stage at Theatre Memphis.

As barbecue fests, music venues, and baseball elbow their way into spring and summer in Memphis, there is still reason for theatregoers to be excited about the arrival of several stagings either taking place or about to take place in the area.

Germantown Community Theatre's All Children's Theatre program presents DISNEY'S ALICE IN WONDERLAND, JR.

Renowned foodist and television personality Alton Brown today announced the return of Alton Brown Live! The Edible Inevitable Tour, on the heels of the successful inaugural run to 46 US cities.

There's a moment in the first act of Nicky Silver's THE LYONS when dying patriarch 'Ben' is asked whether he is in pain; his response, a monosyllabic 'Yes,' hardly ranks with any of the brilliantly barbed lines scattered throughout the play, but as intoned by veteran actor Ron Gephart, it acquires a