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BWW Blog: Shakespeare as Sustenance in our Community

BWW Blog: Shakespeare as Sustenance in our Community

by Guest Blogger: Dan McCleary — January 12, 2014

For those of us who spend much our days raising funds to produce live theatre, we are intimate with the competition for those funds from individuals, governments, foundations, and corporations.

TN Shakespeare Co. to Present ROMEO AND JULIET at GPAC, 1/28 & 30

TN Shakespeare Co. to Present ROMEO AND JULIET at GPAC, 1/28 & 30

by BWW News Desk — January 9, 2014

Tennessee Shakespeare Company brings a sweeping, youthful, full-cast production of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to the Duncan-Williams Performance Hall at Germantown Performing Arts Center on January 28 and 30 at 7:00 pm.

SPAMALOT to Run 1/24-2/16 at Playhouse on the Square

SPAMALOT to Run 1/24-2/16 at Playhouse on the Square

by BWW News Desk — January 8, 2014

This Tony Award winner for Best Musical and Drama Desk Award winner for Outstanding New Musical is a comedy "lovingly ripped off from" the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

BWW Blog: DEATH OF A SALESMAN - Beginnings

BWW Blog: DEATH OF A SALESMAN - Beginnings

by Guest Blogger: Tony Isbell — January 6, 2014

BY ANTHONY ISBELL When I was approached about directing Death of a Salesman for Theatre Memphis, I hesitated for a moment.

OTHER DESERT CITIES to Run 1/17-2/9 at The Circuit Playhouse

OTHER DESERT CITIES to Run 1/17-2/9 at The Circuit Playhouse

by BWW News Desk — December 27, 2013

In this funny and searing family drama, Brooke Wyeth, a once promising novelist, returns home after a six-year absence to celebrate Christmas in Palm Springs with her parents, former Reagan inner circle, her brother, and her aunt.

BWW Blog: Helping Memphis Students Embrace Shakespeare

BWW Blog: Helping Memphis Students Embrace Shakespeare

by Guest Blogger: Dan McCleary — December 26, 2013

I founded Tennessee Shakespeare Company in my hometown of Memphis in 2008 following many years of working as a stage actor, director, artist-manager, primarily in New England.

BWW Blog: The Transformative Magic of Actor Cherry Jones

BWW Blog: The Transformative Magic of Actor Cherry Jones

by Guest Blogger: Dan McCleary — December 26, 2013

Actor Cherry Jones, always deeply affecting on stage in over 20 years of work in which I have seen her, has an uncanny ability to include her audience regardless of whether or not the play requests it.

Orpheum Family Series to Present SID THE SCIENCE KID, 1/24

Orpheum Family Series to Present SID THE SCIENCE KID, 1/24

by BWW News Desk — December 20, 2013

The Orpheum Theatre's 2013-2014 Family Series welcomes Sid The Science Kid to the Orpheum Theatre on Friday, January 24 at 6:30 PM as Sid and his friends take audiences on a journey to discover the curiosities of the world.

Tickets to WAR HORSE's 2014 Run at Orpheum on Sale Today

Tickets to WAR HORSE's 2014 Run at Orpheum on Sale Today

by BWW News Desk — December 20, 2013

The National Theatre of Great Britain's epic War Horse, winner of five 2011 Tony Awards including Best Play, will make its premiere in Memphis, TN at the Orpheum Theatre beginning March 25.

Theatre Memphis Hosts Gala Tonight

Theatre Memphis Hosts Gala Tonight

by BWW News Desk — December 19, 2013

Due to inclement weather, the gala honoring Barry Fuller as Scrooge has been rescheduled for tonight, December 19, 2013.

BWW Reviews: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Marks 36th Consecutive Year at Theatre Memphis

BWW Reviews: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Marks 36th Consecutive Year at Theatre Memphis

by Caroline Sposto — December 9, 2013

Charles Dickens' sentimental story of a miser's reform feels particularly bittersweet this year because 85-year-old stage veteran stage veteran Barry Fuller, who portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge when the show debuted at the old Theatre Memphis in 1978, has announced that this will be his final season in t

Tickets to WAR HORSE's 2014 Run at Orpheum on Sale 12/20

Tickets to WAR HORSE's 2014 Run at Orpheum on Sale 12/20

by BWW News Desk — December 4, 2013

The National Theatre of Great Britain's epic WAR HORSE, winner of five 2011 Tony Awards including Best Play, will make its premiere in Memphis, TN at the Orpheum Theatre beginning March 25.

STUART LITTLE Plays Orpheum Theatre Today

STUART LITTLE Plays Orpheum Theatre Today

by BWW News Desk — November 26, 2013

Once again, Stuart Little will jump off of the page and onto the Orpheum stage today, November 26 at 6:30 PM as the Orpheum Theatre's Family Series continues with this timeless classic.

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