Review: AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at Theatre Memphis
by Kevin Shaw - June 10, 2025
From 1918 to the mid-1930s, African American artists in the United States experienced a cultural blossoming known as the Harlem Renaissance-a period in which theatre, music and literature were created by (and often for) Black Americans....
Review: RUMORS at Theatre Memphis
by Kevin Shaw - May 02, 2025
What did our critic think of RUMORS at Theatre Memphis? RUMORS is about a group of upper-class New Yorkers (politicians, accountants and lawyers) gathering to celebrate Charley and Myra’s 10th wedding anniversary....
Review: CAROLINE, OR CHANGE at Playhouse On The Square
by Kevin Shaw - April 29, 2025
Having never seen the 2003 musical CAROLINE, OR CHANGE, I had a slight panic attack reading the program while waiting for this past Sunday’s matinee to begin at Playhouse on the Square. ...
Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT at Orpheum Theatre Memphis
by AniKatrina Fageol - April 09, 2025
What did our critic think of SOME LIKE IT HOT at Orpheum Theatre Memphis? Some Like It Hot brings fiery charcters, sultry jazz, powerful belts, and quite a few surprises. ...
Review: INHERIT THE WIND at Theatre Memphis
by Kevin Shaw - January 24, 2025
During the 2023-2024 school year, more than 10,000 books were banned in public schools across the United States-a nearly 200% increase from the previous year. This was the highest number of book bans in a single school year. What was banned? Books about mental health, suicide, substance abuse, sexua...
Review: PARADE at Playhouse On The Square
by Kevin Shaw - January 21, 2025
Jason Robert Brown, one of America’s most celebrated composers and lyricists of this new millennium, is currently enjoying a resurgence with two of his finest musicals. THE LAST FIVE YEARS, an off-Broadway hit that was later adapted into a film starring Anna Kendrick, is making its return to Broadwa...
Review: PETER PAN at Orpheum Memphis
by AniKatrina Fageol - November 29, 2024
These are some of the first lyrics that made me fall in love with musical theatre. I have been a fan of Peter Pan as long as I can remember, and was always jumping around my room, trying to fly. When I worked at Walt Disney World, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell were my favorite characters to work with, an...
Review: MOULIN ROUGE at Orpheum Memphis
by AniKatrina Fageol - October 30, 2024
Truth. Beauty. Freedom. Love. The Bohemian ideals combined with a spectacular medley of tunes, some incredible choreography, and a love story for the ages. ...