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An Enemy of the People is a powerful drama that explores truth, integrity, and the cost of standing alone. When Dr. Thomas Stockmann discovers that his town's spa is contaminated with dangerous bacteria, he expects praise from the public, but is instead met with fierce...
William Shakespeare's comedy floods the Next Stage with deceit, charm and misdirected amorous attraction. After a shipwreck strands Viola, she disguises herself as a man, only to become entangled in a hilarious, high-stakes romantic triangle. A masterclass in gender-bending...
Join us for an evening of vocal excellence honoring seven decades of opera in Memphis!
Tennessee Shakespeare Company's 10th Annual Free Shout-Out Shakespeare Series presents the company's first-ever production of Love's Labor's Lost, touring throughout west Tennessee. This rarely-produced Shakespeare comedy marks a milestone in the company's history of free...
10th Annual Free Shout-Out Shakespeare Series: LOVE’S LABOR’S LOST the pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare directed by Stephanie Shine run-time: 90 minutes without intermission September 25 – October 18 on outdoor stages throughout west Tennessee, and indoors (paid) at TSC...
Leanne Morgan is rated as the finest and most hilarious comedy concert and is simply second to none! This is a great opportunity experience for real on the fall, 2026 states tour! Fresh off her hit Netflix special "I'm Every Woman" and bringing her signature Southern charm on...
Savor some of the best music in the canon (“La donna e mobile” & “Caro Nome”) in the service of a story that pits the purest of hearts against the darkest of souls. (Sung in Italian with English surtitles)
Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme , Jonathan Larson's Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.
In 2005, Spamalot won the Tony Award for best musical comedy. Lovingly ripped off from the classic film "Monty Python and The Holy Grail," this outrageous parody tells the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and has been called "The best new musical to open"...
No gaps in space or time, but moments in between. The University of Memphis announces Continuum, an evening-length dance work showcasing the remarkable talents of faculty choreographers, guest artists, and student performers. Continuum will take audiences on a moving exploration...
Based on the beloved novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, this Broadway musical is set in the Roaring Twenties and follows eccentric millionaire Jay Gatsby as he pursues the lost love of his youth, Daisy Buchanan. Featuring an electrifying jazz and pop-infused score, the production won...
The party's roaring on Broadway! THE GREAT GATSBY is a “great, big Broadway extravaganza that explodes with life and energy” (Entertainment Weekly). Directed by Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), this story of extravagance and longing features choreography by...
Knoxville get ready for hilarious comedy entertainment as Leanne Morgan brings her “The Time Of Our Lives Tour” to the Thompson Boling Arena at the Food City Center on Saturday, December 12th, 2026. Tennessee native Morgan Carper has been blowing up the comedy scene with...
A world premiere 1950s-style Christmas cabaret from Tennessee Shakespeare Company, marking the company's first production of this kind. The show takes place on the Tabor Stage during the holiday season.
A SWINGIN’ CHRISTMAS CABARET created and directed by Dan McCleary on the Tabor Stage run-time: approximately one hour without intermission December 4-20 Fridays-Saturdays at 7:30 pm/Sundays at 4:00 pm Preview is December 4 sponsored by James R. Humphreys Things really get...
SHUCKED is the Tony Award-winning musical comedy about an unlikely hero, a lovable con man, and an a-maize-ing battle for the heart & soil of Cob County. It makes its Memphis premiere for three performances.
Tennessee Shakespeare Company presents its first production of the stage adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, adapted by Simon Levy. The production runs on the Tabor Stage.
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s THE GREAT GATSBY adapted for the stage by Simon Levy directed by Stephanie Shine on the Tabor Stage run-time: approximately 2 hours 20 minutes, including intermission January 29 – February 14, 2027 Fridays-Saturdays at 7:30 pm/Sundays at 3:00 pm Preview is...
F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel is adapted for the stage by Simon Levy.
Can Frederic, a Very Virtuous & Penitent Pirate, escape the Pillaging Pals of his Past while simultaneously finding True Love with the daughter of a Modern Major General? (In case you’re the nervous sort **spoiler alert** he almost certainly can. Probably.) (Sung in English with...
When your survival is at stake… will you be able to distinguish the monster from the man? Both terrifying and riotous, Kate Hamill’s imaginative, gender-bending “feminist revenge fantasy” is like no Dracula you’ve ever seen—exploring the nature of predators and reinventing the...
Based on the beloved children's book by Laura Joffe Numeroff, this stage adaptation brings the familiar story to life with laughter, music, and chaos. What begins as a simple act of kindness, offering a cookie, quickly spirals into an ever more ridiculous and hilarious chain of...
The country's first American Page to American Stage New Classical Play Festival features readings and staged readings of works by Herman Melville, Ernest Hemingway, Kate Chopin, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Walt Whitman, and Richard Wright. The festival...
AMERICAN PAGE TO AMERICAN STAGE : NEW, CLASSICAL PLAY FESTIVAL curated by Dan McCleary on the Tabor Stage Readings/Staged Readings run-times: 60-90 minutes, including any intermission, followed by a discussion with the adapters March 12-13 and March 19-20, 2027 Sponsored by...
It was Mrs. White with the wrench in the study... or was it Colonel Mustard with the revolver in the library? Even if you have not seen the cult classic film, you most likely have played the game. So you should already be familiar with these iconic characters and what sort of mayhem you are walking …
The American Broadway musical has seen quite the evolution since the 1927 introduction of SHOWBOAT, widely considered the blueprint for using song and dance to advance a story’s plot. Over the years, audiences and technology have grown so sophisticated that 2025’s Tony Award winner for Best Musi…
What did our critic think of SUFFS at Orpheum Theatre Memphis?…
The 2025–2026 season at Playhouse on the Square could be summed up in one word: Renaissance. The overall quality of the productions, the size of the audiences, and the standard of excellence have all finally returned after suffering noticeably from the far‑reaching effects of the Covid pandemic.…
What did our critic think of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Orpheum Theatre Memphis?…
In this ever‑evolving technological revolution, people seem increasingly desperate to stand out. We now have 24/7 intimate access to what anyone, anywhere in the world is doing, thinking, or feeling. And in an almost futile attempt to feel special, hyperbolic language has become the norm.…
You likely learned the rhyme in school. If you are a history buff like I am, you know the names of each wife of King Henry VIII. And now this popular musical is back at the Orpheum, after first making HERstory in Memphis in November of 2023. Nearly 3 years later, the show is just as fun, just as vib…
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.” Audiences devour the novels, the films, or both—but notice what’s missing from …
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.…
What did our critic think of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Orpheum Theatre Memphis?…
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An Enemy of the People The Circuit Playhouse (9/11-10/04) |
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Leanne Morgan Thompson Boling Arena (12/12-12/12) |
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Opera Memphis' 70th Anniversary Concert Overton Park Shell (10/10-10/10) |
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Rent Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Memphis (10/29-11/01) |
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The Great Gatsby Tennessee Shakespeare Company (1/29-2/14) |
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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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Emerge: New Student Dance Works Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Memphis (3/26-3/27) |
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A Swingin' Christmas Cabaret Tennessee Shakespeare Company (12/04-12/20) |
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American Page to American Stage: New, Classical Play Festival Tennessee Shakespeare Company (3/12-3/20) |
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The 10th Annual FREE Shout-Out Shakespeare Series: Love's Labor's Lost Tennessee Shakespeare Company (9/25-10/18) |
