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DESOTO FAMILY THEATRE

9105 Highway 51 N.
Southaven, MS 38672



Review: PRIMARY TRUST at Circuit Playhouse


by Kevin Shaw - May 13, 2026

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....

Review: SIX THE MUSICAL at Orpheum Theatre Memphis


by AniKatrina Fageol - April 22, 2026

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...

Review: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION at Theatre Memphis


by Kevin Shaw - April 07, 2026

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 ...

Review: MAMMA MIA! at Theatre Memphis


by Kevin Shaw - March 03, 2026

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....

Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Orpheum Theatre Memphis


by AniKatrina Fageol - February 18, 2026

What did our critic think of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Orpheum Theatre Memphis?...

Review: DREAMGIRLS at Hattiloo Theatre


by Kevin Shaw - February 10, 2026

The city of Memphis is 63% African American. The nation’s first Black newspaper began here under the leadership of Ida B. Wells. The 1968 Sanitation Workers’ Strike brought Martin Luther King Jr. to this city, leading to his assassination and dramatically accelerating the national civil rights m...

Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Playhouse On The Square


by Kevin Shaw - February 08, 2026

What did our critic think of JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Playhouse On The Square?...

Review: THE OUTSIDERS at Orpheum Theatre Memphis


by AniKatrina Fageol - January 21, 2026

Memphis may be expecting a snowstorm but The Outsiders: A New Musical is heating things up at the Orpheum! ...

Past Shows

The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker
Sep 6 – Sep 15, 2019

Immortalized onstage and screen by Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke, this classic tells the story of Annie Sullivan and her student, blind and mute Helen...

The Music Man
The Music Man
Jul 21 – Jul 30, 2017

The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a...

Disney's The Little Mermaid
Disney's The Little Mermaid
Feb 17 – Mar 5, 2017

Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney's The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story...

King and I
King and I
Feb 19 – Feb 28, 2016

The King and I is a musical, the fifth by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on...

Videos


Primary Trust in Memphis Primary Trust
Circuit Playhouse (5/08-5/31)
The Wallflowers in Memphis The Wallflowers
Graceland Soundstage (6/04-6/04)
Sweeney Todd in Memphis Sweeney Todd
Playhouse on the Square (6/12-7/12)
Suffs in Memphis Suffs
The Orpheum Theatre Memphis (7/28-8/02)
Edwin McCain and Five For Fighting in Memphis Edwin McCain and Five For Fighting
Graceland Soundstage (6/05-6/05)
Leanne Morgan  in Memphis Leanne Morgan
Thompson Boling Arena (12/12-12/12)
Clown Bar in Memphis Clown Bar
Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Memphis (9/24-9/26)
Dracula, A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really in Memphis Dracula, A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really
Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Memphis (2/18-2/21)
Buddy Guy in Memphis Buddy Guy
Graceland Soundstage (10/29-10/29)
Gladys Knight in Memphis Gladys Knight
Graceland Soundstage (6/19-6/19)