Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Orpheum Memphis
by AniKatrina Fageol - June 26, 2025
'I suppose it's like the ticking crocodile, isn't it? Time is chasing after all of us.' One of my favorite quotes from Peter Pan and it fits so well with this particular story. Kimberly Akimbo teaches a unique lesson about time and aging. ...
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...