Rent
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.
Memphis — Musicals
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Spamalot
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"...
The Great Gatsby: A New Musical
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...
SHUCKED
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.
STOMP
STOMP is an international percussion sensation returning to the Orpheum celebrating over 30 years in North America. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments - matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps - to fill...
BEETLEJUICE
After a sold-out engagement in 2023, the ghost-with-the-most returns to the Orpheum. Based on the Tim Burton film, BEETLEJUICE is the hilarious musical that follows Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and...
Titanic
Epic and majestic, with moments of heartbreaking intimacy, Titanic captures the triumph and tragedy of the hopeful passengers on the ill-fated Ship of Dreams.
Operation Mincemeat
The year is 1943 and we’re losing the war. Luckily, we’re about to gamble all our futures on a stolen corpse. Singin’ in the Rain meets Strangers on a Train, Noel Coward meets Noel Fielding, Operation Mincemeat is the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the...
Latest Memphis Reviews
Review: CLUE LIVE ON STAGE at Orpheum Theatre Memphis
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 …
Review: THE MUSIC MAN at Theatre Memphis
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…
Review: SUFFS at Orpheum Theatre Memphis
What did our critic think of SUFFS at Orpheum Theatre Memphis?…
Review: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at Playhouse On The Square
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.…
Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Orpheum Theatre Memphis
What did our critic think of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Orpheum Theatre Memphis?…
Review: PRIMARY TRUST at Circuit Playhouse
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
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
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
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
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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Broadway Gala for Children's Literacy: featuring Musical Star Norm Lewis Tennessee Shakespeare Company (4/10-4/10) |
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The 10th Annual FREE Shout-Out Shakespeare Series: Love's Labor's Lost Tennessee Shakespeare Company (9/25-10/18) |
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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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Leanne Morgan McKenzie Arena (10/24-10/24) |
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A Swingin' Christmas Cabaret Tennessee Shakespeare Company (12/04-12/20) |
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Mozart’s The Secret Gardener (La finta giardiniera) The Morrow Lawn at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens (4/10-4/17) |
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The Great Gatsby Tennessee Shakespeare Company (1/29-2/14) |
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Rigoletto The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts (10/24-10/24) |
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Titanic Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Memphis (4/22-4/25) |
