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?…
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…
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In this dark comedy, Rita Lyons is the matriarch of a family facing a major crossroads. Her husband, Ben, is dying and her grown children – a pathological liar and a recovering alcoholic, respectively, are stumbling. As the family gathers in Ben’s hospital room to say goodbye...
Gypsy is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents.
Steve and Sara, a devout young couple, move to Florida with a dream to start a chain of Gospel-themed motels. They’re waiting for a crucial loan to arrive, and though it’s been several months, Steve has faith that it will work out. In the meantime, Sara strikes up an unlikely...
The Diary of Anne Frank is a stage adaptation of the book The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
Monty Python's Spamalot is a musical comedy "lovingly ripped off from" the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Like the film, it is a highly irreverent parody of the Arthurian Legend, but it differs from the film in many ways.
On a cold, moonless winter’s night in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine, it seems everyone is busy falling in and out of love. The mysteries of the human heart are explored in vignettes where the characters respond to the joys and woes of romance in unexpected ways...
Peter Pan is a musical adaptation of J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan and Barrie's own novelization of it, Peter and Wendy.
Clybourne Park is a play by Bruce Norris written in response to Lorraine Hansberry's play A Raisin in the Sun; it portrays fictional events set before and after the Hansberry play and is loosely based on historical events
In this comedy set in the 50’s, The Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein has gathered for their annual quiche-off. When a siren signals a nuclear threat, the sisterhood unites and divides over secrets and a prize-winning quiche. Co-written by native...
Sidney Bruhl is a once successful Broadway writer who would kill to be back at the top of his game. He’s struggling to overcome a dry spell that’s left him with a string of failures and a shortage of funds when he receives a script from one of his students that has potential to...
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Mean Girls Playhouse in the Square (8/21-9/13) |
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Speak, Salvation, Speak Hattiloo Theatre (8/13-9/06) |
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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) |
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It's Raining Queens™ Orpheum Theatre Memphis (10/02-10/02) |
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Clue The Orpheum Theatre Memphis (9/15-9/20) |
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Dracula, A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Memphis (2/18-2/21) |
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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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Opera Memphis' 70th Anniversary Concert Overton Park Shell (10/10-10/10) |
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Leanne Morgan Thompson Boling Arena (12/12-12/12) |
