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?…
35 total · showing 31–35
Pulitzer Prize Musical. A World War II nurse stationed in the South Pacific falls in love with a French expatriate plantation owner . She struggles accepting his mixed-raced children and along with another romance between a U.S. Lieutenant and a young island native, issues of...
Literary Classic. The family relationships of a wealthy Southern tycoon are explored as recurring motifs of social mores, greed, mendacity, decay, sexual desire, repression and death are presented against the scene of a plantation home in the Mississippi Delta. Bigger than life...
Based on a True Story. A spectacle in itself, this musical is based on the lives of conjoined twin women, Violet and Daisy Hilton, who became famous stage performers in the 1930’s. Conflict eventually separates the two emotionally as one wants a husband and home and the other...
Comedic Melodrama. Based on the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name, the film’s serious spy story is played mainly for laughs as four actors play all the many characters as they have romantic entanglements and lightning-fast quick changes as villains, heroes, men, women...
Family Favorite Musical. Based on Disney’s popular film, this exuberant, classic story tells of a prince transformed into a hideous beast as punishment for his cruel and selfish ways and of an adventurous young woman whom he imprisons in his castle. He must win her love to...
|
Rigoletto The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts (10/24-10/24) |
|
Needtobreathe & The National Parks Sailors Memorial Auditorium (3/12-3/12) |
|
Leanne Morgan Thompson Boling Arena (12/12-12/12) |
|
A Swingin' Christmas Cabaret Tennessee Shakespeare Company (12/04-12/20) |
|
Leanne Morgan McKenzie Arena (10/24-10/24) |
|
American Page to American Stage: New, Classical Play Festival Tennessee Shakespeare Company (3/12-3/20) |
|
The Great Gatsby Tennessee Shakespeare Company (1/29-2/14) |
|
Mozart’s The Secret Gardener (La finta giardiniera) The Morrow Lawn at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens (4/10-4/17) |
|
The 10th Annual FREE Shout-Out Shakespeare Series: Love's Labor's Lost Tennessee Shakespeare Company (9/25-10/18) |
|
Broadway Gala for Children's Literacy: featuring Musical Star Norm Lewis Tennessee Shakespeare Company (4/10-4/10) |
