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Review: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at Playhouse On The Square

Review: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at Playhouse On The Square

by Kevin Shaw · June 15, 2026

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: PRIMARY TRUST at Circuit Playhouse

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

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

Review: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION at Theatre Memphis

by Kevin Shaw · April 7, 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

Review: MAMMA MIA! at Theatre Memphis

by Kevin Shaw · March 3, 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: DREAMGIRLS at Hattiloo Theatre

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…

Past Shows

Little Shop of Horrors

Apr 23 – Apr 26, 2026

Theatre Wesleyan at Texas Wesleyan University presents Little Shop of Horrors as its 71st Annual Spring Musical, running April 23–26, 2026. The production is directed...

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Speak, Salvation, Speak in Memphis Speak, Salvation, Speak
Hattiloo Theatre (8/13-9/06)
Opera Memphis' 70th Anniversary Concert in Memphis Opera Memphis' 70th Anniversary Concert
Overton Park Shell (10/10-10/10)
A Revolution of Her Own!™ Deborah Sampson in Memphis A Revolution of Her Own!™ Deborah Sampson
Poems Park (9/19-9/19)
CLUE in Memphis CLUE
Orpheum Theatre (9/15-9/20)
Mozart’s The Secret Gardener (La finta giardiniera) in Memphis Mozart’s The Secret Gardener (La finta giardiniera)
The Morrow Lawn at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens (4/10-4/17)
Clown Bar in Memphis Clown Bar
Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Memphis (9/24-9/26)
Leanne Morgan in Memphis Leanne Morgan
McKenzie Arena (10/24-10/24)
It's Raining Queens™ in Memphis It's Raining Queens™
Orpheum Theatre Group (10/02-10/02)
Emerge: New Student Dance Works in Memphis Emerge: New Student Dance Works
Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Memphis (3/26-3/27)
Leanne Morgan in Memphis Leanne Morgan
Thompson Boling Arena (12/12-12/12)