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MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony® Award Winner for Best Musical, and the show that's currently blowing the roof off Broadway, opened to rave reviews and is coming to Heinz Hall from December 27, 2011 to January 1, 2012.

The national touring production of MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, kicked off on October 16, 2011 at the Orpheum Theatre in - where else - Memphis, TN, where it played through October 23. The company is now in Houston, where is plays through the weekend, and will next head to Tulsa from November 1 through November 6). Production shots have just been released and BroadwayWorld brings you a first look below!

Since I'm not a fan of gospel or R&B, I settled into my seat at the Hobby Center last night uncertain how the next few hours were going to appeal to me. However, I left the theatre completely blown away with an uplifted spirit. The National Tour of MEMPHIS: A NEW MUSICAL shines with a deeply talented cast bursting with heart and energy throughout the flawless production.

The national touring production of MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, kicked off on October 16, 2011 at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, TN (203 South Main Street) where it will play through October 23. Check out highlights from the tour below!

The Tony Award-winning play The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance opens the Saint Sebastian Players' 31st season October 21-November 13, 2011 at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey, Chicago.

The Tony Award-winning play The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance opens the Saint Sebastian Players' 31st season October 21-November 13, 2011 at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey, Chicago.

The Tony Award-winning play The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance opens the Saint Sebastian Players' 31st season October 21-November 13, 2011 at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey, Chicago.

'If you want to shape the future of great LGBT films, please join us this weekend for the Great Gay Screenplay Finale weekend at the Hoover-Leppen Theater at Center on Halsted.

The national touring production of MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, will kick off on October 16, 2011 at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, TN (203 South Main Street) where it will play through October 23.

The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical MEMPHIS launched its national tour Oct. 14, prior to an official opening set for Oct. 16 at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, TN.

The Tony Award-winning play The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance opens the Saint Sebastian Players' 31st season October 21-November 13, 2011 at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey, Chicago.

The Tony Award-winning play The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance opens the Saint Sebastian Players' 31st season October 21-November 13, 2011 at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey, Chicago.

The 2010 Tony Award-winning Best Musical MEMPHIS announced casting today for the U.S. national tour of the critically acclaimed production. The national tour of MEMPHIS will star Bryan Fenkart (Huey) and Felicia Boswell (Felicia) with Quentin Earl Darrington (Delray), Rhett George (Gator), Julie Johnson (Mama), Will Mann (Bobby), and William Parry (Mr. Simmons).

For the final production of its 30th Anniversary season, Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, the Saint Sebastian Players (SSP) welcomes several Chicago radio personalities as "guest DJs."

For the final production of its 30th Anniversary season, Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, the Saint Sebastian Players (SSP) welcomes several Chicago radio personalities as "guest DJs."

For the final production of its 30th Anniversary season, Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, the Saint Sebastian Players (SSP) welcomes several Chicago radio personalities as "guest DJs."

The Saint Sebastian Players originally planned to conclude its 30th Anniversary season with Wendy Wasserstein's The Sisters Rosensweig. However, when the rights became unavailable due to a pending Broadway revival, the company selected a play about a different kind of 'sisterhood'-Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling, which SSP will stage in the round. Performances are April 29-May 22, 2011 at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey, in Chicago.

For the final production of its 30th Anniversary season, Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, the Saint Sebastian Players (SSP) welcomes several Chicago radio personalities as "guest DJs."

For the final production of its 30th Anniversary season, Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, the Saint Sebastian Players (SSP) welcomes several Chicago radio personalities as "guest DJs."