Playhouse on the Square’s 56th season includes ‘Wizard of Oz,’ ‘A Bronx Tale’
Playhouse on the Square’s latest season includes family favorites, plays examining social and political issues, musicals and comedies.
Playhouse on the Square’s latest season includes family favorites, plays examining social and political issues, musicals and comedies.
Award-winning Americana, jazz and gospel acts; a local roots favorite; an all-female tap group; a tribute to Tony Bennett; modern dance and a Guinean acrobatic troupe are all part of GPAC’s 30th season.
Theater fans can catch ‘Charlie Brown,’ ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,’ Broadway’s hit ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ and other shows on stages in Memphis this March.
The new season features nine shows from July 26, 2024, to June 8, 2025.
He made his largest mark as Scrooge, which he performed at Theatre Memphis 11 times, more than any other actor in the city.
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “A Raisin in the Sun” are two of the theater productions that will come alive this month.
The International Association of Blacks in Dance ended its 34th annual conference with its “The Soul Must Dance” Gospel Performance and Scholarship Awards Brunch.
Memphis organizations feature a variety of experiences for attendees to witness, learn from and enjoy in honor of Black History Month.
Theatergoers will “hear the people sing” this month, as “Les Mis” returns to the Orpheum, two companies perform different Tennessee Williams plays and “The Squirrels” have an existential crisis on stage, in full-length squirrel costumes.
“I think it’s one of the best seasons we’ve ever had,” said Brett Batterson, President and CEO of the Orpheum. “There’s a show for everyone.”
“He was a doer of doers. And he just got things done, and he did it with an amazing amount of personality,” said Kevin Kane, president and CEO of Memphis Tourism.
“Poetry is one of Memphis’ best kept secrets,” said the director of a local arts organization.
Oh those summer nights! The classic musical “Grease” will kick off the 2024-2025 Theatre Memphis season in August.
Pat Halloran’s life was celebrated in grand style Monday. There was music! There was laughter! There were stories about a larger-than-life character who fell in love with Memphis — and then made it a better place.
Theatre Memphis and Dixon Gallery and Gardens are on their fifth year of conducting the partnership event that’s immersive to the public and centered around women’s art.
In particular, the assistant professor honed in on theater as a way to resist calls for what Fleming describes as “Black patience” or for Black people to suffer and wait patiently to receive equal rights.
The film is a candid look at the challenges and experiences of being a person of color in the United States.