Drama, comedy and a rock-opera open across Memphis

By , Daily Memphian Updated: April 24, 2026 10:08 AM CT | Published: April 24, 2026 9:34 AM CT

A popular and controversial rock opera about Jesus’ final week, a satire about theater egos and getting sardines or a look into the criminal underworld of mobs? Take your pick of what’s showing on theater stages across Memphis. 

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Alys Drake

Alys Drake

Alys Drake is a Memphian born and raised in the Bluff City. A theater-lover, she has worked in a variety of marketing and communications roles at entities within the advertising, legal, marketing, religious and financial services sectors. She is a graduate of Memphis Central High School and Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.


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