There are 8 article(s) tagged Broadway:

• March 2023

  • The Orpheum announces its 2023-24 Broadway season

    The new season debuts Oct. 10 with “Funny Girl” and continues with new-to-Memphis musicals and classic favorites.

    By Blair Kinsey March 27, 2023

  • The Orpheum’s tempting offer: ‘Ain’t Too Proud’

    The Temptations come to Memphis — in the form of a Tony Award-winning musical. The tour brings home Jalen Harris, who portrays Eddie Kendricks in the Broadway show. 

    By Blair Kinsey March 05, 2023

• August 2022

  • ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is a classic reborn in stage adaptation

    This update by playwright Aaron Sorkin is, by some measures, the most successful American play in Broadway history and the very rare stage play — as opposed to stage musical — to be a major commercial hit. 

    By Chris Herrington August 12, 2022

• October 2021

  • Broadway returns to Orpheum stage with ‘Come From Away’

    Broadway theater has returned to the Orpheum, starting with “Come From Away,” a musical production about airplane passengers diverted to a small town in Newfoundland following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. 

    By Julia Baker October 07, 2021

• October 2020

  • Memphis playwright nominated for Tony Awards

    “Tina” was nominated for a total of 12 Tonys.

    By Elle Perry October 22, 2020

• August 2020

  • Bringing back Broadway: Orpheum prepares December return

    The start of the 2020-21 season has been pushed back to December at least, and the theater has turned to inventive ways to make sure the show goes on.

    By Chris Herrington August 28, 2020

• October 2018

  • The Daily Traveler: Finding New York life on Broadway

    My favorite way to experience a city is by foot, and New York tops the list. It doesn’t matter the neighborhood, there’s always something unique to experience by foot.

    By Lance Wiedower October 04, 2018

  • Tina Turner musical, written by Memphis-native Katori Hall, heading to Broadway

    A musical about Nutbush-native Tina Turner, written by Memphis-native Katori Hall, will head to Broadway in fall 2019.

    By Elle Perry October 03, 2018