Hattiloo founder returns to the stage
Bertram Williams Jr. previously played the lead in Hattiloo’s latest play, which opened Friday, Jan. 17.
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Bertram Williams Jr. previously played the lead in Hattiloo’s latest play, which opened Friday, Jan. 17.
Homecoming is the theme running through Bertram Williams Jr.’s life at the moment.
Among the plays are “Dreamgirls,” “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” “Jubilee” and “Madagascar,” a musical based on the DreamWorks animated film about a group of animals at New York’s Central Park Zoo.
Also in January, “P-Valley” star Bertram Williams Jr. is the lead in a Black reimagining of Homer’s epic at Hattiloo.
Opening this month: “The Wizard of Oz,” “A Motown Christmas,” “Peter Pan,” “Who’s Holiday,” “Parallel Lives” and more.
Memphis October performances include Agatha Christie, Disney, “Moulin Rouge” and the music of Bob Dylan.
Along with play performances, the festival will include panel discussions, talk backs and workshops.
Whether it’s a 10-minute play, the story of jazz club in Detroit or a classic Shakespearean tale, Memphis theaters’ September lineup has a taste of everything.
As a popular musical adds performances, our August theater will keep you up-to-date on all the shows around town.
Four shows open in July with topics ranging from opera to Greek tragedy to pop music to new works but all are women-centric.
The new season features nine shows from July 26, 2024, to June 8, 2025.
“That was the rite of passage from what we call a man of Morehouse to a Morehouse Man,” said Ekundayo Bandele, founder and CEO of Hattiloo Theatre.
Learn the indigenous history of coffee, frolic in spring blooms at Memphis Botanic Garden and hunt for Easter eggs at the Dixon.
This week, Sean Murphy performs Crosstown soundscapes, percussionist Chris Corsano plays Goner and a break-up drama plays out at Elmwood.
This week, “Confederates” at Hattiloo explores racial and gender bias, singer-songwriter Jason Isbell speaks at Rhodes and adults get play time at CMOM.
The first two shows of a season selling out weeks before opening date is unprecedented at the Black repertory theater, according to Hattiloo founder Ekundayo Bandele.
This week, Master Gardeners get the garden party started, U of M dance students present new works and “Ink” tells the story of Robert Murdoch’s rise.
This week, Hattiloo Theatre and Crosstown Arts share coming-of-age stories on the stage and screen. And Tennessee Shakespeare Company shares a classic love story switcheroo.
This week brings holiday lights (and Lizzo lasers) galore, a chance to hike off Thanksgiving excesses, monster trucks and various adaptations of the classics.
The awards ceremony returns Sunday, Aug. 28, following a two-year pause due to the pandemic.
In partnership with the Community Redevelopment Agency, Hattiloo will renovate a church building with a storied Civil War-era history.
The musical takes the audience on a journey through Nomax, who is penniless and has just been dumped by his girlfriend Lorraine. While Nomax listens to the radio one morning, five guys named “Moe” emerge from it.
This week, Hattiloo Theatre opens its 16th season with a jazzy jukebox revue, singer-songwriter John Darnielle’s alter-ego “Mountain Goats” climbs onstage at Minglewood and Darius Rucker plays Live at the Garden (for the third time!).
This week’s picks are heavy on theater and film, but we’re also celebrating Dolly Parton, Betty White and Mark Twain. Plus, now’s the right time for a tell-all.
This year’s theme for the TED event, independently organized by New Memphis, is “Ctrl+Alt+Del.” In the same way the keyboard function resets a computer so it can start fresh, speakers will introduce ideas that will help attendees reset thinking.
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