There are 11 article(s) tagged The Orpheum:

• July 2024

  • Memphis theaters are hotter than July

    Four shows open in July with topics ranging from opera to Greek tragedy to pop music to new works but all are women-centric. 

    By Alys Drake July 12, 2024

• February 2024

  • Calkins: Pat Halloran believed in a better Memphis. Then he made it come true.

    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. 

    By Geoff Calkins February 19, 2024

  • Pat Halloran, the man who made the Orpheum a Broadway stop, dies

    “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.

    By Jane Roberts February 09, 2024

• April 2023

  • Memphis monologues: People of all ages to share personal tales at Storyfest

    Storyfest 2023 returns to the Halloran Centre Friday and Saturday, April 14 and 15, offering an intergenerational group of Memphians the chance to convey personal stories onstage through live theater performance.

    By Alicia Davidson April 13, 2023

• June 2022

  • Campaign aims to build diverse medical database that includes ‘All of Us’

    The research mobile exhibit, led by the National Institutes of Health, stops in Memphis this week. 

    By Aisling Mäki June 15, 2022

• February 2022

  • Herrington: Todd Snider’s and the Drive-By Truckers’ Memphis songs

    A generation ago, Todd Snider and the Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood and Mike Conley were all struggling Memphis musicians. With Snider and the Truckers back in town on the same night, here’s a listening guide to their Memphis-inspired songs. 

    By Chris Herrington February 04, 2022

• September 2021

  • ‘Hamilton’ single-ticket sales announced

    There will also be a lottery for 40 $10 seats for each performance; details will be announced.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 07, 2021

• July 2021

  • The joy - and science - of live audiences at The Orpheum

    The head of The Orpheum joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

    By Eric Barnes July 19, 2021

• August 2020

  • The Memphis 10: Collierville Confederate markers another skirmish in struggle over Southern identity

    The effort and cost it takes to pick up the litter left by these ahistorical Lost Cause organizations is a drag. I’m not here to tell Collierville what to do, but those Confederate markers will go away some day.

    By Chris Herrington August 27, 2020

• January 2019

  • The Weekly Memphian: Justin Timberlake, Sonic Youth, ‘Burning,’ The CMPLX

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers January 10-15.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 09, 2019

• December 2018

  • The Weekly Memphian: Mannheim Steamroller, Big Freedia, Amurican Hiatus, Time-Warp Drive-in

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This week's list covers Dec. 12-17. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 12, 2018