There are 10 article(s) tagged theater:

• July 2025

  • ‘The Wiz’ and ‘Jubilee’ coming to Memphis theaters in July

    Also in July, Germantown Community Theatre teams up with the Kroc Center of Memphis, and a competition winner has its world premiere at TheatreWorks.

    By Alys Drake 12 hours ago

• June 2025

  • Southwest to revitalize theater and music buildings

    Students will gain the opportunity to pursue entertainment degrees and access to more entertainment internships, mentorships and hands-on training.

    By Sarai Bennett June 16, 2025

• September 2024

  • September plays include a whodunit, a musical and Shakespeare

    Coming soon: a prize-winning drama from a local playwright, a theater company’s first musical production and free Shakespeare performances around town.

    By Alys Drake September 19, 2024

• August 2024

  • Arts are part of every answer to Memphis’ challenges, Michael Detroit says

    The Memphis theater community gathered for the 40th Ostranders annual local theater awards, where the Playhouse on the Square leader received a lifetime achievement honor.

    By Alys Drake August 27, 2024

• May 2024

  • Hattiloo leader graduates from Morehouse

    “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.

    By Alys Drake May 23, 2024

• April 2024

  • ‘Wicked,’ ‘Hamlet,’ ‘Steel Magnolias’ and more on Memphis stages in April

    The month starts with a “Wicked”(ish) witch defying gravity in a musical that’s coming to the big screen this year. Also, fairy-tale friends take a journey “Into The Woods” and “Hamlet” is reimagined in the 1920s.

    By Alys Drake April 08, 2024

• March 2024

  • ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ adds performance at Theatre Memphis

    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.

    By Alys Drake March 12, 2024

• November 2021

  • Collierville theater teacher takes a final bow — as Noah

    Keith Salter is retiring from more than 35 years of teaching theater and two decades at Collierville High School.

    By Abigail Warren November 12, 2021

• 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

• September 2018

  • Crosstown christens new theater ‘The Doll House’

    Crosstown Arts’ new, $11 million performance and film hall is now built and has new name and manager. The not-for-profit organization for contemporary arts has christened the 28,000-square-foot facility The Doll House.

    By Tom Bailey September 28, 2018