U of M professor taps student to help him with set design for 2020 presidential primary debate this week in Houston.

Thanks to active residents and city representatives, a new arts center serving youth will soon be constructed at a former fire station site.

"Hamilton," the stage production that's been a hot commodity across the country, opens a Memphis run at the Orpheum Theatre Tuesday with secondary market tickets selling for up to about $2,000 – even though Orpheum officials say tickets are still available at much lower prices through the theater.

At age 63, Memphis theatre power — and longtime FedEx employee — Cecelia Wingate has made it to the Kennedy Center. Here's the story of how she and Memphis playwright Evan Linder arrived on the nation's stage.

According to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s office, $4.25 million in incentives were given to the project from state and local sources.

"On Stage at the Halloran Centre" will add two new series to its lineup, one featuring local songwriters, the other featuring the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. 

Temmora Levy, who runs a talent development academy in Memphis, is the subject of an eight-episode Lifetime television network series that starts in June. 

Crystal Brothers has been Giselle, Juliet, Tinkerbell and Odette in her 23-year career performing with Ballet Memphis. “I've lived many a little girl’s dream.”

Starting July 1, Steven McMahon will take over a job held for 32 years by Ballet Memphis’ founder, Dorothy Gunther Pugh.

As it approaches its 100th anniversary, Theatre Memphis' facility on Perkins Extended will be getting upgraded. 

The North Mississippi Allstars will open the first half of the Levitt Shell's annual summer concert series on May 30. The free concert series will continue through late July, before returning again at the end of August. 

Volunteers answered the call from the Coliseum Coalition to help "pre-vitalize" the Mid-South Coliseum, turning out Saturday to clean up the storied Memphis landmark.

The state Senate has pulled $2.5 million from Gov. Bill Lee’s planned $10 million Memphis riverfront redevelopment grant, with plans to redirect the money to a Germantown Performing Arts Center amphitheater.

The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers April 10-16.

The Doobie Brothers returns to the Memphis Botanic Garden concert series in a lineup that also includes Lionel Richie, Toby Keith and Brett Young. 

Seven Memphis playwrights talk about how they got their start, their goals and their perceptions of the local industry.

In a coup that would make any theater director proud, the University of Memphis Department of Theatre & Dance presented its latest musical, “Be More Chill,” this month, just as the production makes its Broadway debut.

Members of the Bridge Builders Change program are creating a safe space for victims of sexual assault, abuse and harassment to share their stories of strength in an open forum.

The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers Jan. 30 - Feb. 5.

The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers January 23-29.

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

The Memphis-based Blues Foundation has announced nominees for its 40th awards celebration. The winners, recognized for achievements in performances, recordings, songwriting and sustaining the blues, will be revealed in May.

Gwendolyn Clemons and her son Davin have a lot in common.

Elvis turns 84, Willie Nelson brings friends to town, and "If Beale Street Could Talk" takes the screen as we run down some of our favorite things happening in Memphis this week. 

When members of the local Venezuelan alliance Venezolanos en Memphis learn of a fellow countryperson arriving in Memphis, often with nothing, they provide everything from clothing and mattresses to referrals for housing support.