Friendship, sex and marriage are on stage at Memphis theaters this month
The cast of the North American Tour of "The Outsiders." Former Memphian Katie Riedel is seen on the far right of the group. (Matthew Murphy/The Orpheum Theatre)
Editor’s Note: Other shows opening the final week of January will be covered in a later article.
‘The Outsiders’ at the Orpheum Theatre
Katie Riedel remembers her first trip to the Orpheum Theatre.
“My mom decided to take me to an Orpheum show,” Riedel said. “She was like, ‘We’ll see if you like it or not.’ And I was completely in love.”
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Alys Drake
Alys Drake is a Memphian born and raised in the Bluff City. A theater-lover, she has worked in a variety of marketing and communications roles at entities within the advertising, legal, marketing, religious and financial services sectors. She is a graduate of Memphis Central High School and Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.
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