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'Good Things' coming to the Buckman, starting with the BoDeans

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:01:35 -0500

Peking Acrobats, Urban Bush Women, an “America’s Got Talent” semifinalist puppet show and Caroline Rhea: What’s on the Buckman stage this season?

GPAC’s latest season includes Mavis Staples, Second City, Samara Joy

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:18:09 -0500

The season includes actor/singer Darren Criss, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, and fiddle duo Carter and Cleveland.

Five musicals, two Broadway plays, one new Orpheum season

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:00:35 -0500

What’s coming to the Orpheum? Here’s a “Clue.” Hogwarts magic, Boop!, a Tony-winning show about a Grammy-winning artist and much more.

DeLorean time travels to Memphis Orpheum

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Tue, 3 Mar 2026 18:28:29 -0600

Also, “Seussical” returns to Circuit Playhouse, dedicated to a beloved actor.

‘Mean Girls' launches 2026-27 season at Playhouse on the Square

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Tue, 3 Mar 2026 20:46:46 -0600

“Ain’t Too Proud” and “Les Miserables” are two more shows coming to Playhouse on the Square next season.

Familiar favorites take Memphis stages in February

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:21:32 -0600

From Shakespeare to show tunes, February theater has something for everyone.

Classics anchor Theatre Memphis’ next season

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:09:12 -0600

Theatre Memphis’ 2026-2027 season lineup features some favorites — familiar and new.

Hattiloo to host international Black theater festival

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Mon, 9 Feb 2026 19:07:21 -0600

Hattiloo Theatre will bring Black theater companies from Norway, Nigeria and South Africa to Memphis for two-week residencies.

Snow won’t stop the show: Memphis theaters push through the winter freeze

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Fri, 6 Feb 2026 11:24:23 -0600

Memphis productions adjust to winter’s disruptions.

Twenty years after 'Hustle & Flow,' Craig Brewer directs another Oscar-nominated performance

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:09:05 -0600

When Oscar nominations were announced Thursday, Jan. 22, one relative surprise was a Best Actress nomination for Kate Hudson, who plays Milwaukee tribute singer Claire Sardina in “Song Sung Blue.”

Dance to 1990s country hits, and then party like it's 2026 — because it will be

bphillips@dailymemphian.com (Bianca Phillips) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:55:55 -0600

This week, paint and sip at the Rumba Room, laugh at Flyway Comedy Club and listen to Alex Chilton’s hits at Memphis Listening Lab.

Von Trapp bringing 'The Sound of Music' and more to BPACC

mwaddell@dailymemphian.com (Michael Waddell) — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 09:44:08 -0600

A descendant of the von Trapp family will perform Saturday night at the Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center, including songs from “The Sound of Music.”

The AM/DM podcast: Surreal events for a super weekend

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 06:36:25 -0600

Are you ready to get a little bit wacky? Then this weekend’s events are for you.

Memphis Movies This Week: Ira Sachs, Mike McCarthy back on the big screen

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:27:35 -0600

Before Ira Sachs studied film and literature at Yale, he grew up in Memphis. And before he found a filmmaking groove in New York, he cut his teeth back home.

Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Bugonia’ is new, and here's what's coming 'back to the future'

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:20:04 -0500

Thursday is once again movie night in Memphis, this week with a particular Halloween flavor.

We're off to see the Wizard in November

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:04:50 -0500

Also, opening this month: “The Notebook” at the Orpheum, a children’s musical at Circuit and a farce about how we view Thanksgiving.

Brew parties for coffee or beer lovers, plus art on the river

bphillips@dailymemphian.com (Bianca Phillips) — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:49:13 -0500

This week, local theaters perform murder shows, Crosstown showcases Vietnamese culture and you can make pottery at Chucalissa.

Collage Dance debuts a new season, new members program

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:33:36 -0500

Collage’s $25,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant was canceled earlier this year, but the Memphis dance company is forging ahead with a new season of shows that open this weekend.

'Neil Diamond,' 'Much Ado About Nothing' and more grace Memphis stages this October

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Tue, 7 Oct 2025 15:36:25 -0500

Other plays feature “Frankenstein,” murdered Edwardian women telling their stories and a murder mystery.

Photo Gallery: Latin Fest 901

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 18:06:58 -0500

Each September, Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with family-friendly music, dance, food and cultural activities.