A few decades ago, stars like Tom Cruise, Matt Damon and Reese Witherspoon were shooting movies in Memphis. Longtime local film commissioner Linn Sitler discusses what’s changed and why there’s hope for the future. 

After 10 years at TheatreSouth, Quark Theatre is joining TheatreWorks as a resident company. Quark’s motto is “small plays about big ideas.”

A popular and controversial rock opera about Jesus’ final week, a satire about theater egos and getting sardines or a look into the criminal underworld of mobs? Take your pick of what’s showing on theater stages across Memphis. 

This weekend includes a rock opera, roller derby, Shelby Forest Spring Fest, a rescheduled vegan block party and a Lego convention. Plus a Friends of the Library book sale and a yard sale. 

Ashley Hannah Davis considered retiring from dance in 2021. But Machine Gun Kelly, the Prohibition-era gangster born (and later arrested) in Memphis, helped changed her mind — or at least his wife and partner-in-crime Kathryn Kelly did.

The ceremony will take place Thursday, May 21, at 7 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre.

The National Center for Choreography–Akron is “Making Moves” across the United States, but the ties that bring it to Memphis go beyond tour dates. 

More than 20 comedians, both local and from across the U.S., will hit the stage to tell jokes during the three-day event, now in its third year.

Singer-songwriter and bassist Mark Edgar Stuart opens the spring series on May 7.

Ballet Memphis’ executive director Adam Goldberg joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar.”

One hundred years after his untimely death, Harry Houdini still captivates the imaginations of magicians and magic fans worldwide, including in Memphis. In this installment of Ask the Memphian, we tell you about Houdini’s three visits to the Bluff City, the first of which came at the end of the 19th century.

More Daily Memphian staffers share their favorite baseball movies.

Some of these can be considered to be more baseball movies than others, but hear us out.

“What makes our production a little bit different than a lot of productions is it’s a fully automated flying rig,” said artistic director Steven McMahon. “And we can fly five dancers at one time.”

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

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

“(Brazil by Night is) a way for us to celebrate their cultures and celebrate many of the Brazilians and South Americans that live in the city of Memphis,” Collage Dance Collective’s marketing and communications director said.

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.

Works by more than 80 Memphis and Shelby County students will be on view through April 30 at the Pink Palace.

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

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

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

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

What to do when you reserved no plans for Valentine’s Day. Plus, Memphis musicians and music lovers curate a playlist to set the mood. 

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

Memphis productions adjust to winter’s disruptions.