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    Collage Dance Collective grows by leaps and bounds

    Collage Dance Collective kicks off its 10th anniversary season this fall, and those in the company hope to accomplish even more in the years to come. 

    By Omer Yusuf October 10, 2019
  • The To-Do List

    The Weekly Memphian: Pride Fest, Gonerfest, Kevin James

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers Sept. 26-Oct. 2.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 26, 2019
  • Performing Arts

    ‘Woman to Woman': Shirley Brown’s first hit, and Stax’s last

    In the mid-1970s it was the final hit record of a Memphis soul empire. In 2019, it's an adored meme. But for Shirley Brown, "Woman to Woman" was the song that changed her life.

    By Jared Boyd September 25, 2019
  • Music

    ‘All killer, no filler’ for joint Memphis Symphony, Opera Memphis season opener

    The concert is an exhilarating mix of the fresh and the familiar, from 'The William Tell Overture' to 'You'll Never Walk Alone.' 

    By Jill Johnson Piper September 23, 2019
  • Performing Arts

    Orange Mound adding to New Ballet’s dance pipeline

    LeAnthony Douglas, a teaching and performing artist at New Ballet Ensemble and School, started in the organization’s first cohort of Dunbar Elementary School students. 

    By Elle Perry September 21, 2019
  • Music

    Mempho Music Fest puts Shelby Farms at center stage

    Mempho Music Festival returns to Shelby Farms Park for a third year, and festival organizers say the park itself will be this year's biggest star.

    By Jared Boyd September 20, 2019
  • Spirit of Memphis

    U of M graphic design duo behind set design for Democratic debate

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

    By Jane Roberts September 09, 2019
  • Performing Arts

    Former Orange Mound fire station to house performing arts organization

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

    By Elle Perry February 22, 2020
  • Performing Arts

    Orpheum president warns against secondary ‘Hamilton’ ticket market

    "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.

    By Jared Boyd July 09, 2019
  • Performing Arts

    Calkins: A 36-year employee of FedEx makes it onstage at the Kennedy Center — the inspiring tale behind the trip

    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.

    By Geoff Calkins June 11, 2019
  • Performing Arts

    NBC will film ‘Bluff City Law’ in Memphis

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

    By Elle Perry June 04, 2019
  • Performing Arts

    Orpheum reveals lineup for Halloran Centre ‘On Stage’ season

    "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. 

    By Elle Perry June 01, 2019
  • Performing Arts

    Reality show set at Memphis academy

    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. 

    By Elle Perry June 06, 2019
  • Performing Arts

    A prima ballerina retires ‘on top’

    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.”

    By Jane Schneider May 20, 2019
  • Performing Arts

    Ballet Memphis names new artistic director

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

    By Elle Perry May 20, 2019
  • Business

    Extensive renovations planned at Theatre Memphis

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

    By Natalie Pilgrim May 20, 2019
  • Music

    North Mississippi Allstars open Levitt Shell summer concert series

    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. 

    By Chris Herrington April 25, 2019
  • Music

    Volunteers answer call to help clean up Mid-South Coliseum

    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.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 27, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Senate diverts $2.5M from Memphis riverfront grant to Germantown amphitheater

    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.

    By Sam Stockard April 26, 2019
  • Music

    The Weekly Memphian: Lucero Family Block Party, Record Store Day, Ballet Memphis/New Ballet Ensemble and more

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

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 14, 2019
  • Music

    Live at the Garden lineup spans classic rock and country-pop genres

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

    By Jared Boyd April 17, 2019
  • Performing Arts

    Meet seven Memphis playwrights

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

    By Elle Perry March 18, 2019
  • Performing Arts

    U of M Theater scores with promising Broadway production ‘Be More Chill’

    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.

    By Jane Schneider February 17, 2019
  • Performing Arts

    Bridge Builders student leaders host poetry slam for survivors of sexual abuse

    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.

    By Jared Boyd February 05, 2019
  • Performing Arts

    The Weekly Memphian: Bluff City Liars, TEDxMemphis, Jazzmeia Horn and Daley

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

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 30, 2019

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