Book of Mormon Star Puts His Faith in Laughter
by Kevin Shaw | photos courtesy of Orpheum Theatre If you haven’t seen The Book of Mormon, you ain’t seen nothing yet! It’s perhaps the bawdiest, shockingly hilarious show I’ve…
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Cats is a Jellicle Ball: A Review by Kevin Shaw
My daughter LOVES cats! Her entire life, she’s been obsessed with them. She has posters of cats, calendars with cats, countless books about cats, etc. When she was 6 years old, she got…
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Digital Lottery Announced for Dear Evan Hansen
DEAR EVAN HANSENFIRST NORTH AMERICAN TOUR MAKESMEMPHIS DEBUT AT THE ORPHEUM THEATRE ANNOUNCES $25 DIGITAL LOTTERY FOR EVERY PERFORMANCE [MEMPHIS] (10/3/19) – Described by the Los Angeles Times as a “cultural phenomenon,” Dear…
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Memphis Grizzline
by Danielle McBride | photos courtesy riggsenoertainmentllc.com It’s no secret that Memphis is a proud city known for its musical history. Just visit Beale Street on a Friday night and…
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Molly’s La Casita
by Dakota Averett + Keaton Gilbert | photo courtesy of Molly’s La Casita Growing up in small-town Tennessee, we’ve become accustomed to the sort of Americanized Mexican restaurants that are…
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One of “Bluff City Law’s” Main Characters is a Lesbian. No Objections Here.
story by Joan Allison, Focus® Mid-South managing editor (image above: Jayne Atkinson as Della Bedford, photo by Virginia Sherwood) MEMPHIS—Sept. 10 2019 — What’s quirky about Memphis? I asked this…
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Repair Days at the Metal Museum Brings Over 100 Metalsmiths to the City of Memphis
MEMPHIS (August 20, 2019) – The Metal Museum is pleased to announce Repair Days 2019, an annual fundraiser that supports Museum programming throughout the year. During Repair Days, over 100 metalsmiths…
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30 Days of Opera in National Spotlight
Opera Memphis in National Spotlight during this year’s 30 Days of Opera events. Memphis, Tenn. August 27, 2019 – 30 Days of Opera returns September 1-30, 2019, putting Memphis and…
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ETC’s Fourth Annual 10 Minute Play Festival
Emerald Theatre Company in residency at THEATREWORKS at the SQUARE 2085 Monroe Ave September 6, 7, 8, 2019 Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday Matinee at 2:00 PM…
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Everybody Say Yeah to Kinky Boots
by Kevin Shaw | photos courtesy of Playhouse on the Square In the early 1990’s, I was visiting a childhood friend in New York City who set me up on…
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