Geoff Calkins says, “The state of Tennessee can’t even kill someone. But it can teach Memphis kids, run the Memphis airport and redefine who Memphis gets to vote for in Congress just because the president said so.”

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

See “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Noises Off” or “The Fabulous Mrs. Rae” in Memphis theaters this month.

The Daily Memphian is participating in Local News Day (April 9, 2026). This new nationwide day connects places like Memphis with trusted local news and information.

Memphis productions adjust to winter’s disruptions.

Grab your besties and head to the theater for shows that will tickle your funny bone, move your body and more in Memphis theaters this month.

The all-Memphis cast will spend a month in South Africa, with support from Hattiloo. 

The all-Memphis cast will spend a month in South Africa, with support from Hattiloo.

From arts shows, concerts, to theater productions and beyond, the Memphis art scene blossomed in 2025. Here’s a recap of some of our top arts and culture moments. And some staff favorites.

Rudolph, Annie, Scrooge and the Grinch star in shows across Memphis.

Today, The Daily Memphian’s resident theater kid Alys Drake, who also writes our monthly show roundup, takes us through December’s offerings.

See a campy Christmas comedy, hit Broadway musical '& Juliet' and a heartfelt take on 'A Christmas Carol' in Memphis theaters this month.

People can donate money online to the Mid-South Food Bank, or donate goods at the Friday, Nov. 14, food drive at Poplar Plaza between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.

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

Today, members of The Daily Memphian’s metro team talk about what we know, what we don’t know, how we’re tracking data and what we’ve been able to ascertain about the Memphis Safe Task Force’s time in...

Memphis plays this month feature the classic story of 'Frankenstein,' Neil Diamond’s hit songs, murdered Edwardian women telling their stories and more.

While the U of M’s production is “part Shakespeare, part block party, 100% heart,” Germantown Community Theatre is doing Shakespeare with an all-female cast.

Memphis-area theaters are opening four shows on the same night.

Memphis audiences have the opportunity to participate in sending a show to Broadway.

Awards were given in a wide range of categories, including acting, directing and backstage contributions.

Two big musicals and a compilation of new works based on a familiar nursery rhyme open on stages across Memphis this month.

Sixteen organizations have been nominated for the awards that celebrate the best in Memphis theater for the 2024-2025 season.

Also in July, Germantown Community Theatre teams up with the Kroc Center of Memphis, and a competition winner has its world premiere at TheatreWorks.

The Daily Memphian’s journalists won high honors for breaking news, features and sports writing.

FedEx founder and former CEO Fred Smith is dead.

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Plus, Memphis director Suzannah Herbert’s film takes 2025 Tribeca Festival’s Best Documentary Feature award.

It's Audra's turn.

Tony Award-winning musicals, dark comedies and a look into life during the pandemic are on stage this month at Memphis theaters.

The Orpheum High School Music Theatre Awards took place Thursday, May 22, at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown Memphis. Here's who won big.

The show will go on: The 2025 Ostrander Theatre Awards are scheduled for Aug. 24 at the Orpheum Theatre.

Comedies and musicals are what’s on stage this month in Memphis theaters.

While this scam is not new, it continues to trip people up, especially when it looks like your friends and family are vouching for them.

“We’re incredibly excited to celebrate the 25th season of Live at the Garden,” said the director.

This week, Martin Luther King Jr. is honored, a fashion legend is celebrated and mid-century home transforms into a vintage pop-up shop.

A Broadway version of classic Marilyn Monroe film — with plenty of tap-dancing — is one of several shows opening in Memphis theaters in April.

The season will open with “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical,” a show that the Orpheum invested in on Broadway.