Go Out This Weekend: Civil Rights Museum reopens, opera invades Midtown,...
The National Civil Rights Museum re-opens after a big renovation, the Memphis Farmer's Market ushers in spring, chefs convene for a cause at Minglewood Hall and seven more things to do in Memphis this...
View ArticleStage Review: 'Dreamcoat' hits the right entertainment buttons
As Biblical epics go, the story of Joseph and his vivid coat is one of the more colorful. There are lessons galore regarding envy, hubris, lust, humility, identity and forgiveness.
View ArticleMemphis-born actress Adriane Lenox nominated for Tony Award
Memphis-born stage and screen actress Adriane Lenox has been nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in “After Midnight,” a musical revue inspired by Harlem’s famed Cotton Club.
View ArticlePlayhouse cleans up, sends up infamous 'Debbie Does Dallas'
There’s an obvious conflict of interest in the warning Playhouse attached to its promotional material: “No Nudity. No Profanity. No Violence. Based on a Porn.”
View ArticleBoy triplets a sensation at top Cuba ballet school
HAVANA (AP) — Visitors to the elite feeder school for Cuba's renowned National Ballet might be forgiven for thinking they're suddenly seeing triple.
View ArticleChris Herrington to become Entertainment Editor at The Commercial Appeal
Chris Herrington, longtime music and film editor and Memphis Grizzlies reporter for the Memphis Flyer, begins a new job Sept. 23 as Entertainment Editor of The Commercial Appeal.
View ArticlePlayhouse gets provocative with "Clybourne Park"
It's the regional premiere of Bruce Norris’ biting look at race, racism and the associated symptoms of miscommunication, tribalism and hypocrisy.
View ArticleSteel Magnolias reinvented at Hattiloo Theatre
Irene Crist has been in scads of stage productions, directed many others, and goodness knows how many she’s seen. But never “Steel Magnolias.”
View ArticleMore to the 'Story'
The new "Maria" on modernizing the "West Side Story," opening at The Orpheum.
View ArticleGo Out! Events this week
Acoustic blues at the Buckman, The Cult at Minglewood, a Cannes winner returns, and more things to do this week.
View ArticleChris Herrington’s Morning Riff: ‘Memkado,’ ‘Memphis Music Beat’ and more
Today's riff gives a thumb's up to Opera Memphis' 'Mikado,' introduces a new music column and more.
View ArticleChuckles Comedy House hopes to lead stand-up rebirth in Memphis
In May, veteran comedian and radio personality Prescott Gilliam and promoter Michael Ware Jr. opened Chuckles Comedy House.
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