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On October 5, 2024, Theatre Memphis will hold the 18th Annual Memphis Children's Theatre Festival on the Theatre Memphis campus. Learn more about the event here!

Opera Memphis has announced its 2024-25 season, which includes masterworks, chamber opera, and concerts, as well as productions chosen to complement the OPERA America annual conference, to be held at The Peabody Hotel in Memphis in May of 2025.

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical Cinderella is coming to Theatre Memphis in June. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Opera Memphis brings a unique twist to the classic LA BOHEME by setting it in the 1910's Beale Street. Experience this timeless masterpiece with a fOpera Memphis will conclude its 2023-24 season with Giacomo Puccini's “La Boheme,” last seen in Memphis in 2012.resh perspective.

The Memphis Symphony Orchestra announced that it has extended its contract with Music Director Robert Moody, known for adventurous and inclusive programming and enthusiastic advocacy for the arts, for an additional eight years.

The Memphis Symphony Orchestra has appointed Kyle Dickson to the Madeleine Luce Moore Assistant Conductor Chair.

Sister Act will takes to the Lohrey Theatre stage at Theatre Memphis August 18 – September 10, 2023, and offer madcap entertainment … bar “nun”.

Disney and Cameron Macintosh’s Mary Poppins, soars on to the Lohrey Theatre stage at Theatre Memphis June 9 – July 2, 2023.

Disney and Cameron Macintosh’s Mary Poppins, soars on to the Lohrey Theatre stage at Theatre Memphis June 9 – July 2, 2023, bringing family entertainment to new heights. 

On April 29, 2023, Theatre Memphis is launching a re-branded arts festival as “Spring Faire” to be held on the Theatre Memphis campus at 630 Perkins Ext. at Southern Avenue.

Immediate Family, by Paul Oakley Stovall, is the play selection as a result of Theatre Memphis' Read to Relate program that is next on deck in the Next Stage at Theatre Memphis November 4 - 19, 2022. Spunky and bold, you learn that in the Bryant family's home keeping a secret is next to impossible.

The Memphis Black Arts Alliance, in celebration of 4 decades of service to Greater Memphis, is gearing up for the largest event in their 40 Year history - The Memphis Black Arts Legacy Ball. The Memphis Black Arts Legacy Ball honors African American Artists from Memphis, TN who have made an outstanding impact in national and/or global artistry.

André Johnson III, a junior at the University of Memphis in the Department Theatre and Dance majoring in Theatre, has been tapped as the recipient of the first Theatre Memphis Priscilla Presley Scholarship award. André's enthusiasm and dedication to create a path for himself in the theatre environment stood out as a beacon to those who believe in themselves and hard work, according to the scholarship selection committee.

The 38th annual Ostrander Awards, spotlighting excellence in theater in Memphis, was a night that Theatre Memphis could truly celebrate.

Theatre Memphis is hosting a celebratory evening, Honoring Priscilla Presley: The Artist, The Woman, at 7pm on July 22, 2022. The black-tie gala event will feature music, dinner, dignitaries, open bar beginning at 6:30 pm, and surprise guests.

Theatre Memphis is hosting a celebratory evening, Honoring Priscilla Presley: The Artist, The Woman, at 7pm on July 22, 2022. The black-tie gala event will feature music, dinner, dignitaries, open bar beginning at 6:30 pm, and surprise guests.

Continuing its mission to bring opera to every ZIP code of the city, Opera Memphis will present its 2022-23 season in venues and public spaces across Memphis and Shelby County.

As Theatre Memphis closes out it 100th year-long celebration, it will be hosting a May Day Celebration event on April 30, 2022, on the campus at 630 Perkins Ext.

Laughter will be center stage as You Can't Take It with You is presented at Theatre Memphis in the Lohrey Theatre, April 22 – May 8, 2022. The George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart comedy is a zany and delightful play with all the expected … and some unexpected ...bits that make it a classic.

For more than a decade, Opera Memphis’ innovative and often imitated  30 Days of Opera program has been a cultural institution in Memphis, producing free opera performances throughout the city and reaching thousands of Memphis residents every year. 30 Days of Opera returns April 1-30, 2022, providing Memphis and the Mid-South with dozens of free, accessible community performances all month long.

The newly renovated State Theatre New Jersey presents Memphis Jookin': The Show featuring Lil Buck on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 7pm. There will be a Q&A with Lil Buck and the dancers after the show. Tickets range from $15-$55.  

Opera Memphis and Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group will collaborate on a holiday event this December 18 at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens in celebration of the rich and varied holiday traditions celebrated throughout Latin America during the Christmas season.

Hello, Dolly! will be the opening musical at Theatre Memphis on August 27, 2021, to inaugurate the celebration of the 100th consecutive season that the community theatre has produced. 

The pandemic has not halted Opera Memphis’s forward momentum as the company continues to expand its reach in the community with the addition and promotion of two impressive women of color.

The QuaranTEAM Collective will be a group of young people, ages 11 – 18, committed to maintaining all necessary protocols in order to successfully complete an ensemble-based variety show on video.

Jude Knight has been acknowledged with the 2021 American Association of Community Theatre Robert E. Gard Superior Volunteer Award as a representative of Theatre Memphis. The honor is bestowed to “volunteers over 65 who have faithfully served community theatre for over 25 years.”

The contents are to inform the public of its upcoming 100th birthday and to share past events that occurred during Theatre Memphis' history.