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September 2026
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August 2026
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September must-see shows include Memphis and Texas hip-hop legends
Here is part two of a roundup of can’t-miss concerts, including a Chattanooga rapper, Kentucky bluegrass and more.
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July 2026
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Arts Beat: ‘Suffs’ musical brings suffrage fight — and Tennessee’s pivotal role — to Orpheum
The show also highlights the movement’s Black activists and Memphians Ida B. Wells and Mary Church Terrell, who fought to keep questions of racial justice from being sidelined by white suffragists eager to appease Southern lawmakers.
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June 2026
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Memphis Movies This Week: Spielberg new and old with ‘Disclosure Day’ and ‘Close Encounters’
Aliens are on the big — and giant — screen in Memphis, and you can stream the portrait of the life of Memphian Maurice White. And somehow, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” brings it all full circle.
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With ‘Beauty and the Beast’ in town, Gaston plays tour guide and Cogsworth is a duckmaster
A Memphis native has returned home to take the Orpheum stage — and help his castmates find a good place to eat. Plus, the Peabody ducks are keeping time with the help of a new clock.
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Arts Beat: Briarcrest alumnus in ‘Beauty & the Beast’ at the Orpheum
The Lakeland native started out in the children’s programs at Germantown Community Theatre, Playhouse on the Square, Harrell Theatre and New Day Children’s Theatre.
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April 2026
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Ask the Memphian: Did Houdini ever perform in Memphis?
One hundred years after his untimely death, Harry Houdini still captivates the imaginations of magicians and magic fans worldwide, including in Memphis. In this installment of Ask the Memphian, we tell you about Houdini’s three visits to the Bluff City, the first of which came at the end of the 19th century.
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March 2026
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Five musicals, two Broadway plays, one new Orpheum season
What’s coming to the Orpheum? Here’s a “Clue.” Hogwarts magic, Boop!, a Tony-winning show about a Grammy-winning artist and much more.
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DeLorean time travels to Memphis Orpheum
Also, “Seussical” returns to Circuit Playhouse, dedicated to a beloved actor.
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February 2026
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Familiar favorites take Memphis stages in February
From Shakespeare to show tunes, February theater has something for everyone.
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January 2026
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Former VP Kamala Harris doesn’t mince words about Trump at Memphis book-tour stop
Former Vice President Kamala Harris torched President Donald Trump at the Orpheum Theatre, calling his administration “callous, corrupt and incompetent.”
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December 2025
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Kamala Harris to speak at Orpheum Jan. 15
The former vice president will discuss her book “107 Days.”
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5 more ways to ring in the holidays in Memphis theaters
Rudolph, Annie, Scrooge and the Grinch star in shows across Memphis.
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Ring in the holidays with 3 shows opening this month
See a campy Christmas comedy, hit Broadway musical “& Juliet” and a heartfelt take on “A Christmas Carol” in Memphis theaters.
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Ten must-see holiday concerts in December
In December, practically every venue in Memphis is offering at least one holiday-themed concert.
The non-exhaustive list of offerings includes classical performances, a jazz jam session, “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and sacred soul.
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October 2025
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‘Neil Diamond,’ ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ and more grace Memphis stages this October
Other plays feature “Frankenstein,” murdered Edwardian women telling their stories and a murder mystery.
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July 2025
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Table Talk: Easing on down the road
More than a dozen Memphis restaurants are promoting the Broadway show “The Wiz,” and most aren’t even requiring proof of ticket purchase to participate in the edible, whimsical fun.
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‘The Wiz’ and ‘Jubilee’ coming to Memphis theaters in July
Also in July, Germantown Community Theatre teams up with the Kroc Center of Memphis, and a competition winner has its world premiere at TheatreWorks.
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May 2025
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Local stars shine bright at high school theater awards
The Orpheum High School Music Theatre Awards took place Thursday, May 22, at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown Memphis.
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From Bonnie to Lil Wayne, here are five must-see May concerts
A Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and a trio of R&B singers hit the Orpheum stage, hot New Orleans rappers come to the FedExForum, a plethora of gospel singers come to the Landers Center, and a satirical heavy-metal band travels to Minglewood Hall.
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Alton Brown takes his ‘Last Bite’ at the Orpheum
Food scientist and TV personality Alton Brown says his “culinary variety show” combines storytelling, comedy, music and culinary demonstrations all in one.
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February 2025
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Dance Theatre of Harlem to host free community workshop
The company will take the stage at the Orpheum Theatre for a limited engagement.
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December 2024
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The To-Do List: More holiday concerts than you can shake a jingle bell at
This week, art-crawl through the Edge District, take your dog to meet Santa Paws and sashay into Christmas with “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
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November 2024
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Children’s Museum plans expansion to inspire a love of learning
The museum team plans on transforming one event space into a STEAM — science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics — exhibition and creating a cityscape in another section. Eventually, leadership has plans for more outdoor spaces.
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November theater in Memphis: old favorites and new spins
Opening this month: “The Wizard of Oz,” “A Motown Christmas,” “Peter Pan,” “Who’s Holiday,” “Parallel Lives” and more.
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