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Playhouse on the Square is a regional theatre company located in Memphis, Tennessee. [1] It is owned by Circuit Playhouse, Inc., which operates two other Memphis theaters. While it has its own resident company of professional actors, auditions are still frequently open to the public
Since 1977, the Orpheum has been the Mid-South home of touring Broadway productions. The Orpheum's two venues also host performances by Ballet Memphis, various concerts, comedians, a summer movie series, a family series of educational programs, and local cultural and community events such as Memphis in May, International Blues Challenge, and special Elvis Week events.
In the holiday season of 1920, Mrs. Fairfax Proudfit Walkup called a group of interested friends to form a "little theatre."The Memphis Little Theatre Players was thus founded in 1920 and presented three one-act plays ("The Dream," "Aren't They Wonders," and "Helena's Husband") as its first performance on May 20, 1921 in Germania Hall at Third Street and Jefferson Avenue.
The New Daisy Theatre is a music venue located on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee.It plays host to both local and national acts, as well the site of rental events. [1]The theater opened in 1936 and has featured artists such as John Lee Hooker, Gatemouth Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis, Al Green, Sam and Dave, Bob Dylan, Alex Chilton, the Cramps, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Phish, Kid Memphis, Son Lewis ...
The W. C. Handy Theatre was located at 2355 Park Avenue in the Orange Mound neighborhood of southeast Memphis. [3] The 1,275-capacity theater cost $200,000 to build. [4] In the lobby, there was a milk bar for theater patrons and transient passers-by. [5] There was a stage for top African-American entertainers to perform at the venue. [6]
The concept for Memphis was developed by theater producer George W. George. Following productions at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts and TheatreWorks in Mountain View, California during their 2003–2004 season, [ 2 ] the musical was staged by the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego from August 19 through September 28, 2008 ...
The play follows Cordell, his boyfriend, and their friends in Memphis, Tennessee preparing their culinary entry for the annual "Hot Wang Festival". The Hot Wing King premiered off-Broadway at Signature Theatre on February 11, 2020, and had a limited run due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hall received the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for The Hot ...
The 2016 L.A. Theatre Works production of the play was released on Audio CD and as a downloadable mp3 in October 2016. Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at the James Bridges Theater, UCLA, in May 2016, the performance was directed by Roger Guenveur Smith and starred Larry Powell and Aja Naomi King .