It has been said that art can change the world, and Memphis is doing her part. Most of us know the feeling of being moved by a work of art, whether it is a song, a play, a dance, a story, a painting, or a sculpture. Art touches us, moves us, inspires us; transports us to a new place while bringing us together. It's time to engage your senses and connect with the arts. Let the season begin. Take your seat and enjoy the show! 2018-2019
Ballet Memphis Feb 16: Rumours — Fleetwood Mac Tribute Feb 23: The High Kings 2144 Madison, 901-737-7322, balletmemphis.org Mar 1: Guy Penrod Sep 8–9: Season Opener: Shelter Mar 8–10: Disney’s High School Musical Oct 26–28, Nov 1–4: Fall Mix Mar 22: Bartlett Community Concert Band Dec 7–9: Nutcracker (The Orpheum) Mar 24: The Russian String Orchestra Feb 15–17, 22–24: Spring Mix Mar 30: The Rat Pack Show Mar 22–23: Through the Veil: Giselle Redux Apr 13: The Stylistics Apr 12–14: Giselle (The Orpheum) Apr 27: Tony Jackson May 10–12: Rewind May 3–5: Calendar Girls
Bartlett Performing Arts Center Blues City Cultural Center 3663 Appling, 901-385-6440, bpacc.org 901-292-2397 or 901-268-3740, bluescitycc.org
Sep 21: Aaron Tippin Nov 17–20: Wade in the Water Oct 6: Let’s Hang On — Frankie Valli Tribute Nov 19–20: School Performances (Christian Bros. Univ. Theater) Oct 13: An Evening With Groucho Feb 18–28 Tickle the Rain (Touring Production) Oct 27: Mammoth Follies Jun 1–30: Peace in the House (Touring Production) Nov 3: Pinocchio Nov 8: Los Lonely Boys Buckman Performing & Fine Arts Center Nov 16–18: Sanders Family Christmas 60 Perkins Ext’d, 901-537-1483, buckmanartscenter.com Nov 30: John Davidson Dec 5: Judy Collins Sep 7: Memphis Made – Center Stage Presents Jan 19: Bradley Fields – Magician Kris Acklen and His Band CD Release Party Jan 25: Dale Watson Sep 16: Delta Rae Feb 8–10: Love Letters Sep 20: An Evening with John Popper
6 DOWNTOWNER MAGAZINE | Fall 2018 memphisdowntowner.com Sep 30: Artrageous Germantown Performing Arts Center Oct 21: Tito Puente, Jr. and Melina Almodovar 1801 Exeter, 901-751-7500, gpacweb.com Nov 3: Ukraine’s Kurbasy Sept 15: Bobby McFerrin Dec 1–2: Roudnev Youth Ballet’s Nutcracker Sep 28: Charles Lloyd & The Marvels Jan 11: Memphis Made – Center Stage Presents Oct 5: Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan Mighty Souls Brass Band Oct 20: Take Me to the River: New Orleans Jan 19: Ruthie Foster Nov 2: Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussein Jan 27: Lesson Plans to Late Night- Comedy of Lucas Bohn Nov 4: Soweto Gospel Choir Feb 8: PHILADANCO Nov 10: Ellis Marsalis Quintet Feb 28: Underwater Bubble Show Jan 11: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver with Flatt Lonesome Mar 1: Memphis Made – Center Stage Presents Jan 12: Fred Hersch Pocket Orchestra This Place, This Time with Siphne A. Sylve Jan 26 Dorrance Dance Mar 29: Italy’s Newpoli Feb 2: Jazzmeia Horn Apr 13: Joan Osborne Mar 30: Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour May 17–18: Roudnev Youth Ballet’s Cinderella Mar 1: Shawn Colvin May 4: Ballet Memphis: Midsummer Night’s Dream Cannon Center for the Performing Arts 255 N. Main, Box Office: 901-576-1200 Halloran Centre for the Performing Arts Tickets: 800-745-3000, thecannoncenter.com 225 S. Main, 901-525-3000, orpheum-memphis.com Sep 3: Bluff City Jazz Fest Music Sep 7: The Stompdown Aug 18: Rodney Crowell Oct 25: Marilyn Manson Sep 7: Rhonda Vincent and the Rage Nov 20-21: PAW Patrol Live! “Race to the Rescue” Sep 29: Dennis Quaid and the Sharks Nov 29: Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker Oct 12: Dougie MacLean Dec 28: Home Free: A Country Christmas Oct 20: Matt Stansberry & The Romance Visit website for future dates Nov 3: Bettye LaVette Nov 30: Music of the Knights The Circuit Playhouse Jan 26: Mary Wilson 51 S. Cooper, 901-726-4656, playhouseonthesquare.org Feb 2: Jim Brickman, “Share the Love” Tour Aug 24–Sep 9: Junk Mar 2: Dustbowl Revival Oct 5–28: Little Women Mar 16: Benise FUEGO! Spirit of Spain (two performances) Nov 23–Dec 23: Junie b. Jones is Not A Crook Apr 13: Carlene Carter Jan 25–Feb 17: Sweat Apr 27: The Orbert Davis Sextet
Mar 15–Apr 7: Madagascar: a Musical Adventure Theatre Apr 19–May 12: 1984 Nov 17: Ain’t Misbehavin’ June 7–30: The Legend of Georgia McBride Feb 16: National Players in The Crucible Marc 30: New York City Gilbert & Sullivan Players in the Concerts International Wand’ring Minstrels Pirates of Penzance and an 3775 Central, UofM Harris Concert Hall Evening of Gilbert & Sullivan Favorites
901-527-3067, cimemphis.org Kafé Kirk Oct 9: Kalichstein-Laredo Robinson Trio Oct 7, Dec 2, Feb 10, Apr 7: Jan 30: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet New series featuring Kirk Whalum Feb 20: Aulos Ensemble with accompanying artists Mar 13: Sybarite5 Apr 11: Rolston String Quartet
memphisdowntowner.com Fall 2018 | DOWNTOWNER MAGAZINE 7 Harrell Performing Arts Theatre Sep 23: Opera Memphis Sep 29: Lake Street Dive (Ticketed Show) 440 W. Powell, Collierville, 901-457-2780, harrelltheatre.org Oct 4: Dean Owens & The Whiskey Hearts Sep 14–23: Jesus Christ Superstar Oct 5: Squirrel Nut Zippers Dec 1–9: Miracle on 34th Street Oct 6: Film & Music Night Feb 15–24: Steel Magnolias Oct 7: Memphis Hepcats Jul 12–21: The Producers Oct 11: Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience Oct 12: Bette Smith Hattiloo Theatre Oct 13: Walden 37 S. Cooper, 901-525-0009, hattiloo.org Oct 14: Las Cafeteras Oct 18: Crystal Shrine Sep 14–Oct 7: Pipeline Oct 19: John Fullbright Oct 19–Nov 11: For Colored Girls Who’ve Considered Suicide Oct 20: Film & Music Night When the Rainbow Isn’t Enuf Oct 21: Nefesh Mountain Nov 30–Dec 23: If Scrooge was a Sistah Jan 11–Feb 3: Song for Coretta Mar–Apr 14: Too Heavy for Your Pockets Memphis Symphony Orchestra May 10–Jun 2: The Parchmen Hour: Songs And Stories of 901-537-2525, memphissymphony.org the ‘61 Freedom Riders Masterworks Concert Series (Cannon Center & GPAC) Sep 29–30: Bernstein and Tchaikovsky Celebration IRIS Orchestra Nov 10–11: Veterans Day Salute: Fanfare for the Common Man 901-751-7500, irisorchestra.org Jan 12–13: Rachmaninoff Second Symphony Feb. 23–24: Star Conductor Keith Lockhart At GPAC Mar 30–31: Concert for Hope: Tchaikovsky4 and Ryan Anthony Oct 13: Midori, violin May 18–19: Maestro Moody and the Mighty Mahler 5 Dec 1: University of Memphis Chorus Feb 16: Hanzhi Wang, accordion Classic Accents Series Mar 16: Inon Barnatan, piano (Harris Concert Hall, University of Memphis, and GPAC) Apr 27: Itamar Zorman, violin Jan. 19–20: Devil at the Crossroads Mar 9–10: Double Cello Concerto At Brooks Museum Apr 13–14: Beethoven and The Beatles (Harris Concert Hall Oct 14: Midori, violin with IRIS musicians & Playhouse on the Square) Feb 17: Hanzhi Wang, accordion with IRIS musicians Mar 17: Inon Barnatan, piano with IRIS musicians POPS Concert Series (Cannon Center) Apr 28: Itamar Zorman, violin with IRIS musicians Oct 20: Cirque De La Symphonie Dec 22–23: Magic of Memphis Levitt Shell Jan 5: Elvis in Las Vegas Mar 23: David Porter Tribute 1928 Poplar (Overton Park behind Brooks Museum of Art) May 4: The Music of Star Wars 901-272-2722, levittshell.org, Sep–Oct and May–Jul Special Concert Sep 6: Devon Gilfillian Dec 18–19: Handel’s “Messiah” Lindenwood Christian Church Sep 7: Orquesta Akokán Sep 8: Meta & The Cornerstones Sep 9: The Mulligan Brothers Minglewood Hall Sep 13: Black Umfolosi 1555 Madison, 901-312-6058, minglewoodhall.com Sep 14: Snowglobe/Star & Micey Sep 2: Hair & Fashion Show Sep 15: Rhodes Jazz Night With Joyce Cobb Sep 8: Lil Scrappy & Yung Joc Sep 16: Those Pretty Wrongs Sep 20: SuicideGirls Blackheart Burlesque Sep 20: Low Cut Connie Sep 21: JJ Grey & Mofro with New Orleans Suspects Sep 21: Memphis Renaissance Oct 4: Whiskey Myers Sep 22: North Mississippi Allstars Oct 12: Houndmouth with Family of the Year
8 DOWNTOWNER MAGAZINE | Fall 2018 memphisdowntowner.com Oct 23: Social Distortion with Will Hoge Oct 24: Lecrae & Andy Mineo Universities that are leading the bands Oct 27: Andy Grammer and teaching the troupes! Nov 1: Gary Clark Jr with Peterson Brothers Nov 2: GlowRave Christian Brothers University Nov 3: Underoath with Dance Gavin Dance 650 E. Parkway S., 901-321-3000, cbu.edu Nov 9: Courage Thru Cancer Beneift LeMoyne-Owen College Nov 10: Lil Yachty 807 Walker, 901-435-1000, loc.edu Nov 17: V3Fights Nov 27: The Kooks Rhodes College McCoy Theatre Nov 28: Methodist Hospice Benefit 2000 N. Parkway, 901-843-3839, rhodes.edu/mccoy
Nov 30: Sister Hazel Rhodes College Tuthill Performance Hall/Hassell Hall (Music) Dec 1: Ashley McBryde 2000 N. Parkway, 901-843-3775, rhodes.edu Dec 29: Tora Tora with Dirty Streets Southwest Tennessee Community College 1884 LOUNGE 737 Union, 901-333-5000, southwest.tn.edu/theater Sep 20: Jonathan McReynolds University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music Sep 21: Adam Wakefield 3775 Central, 901-678-2541, memphis.edu/music Oct 9: Ghost-Note & MonoNeon Oct 11: Billy Strings University of Memphis Theatre Oct 20: The Oh Hellos 3745 Central, 901-678-2576, memphis.edu/theatre Dec 22: Starlito Visible Music College 200 Madison, 901-381-3939, visible.edu New Ballet Ensemble 901-726-9225, newballet.org Sep 21: Memphis Renaissance: Forward Together (Levitt Shell) Stand-alone troupes that perform Dec 14–16: Nut ReMix 2018 (Cannon Center) at various locations. Apr 13–14: Springloaded (GPAC) American Guild of Organists–Memphis Opera Memphis National professional association serving the organ and choral music fields · agomemphis.org 901-202-4533, operamemphis.org Collage Dance Collective Sep 1–30 30 Days Of Opera Committed to reaching nontraditional ballet audiences Oct 26–27 Madama Butterfly collagedance.org Feb 8–10 B.M.S. Pinafore Apr 6, 12–13 The Falling & The Rising Ettaro Theater Company Community theater group of local actors · FloRoach.com
Orpheum Theatre Luna Nova Music 203 S. Main, 901-525-3000, orpheum-memphis.com Artists devoted to the music of the 20th and 21st centuries lunanova.org Sep 4–9: Love Never Dies Oct 9–14: School of Rock PRIZM Ensemble Foremost provider of chamber music performance in the Nov 27–Dec 2: Les Misérables Midsouth · prizmensemble.com Jan 15–20: Waitress Feb 12–17: On Your Feet! Stage Door Productions Mar 19–24: Fiddler on the Roof Family friendly theater dedicated to the creative process and Jun 4–9: Anastasia to making arts accessible to all · stagedoormemphis.org
Jul 9–28: Hamilton Tennessee Shakespeare Company Professional theater organization that provides year-round educational and training programming · tnshakespeare.org
memphisdowntowner.com Fall 2018 | DOWNTOWNER MAGAZINE 9 Playhouse on the Square TheatreWorks 66 S. Cooper, 901-726-4656, playhouseonthesquare.org 2085 Monroe, @ The Evergreen (1705 Poplar), 901-274-7139 Thru–Sep 2: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder theatreworksmemphis.org Sep 21–Oct 7: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime POTS@TheWorks Nov 16–Dec 30: Peter Pan Jan 4–27: Back When Mike Was Kate Nov 30–Dec 22: For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday Jan 18–Feb 9: Tuck Everlasting Jul 12–28: The Miraculous and the Mundane Mar 1–24: Significant Other Resident Companies Include: May 3–26: Cabaret Bluff City Liars, [email protected] Jun 21–Jul 14: Matilda Bluff City Tri-Art Theatre, bluffcitytriarttheatre.zohosites.com Cazateatro, cazateatro.org Theatre Memphis Cloud9 Memphis, [email protected] 630 Perkins Ext’d, 901-682-8323, theatrememphis.org Emerald Theatre, etcmemphistheater.com
Thru–Sept 16: Disney’s Newsies Friends of George’s, friendsofgeorges.org Sep 21–Oct 7: Heisenberg Inner City South, innercitysouth.com Oct 12–28: Dracula Lone Tree Theatre Project, lonetreelive.com Nov 2–18: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Memphis Comedy Festival, memphiscomedyfestival.com Nov 30–Dec 23: A Christmas Carol New Moon Theatre Company, newmoontheatre.org Jan 18–Feb 3: To Kill a Mockingbird Our Own Voice Theatre Troupe, ourownvoice.org Feb 8–24: Little Women Visit website for ongoing performance schedule. Mar 8–31: 1776 Apr 5–21: The Clean House Apr 26–May 12: The Man Who Came To Dinner Check individual websites for updates. Jun 7–30: Hairspray Don’t miss a show!
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