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2019 eason and Renovations Announced
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FOR IMMDIAT RLA: Feruar 22, 2019
CONTACT: Randall Hartzog, Theatre Memphis, Director of Marketing and Communications
rhartzog@theatrememphis.org / 901.682.8601
xpansion and Upgrades Lead to Areviated eason
Memphis, TN - As Theatre Memphis looks toward its 100 th anniversar in the 2020-21
season, it has made its pla selections for an upcoming areviated season to run through
2019 to accommodate the expansion and upgrade plans to the facilit to celerate the
centur mark. The season will offer four shows and the venue will close for a period of time
after the 42 nd annual production of A Christmas Carol (which is not part of the season
memership ut memers get discounts on full price adult tickets). A grand re-opening will
occur in August of 2020 with larger common areas, additional service areas and more rest
room facilities to address the increase in attendance over the past few ears. A season-long
celeration of the centennial milestone will occur during the 2020-21 season.
The 411 seat proscenium Lohre tage will egin the new season with the energetic juke
ox musical Mamma Mia! et on a Greek island and to the music of the international pop
group AA, a oung girl plans her wedding while tring to discover who of three men ma
e her father … all to the distress and ultimate jo of her mother. Cats, ased on the
ook Old Possum's ook of Practical Cats T.. liot, will follow in the season line up with
striking choreograph and memorale tunes Andrew Llod Weer. In this most-loved
musical the scene is set in a large ruish area which, after dark, ecomes alive with cats
of all tpes, shapes and sizes gathering for the Jellicle all, during which one cat will e
allotted an extra precious life. Cats is heralded as one of the longest running shows on
roadwa and includes the remarkale tune, “Memor”. The famil favorite, A Christmas
Carol* , will e performed as a special holida offering in Decemer for the
42 nd consecutive ear at Theatre Memphis.
Little Women will return to the Next tage in Jul 10 – 21, 2019 as part of our ummer
howcase. A sold out run during the 2018-19 season prompted the return of the classic
which has een adapted and directed Jason pitzer. Though not part of the season
memership, memers will e afforded discounts on the adult full price ticket.
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The facts come out and lead to a court martial courtroom showdown that exposes the truth.
The fast-paced and funn Ruthless! The Musical comes up next satirizing old movie
classics like The ad eed and All Aout ve. The plot reveals a talented eight-ear-old,
Tina, who declares her show iz amition. nter lvia t. Croix, an overearing, sleaz
talent agent with a secret who encourages her to audition for the school pla. Tina
“accidentall” hangs her major rival to get the part … onl to e sent up the river and swept
aside her mother, Jud Denmark, who finds her own voice and soars to stardom. Once
Tina is released from incarceration, she returns for her own revenge with dreams of a
comeack and more murderous mahem.
All shows perform at 7:30pm on Thursdas, 8pm on Fridas and aturdas with matinees on
undas at 2pm, unless otherwise designated. ingle ticket prices for adults are $35 for
musicals and $25 for dramas/comedies, $15 for students. There is a $5 discount on full
price adult tickets for militar personnel and seniors 62 and older.
Dates for all productions are listed elow:
2019 eason
UMMR HOWCA
* Little Women
Jul 10 - 21, 2019
All evening performances will egin at 7:30pm, Matinees at 2pm.
LOHRY TAG
Mamma Mia!
August 16 – eptemer 8, 2019
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Cats
Octoer 11 – Novemer 3, 2019
* A Christmas Carol, 42nd Annual Production
Decemer 6 - 23, 2019
NXT TAG
A Few Good Men
eptemer 13 – 29
Ruthless! The Musical
Novemer 8 – 23, 2019
*NOT PART OF TH AON MMRHIP PACKAG UT MMR GT DICOUNT ON
ADULT FULL PRIC TICKT.
Theatre Memphis is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization located at 630 Perkins xtended
@ outhern Avenue and is a communit theatre whose mission it is to provide outstanding
theatrical experiences to enrich the lives of our audiences and participants.
Visit our wesite at www.theatrememphis.org .
Theatre Memphis receives funding from ArtsMemphis and the Tennessee Arts
Commission.
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To provide outstanding theatrical experiences to enrich the lives of our audiences, participants and communit.
630 Perkins xtd, Memphis, TN 38117
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Administrative: 901.682.8601
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Mondas:
Closed
Tue – Fri:
10am - 5pm
PRFORMANC WKDAY:
Thurs – Fri:
6pm - Curtain
PRFORMANC WKND:
aturdas:
(Lohre tage) Noon - Curtain
(Next tage) 2pm - Curtain
undas:
Noon - Curtain
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