http://www.gomemphis.com/news/arts/stage-news/?partner=RSSGo Memphis Stories: Stage Newsen-usarts/stage-newshttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/13/in-abundance-ballet-memphis-continues/?partner=RSSThe birth of Ballet Memphis, 25 years ago, occurred just as two other professional dance organizations in the city were folding due to lack of funding and mismanagement. Then, as now, questions of how much and what kind of dance the community will support were the constant concern of the company's founder and artistic director Dorothy Gunther Pugh. blank@commercialappeal.com (Christopher Blank)Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:24:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288986-734546arts/stage-newsChristopher BlankMemphis, TNIn AbunDANCE: Ballet Memphis continues to grow, evolveGo Memphisin-abundance-ballet-memphis-continuesurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288986-734546Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/09/cover-story-where-quartet-happened/?partner=RSSHistory comes face to face with creative license on Tuesday when the Broadway tour of "Million Dollar Quartet" finally brings its re-enactment of rock and roll's most legendary jam session to the Orpheum. blank@commercialappeal.com (Christopher Blank)Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:24:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288395-734542arts/stage-newsChristopher BlankMemphis, TN'Million Dollar Quartet' comes to Memphis, where it all happenedGo Memphiscover-story-where-quartet-happenedurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288395-734542Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/09/on-stage-this-week/?partner=RSS"next to normal": A suburban mom suffering from bipolar disorder decides to stop taking her medication, and the fallout forces her and her family to confront the memories they have avoided. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday ($38); final performance 2 p.m. Sunday ($33). $20 senior citizens and students, military. Show not recommended for children. Playhouse on the Square, 66 S. Cooper. Call (901) 726-4656. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:25:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288386-734542arts/stage-newsStaff WriterMemphis, TNOn stage this weekGo Memphison-stage-this-weekurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288386-734542Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/09/violinist-inspired-by-ode-to-eternal-lovers/?partner=RSSYou might be forgiven for thinking Gil Shaham is still a young prodigy. Although he's 40, the violinist has been a vital part of the Memphis classical scene ever since he appeared in the Artists Ascending program in the early 1990s, fixing in our collective minds the young virtuoso who impressed early and often. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:24:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288382-734542arts/stage-newsJon W. SparksMemphis, TNViolinist Gil Shaham joins Memphis Symphony on 'Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto'Go Memphisviolinist-inspired-by-ode-to-eternal-loversurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288382-734542Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/07/memphis-dancer-lil-buck-tour-madonna/?partner=RSSCharles “Lil Buck” Riley can now add dancing with Madonna at the Super Bowl to his impressive list of accomplishments. And next: He’s going on tour with her, he said. Riley, 23, who grew up near the Westwood neighborhood of Memphis, specializes in the homegrown styles of street dancing called “jookin’” and “buckin’.” blank@commercialappeal.com (Christopher Blank)Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:12:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288099-734541arts/stage-newsChristopher BlankMemphis, TNMemphis dancer Lil Buck to tour with MadonnaGo Memphismemphis-dancer-lil-buck-tour-madonnaurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288099-734540Change734541Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/03/actors-across-country-compete-jobs-playhouse/?partner=RSSDramatic developments took place at Playhouse on the Square today with hundreds of actors demanding to be heard. >And they were — loud and clear, since it was the kickoff of the four-day Unified Professional Theatre Auditions, a national job fair bringing together professional actors and companies that want to hire them. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:26:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287550-734536arts/stage-newsJon W. SparksMemphis, TNActors from across country compete for jobs at PlayhouseGo Memphisactors-across-country-compete-jobs-playhouseurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287550-734536Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/02/duo-reel-in-audiences-with-music-and-wit/?partner=RSSKeith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet are the genial musicians who constitute Trout Fishing in America, a duo that keep it simple, smart and hugely entertaining. For some 35 years, Trout Fishing in America has been charming kids and adults with a mix of music and storytelling, gaining a sizable following, thanks to lots of exposure on National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting System. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:52:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287289-734535arts/stage-newsJon W. SparksMemphis, TNDuo reel in audiences with music and witGo Memphisduo-reel-in-audiences-with-music-and-witurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287289-734535Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/02/go-out-fun-events-this-week/?partner=RSSDescribed as "chilling and immersive," the new documentary "MLK: The Assassination Tapes," scheduled to be screened later this month on the Smithsonian Channel, receives a preview screening at the National Civil Rights Museum on Wednesday. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:38:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287280-734539arts/stage-newsStaff WriterMemphis, TNGo Out! Fun events this weekGo Memphisgo-out-fun-events-this-weekurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287280-734535Change734539Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/02/submissions-sought-new-womens-theatre-festival/?partner=RSSA new, three-day festival this summer will celebrate women’s contributions to the performing arts. The inaugural Women’s Theatre Festival of Memphis is now accepting submissions of plays, musicals, operas and other works that may be featured at the event on August 2-4. blank@commercialappeal.com (Christopher Blank)Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:33:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287329-734535arts/stage-newsChristopher BlankMemphis, TNSubmissions sought for new Women's Theatre FestivalGo Memphissubmissions-sought-new-womens-theatre-festivalurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287329-734535Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/02/on-stage-this-week/?partner=RSS"Locomotion": Award-winning novelist Jacqueline Woodson has turned her book into an inspiring play about an 11-year-old boy whose life moves from tragedy to hope as he loses one family and gains a new one. Tuesday at 6 p.m. $15-$20 ($9 groups of 10 or more). Orpheum, 203 S. Main. (901) 525-3000; (901) 743-2787. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:17:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287287-734535arts/stage-newsStaff WriterMemphis, TNOn stage this weekGo Memphison-stage-this-weekurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287287-734535Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/30/circuit-hattiloo-stage-award-winning-play-mountain/?partner=RSSThough playwright Katori Hall may be better known to theatergoers on Broadway and London’s West End, the native Memphian will finally see her name on a hometown marquee next year. Her award-winning play, “The Mountaintop,” will be staged as a co-production of Circuit Playhouse and the Hattiloo Theatre Jan. 18-Feb. 10, 2013. blank@commercialappeal.com (Christopher Blank)Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:53:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286805-734532arts/stage-newsChristopher BlankMemphis, TNCircuit, Hattiloo to stage award-winning play 'Mountaintop' Go Memphiscircuit-hattiloo-stage-award-winning-play-mountainurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286805-734532Change734532Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/26/go-out-fun-events-this-week/?partner=RSSIn Oscar Wilde's timeless comedy of manners, "The Importance of Being Earnest," two friends find out that each other is leading a secret life in order to escape his domestic obligations. When they both fall in love with women in each other's acquaintance, however, they must justify their invented personas. Jerry Chipman directs this production on Theatre Memphis' Lohrey Stage. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:19:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286210-734528arts/stage-newsStaff WriterMemphis, TNGo Out! Fun events this weekGo Memphisgo-out-fun-events-this-weekurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286210-734528Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/19/no-headline---2012-01-19-095329221254/?partner=RSS"The Boys Next Door" concerns four mentally challenged men, living in a communal apartment, who are looked after by their caseworker. These men of varying levels of function form a family of a sorts as they work through the often-hilarious and -touching challenges of their lives. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:11:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-285151-734521arts/stage-newsStaff Memphis, TNOn Stage: Theater and danceGo Memphisno-headline---2012-01-19-095329221254urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-285151-734521Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/18/directors-debut-sets-stage-for-his-vision/?partner=RSSWhen Ned Canty steps onto the set of Johann Strauss Jr.'s comic operetta "Die Fledermaus," he looks disproportionately small and way overdressed. Four Romantic-era paintings of buxom nude women -- each about 15 feet tall -- tower over him like giants from a B-movie. blank@commercialappeal.com (Christopher Blank)Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:57:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-285028-734520arts/stage-newsChristopher BlankMemphis, TNOpera director's debut sets stage for his visionGo Memphisdirectors-debut-sets-stage-for-his-visionurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-285028-734520Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/12/mso-plumbs-different-eras-of-russian-music/?partner=RSSThis weekend's Masterworks program by the Memphis Symphony Orchestra focuses heavily on Russia with works by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:37:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-284152-734514arts/stage-newsJon W. SparksMemphis, TNMemphis Symphony Orchestra plumbs Russian music for 'Rach to Tchaikovsky'Go Memphismso-plumbs-different-eras-of-russian-musicurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-284152-734514Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/12/on-stage-this-week/?partner=RSS"M.A.R.K." ("Memphis Artists Remember King"): Bluff City Tri Art Theatre, a woman-centered theatre, presents its annual commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. The talents of a diverse group of artists will grace the stage with performances that focus on Dr. King's civil rights mission. Artists include Christine Telford, Precious Morris, Cheryl Wolder, Ivory Smith, Olivia R. Johnson. Shows: 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday & Monday. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:59:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-284140-734514arts/stage-newsStaff WriterMemphis, TNOn stage this weekGo Memphison-stage-this-weekurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-284140-734514Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/10/kirov-leaving-mso-seattle-symphony/?partner=RSSStilian Kirov, associate conductor for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, has been named assistant conductor for the Seattle Symphony. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:24:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-283831-734512arts/stage-newsJon W. SparksMemphis, TNKirov leaving Memphis Symphony Orchestra for Seattle SymphonyGo Memphiskirov-leaving-mso-seattle-symphonyurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-283831-734512Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/05/on-stage-this-week/?partner=RSS"The Club": By Eve Merriam; with songs from 1894-1905 arranged by Alexandra Ivanoff. A group of gentlemen gathers at an upper-class men's club to drink, smoke, plan the spring follies ... but these gentlemen may not be all that they appear. Part of the POTS@TheWorks series. 8 p.m. Thursdays, Friday and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Jan. 29. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:09:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-283142-734507arts/stage-newsStaff WriterMemphis, TNOn stage this weekGo Memphison-stage-this-weekurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-283142-734507Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/04/iris-concert-a-heavenly-endeavor/?partner=RSSSaturday night's IRIS concert programming takes an optimistic, New Year's view of the future. Michael Stern, artistic director and principal conductor, says the program, with guest soprano Heidi Grant Murphy, will fill the Germantown Performing Arts Center with gorgeous musicality and transcendence. The showpiece is Mahler's Symphony No. 4 that incorporates a child's vision of heaven. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:22:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-283012-734506arts/stage-newsJon W. SparksMemphis, TNIRIS concert a heavenly endeavorGo Memphisiris-concert-a-heavenly-endeavorurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-283012-734506Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2011/dec/29/cobb-digs-deeper-into-haunted-psyche-of-lady/?partner=RSS Popular singer Joyce Cobb is taking on the role of jazz legend Billie Holiday for Hattiloo Theatre's production of "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill." It's the second time around in the role for the locally celebrated singer, who did the show back in 2004 on Theatre Memphis' Next Stage. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:13:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-282157-734500arts/stage-newsJon W. SparksMemphis, TNCobb digs deeper into haunted psyche of 'Lady'Go Memphiscobb-digs-deeper-into-haunted-psyche-of-ladyurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-282157-734500Change0Usable