The Orpheum Theatre Group is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 Broadway Season featuring eight shows representing spectacular stories, iconic music, and the best of Broadway.…
Read More MJ, Hamilton, Hot: The Orpheum’s 2024-2025 Broadway SeasonAuthor: Mark Fleischer
Tributes: Pat Halloran, “One Lucky Man”
I met Pat Halloran over the phone. The meeting was to talk about the Orpheum, a place and an era he held very near and…
Read More Tributes: Pat Halloran, “One Lucky Man”When it was The Malco: Hidden History of the Orpheum, Part II
On the occasion of its 95th birthday, Part II of our series on the History of the Orpheum To generations of Memphians, it was simply…
Read More When it was The Malco: Hidden History of the Orpheum, Part IIUnion Avenue Anthology. Introduction: Where have you gone, Union Avenue?
A History of Memphis’ Most Maligned Street INTRODUCTION Union Avenue. The very name strikes shudders and grumblings among drivers, pedestrians and business owners alike. Today’s…
Read More Union Avenue Anthology. Introduction: Where have you gone, Union Avenue?Union Avenue – Central Gardens’ Once-Beloved Main Street
This story was originally published in October, 2017 Directly north of Central Gardens, Union Avenue has for generations served as its de facto Main Street.…
Read More Union Avenue – Central Gardens’ Once-Beloved Main StreetEchoes of History: ‘The Balcony Project’ at the Historic Orpheum Theatre
In a nod to truth in history and education, the Orpheum reopens its old “Colored Entrance” with The Balcony Project. Public tours open Monday It…
Read More Echoes of History: ‘The Balcony Project’ at the Historic Orpheum TheatrePlanning & Development: Landmarks Commission Applications for September 28
First “Union Station” Developments Proposed at Former Union Avenue Police Precinct Site New townhouses in the new gated community in the Union Station development are…
Read More Planning & Development: Landmarks Commission Applications for September 28Hidden History of the Orpheum, Part I: Origins
“Don’t Tear Down the Malco!” Urban renewal threats spark looks back at a rich history Urban renewal had crept its way to Beale Street. At…
Read More Hidden History of the Orpheum, Part I: Origins‘ANARCHY IN MEMPHIS’ Looking Back At The Infamous 1978 Fire (and Police) Department Strikes
A half-mile away, a two-alarm blaze was consuming the library on Vance. Once known as the “colored branch,” the Vance Library was the prime repository…
Read More ‘ANARCHY IN MEMPHIS’ Looking Back At The Infamous 1978 Fire (and Police) Department StrikesLament for a lost diner
For this writer, when the day comes and if I have a choice of a last meal, I want it to be in a diner…
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