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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 1940, Malco Theatres purchased the Orpheum Theatre, a former vaudevillian theatre in downtown Memphis, and renamed it The Malco. This opulent movie palace at 89 Beale Street also became the base of operations for Malco Theatres until 1976. The Malco began operations on April 20, 1940, with its first film It's a Date. The premiere gala was ...
The Queens of Comedy is a 2001 American stand-up comedy film directed by Steve Purcell that is a spin-off film of The Original Kings of Comedy, [1] [2] both of which were produced by Walter Latham. The film follows the performances and behind-the-scenes conversations of four black, female stand-up comedians at Memphis, Tennessee's Orpheum Theatre.
The Orpheum's summer movie series was launched in 1984 by the theater's longtime head, Pat Halloran (who died in February, at 80), and original series curator, Vincent Astor (who died last year ...
Pages in category "Cinemas and movie theaters in Tennessee" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Orpheum Theatre (Memphis) T.
The Orpheum Theatre's Wurlitzer organ will provide music for a screening of Lon ... "The picture is one of the best ever shown in Memphis, barring none," raved a movie reviewer credited as "A.M.D ...
Orpheum Circuit, a chain of vaudeville and movie theaters; Canada. Orpheum ... Orpheum Theatre (Memphis), Tennessee; Orpheum Theatre (Madison, Wisconsin) Other uses
Orpheum's 2024-2025 Broadway season: "MJ the Musical," Sept. 17-22: A "jukebox" musical that showcases such numbers as "Beat It," "Billie Jean," "ABC," "Man in the Mirror" and 20 others, this play ...