This was a very special occasion for the City of Memphis Parks and Neighborhoods division. They had…read moregiven all the children from the Community Center Summer Camp a free and fun multicultural game day. This day was filled with lots of activities and sporting events for all the children to participate in. Prizes as well. It was organized and it was so much fun. There was soccer, tennis, basketball, there was a DJ and multi cultural dances from each of the countries that the Celebrated. Which was China, South Africa and Mexico. Very idea arts and crafts, they had foods arts and crafts, lot of activities displayed representing all three countries this was a very nice event for all the City of Memphis children's that attendedat the local community centers.

Great space. I enjoy every festival I attend here...and while this doesn't really effect you...they…read moreget bonus points for being so close to my house. Things that do effect you: it is clean, plenty of parking, great lay out, semi-attractive, apparently easy to work with (aka non-headache to get a permit here), and there are lots of security guards walking around.

Crystal Harris Bi-Coastal Entrepreneur with…read more Richard Self of Freelance Video One Sends Congrats to Anthony Doggett / Ant Grip Griffin and the entire 901 skate team What awesome performances - Memphis Freestylers 901 bring a unique excitement to the showcase of roller skating - giving Memphis it's own stamp and recognition that represents the swag that puts the 901 on the map for competitive talent. A must see - skating fans all over are in for something special in the field of performing arts and entertainment.

Great local productions Saw Jesus Christ Superstar and the…read moremusic, singing and dancing was fantastic. I love the intimacy of the theatre seats to the stage

Well, I wish there was a way to review individual shows, but I guess that doesn't make sense since…read morethe productions are temporary. So, I will comment on the venue itself up here and place a block below for specific shows and will update that block whenever I see a new one! I'll put the run dates in the title line so you know whether or not to pay attention to it. Venue Review My wife and I absolutely love live theater and I think we've been to most of the theater venues in Memphis. We've seen many productions at the Playhouse on the Square and it is just a fabulous place to see a play, or even the ballet. It is not a huge venue so when I say, "There isn't a bad seat in the house." that is dead on. The seating is comfortable. The facilities are clean. The staff is always nice. And the productions are always top-notch! One thing about Playhouse and its surrounding theaters is the pricing for their shows is usually very reasonable compared to the competing theater across town. We always come in from the North, down Central and usually, we park in the parking garage near the square itself. This last time it was raining and we noticed there is actually a parking lot on the East side of the building! It is a nice parking lot and it is, of course, a much shorter walk than the walk from the garage! However, if you plan to eat before or after a show, the garage might be a better choice. Production Reviews Below Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 1/19-2/18/2024 I am a HUGE fan of the 1971 film, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder (who isn't, right?). I think we all would like to forget the 2005 remake of the story with J. Depp, so to say I'm dubious when it comes to the treatment of this story is probably an understatement. Knowing I am such a fan of this story, my wife surprised me with tickets to this show. I've never seen it done live and I was excited but trepidatious because some of the stuff I loved about the 1971 movie, the special effects, the sets, just couldn't be duplicated on a live stage. That said, because I knew that going, in I was a bit forgiving and might have been a little excited to see how they adapted it. I was not disappointed one bit! Of course, the main storyline was the same, but there were nuances of modernization. The names of the children were the same and the core of their bad behavior too. However, their backstories and the style of their ultimate demises were slightly different. I won't give critical details away as I don't want to spoil it for you, but just as an example, Mike Teevee's problem is still sitting in front of a screen too much, but his addiction is to the Internet and video games rather than classic television. Clever. The young star of the show, Drake Shehan, was incredible and an absolute delight to watch! The young man could sing, and dance, and his acting quality was that of someone 10 years his senior! The rest of the cast was great as well, just a super ensemble. This was one of the best shows we've seen at Playhouse and they did a fantastic job of adapting this to the stage. You have a little more than a week to catch this and you should before it is gone!

Our Class Putting a Movie to Shame Our class field trip went…read moreto the cinema theatre, we wanted to watch Michael. It was so exciting because everyone was excited. But once we arrived we were told that "the film is not working" and it didn't look good, soon after we was told that we couldn't watch it because it is PG-13, and we are all 13, and we were forced to watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie instead, it was just ruined that trip, but worse of all was when I came across a sign that had Michael playing again later that day, and we were not allowed to watch it, I thought that was unfair, because a lot of people were allowed to watch Michael, when we weren't.

The theater had an odor and it was nasty. If I could have gotten my money back I would have left…read more I will never come back here.