Just released, the Orpheum's 2015-2016 Season

On Saturday, March 28th, the Orpheum Theatre formally announced its highly-anticipated 2015-2016 Broadway Season.

By popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, which played a record breaking one-week run in 2014, returns to Memphis for a limited engagement March 15 – 20, 2016 as an option.  Ticket package holders receive priority ticket opportunities to all shows, so adding THE BOOK OF MORMON to a season package is the best way to guarantee seats to this award-winning production.  

“We’re very proud of this year’s selection of shows,” said Orpheum President and CEO Pat Halloran.  “This exciting season offers patrons everything: Broadway hits, Tony Award winners, comedies, family-friendly productions, and several Memphis premieres.”

For the first time, the Orpheum will also offer a “Pick 4” Season Ticket Holder option in addition to its full Season Ticket Package.  Season ticket holders may choose four or all six shows to complete a customized package.  THE BOOK OF MORMON may be included in either season ticket package as an add-on.  


Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA
October 13 – 18, 2015
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA is the Tony Award®- winning Broadway musical from the creators of The Sound of Music and South Pacific that’s delighting audiences with its contemporary take on the classic tale. 


PIPPIN
November 17 – 22, 2015
PIPPIN is Broadway's high-flying, death-defying hit musical! Full of extraordinary acrobatics, wondrous magical feats and soaring songs from the composer of Wicked, PIPPIN will lift you up and leave you smiling.

Disney’s NEWSIES
December 8 – 13, 2015
They delivered the papers, until they made the headlines…Direct from Broadway comes NEWSIES, the smash-hit, crowd-pleasing new musical from Disney.


MATILDA THE MUSICAL
January 12 – 17, 2016
Based on the beloved novel by Roald Dahl, MATILDA continues to thrill sold-out audiences of all ages on Broadway and in London’s West End.


A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER
February 9 – 14, 2016
Getting away with murder can be so much fun… and there’s no better proof than the knock-‘em-dead hit show that’s earned unanimous raves and won the 2014 Tony Award® for Best Musical.
Courtesy of the Oprheum

THE BOOK OF MORMON (Season Add-On)
March 15 – 20, 2016
This outrageous musical comedy follows the misadventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word. 

BULLETS OVER BROADWAY
May 10 – 15, 2016
Written by Woody Allen, is the story of a young playwright who, in desperate need of financial backing for his next show, accepts an offer he can’t refuse from a mobster looking to please his showgirl girlfriend.
 
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Kate Crowder is a freelance writer and veteran educator who has taught for over a decade in public schools. The longtime Memphian and mother of three is frequently found on the stage as musician, actor, or director when not filling her role as contributor and Assistant Editor at High Ground News.