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Memphis (Broadway)

  • Acting
    4 stars
  • Choreography
    4 stars
  • Dancing
    4 stars
  • Direction
    4 stars
  • Lyrics
    3 stars
  • Music
    4 stars
  • Overall
    4 stars
  • Production
    4 stars
  • Singing
    4 stars
  • Story
    3 stars
  • Writing
    3 stars
Previews
September 23rd, 2009
Opening
October 19th, 2009
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Status
Now playing at Shubert Theatre
Overall Rating
4.00 / 5, based on 20 reviews
Categories
Drama Musical
Running Time
2 hours, 30 minutes with one intermission

Synopsis

2010 Tony Winner for Best Musical

Turn up that dial! From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, by way of hit runs at the La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre, comes a hot new Broadway musical - inspired by actual events - with heart, soul and energy to burn. He's a young, white radio DJ named Huey Calhoun, whose love of music transcends race lines and airwaves. She's a black singer named Felicia Farrell, whose career is on the rise, but who can't break out of segregated clubs. When the two collaborate, her soulful music reaches radio audiences everywhere, and the Golden Era of early rock 'n' roll takes flight. But as things start to heat up, whether the world is really ready for their music - or their love - is put to the test.

Cast

Chad Kimball, Montego Glover, J. Bernard Calloway, James Monroe Iglehart, Cass Morgan, Derrick Baskin, Michael McGrath, Jennifer Allen, Brad Bass, Tracee Beazer, James Brown III, Kevin Covert, Hillary Elk, Dionne Figgins, Rhett George, Tyrone Jackson, John Jellison, Candice Monet McCall, Sydney Morton, Vivian Nixon, John Eric Parker, Jermaine R. Rembert, LaQuet Sharnell, Betsy Struxness, Ephraim Sykes, Cary Tedder, Daniel J. Watts, Charlie Williams, Dan’yelle Williamson

Creative

  • Lyrics by: Joe DiPietro and David Bryan
  • Music by: David Bryan
  • Book by: Joe DiPietro
  • Direction: Christopher Ashley
  • Choreography: Sergio Trujillo
  • Scenic Design: David Gallo
  • Costume Design: Paul Tazewell
  • Lighting Design: Howell Binkley
  • Sound Design: Ken Travis