Thursday, September 22, 2011

Memphis


Memphis is a musical with music and lyrics by David Bryan and Joe DiPietro ,lyrics and book. The musical is loosely based on Memphis life of disc jockey Dewey Phillips, one of the first white DJs to play black music in the 1950s.

Memphis was staged during the 2003-04 season at both the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts and TheatreWorks in Mountain View, California.It opened on Broadway on October 19, 2009 ,Directed by Christopher Ashley and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo, the Broadway production began previews at the Shubert Theatre on September 23, 2009 and officially opened on October 19.

The cast included many of the cast members from the pre-Broadway productions, including Chad Kimball as Huey Calhoun and Montego Glover as Felicia Farrell. The creative team included costume designer Paul Tazewell, scenic designer David Gallo, and lighting designer Howell Binkley. The Broadway production won Best Musical in the Live Theatre division of the Golden Icon Awards, and at the 2010 Tony Awards Memphis won for Best Musical, along with three other Tony's. Memphis has played 800 performances on Broadway as of September 21st, 2011.

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