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Music

Memphis

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Memphis is set in the places where rock and roll was born in the 1950s: the seedy nightclubs, radio stations and recording studios of the musically-rich Tennessee city. With an original score, it tells the fictional story of DJ Huey Calhoun, a good ole' local boy with a passion for R&B music and Felicia Farrell, an up-and-coming black singer that he meets one fateful night on Beale Street. Despite the objections of their loved ones (Huey's close-minded mama and Felicia's cautious brother, a club owner), they embark on a dangerous affair. As their careers rise, the relationship is challenged by personal ambition and the pressures of an outside world unable to accept their love. Originally shown in select theatres, then broadcast as an episode of the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 39, episode 11).

Release Date : 2011-04-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Broadway Worldwide

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Memphis The MusicalMemphis: The Broadway MusicalMemphis: A New Musical

Cast

Chad Kimball

Character Name : Huey Calhoun

Original Name : Chad Kimball

Gender : Male

Montego Glover

Character Name : Felicia Farrell

Original Name : Montego Glover

Gender : Female

Derrick Baskin

Character Name : Gator

Original Name : Derrick Baskin

Gender : Male

J. Bernard Calloway

Character Name : Delray Jones

Original Name : J. Bernard Calloway

Gender : Male

James Monroe Iglehart

Character Name : Bobby

Original Name : James Monroe Iglehart

Gender : Male

Michael McGrath

Character Name : Mr. Simmons

Original Name : Michael McGrath

Gender : Male

Cass Morgan

Character Name : Gladys Calhoun

Original Name : Cass Morgan

Gender : Female

Jennifer Allen

Character Name : Clara/White Mother/Ensemble

Original Name : Jennifer Allen

Gender : Female

Brad Bass

Character Name : Perry Como/Frank Dryer/Ensemble

Original Name : Brad Bass

Gender : Male

Tracee Beazer

Character Name : Someday Backup Singer/Ensemble

Original Name : Tracee Beazer

Gender : Female

Tanya Birl

Character Name : Ethel/Ensemble

Original Name : Tanya Birl

Gender : Female

Kevin Covert

Character Name : Buck Wiley/Martin Holton/Ensemble

Original Name : Kevin Covert

Gender : Male

Preston W. Dugger III

Character Name : Be Black Trio/Ensemble

Original Name : Preston W. Dugger III

Gender : Male

Hillary Elk

Character Name : Teenager/Ensemble

Original Name : Hillary Elk

Gender : Female

Bryan Fenkart

Character Name : Ensemble

Original Name : Bryan Fenkart

Gender : Male

Dionne Figgins

Character Name : Someday Backup Singer/Double Dutch Girl/Ensemble

Original Name : Dionne Figgins

Gender : Female

Bahiyah Sayyed Gaines

Character Name : Ensemble

Original Name : Bahiyah Sayyed Gaines

Gender : Female

Rhett George

Character Name : Black DJ/Be Black Trio/Ensemble

Original Name : Rhett George

Gender : Male

Todrick Hall

Character Name : Ensemble

Original Name : Todrick Hall

Gender : Male

Robert Hartwell

Character Name : Wailin' Joe/Reverend Hobson/Ensemble

Original Name : Robert Hartwell

Gender : Male

John Jellison

Character Name : White DJ/Mr. Collins /White Father/Gordon Grant/Ensemble

Original Name : John Jellison

Gender : Male

Bryan Langlitz

Character Name : Ensemble

Original Name : Bryan Langlitz

Gender : Male

Kyle Leland

Character Name : Be Black Trio/Ensemble

Original Name : Kyle Leland

Gender : Male

Paul McGill

Character Name : Ensemble

Original Name : Paul McGill

Gender : Male

Andy Mills

Character Name : Ensemble

Original Name : Andy Mills

Gender : Male

Betsy Struxness

Character Name : Double Dutch Girl/Ensemble

Original Name : Betsy Struxness

Gender : Female

Dan'Yelle Williamson

Character Name : Someday Backup Singer/Ensemble

Original Name : Dan'Yelle Williamson

Gender : Female

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