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
Character Name : Huey Calhoun
Original Name : Chad Kimball
Gender : Male
Character Name : Felicia Farrell
Original Name : Montego Glover
Gender : Female
Character Name : Gator
Original Name : Derrick Baskin
Gender : Male
Character Name : Delray Jones
Original Name : J. Bernard Calloway
Gender : Male
Character Name : Bobby
Original Name : James Monroe Iglehart
Gender : Male
Character Name : Mr. Simmons
Original Name : Michael McGrath
Gender : Male
Character Name : Gladys Calhoun
Original Name : Cass Morgan
Gender : Female
Character Name : Clara/White Mother/Ensemble
Original Name : Jennifer Allen
Gender : Female
Character Name : Perry Como/Frank Dryer/Ensemble
Original Name : Brad Bass
Gender : Male
Character Name : Someday Backup Singer/Ensemble
Original Name : Tracee Beazer
Gender : Female
Character Name : Ethel/Ensemble
Original Name : Tanya Birl
Gender : Female
Character Name : Buck Wiley/Martin Holton/Ensemble
Original Name : Kevin Covert
Gender : Male
Character Name : Be Black Trio/Ensemble
Original Name : Preston W. Dugger III
Gender : Male
Character Name : Teenager/Ensemble
Original Name : Hillary Elk
Gender : Female
Character Name : Ensemble
Original Name : Bryan Fenkart
Gender : Male
Character Name : Someday Backup Singer/Double Dutch Girl/Ensemble
Original Name : Dionne Figgins
Gender : Female
Character Name : Ensemble
Original Name : Bahiyah Sayyed Gaines
Gender : Female
Character Name : Black DJ/Be Black Trio/Ensemble
Original Name : Rhett George
Gender : Male
Character Name : Ensemble
Original Name : Todrick Hall
Gender : Male
Character Name : Wailin' Joe/Reverend Hobson/Ensemble
Original Name : Robert Hartwell
Gender : Male
Character Name : White DJ/Mr. Collins /White Father/Gordon Grant/Ensemble
Original Name : John Jellison
Gender : Male
Character Name : Ensemble
Original Name : Bryan Langlitz
Gender : Male
Character Name : Be Black Trio/Ensemble
Original Name : Kyle Leland
Gender : Male
Character Name : Ensemble
Original Name : Paul McGill
Gender : Male
Character Name : Ensemble
Original Name : Andy Mills
Gender : Male
Character Name : Double Dutch Girl/Ensemble
Original Name : Betsy Struxness
Gender : Female
Character Name : Someday Backup Singer/Ensemble
Original Name : Dan'Yelle Williamson
Gender : Female
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