The Broadway Play Memphis Worth The Price Of Admission!

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Music lovers should watch out for the Broadway Play Memphis, currently running at the Shubert Theatre, New York. This new musical revives the memories of segregation and racial violence. The story is told through the journey of a black singer whose career is hindered by her inability to perform in segregated clubs and a white Deejay who helps in popularizing her music through radio and her journey to stardom. Although their collaboration results in the birth of a soulful music, the society and the world finds it difficult to accept their relationship.

In one of the biggest compliments to Memphis, as the bastion of social change, the musical is loosely based on the story of Dewey Philips, a Memphis DJ who was one of the first to play black music in the 1950's. The play is written by David Bryan of Bon Jovi fame and Joe DiePietro's book "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change." The play premiered in the 2003-04 season at both the North Shore Music Theatre, Massachusetts, and TheatreWorks California.

Set in the nightclubs, radio stations and recording stations of the Tennessee City, the thrilling theatrical musical ...
... takes us through the journey of a radio disc jockey Huey Calhoun (played by Chad Kimball) who is passionate about R&B Music and hears the music of a black singer in the underground black bars on Beale Street. His love for music is beyond races and airwaves. The role of the upcoming black singer Felicia Farrell has been enacted by Montego Glover beautifully. Despite the objections of their near and dear ones and the racial abuse they face, the two characters fall in love and join hands to popularize Felicia's music. The Broadway play Memphis depicts that as the relationship between the two music lovers progresses, their personal ambitions and societal norms come in their way.

The rollicking musical Broadway play Memphis about the birth of Rock'n Roll delivers one energetic song after another. Starting with "Underground" and ending with "Steal Your Rock' n' Roll," Memphis shows some of the best music and dance on the Broadway.

The exhiliarating musical opened on Broadway on September 23, 2009 in previews and officially on October 19, 2009 to rare reviews. The creative team includes the play's director Christopher Ashley, choreographer Sergio Trujillo, costume designer, Paul Tazewell, scenic designer David Gallo, and lighting designer Howell Binkley. The show has been produced for Broadway by Junkyard Dog Productions and Barbara and Buddy Freitag in association with others.

The show which played a limited, sold-out engagement at La Jolla Playhouse from 19 August to 28-September 2008 received San Diego's Craig Noel Awards for Excellence in Theatre for being the Outstanding New Musical of 2008 and for its star Chad Kimball. One must watch the Broadway Play Memphis for its exceptional soundtrack, sets, cast, plot, and passionate performances by the two lead stars and the screen play.e cast, the plot, the screenplay, the message; all of it is absolutely exceptional!
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