Yesterday, October 19, MEMPHIS celebrated its second anniversary on Broadway. On hand to celebrate at Glass House Tavern were MEMPHIS creators David Bryan and Joe DiPietro along with their Tony winning cast including Chad Kimball, Montego Glover, Derrick Baskin, J. Bernard Calloway, James Monroe Iglehart, John Jellison, and Nancy Opel.
The first National Tour of Memphis just opened in - you guessed it - Memphis on October 16. The cast recently visited Elvis Presley's home, Graceland. Last week we brought you the photos and today we brings you a video diary of the trip!
MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony® Award Winner for Best Musical, and the show that's currently blowing the roof off Broadway, will play a limited engagement at Atlanta's Fox Theatre from January 31-February 5, as part of the Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta 2011-12 season!
The national touring production of MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, will kick off on October 16, 2011 at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, TN (203 South Main Street) where it will play through October 23.
Hockadoo! The 2010 Tony winning Best Musical MEMPHIS will celebrate its second anniversary on Broadway on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at the Shubert Theater.
David Bryan and Joe DiPietro will make a special appearance at The Stax Museum of American Music to tour the facilities and observe sessions taking place at the Soulsville Charter School.
Hockadoo MEMPHIS Fans! How would you like to be among the first to get a sneak peek at the new Huey? The 2010 Tony winning Best Musical MEMPHIS announced today that there will be a special 'sneak peek' event at Broadway's Shubert Theatre featuring Tony nominee Adam Pascal as 'Huey Calhoun' and you can be there! This will be an exclusive opportunity to see Adam Pascal on stage at the Shubert before he begins performances. Click here and enter your email address by Monday, October 17th for a chance to be there at 4.30pm on Thursday, October 20th. We will let you know by Tuesday, October 18th if you will be in the Shubert Theater the first time that Adam Pascal takes the stage! Pascal will officially begin performances on Tuesday, October 25th.
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Critically acclaimed MEMPHIS won four 2010 Tony® Awards including Best Musical, Best Original Score (David Bryan and Joe DiPietro), Best Book (Joe DiPietro), and Best Orchestrations (David Bryan and Daryl Waters). MEMPHIS won four Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Performance by an Actress (Montego Glover), Outstanding Music (David Bryan) and Outstanding Orchestration (David Bryan and Daryl Waters). MEMPHIS has also won four Outer Critic Circle Awards including Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Score (David Bryan & Joe DiPietro), Outstanding Actress (Montego Glover) and Outstanding Choreography (Sergio Trujillo).
Shout! Factory and Broadway Worldwide, Inc. today announced a new deal to bring Broadway's 2010 Tony Award®-winning Best Musical MEMPHIS to the home entertainment marketplace in the U.S. and Canada. Under this multi-year agreement, Shout! Factory will be the exclusive home entertainment distributor to release MEMPHIS featuring the original Broadway cast, on Blu-rayTM, DVD and for digital download. This announcement was made by Shout! Factory's founding partners Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos; and Broadway Worldwide's founder and CEO Bruce Brandwen.
MEMPHIS' Montego Glover and David Bryan performed the National Anthem at the NY RedBulls vs LA Galaxy soccer game on Tuesday, October 4th. Check out photos from the big event below!
Tony Award Winner for Best Musical in 2010, the national touring company of Memphis makes its way to Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center for a limited November 15-20 run at Andrew Jackson Hall, fresh off its kick-off in the city that gave the show its name. Memphis' national tour was launched at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis.
MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony® Award Winner for Best Musical, and the show that's currently blowing the roof off Broadway, opens at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, November 15, for a limited engagement!
October is packed with over 50 local productions opening on DC area stages. In fact, after the month is over, the writers of Maryland Theatre Guide, where I am the Editor and a columnist, will have reviewed over 80 shows, concerts and cabarets.
Broadway's brightest stars, more than 60 theatre-themed tables and exciting, on-the-spot 'flash auction' experiences will help Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and tens of thousands of theatre fans celebrate the 25th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction today, September 25. Be sure to check into BroadwayWorld for the famed Grand Auction as we stream it LIVE right here beginning at 4:30pm!