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Memphis: A New Musical Tour 2011

Run Time:
2 hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission
Opened: October 14, 2011

Memphis: A New Musical - 2011 US Tour History , Info & More

From the rockin' dance halls of Memphis, Tennessee comes this hot and bothered new Broadway musical with heart, soul and energy to burn. Set in the turbulent south in the 1950s, it is the story of Huey Calhoun, a white radio DJ whose love of good music transcends race lines and airwaves. Get ready to experience all the exuberance and the emotion... the beauty and the controversy... of a wondrous, defining time in our history. You're tuning in to Memphis, so turn up that dial!

MEMPHIS features a brand new score with music by Bon Jovi's founding member/keyboardist David Bryan and lyrics by Bryan and Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change), who also pens the musical's book. Bryan and DiPietro also collaborated on the current award-winning off-Broadway hit, The Toxic Avenger. MEMPHIS is based on a concept by the late George W. George (producer of the Tony nominated Bedroom Farce and the film My Dinner With Andre), with direction by Tony nominee Christopher Ashley (Xanadu) and choreography by Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys).

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Past Cities

Los Angeles, CA

Pantages Theatre

7/31/2012 - 8/12/2012

San Diego, CA

Civic Theatre- San Diego

7/24/2012 - 7/29/2012

Las Vegas, NV

Smith Center For Performing Arts

7/17/2012 - 7/22/2012

Kansas City, MO

Kansas City Starlight Theatre

7/10/2012 - 7/15/2012

Washington, DC

Kennedy Center [Opera House]

6/12/2012 - 7/1/2012

Buffalo, NY

Shea's Performing Arts Center

6/5/2012 - 6/10/2012

Columbus, OH

Ohio Theatre

5/29/2012 - 6/3/2012

Dallas, TX

Music Hall at Fair Park

5/15/2012 - 5/27/2012

St. Louis, MO

Fox Theatre

5/1/2012 - 5/13/2012

Des Moines, IA

Civic Center Of Greater Des Moines

4/24/2012 - 4/29/2012

Schenectady, NY

Proctor's Theatre

4/17/2012 - 4/22/2012

Hershey, PA

Hershey Theatre

4/10/2012 - 4/15/2012

Baltimore, MD

Hippodrome Theatre- France-Merrick Performing Arts Center

4/3/2012 - 4/8/2012

East Lansing, MI

Wharton Center [Cobb Great Hall]

3/27/2012 - 4/1/2012

St. Paul, MN

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts [Main Hall]

3/13/2012 - 3/25/2012

Cleveland, OH

Palace Theatre- PlayhouseSquare

2/28/2012 - 3/11/2012

Greenville, SC

Peace Center

2/21/2012 - 2/26/2012

Naples, FL

Philharmonic Center for the Arts [Hayes Hall]

2/14/2012 - 2/19/2012

Clearwater, FL

Ruth Eckerd Hall

2/7/2012 - 2/12/2012

Atlanta, GA

Fox Theatre

1/31/2012 - 2/5/2012

Durham, NC

Durham Performing Arts Center

1/24/2012 - 1/29/2012

Philadelphia, PA

Ensemble Arts [Academy Of Music]

1/17/2012 - 1/22/2012

Hartford, CT

Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts [Mortensen Hall]

1/10/2012 - 1/15/2012

Charlotte, NC

Ovens Auditorium

1/3/2012 - 1/8/2012

Pittsburgh, PA

Heinz Hall

12/27/2011 - 1/1/2012

Toronto

Toronto Centre for the Arts

12/6/2011 - 12/24/2011

Chicago, IL

Cadillac Palace Theatre

11/22/2011 - 12/4/2011

Nashville, TN

Tennessee Performing Arts Center

11/15/2011 - 11/20/2011

Oklahoma City, OK

Civic Center Music Hall

11/8/2011 - 11/13/2011

Tulsa, OK

Tulsa Performing Arts Center [Chapman Music Hall]

11/1/2011 - 11/6/2011

Houston, TX

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

10/25/2011 - 10/30/2011

Memphis, TN

Orpheum Theatre Memphis

10/11/2011 - 10/23/2011

Memphis: A New Musical History

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2004   Regional (US) Regional Production
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2009   Broadway Original Broadway Production
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2014   West End West End Premiere Production
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