Adrienne hits the red carpet at the New Jersey Hall of Fame, capturing all the glamour and Garden State pride straight from East Rutherford! She chats with legendary inductees like NHL icon Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils, David Bryan—Bon Jovi’s longtime keyboardist and Tony-winning writer of Memphis—plus CNN’s own Dana Bash.
VIDEO: Montego Glover Performs for the Obamas
Memphis star Montego Glover performed for the Obamas at The Ford's Theatre's annual gala on June 6th. Singing "Colored Woman" Glover wowed the crowd. The show was telecast on July 2nd.
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).
Montego originated the role of Felicia in MEMPHIS at the La Jolla Playhouse (IRNE Award Nomination, San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award Nomination) and reprised the role at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre. Ms. Glover made her Broadway debut in The Color Purple (Celie and Nettie). Other roles include Ragtime (Sarah), Dreamgirls (Lorrell), Aida (Aida, IRNE Award) and Once on This Island (TiMoune, Helen Hayes Award Nomination).
To catch Glover in MEMPHIS at the Shubert Theatre, visit www.memphisthemusical.com.
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#113 - Montego Glover - Montego’s Turn!
Tony Nominee Montego Glover joins Behind the Awards to deep dive on her approach to Mama Rose in Gypsy. Montego also gives us the scoop on Memphis, Into the Woods and working with George C Wolfe and Audra McDonald. Catch Montego in Gypsy at The Majestic Theater.
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#501 - Can We Award Ensembles?
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#454 - The Addams Family (feat. Dontee Kiehn)
The original production of The Addams Family was choreographed by Tony Award winner Sergio Trujillo. Once a Broadway ensemblist himself, The Addams Family came along when Sergio had four productions running simultaneously on Broadway: our show, the long-running Jersey Boys, the sparse but beautiful musical staging in Next to Normal, and the Tony-Award winning production of Memphis.
#441 - Creativity in Coronavirus (Couture de Jour - feat. Dionne Figgins)
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THE Genie, Tony WINNER James Monroe Iglehart is here!!! Oh, man. You know him from ALADDIN, MEMPHIS, and HAMILTON, but what you need is his Sweeney, his Porgy, his Freestyle, and his deep love of comic books. We talk about it ALL this week.