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Memphis

Memphis

2011 2h 45mMusic

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).

4.2/5

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Synopsis

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).

The vibe

musicalfilmed theater

Behind it

Don Roy KingDon Roy KingDirector

Cast

Chad KimballChad KimballHuey Calhoun
Montego GloverMontego GloverFelicia Farrell
Derrick BaskinDerrick BaskinGator
J. Bernard CallowayJ. Bernard CallowayDelray Jones
James Monroe IglehartJames Monroe IglehartBobby
Michael McGrathMichael McGrathMr. Simmons
Cass MorganCass MorganGladys Calhoun
Jennifer AllenClara/White Mother/Ensemble
Brad BassPerry Como/Frank Dryer/Ensemble
Tracee BeazerTracee BeazerSomeday Backup Singer/Ensemble
Tanya BirlEthel/Ensemble
Kevin CovertBuck Wiley/Martin Holton/Ensemble
Preston W. Dugger IIIBe Black Trio/Ensemble
Hillary ElkTeenager/Ensemble
Bryan FenkartBryan FenkartEnsemble
Dionne FigginsSomeday Backup Singer/Double Dutch Girl/Ensemble
Bahiyah Sayyed GainesEnsemble
Rhett GeorgeBlack DJ/Be Black Trio/Ensemble

Director

Don Roy King

Release date

28 Apr 2011

Runtime

2h 45m

Studio

Broadway Worldwide

Language

English

Country

United States of America

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