Ruth Leon recommends… Memphis – Broadway on Demand

Memphis – Broadway on Demand

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His vision. Her voice. The birth of rock ‘n’ roll. The 2010 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Memphis delighted audiences at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre over some 1,200 performances.

Set in the underground clubs of the segregated ’50s, a young white DJ named Huey Calhoun (Chad Kimball was nominated for a Tony for this performance as was his co-star,  Montego Glover), falls in love with everything he shouldn’t: rock and roll and an electrifying black singer.

Memphis is an original story about the cultural revolution that erupted when his vision met her voice, and the music changed forever. It is loosely based on the true story of Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips,  one of the first white DJs to play black music in the 1950s. Bursting off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a tale of fame and forbidden love, this emotional journey is filled with laughter and roof-raising rock ‘n’ roll.

Almost everybody involved in this production either won, or was nominated for a Tony including the book writer, Joe DiPietro, composer David Bryan who composed both the music and lyrics, and the director, Christopher Ashley. The choreography, a main reason for the success of the show, is by Sergio Trujillo. In total, Memphis won four Tonys and was nominated for 15.

The Broadway production was filmed during regularly scheduled performances in 2011 utilising multiple high definition cameras and 96 tracks of sound recording. 

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