Memphis (musical)
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Memphis is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical set in the 1950s that explores the birth of rock and roll and the racial tensions surrounding a white DJ who champions Black music.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Memphis (Broadway musical) | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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stage musical ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Orchestrations NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | inspired by the life of Dewey Phillips ⓘ |
| bookBy | Joe DiPietro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BroadwayOpeningDate | October 19, 2009 ⓘ |
| castRecordingLabel | Rhino Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Felicia Farrell is an African-American singer
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Huey Calhoun is a white DJ who champions Black music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographer | Sergio Trujillo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | David Bryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Christopher Ashley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmedProduction | filmed live at the Shubert Theatre ⓘ |
| filmedProductionRelease | released in cinemas and on home video ⓘ |
| follows |
Felicia Farrell
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Huey Calhoun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
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rock and roll musical ⓘ |
| hasRecording | original Broadway cast recording of Memphis ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
David Bryan
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Joe DiPietro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
birth of rock and roll
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interracial romance ⓘ racial segregation in the United States ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Tony Award for Best Choreography
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Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedOnBroadwayAt | Shubert Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestrator | Daryl Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayCastMember |
Cass Morgan
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Chad Kimball NERFINISHED ⓘ Derrick Baskin NERFINISHED ⓘ J. Bernard Calloway NERFINISHED ⓘ James Monroe Iglehart NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael McGrath NERFINISHED ⓘ Montego Glover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | North Shore Music Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previewsBeginDate | September 23, 2009 ⓘ |
| producer | Junkyard Dog Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionalProduction | La Jolla Playhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionalProductionDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1950s ⓘ |
| theme |
cost of fame
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power of music to bridge racial divides ⓘ social change in the American South ⓘ |
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Memphis (Broadway musical)