NYBT TOP 30 BROADWAY AT MACY’S COUNTDOWN: # 28 – MEMPHIS

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Adam Pascal sings Radio from MEMPHIS (CBS Thanksgiving Day Parade 2011)
HOWDY, BROADWAY FANS!!! New York’s MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET is only 28 DAYS till The 95th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. We have more toe-tapping performances coming your way on our TOP 30 BROADWAY AT MACY’S COUNTDOWN. Truy an exciting day to ring in the return of the holiday season and celebrate the return of Broadway. Here comes another great Broadway performance?
At # 28 on our countdown, we take a trip to a notable HONKY TONK town in Tennessee in the 1950’s during a time of segregation and the birth of Rock N’ Roll. There, we meet a young Caucasian White DJ who attempts to get an Black nightclub singer on the radio. Slowly, they fall into a forbidden interracial romance that leads them into dangerous situations. Welcome to that town that is….. Memphis. The show features a score by Bon Jovi keyboard player David Bryan along with additional lyrics and a book by Joe DiPietro.
From the 2011 CBS telecast, here Tony nominated Broadway rock star Adam Pascal as “Huey Calhoun” and the cast bringing that rock n’ roll vibe to a downtown park in lower Manhattan. Here they are performing the fan favorite RADIO.
MEMPHIS originally was developed during the 2003-2004 season at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts and TheaterWorks in Mountain View, California. It had it’s official world premiere production in 2008 at La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, California and then later played The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Washington in 2009.
Following the success of those world premiere productions, MEMPHIS officially arrived on Broadway in 2009 playing the Shubert Theatre where it ran for a total of 30 previews and 1,165 regular performances. Under the direction of Tony winner Christopher Ashley and choreographed by Tony winner Sergio Trujillo, the cast was led by…..
Tony nominee Chad Kimball (later Adam Pascal) as “Huey Calhoun”,
Tony nominee Montego Glover as “Felicia Farrall”,
J Bernard Calloway (later Christopher Jackson) as “Delray”,
Tony nominee Derrick Baskin as “Gator”,
Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart as “Bobby”,
Cass Morgan (later Nancy Opel) as “Mama Gladys Calhoun”,
and
Tony winner Michael McGrath (later John Jellison) as “Mr. Simmons”.
The show went on to receive 8 Tony Awards nominations in 2010 winning 4 including BEST MUSICAL and BEST SCORE.
During its run in the Big Apple, the show was also captured on film released in Movie Theaters. The filmed proshot is now available on BOTH DVD and digital download including BroadwayHD. It stars the entire original cast live from the stage of the Shubert Theatre.
Following the success of Broadway, MEMPHIS went on to become a worldwide hit across America, in London’s West End, Australia, and more. It’s currently also being done in High Schools and Regional Theaters everywhere.
Doesn’t this musical make you want to yell HOCKADOO?!!!!!!
How FANTASTICAL is this show?!!

Tony nominee Chad Kimball files lawsuit against COME FROM AWAY production team after being fired from 9/11 musical!!

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BREAKING NEWS: Tony Award nominee Chad Kimball has filed a lawsuit against the production company of Come From Away following previous news of departure. The Broadway veteran (also best known for originating the role of “Huey Calhoun” in the Tony winning Memphis) has been experiencing a lot of backlash with his Christian Faith and beliefs not taking the COVID-19 vaccine. Earlier during the pandemic, Kimball himself tested POSITIVE for COVID-19.
Thoughts?!!!

Memphis Tony Awards Performance 2010


HOWDY FOLKS!! This is Team New York Broadway Tours and it?s only 18 days away till The 73rd Annual Tony Awards. However to keep us entertained and tracking down the days till we reach Broadway?s biggest night, we are waking you up each morning with some of the greatest musical performances from previous telecasts on our TOP 40 TONY AWARDS COUNTDOWN. Get ready because here comes another great big Broadway number.

At # 18 on out countdown, we take a trip to a HONKY TONK town in Tennessee in the 1950's during a time of segregation and the birth of Rock N' Roll. In this town, we meet a young Caucasian DJ who attempts to get an African American nightclub singer on the radio and eventually falls in a forbidden romance with her leading them into dangerous situations. This is of course Memphis The Musical. The show features a score by Bon Jovi keyboard player David Bryan along with additional lyrics and a book by Joe DiPietro.

From the 2010, Tony nominees Chad Kimball as "Huey Calhoun", Montego Glover as ?Felicia Farrall?, and the cast perform the show?s toe tapping finale anthem STEAL YOUR ROCK N?ROLL.

MEMPHIS originally was developed during the 2003-2004 season at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts and TheaterWorks in Mountain View, California. It had it's official world premiere production in 2008 at La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, California and later played The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Washington in 2009.

Following the success of those world premiere productions, MEMPHIS officially arrived on Broadway in 2009 playing the Shubert Theatre where it ran for a total of 1,195 performances. Under the direction by Tony winner Christopher Ashley and choreography by Tony nominee again this year Sergio Trujillo, the cast consisted of….

Chad Kimball (later Adam Pascal) as "Huey Calhoun",

Montego Glover as "Felicia Farrall",

J. Bernard Calloway (later Christopher Jackson) as "Delray",

Tony nominee this year Derrick Baskin as "Gator",

Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart as "Bobby",

Cass Morgan (later Nancy Opel) as "Mama Gladys Calhoun",

and Tony winner Michael McGrath (later John Jellison) as "Mr. Simmons".

The musical was nominated for 8 Tony Awards in 2010 winning 4 including Best Musical

During its run on Broadway, one of the performances of MEMPHIS was filmed in front of a live audience and released in Movie Theaters. It's currently available on DVD and can be watched on BroadwayHD as well. The filmed performance features the entire original cast live from the stage of the Shubert Theatre.

Following the success of Broadway, the show went on to become a worldwide hit across America, in London's West End, Australia, and more. It's currently also being done in High Schools and Regional Theaters everywhere.

Doesn't this show make you wanna yell HOCKADOO?!!

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Original Star Chad Kimball to Return for 54 SINGS MEMPHIS at Feinstein’s/54 Below

HOCKADOO!!!!!! The 2010 Tony Award winning smash hit Memphis The Musical is gearing up for an original cast reunion one night only concert at Feinstein?s/54 Below on February 4th, 2018 (both at 7pm and 9:30pm).

Members of the original cast expecting to appear will be…

The show’s Tony nominated leading man Chad Kimball (currently in Come From Away) who created the role of the ramblin’, FANTASTICAL, and CRAZY LITTLE FOOL trying to play COLORED MUSIC on the Radio himself, “Huey Calhoun”,

Cass Morgan (Broadway’s Beauty and the Beast, The Bridges of Madison County Musical) who originated the role of Huey’s prejudice mother “Gladys Calhoun”,

and J Bernard Calloway who originated the role of the overprotective club owner “Delray”.

Additional cast members will be announced soon.

MEMPHIS was an original musical written by
Joe DiPietro and Bon Jovi’s keyboard player David Bryan. The story is fictional but inspired by the true story of the birth of Rock N’Roll. Set in the Smokey halls and clubs in the segregated area of downtown Memphis, Tennessee in the 1950’s, a young Caucasian DJ who tries to play Colored Music on the radios everywhere and falls in love with an African American nightclub singer that leads them into dangerous situations.

The show originally was developed from 2003-2004 season at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts and TheatreWorks in Mountain View, California. It had it’s official world premiere production in 2008 at La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, California and later played The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Washington in 2009.

Following the success of those world premiere productions, MEMPHIS officially arrived on Broadway in 2009 playing the Shubert Theatre where it ran for an amazing total of 1,195 performances. It received 8 Tony Awards nominations winning 4 including Best Musical. Following the success of Broadway, the show went on to become a worldwide hit across America, in London’s West End, Australia, and more.

During it’s run on Broadway, the show was captured on film and was released in Movie Theatres back in 2011. It’s currently available on DVD and can be watched on BroadwayHD as well.

Who cannot wait for this FANTASTICAL reunion?!!

Original Star Chad Kimball to Return for 54 SINGS MEMPHIS at Feinstein’s/54 Below

Memphis’ original Broadway cast members Tony nominee Chad Kimball (Come From Away), Cass Morgan (The Bridges of Madison County), and J. Bernard Calloway (All The Way) have joined 54 SINGS MEMPHIS, a one night only concert at Feinstein’s/54 Below on Sunday, February 4th, at 7:00pm and 9:30pm.

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