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 ...

For the play’s original off-Broadway and Broadway runs in 2022 and 2023, Smith was cast as Larry (loosely inspired by Laertes in “Hamlet”). The role enabled him to show his range.

The 2010 Tony Award-Winning Musical Memphis made it debut in Portland last night. It's the story of Huey Calhoun -- a white DJ in the 1950's who breaks the rules of the segregated south when he ...

expand The Orpheum Theatre Jason Bolton | MBJ By Wendy Guzmán – Reporter, Memphis Business Journal Mar 17, 2025 Preview this article 1 min ...

Memphis opened on Broadway Oct. 19, 2009, at the Shubert Theatre under the direction of Christopher Ashley. Broadway previews began Sept. 23, 2009. A national tour launched Oct. 14 in its namesake ...

Memphis-based multi-instrumentalist Khari Wynn, who used to be PE’s musical director, opened the set with a Hendrix-inspired take on the Black national anthem, James Weldon Johnson and J ...

From Memphis, King's remains will be driven down U.S. Route 61 - often dubbed "The Blues Highway" - to his hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, for a public viewing on Friday and burial on Saturday.