Memphis the musical on Broadway - GO SEE IT!

Chad Kimball and Montego Glover . . . what a performance . . . All of the cast moved the place - some to tears.

This show is high on my list of 'go see it now' performances! I don't think you will be disappointed. I would have watched it again last night.

http://www.memphisthemusical.com/

Totally ripped from the Memphis website:

TURN UP THAT DIAL! From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, by way of hit runs at the La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre, comes a hot new Broadway musical - inspired by actual events - with heart, soul and energy to burn. He's a young, white radio DJ named Huey Calhoun (Chad Kimball), whose love of music transcends race lines and airwaves. She's a black singer named Felicia Farrell (Montego Glover), whose career is on the rise, but who can't break out of segregated clubs. When the two collaborate, her soulful music reaches radio audiences everywhere, and the Golden Era of early rock 'n' roll takes flight. But as things start to heat up, whether the world is really ready for their music - or their love - is put to the test.
A thrilling theatrical event that combines Broadway splendor with the roots of rock, MEMPHIS features an original story by Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change) and a brand-new score with music by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan. Directing is Tony® nominee Christopher Ashley (Xanadu) and choreography is by Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys). The cast also features Derrick Baskin, J. Bernard Calloway, James Monroe Iglehart, Tony nominee Michael McGrath and Cass Morgan.
Get ready to experience all the exuberance and the emotion...the beauty and the controversy...of a wondrous, defining time in our history.You're tuning in to MEMPHIS.

AND IF YOU GO.... Stop across the street.... go upstairs to the cocktail lounge...

http://www.sardis.com/htmldocs/cms/

A New York landmark that I just discovered by accident last night. Gotta start somewhere, right?