Memphis on Broadway...

According to Playbill News, Memphis will finally make its Broadway debut. It is set to open for previews at the Shubert Theater on September 23 with its opening on October 19.

The new Joe DiPietro-David Bryan rock musical Memphis will begin previews on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre, current home of the revival of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, Sept. 23.

The racially fueled musical will open at the Shubert Oct. 19 and will feature direction by Tony nominee Christopher Ashley (Xanadu) and choreography by Sergio Trujillo (Next to Normal, Jersey Boys). Tickets are now on sale.

"In the smoky halls and underground clubs of the segregated 50's," press notes state, "a young white DJ named Huey Calhoun fell 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."

Memphis played regional engagements at the La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre this past season. The work was also presented in earlier incarnations at the North Shore Music Theatre and TheatreWorks.

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