Movie Description
Memphis
(2011)Overview
Memphis is set in the places where rock and roll was born in the 1950s: the seedy nightclubs, radio stations and recording studios of the musically-rich Tennessee city. With an original score, it tells the fictional story of DJ Huey Calhoun, a good ole' local boy with a passion for R&B music and Felicia Farrell, an up-and-coming black singer that he meets one fateful night on Beale Street. Despite the objections of their loved ones (Huey's close-minded mama and Felicia's cautious brother, a club owner), they embark on a dangerous affair. As their careers rise, the relationship is challenged by personal ambition and the pressures of an outside world unable to accept their love. Originally shown in select theatres, then broadcast as an episode of the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 39, episode 11).
Featured Crew
- Director : Don Roy King
- Producer : Bruce Brandwen,Nicholas van Hoogstraten,Lesley Jill Nathan
- Editor : Jeffrey McLaughlin,Vance Piccin,John Catalano
- Cast : Chad Kimball,Montego Glover,Derrick Baskin,J. Bernard Calloway,James Monroe Iglehart,Michael McGrath,Cass Morgan,Jennifer Allen,Brad Bass,Tracee Beazer,Tanya Birl,Kevin Covert,Preston W. Dugger III,Hillary Elk,Bryan Fenkart,Dionne Figgins,Bahiyah Sayyed Gaines,Rhett George,Todrick Hall,Robert Hartwell,John Jellison,Bryan Langlitz,Kyle Leland,Paul McGill,Andy Mills,Betsy Struxness,Dan'Yelle Williamson
Cast
Huey Calhoun
Felicia Farrell
Gator
Delray Jones
Bobby
Mr. Simmons
Gladys Calhoun
Clara/White Mother/Ensemble
Perry Como/Frank Dryer/Ensemble
Someday Backup Singer/Ensemble
Ethel/Ensemble
Buck Wiley/Martin Holton/Ensemble
Be Black Trio/Ensemble
Teenager/Ensemble
Ensemble
Someday Backup Singer/Double Dutch Girl/Ensemble
Ensemble
Black DJ/Be Black Trio/Ensemble
Ensemble
Wailin' Joe/Reverend Hobson/Ensemble
White DJ/Mr. Collins /White Father/Gordon Grant/Ensemble
Ensemble
Be Black Trio/Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Double Dutch Girl/Ensemble
Someday Backup Singer/Ensemble
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Facts
Original TitleMemphis
Status Released
Release Information
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2011-04-28
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 45m
Production CompaniesBroadway Worldwide
Genres
- Music