Memphis
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).
Cast
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Chad Kimball
Played Huey Calhoun
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Montego Glover
Played Felicia Farrell
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Derrick Baskin
Played Gator
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J. Bernard Calloway
Played Delray Jones
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James Monroe Iglehar…
Played Bobby
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Michael McGrath
Played Mr. Simmons
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Cass Morgan
Played Gladys Calhoun
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Jennifer Allen
Played Clara/White Mother/E…
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Brad Bass
Played Perry Como/Frank Dry…
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Tracee Beazer
Played Someday Backup Singe…
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Tanya Birl
Played Ethel/Ensemble
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Kevin Covert
Played Buck Wiley/Martin Ho…
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Preston W. Dugger II…
Played Be Black Trio/Ensemb…
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Hillary Elk
Played Teenager/Ensemble
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Bryan Fenkart
Played Ensemble
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Dionne Figgins
Played Someday Backup Singe…
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Bahiyah Sayyed Gaine…
Played Ensemble
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Rhett George
Played Black DJ/Be Black Tr…
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Todrick Hall
Played Ensemble
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Robert Hartwell
Played Wailin' Joe/Reverend…
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John Jellison
Played White DJ/Mr. Collins…
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Bryan Langlitz
Played Ensemble
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Kyle Leland
Played Be Black Trio/Ensemb…
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Paul McGill
Played Ensemble
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Andy Mills
Played Ensemble
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Betsy Struxness
Played Double Dutch Girl/En…
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Dan'Yelle Williamson
Played Someday Backup Singe…
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