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STAGE TUBE: MEMPHIS Tour's Bryan Fenkart Sings 'Memphis Lives in Me'

By: Jan. 12, 2012
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Winner of the 2010 Tony Award for Best Musical, the hit show MEMPHIS is currently touring the US and even made a stop in Toronto. Starring in this production are Bryan Fenkart and Felicia Boswell who were both in the original Broadway cast of MEMPHIS as well. MEMPHIS is performing in Hartford, Connecticut at the Bushnell Theatre until January 15, and on January 10, Fenkart performed the rousing crowd favorite, "Memphis Lives in Me" on the show Better Connecticut.

Click below to watch the performance!

MEMPHIS takes place in the smoky halls and underground clubs of the segregated 50's, where a young white DJ named Huey Calhoun (Bryan Fenkart) fell in love with everything he shouldn't: rock and roll and an electrifying black singer (Felicia Boswell). MEMPHIS is an original story about the cultural revolution that erupted when his vision met her voice, and the music changed forever.

Originally starring Chad Kimball and Montego Glover, the critically acclaimed MEMPHIS won four 2010 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Original Score (David Bryan and Joe DiPietro), Best Book (Joe DiPietro), and Best Orchestrations (David Bryan and Daryl Waters). MEMPHIS won four Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Performance by an Actress (Montego Glover), Outstanding Music (David Bryan) and Outstanding Orchestration (David Bryan and Daryl Waters). MEMPHIS has also won four Outer Critic Circle Awards including Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Score (David Bryan & Joe DiPietro), Outstanding Actress (Montego Glover) and Outstanding Choreography (Sergio Trujillo). It is still running on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre starring Adam Pascal and Montego Glover. www.MemphistheMusical.com, www.facebook.com/memphisthemusical.

MEMPHIS features a Tony-winning score with music by Bon Jovi's founding member/keyboardist David Bryan and lyrics by Bryan and Tony-winner Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change), who also pens the musical's book. MEMPHIS is based on a concept by the late George W. George (producer of the Tony nominated Bedroom Farce and the film My Dinner With Andre), with direction by Christopher Ashley (Xanadu) and choreography by Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys).

Tickets for the performance in Hartford are still available by calling 860-987-5900.

 




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