Production PhotosA Look at Theatre Under the Stars’ MemphisThe Tony Award-winning musical began performances in Houston, Texas February 20.
By
Marc J. Franklin
February 28, 2018
Theatre Under The Stars’ production of Memphis began performances in Houston, Texas February 20. Starring Barrett Riggins and Simone Gundy, the show is scheduled to run through March 4.
Inspired by the legendary DJ Dewey Phillips and set against a rock-and-roll score, Memphis follows a 1950s disc jockey who plays African-American music for his white listeners, and begins to fall for a talented black singer. The original Broadway production, which opened October 19, 2009 at the Shubert Theatre, garnered four Tony Awards including Best Musical.
Marianne Elliott's revival of the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical, starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone, officially opened at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre December 9.