‘MXO The Arts Unplugged’: Now Playing Broadway ‘Memphis!’
2 August 2010
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Posted August 2nd 2010
Shubert Theatre On Broadway
225 West 44th Street
A music-loving mixed-race couple struggles to survive during the early Civil Rights era in Memphis.
What happens when a 1950′s Memphis DJ with white listeners decides to play African-American music? Is Memphis ready for it? Is America? The story was inspired by the legendary DJ Dewey Phillips and the music that became known as “rock ’n’ roll.”
Audience: Memphis may be inappropriate for children aged 12 and under. Children under 4 years of age will not be admitted into the Sam S Shubert Theater.
Run Time: Two hours and 30 minutes, which includes a 15-minute intermission
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