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Felicia Boswell, as Felicia and Bryan Fenkart as Huey, dance and sing at first meeting.
★★★★
"A fabulous musical with singing and dancing at their best.  A love story and drama showing the birth of Rock and Roll.  Highly Recommended."
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Memphis the Musical
playing at the Cadillac Palace Theatre for 2 Weeks, November 22-December 4th.
Music    David Bryan
Lyrics    David Bryan, Joe DiPietro
Book    Joe DiPietro

review by Ed Vincent
Memphis is a new musical by David Bryan, who did the music and lyrics, and Joe DiPietro, who did the book and co-wrote the lyrics.  It is based, or inspired by the real Memphis DJ Dewey Phillips.  Phillips was one of the first white DJs to bring black music to the white audiences of the South.  His style and conviction are said to be a moving force for the "Race" music to give birth to Rock and Roll.  The Tony Award for Best Musical, as well as three more Tonys were won in 2010.

The touring company does a great job of doing justice and honor to the characters in the book.  The choreography and execution of the numbers is breathtaking, by the entire cast.  The music is loud and powerful, the beat dynamic, the sets creative.



Felicia Boswell, as Felicia and company.
Felicia Boswell is loaded with talent and her boyfriend Bryan Fenkart is a fast paced hometown boy with a vision of soul.

Bryan Fenkart as Huey and Felicia Boswell, as Felicia, kiss on television.
This is a great show, a new show, not a revival, and the story is engaging with heart strings all out and bare.  The audience stood and clapped at the end, and for good reason.





Act I

Underground - Delray, Felicia and Company
The Music of My Soul - Huey, Felicia and Company
Scratch My Itch - Wailin' Joe and Company
Ain't Nothin' But a Kiss - Felicia and Huey
Everybody Wants to Be Black on a Saturday Night - Company
Make Me Stronger - Huey, Mama, Felicia and Company
Colored Woman - Felicia
Someday - Felicia and Company
She's My Sister - Delray and Huey
Radio - Huey and Company
Say a Prayer - Gator and Company
Act II

Crazy Little Huey - Huey and Company
Big Love - Bobby
Love Will Stand When All Else Falls - Felicia and Company
Stand Up - Delray, Felicia, Huey, Gator, Bobby and Company
Change Don't Come Easy - Mama, Delray, Gator and Bobby
Tear the House Down - Huey and Company
Love Will Stand/Ain't Nothin' But a Kiss (Reprise) - Felicia and Huey
Memphis Lives in Me - Huey and Company
Steal Your Rock 'n' Roll - Huey, Felicia and Company

Memphis in Chicago


Memphis is a musical written by David Bryan and Joe DiPietro based on a concept by George W. George. The musical is loosely based on the story of a Memphis DJ, one of the first white DJs to play black music in the 1950s. It premiered in the 2003-04 season at both the North Shore Music Theatre and TheatreWorks, California, and is scheduled to open on Broadway in October 2009.

Cadillac Palace Information:

 The Cadillac Palace Theatre is located in Chicago, Illinois at 151 West Randolph Street. The venue is located in the downtown area known as the Chicago Loop. This location alone has a lot to do with the overall popularity of the venue.

 The Cadillac Palace Theatre opened its doors to the public in 1926. At that time the venue was known as the New Palace Theatre. In 1999, the venue was renovated and subsequently renamed the Cadillac Palace Theatre.

 Since reopening in 1999 under its new name, the venue has hosted many top notch productions including: Mamma Mia, The Producers, Aida, and The Lion King among many others.

 As far as theatres in Chicago are concerned, it does not get much better than the Cadillac Palace Theatre.

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