NOMINATED FOR NINE 2015 OLIVIER AWARDS!

Since it opened in 2009, Tony and Olivier award winning Memphis has been lauded as the perfect musical, with catchy, original songs, a touching story, with heart and comedy and high-energy dance numbers that bring the underground R&B clubs of 1950's Memphis to life with marvellous aplomb.

With a book from Joe Pietro and the Music and Lyrics from David Bryan, Memphis is loosely inspired by the story of DJ Dewey Phillips, the first white DJ to play black music in the American South. Dewey is now Huey Calhoun, the all round nice guy, who's only passions include good music and the talented Felicia Delray. Against the backdrop of the turbulent cultural divide of the time, that are transcended by the emergence of blues, R&B and Gospel into the mainstream, Memphis explores the beginning of the civil rights movements and how Huey and Feleicia struggle against racial prejudice and the ambitions of their own careers, set to songs that are already modern classics!

Starring queen of British soul, Beverly Knight and West End fave Killian Donnely (until July 6th only), Memphis, The Musical is definitely going to be one of the highlights of this Autumn.

What is Memphis about?

At Delray's, a black underground rock and roll bar, Huey Calhoun discovers the music that is to influence the rest of his life. Later, after loosing his job in a record store for playing black music, he is snapped up by a radio station who can see his potential and his selling power. He quickly becomes the most popular DJ in the area, and his championing of black music begins to break down social barriers and paves the way for a musical revolution!

Did you know?

David Bryan is pretty well known already as one of the founders of Bon Jovi!