Memphis: Coming Soon to a Theater Near You
Saw this in the LA Times Blog last week, but haven't had two seconds to get it up here for you.
Are you ready for a "Memphis" onslaught? The Tony-winning, crowd-pleasing Broadway musical is set to play in movie theaters around the country before the launch of a national tour this year. Meanwhile, the production at the Shubert Theatre in New York, which opened in late 2009, is going strong.So, here's my dilemma. I'm interested to see how the movie compares to the Broadway performance. However, I've always been disappointed in the film adaptations of ANYTHING I've seen on the stage. Anyone else have a pre-disposition to forego the film version of a stage play?
"Memphis" will play in movie theaters on four days: April 28, 30 and May 3 at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee May 1 at 12:30 p.m. (You can check for movie theaters at the official website for NCM Fathom, which is one of the presenters of the event.) A spokeswoman said that the Broadway production was filmed in January over the course of several performances, with original cast members including Montego Glover and Chad Kimball.
The national tour of "Memphis" will begin in Memphis, Tenn., in October at the Orpheum Theatre. The tour will stop at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood from July 31 to Aug. 12, 2012.
The musical saw an early run at the La Jolla Playhouse in 2008 before moving to Broadway. Directed by Christopher Ashley, "Memphis" won the Tony for best musical. Joe DiPietro wrote the book while the score is by David Bryan — of Bon Jovi fame — and DiPietro.
"Memphis" tells the story of love and romance set in the segregated South of the '50s. Along with NCM Fathom, the cinema presentations are being organized by Broadway Worldwide.
~ Hath
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I'm definitely going to check it out ... ironically, just a block away from the actual theatre where it lives.
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Hath,
Am I missing something here? From what I'm getting from it - it's not a film adaptation...it's the actual stage production that was filmed. ???
Thanks for all the updates - you ARE my go-to person/blog for ALL the info!! :)
Oops. Anyway:
it seems it's not a film version but a filmed stage performance so you should go.
i love watching stage shows on video. it just gives more detail instead of sometimes being stuck in really bad seats.
but big movie adaptations of a musical? well yes they can be terrible. some were legendarily bad like a chorus line.
WOOHOO!! it will be near me!!! JAN!!!!!! lets go!!! Luckily the touring production is also coming next year! I can't wait!!!
I'll luckily be in the States for the 28th April showing, that maybe the only chance of me getting to see it!
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