The read
It runs long at 2h 45m.
Synopsis
Memphis is set in the places where rock and roll was born in the 1950s: the seedy nightclubs, radio stations and recording studios of the musically-rich Tennessee city. With an original score, it tells the fictional story of DJ Huey Calhoun, a good ole' local boy with a passion for R&B music and Felicia Farrell, an up-and-coming black singer that he meets one fateful night on Beale Street. Despite the objections of their loved ones (Huey's close-minded mama and Felicia's cautious brother, a club owner), they embark on a dangerous affair. As their careers rise, the relationship is challenged by personal ambition and the pressures of an outside world unable to accept their love. Originally shown in select theatres, then broadcast as an episode of the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 39, episode 11).
Ratings
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Don Roy KingDirector
Cast
- Chad KimballHuey Calhoun
- Montego GloverFelicia Farrell
- Derrick BaskinGator
- J. Bernard CallowayDelray Jones
- James Monroe IglehartBobby
- Michael McGrathMr. Simmons
- Cass MorganGladys Calhoun
- Jennifer AllenClara/White Mother/Ensemble
- Brad BassPerry Como/Frank Dryer/Ensemble
- Tracee BeazerSomeday Backup Singer/Ensemble
- Tanya BirlEthel/Ensemble
- Kevin CovertBuck Wiley/Martin Holton/Ensemble