January 4, 2012
tags: Blumenthal Performing Arts, Bryan Fenkart, Charlotte NC, David Bryan, Felicia Boswell, MEMPHIS, Ovens Auditorium, Wordless Wednesday
by Danny Knaub
Wordless Wednesday returns with a behind-the-scenes look at David Bryan (Award-winning keyboard player and founding member of Bon Jovi) in the recording studio with the Broadway cast of MEMPHIS. Bryan wrote the music/lyrics for MEMPHIS, which won the 2010 Tony Award® for Best Musical. Bryan and Joe DiPietro (Book/Lyrics) won the Tony Award® for Best Score.
Of the experience inside the recording studio, Bryan said, “I’ve made a lot of albums but this one is really special to me. MEMPHIS is about the birth of rock ‘n’ roll, and to go into a studio with our amazing cast and kick-ass band is something I’ve been looking forward to for a long time.”
MEMPHIS takes place in the smoky halls and underground clubs of the segregated ’50s when a young white DJ named Huey Calhoun (Bryan Fenkart) fell in love with everything he shouldn’t: rock ‘n’ roll and an electrifying black singer named Felicia (Felicia Boswell). MEMPHIS is an original story about the cultural revolution that erupted when his vision met her voice, and the music changed forever.
MEMPHIS is now playing through Sunday, Jan. 8, at Ovens Auditorium. CLICK HERE for more information.
David Bryan. Courtesy of BroadwayWorld
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