Actors Chad Kimball and Montego Glover will star in the Broadway production of "Memphis," a musical about race, music and Beale Street in the 1950s.The two actors have performed the roles -- Kimball as a white radio deejay loosely based on Dewey Phillips, and Glover as the African-American singer he falls in love with -- since the show's inception and its initial runs in Seattle and La Jolla, Calif.
The book for "Memphis" was written by Joe DiPietro of "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" fame, with music by Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan. The director is Christopher Ashley, who also helmed the recent revival of "Xanadu."
The show will run at the Shubert Theatre, with previews beginning Sept. 23 and the show opening Oct. 18.
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