Last year's Tony-winning Best Musical, "Memphis," isn't on the Broadway in Indianapolis lineup next season. Nor is the musical, telling the story of DJ Huey Calhoun and his romance with up-and-coming singer Felicia Farrell in the segregated 1950s, licensed to be produced by regional theaters.
But that doesn't mean you can't see it.
On April 28 and 30 and May 1-3, "Memphis" will be shown in movie theaters as recorded live with the original cast. For more information on the screenings and a complete list of theaters, click here.
One theater showing "Memphis" is Castleton Square 14. And on April 28, you and a guest can join me for the show. I've got two pairs of tickets to give away.
As a bonus, the folks at Applause Books, publisher of the soon-to-be-released complete libretto of "Memphis," have offered a selection of its recent titles to include in the prize package.
That means you could also win "Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & The Biggest Flop of the Season" by Peter Filichia, "At This Theater" by Robert Viagas and Louis Botto, Laura Frankos' "The Broadway Musical Quiz Book" and more. (To peruse the complete Applause Books catalog, click here.)
To win, just enter below and tell me your best Broadway musical experience (whether actually on Broadway or elsewhere).
I'll pick two winners at random.
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Later, after a wonderful performance, we were some of the last people to leave. as we walked to our car,the cast came out the side entrance, and we had a wonderful chat!
The greatest thing about all the shows we see is the trip home. No matter what we see, mom and I travel home together and spend the trip (be it across town or across country) talking about the show we just saw and that leads to talking about other shows and memories of all the years we've gone to the theater together. As I told her the other day, my greatest joy is that she not only introduced me to the arts, but she continues to go with me year after year.
As we make that trip home, we almost certainly always reminisce about the night in Seattle at the 5th Avenue Theater when a little 2 year old shouted at the top of her lungs from the front row, "that's MY mommy!" It was during a local production of Hair starring Louis Hobson as Claude (before he went to NYC and landed Next to Normal) and Tom Plotkin as Berger. Plotkin had ascended the arms of the audience seat and was gyrating wildly. When he introduced the audience member as his mother, the little girl in the next seat took offense that he would claim her mother as his own. Plotkin hadn't noticed the child before and completely lost it. "This is a family show. Who knew?" he said as he tried to regain his composure and his character. The rest of the cast were literally rolling on the floor laughing. Hobson's face turned red and he held his gut while rolling on his back and slapping the stage with laughter. It took several minutes before the cast and audience stopped laughing enough to continue the show.
We have been blessed seeing some great performances, classic flops, and some pretty hysterical flubs over the years. But the best is always knowing that when I look at the next seat, I too can say, "that's my mommy!"