Broadway Vets Bryan Fenkart and Felicia Boswell to Star in National Tour of Memphis
Bryan Fenkart and Felicia Boswell, who have covered the lead roles of Huey Calhoun and Felicia Farrell in the Broadway company of Memphis, will take the lead in the forthcoming national tour of the show. They will be joined on the road by Quentin Earl Darrington (Delray), Rhett George (Gator), Julie Johnson (Mama), Will Mann (Bobby), and William Parry (Mr. Simmons).
The tour company will also include Evan Autio, Bree Branker, Whitney Brown, Whitney Cooper, Scott Difford, Christopher Gurr, Daisy Hobbs, Crystal Joy, Kyle Leland, Jarvis McKinley, Happy McPartlin, Kenna Michelle Morris, Jill Morrison, Austin Owen, Kent Overshown, Alfie Parker Jr., Justin Prescott, Jody Reynard and Peter Matthew Smith. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.
The national touring production of Memphis will kick off on October 14 at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, where it will play through October 23. Other venues include Houston, TX (October 25-30); Tulsa, OK (November 1-6); Oklahoma City, OK (November 8-13); Nashville, TN (November 15-20); Chicago, IL (November 22 - December 4); Toronto, ON (December 6-25); Pittsburgh, PA (December 27-January 1, 2012); Charlotte, NC (January 3-8); Hartford, CT (January 10-15); Philadelphia, PA (January 17-22); Durham, NC (January 24-29); Atlanta, GA (January 31-February 5); Clearwater, FL (February 7-12); Naples, FL (February 14-19); Greenville, SC (February 21-26); Cleveland, OH (February 28-March 11); St. Paul, MN (March 13-25); East Lansing, MI (March 27-April 1); Baltimore, MD (April 3-8); Hershey, PA (April 10-15); Schenectady, NY (April 17-22); Des Moines, IA (April 24-29); St. Louis, MO (May 1-13); Dallas, TX (May 15-27); Columbus, OH (May 29-June 3); Buffalo, NY (June 5-10); Washington, DC (June 12-July 1); Kansas City, MO (July 10-15); Las Vegas, NV (July 17-22); San Diego, CA (July 24-29); Los Angeles, CA (July 31-August 12) and more soon to be announced.
Winner of the 2010 Best Musical Tony Award, Memphis continues its run at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre, where it opened on October 19, 2009.