Educators Open House
An annual event at the Merck Arts Education Center
Reception: 5:30pm | Merck Arts Education Center
Come meet our exceptional Education Staff! Learn more about our varied class offerings, camps, concerts and other activities. Afterwards join us for light refreshments, a tour of the Kimmel Center and complimentary tickets to the event listed below. Performance tickets will be distributed at the reception.
Performance: Memphis, 7:30pm, Academy of Music
Turn up that dial... From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, comes a hot new Broadway musical that bursts off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love. Inspired by actual events, Memphis is about a white radio DJ who wants to change the world and a black club singer who is ready for her big break. Come along on their incredible journey to the ends of the airwaves -- filled with laughter, soaring emotion and roof-raising rock 'n' roll. Winner of four 2010 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, Memphis , which played pre-Broadway at the La Jolla Playhouse, features a Tony®-winning book by Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change) and a Tony®-winning original score with music by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan. Directing is Tony® nominee Christopher Ashley (Xanadu), and choreography is by Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys). Get ready to experience Broadway's most exciting new destination -- what the AP calls 'The very essence of what a Broadway musical should be.'
