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- DIRECTOR'S SCRIPT - (SINGLE-SIDED) Book and Lyrics by JOE DiPIETRO Music and Lyrics by DAVID BRYAN Based on a concept by George W. George 570 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2100 New York, NY 10018 866-378-9758 toll-free 212-643-1322 fax www.theatricalrights.com Like us! Follow us! www.facebook.com/TheatricalRightsWorldwide @theatricalright The materials contained herein are copyrighted by the authors, are not for sale, and may only be used for the single specifically licensed live theatrical production for which they were originally provided. Any other use, transfer, reproduction or duplication including print, electronic or digital media is strictly prohibited by law. 10/5/12 MEMPHIS © copyright, 2009 by Joe DiPietro & David Bryan. All Rights Reserved MEMPHIS CAST LIST Huey Calhoun Felicia Farrell Delray Jones Gator Bobby Mama (Gladys Calhoun) Mr. Simmons White DJ/Mr. Collins/White Father/Gordon Grant/Ensemble Black DJ/Be Black Trio/Ensemble Wailin' Joe/Reverand Hobson/Ensemble Someday Backup Singer/Ensemble Someday Backup Singer/Ensemble Someday Backup Singer/Double Dutch Girl/Ensemble Ethel/Ensemble Be Black Trio/Ensemble Be Black Trio/Ensemble Clara/White Mother/Ensemble Buck Wiley/Martin Holton/Ensemble Teenager/Ensemble Double Dutch Girl/Ensemble Perry Como/Frank Dryer/Ensemble Additional Ensemble (6+) Memphis Scenes, Characters, Musical Numbers, and Pages Act I Scene 1...................................................1 Huey, Felicia, Delray, Gator, White DJ,Black DJ, Clubgoers #0 Middle Of The Dial (Underscore) #1 Underground (Huey, Felicia, Delray, Clubgoers) #2 The Music Of My Soul (Huey, Felicia, Clubgoers)) Scene 2..................................................10 Huey, Mr. Collins, Clara, Perry Como, Wailin’ Joe, Teenage Girl, Customers #2A Department Store Transition (Underscore) #3 Summer Heart (Perry Como) #4 Scratch My Itch (Wailin’ Joe, Huey, Clara, Customers) #5 Scratch My Itch Reprise/Ain’t Nothin’ But A Kiss (Teenage Girl) Scene 3..................................................15 Huey, Felicia, Bobby, Gator, Delray, Clubgoers (#5 Ain’t Nothin’ But A Kiss cont.) (Felicia, Huey) Scene 4..................................................20 Huey, Simmons, Buck Wiley, Bobby, Trio, Station Managers, White Teenagers, White Parents #6 Hello, My Name Is Huey, Sir (Huey) #6A Little Ol’Doggie Named Dougie (Pre-recorded) #7 Everybody Wants To Be Black On A Saturday Night 1 (Trio) #7A That’s Not Possible (Bobby, Buck Wiley, Simmons, White Teenagers #8 Everybody Wants To Be Black On A Saturday Night 2 (Trio, White Teenage Girl) Scene 5..................................................29 Huey, Felicia, Gladys, Rev. Hobson, White Teenage Girl, Choir #9 Make Me Stronger (Huey, Felicia, Gladys, White Teenage Girl, Choir) #9A Make Me Stronger-Playoff (Underscore) Scene 6..................................................38 Huey, Simmons, Bobby, Frank Dryer, Gator Scene 7..................................................44 Huey, Felicia, Gladys #10 Is That Dirty (Huey) #11 Colored Woman (Underscore) Scene 8..................................................51 Huey, Felicia (#11 Colored Woman cont.) (Felicia, Huey) #11A Underground-Transition (Underscore) Scene 9..................................................54 Huey, Felicia, Simmons, Bobby, Gator, Delray, Musicians, Backup Singers #12 Someday (Felicia, Backup Singers) #13 She’s My Sister (Delray, Huey) #13A Ain’t Nothin’ But A Kiss-Reprise (Underscore) Scene 10.................................................64 Huey, Gladys, Photographer, Teenagers (#13A Ain’t Nothin’ But A Kiss-Reprise cont.) (Underscore) #14 Radio (Huey, Teenagers) Scene 11.................................................68 Huey, Felicia, Delray, Bobby, Gator, Teenage Girl, White Men, Clubgoers #14A Someday (Pre-recorded, Teenage Girl) #14B The Fight (Underscore) #15 Say A Prayer (Gator, Bobby, Huey, Clubgoers) Act II Scene 1..................................................75 Huey, Felicia, Gator, Gladys, Bobby, Simmons, State Manager, African-American Dancers #16 Act II Opening—Crazy Little Huey (Huey, Dancers) #16A Gator (Underscore) #17 Big Love (Bobby) Scene 2..................................................82 Huey, Felicia, Backup Singers #18 Love Will Stand When All Else Falls (Felicia, Backup Singers) Scene 3..................................................86 Felicia, Huey, Delray, Bobby, Gladys, Gator, Ethel, Gordon, Dancers, Backup Singers, Teenagers, White Men (#18 Love Will Stand When All Else Falls cont.) (Felicia, Backup Singers) #19 Stand Up (Felicia, Huey, Delray, Bobby, Gator, Ethel, Dancers, Teenagers #19A Stand Up-Playoff (Underscore) Scene 4..................................................98 Huey, Simmons, Delray, Gladys, Gator, Bobby #20 Change Don’t Come Easy (Gladys, Bobby, Delray, Gator) Scene 5.................................................104 Huey, Wailin’ Joe, Gator, Bobby, Simmons, Delray, Martin, Stage Manager, Dancers #21 Wailin’ Joe/Scratch My Itch-Reprise (Wailin’ Joe) #22 Tear Down The House (Huey, Dancers) Scene 6.................................................111 Huey, Felicia, Stage Manager #23 Love Will Stand When All Else Falls-Reprise (Felicia, Huey) Scene 7.................................................112 Huey, Felicia, Bobby, Gator, Delray, Simmons, Gladys, Ethel, Stage Manager, Dancers, Folks (#23 Love Will Stand When All Else Falls-Reprise cont.) (Felicia, Dancers) #24 Memphis Lives In Me (Huey, Bobby, Gator, Gladys, Folks) Scene 8.................................................118 Huey, Felicia, Delray, Ensemble #25 Steal Your Rock ‘N Roll (Huey, Felicia, Ensemble) #26 Bows (Felicia, Ensemble).......................127 #27 Exit Music.....................................127 ACT I SCENE 1 #0 MIDDLE OF THE DIAL (A disc jockey booth. Lights up on WHITE DISC JOCKEY, speaking into a mic.) WHITE DISC JOCKEY And that was Whitey White and the White Tones, singing their latest hit, 'Whiter Than You.' And welcome back, my friends, to WHTE, right smack in the center of your radio dial. And we've just ended 1951 as your number one station in Memphis, playing you the most popular music from all across the U.S. of A. (Blackout) #1 UNDERGROUND [Music hit] (We hear and see a radio dial quickly being turned to its outer range. Lights flash up on a BLACK DISC JOCKEY.) BLACK DISC JOCKEY What's shakin', brothers and sisters, I'm glad you found us way up here on the dial! And even though we only reachin 'bout a mile across Downtown Memphis -- [Music hit] We got us the jumpin'est, jivin'est music in town! [Music hit] And it's Saturday night, [Drums enter] meanin' the party's at my favorite Beale Street Juke Joint – Delray's! The disc jockey booth disappears. We are in DELRAY'S underground juke joint. DELRAY, the owner of the club, presides among the African-American folks out for a good time. DELRAY IT'S TIME TO LOSE THE DAY 1 DELRAY (CON'T) IT'S TIME TO HEAD TO BEALE WHERE THE RHYTHM IS HOT AND THE MUSIC IS REAL YOU CAN DO WITHOUT LOVE, SWEAR OFF THE BOOZE BUT EVERYONE ALIVE NEEDS TO SING THE BLUES SO TIME TO RAISE SOME HELL AND GET ON DOWN DELRAY AND CLUBGOERS WE GOIN' DOWN, DOWN UNDERGROUND MALE CLUBGOERS DOWN UNDERGROUND, DOWN UNDER DELRAY AND CLUBGOERS WE GOIN' DOWN, DOWN, DOWN JUST TO HEAR THAT SOUND FEMALE CLUBGOERS DOWN UNDERGROUND, DOWN UNDER DELRAY AND CLUBGOERS WE'RE GONNA DANCE SO CLOSE, FEEL MY BREATH ON YOUR SKIN DELRAY IT AIN'T QUITE HEAVEN BUT THE CLOSEST I BEEN DELRAY AND CLUBGOERS WE GOIN' DOWN, DOWN UNDERGROUND DELRAY FIRST WE HEARD IT IN CHURCH CLUBGOERS Amen! DELRAY THEN WE ADDED SOME GIN CLUBGOERS YEAH DELRAY THEN WE TOOK IT DOWN HERE 2 MALE CLUBGOERS WE TOOK IT DOWN HERE DELRAY AND CLUBGOERS AND ADDED SOUL WITH SIN! DELRAY AND CLUBGOERS GONNA JUMP AND JIVE LIKE A DEMON POSSESSED DELRAY THE DEVIL'S IN THE MUSIC, THE MUSIC IS BLESSED DELRAY AND CLUBGOERS WE GOIN' DOWN WHERE PARADISE IS FOUND WE GOIN' DOWN, DOWN UNDERGROUND MALE CLUBGOERS DOWN UNDERGROUND, DOWN UNDER DELRAY AND CLUBGOERS WE GOIN' DOWN, DOWN, DOWN JUST TO BURN THAT SOUND MALE CLUBGOERS -- DOWN UNDERGROUND, DOWN UNDER DELRAY WE GONNA DO SOME THINGS THAT YOU NEVER DARED AIN'T NO WHITE FOLKS HERE CAUSE THEY TOO DAMN SCARED! DELRAY AND CLUBGOERS WE GOIN' DOWN, DOWN UNDERGROUND FELICIA Here I am! DELRAY Baby girl, where you been? Didn't see you all day! FELICIA Ah, don't you know by now, big brother – there ain't no daytime on Beale Street, only nighttime! (CROWD reacts) Now get outta my way and lemme sing my song. Hey ya'll! 2-3-4! 3 (FELICIA takes the stage) FELICIA (CON'T) MY BROTHER RUNS MY LIFE MY BROTHER OWNS THIS BAR! DELRAY That's right – FELICIA HE WON'T LET ME BE TILL HE MAKES ME A STAR! HE GIVES ME THIS MIKE, MAKES ME SING ALL I CAN JUST CAN'T HAVE NO FUN OR TALK TO NO MAN WANNA PAINT THE TOWN BUT WITH HIM AIN'T NO FOOLIN' AROUND! WOAH! WE GOIN' DOWN, DOWN UNDERGROUND MALE CLUBGOERS DOWN UNDERGROUND, DOWN UNDER FELICIA WE GOIN' DOWN, DOWN, DOWN JUST TO HEAR THAT SOUND CLUBGOERS DOWN UNDERGROUND, DOWN UNDER FELICIA AND CLUBGOERS GONNA GROPE AND GRIND, GONNA HOLD ON TIGHT FELICIA FIND TRUE LOVE AT LEAST FOR TONIGHT FELICIA AND CLUBGOERS WE GOIN' DOWN, DOWN UNDERGROUND FELICIA Woah! Come on, y'all! [Dance break] DELRAY IT'S A REVOLUTION OF THE HEART AND SOUL FELICIA IT'S HERE TO STAY, AIN'T NEVER GONNA GO! 4 DELRAY AND FELICIA IT'S A REBEL CRY THAT'S OUTTA CONTROL! IT'S THE BIRTH OF ROCK 'N ROLL! ALL ROCK 'N ROLL! ROCK 'N ROLL! ROCK 'N ROLL! DELRAY AND FELICIA WE GOIN' DOWN, DOWN UNDERGROUND DELRAY WE GOIN' DOWN! WE GOIN' DOWN! FELICIA AND CLUBGOERS WE GOIN' DOWN, DOWN, DOWN GOTTA