The musical Memphis was a bit of an underdog when it started performances on Broadway in the Fall of 2009. There were no big “name” actors in the cast; the score came from “Bon Jovi” drummer David Bryan, making his Broadway debut, not from Jon Bon Jovi himself; and the book was from Joe DiPietro who had yet to have a Broadway hit. It had also spent several years being worked and re-worked in various regional …
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:34PM on September 23, 2014