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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Love, race and music: 'Memphis' explores volatile '50s

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Collaborators Joe DiPietro and David Bryan spent 10 years taking their musical "Memphis" from first draft to its opening on Broadway in 2009.
Their perseverance paid off when the show, which begins performances Tuesday at Heinz Hall as a presentation of the PNC Broadway Across America -- Pittsburgh series, won four 2010 Tony Awards: Best Musical, Best Original Score (Bryan and DiPietro), Best Book (DiPietro), and Best Orchestrations (Daryl Waters and Bryan). It continues performances on Broadway.
Both DiPietro and Bryan were already seasoned professionals.

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