On Monday, July 23, Tony-winning MEMPHIS composer and Bon Jovi rockstar David Bryan donated a 9 foot Steinway Concert Grand Piano to the State Department in a gala ceremony at the State Department in Washington, D.C.

On hand to accept the gift was Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who thanked David for his historical donation and introduced performances from the cast of MEMPHIS. Kevin Massey sang “Music of My Soul,” Dan’yelle Williamson belted out “Colored Woman,” and David Bryan rocked “Memphis Lives in Me” and then the Bon Jovi hit “Wanted Dead or Alive!”

Left to right: Kevin Massey, Dan'yelle Williamson, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, David Bryan, Photo credit: Bruce Glikas

Click here to check out the MEMPHIS blog with some snapshots documenting the day trip to DC.

Click here for the Broadway.com story.

On June 28, 2012, Adam Pascal, star of MEMPHIS, performed “Memphis Lives in Me,” the anthemic eleven’o'clock number from the hit musical, on Good Day New York

Click here to see a video of the performance!

Adam Pascal signs the wall backstage at Good Day New York…

…with Huey’s signature “Hockadoo!”

Click here to buy tickets for the Tony-winning Best Musical — and one of the 100 longest running Broadway shows of all time — which must close on August 5th!

It’s Awards Season on Broadway and Broadway.com is asking fans to vote for their favorite shows on Broadway as a part of the 13th Annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards! Fans can vote on their favorite shows in 16 categories including Favorite Breakthrough Performance, Favorite Diva Performance, Favorite Onstage Fair, and more!  Voting polls close at 11:59 PM on Wednesday, May 9th. Click HERE to vote!  The Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards will be presented at the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Sunday, May 13.

See the nomination list below:

Favorite New Musical
Bonnie & Clyde
Ghost
Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway
Newsies
Once

Favorite New Play
End of the Rainbow
One Man, Two Guvnors
Peter and the Starcatcher
Seminar
Venus in Fur

Favorite Musical Revival
Evita
Follies
Godspell
Hair
Jesus Christ Superstar

Favorite Play Revival
A Streetcar Named Desire
The Best Man
Death of a Salesman
Master Class
Wit

Favorite Long-Running Show
The Book of Mormon
Chicago
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
The Lion King
Wicked

Favorite Tour
Les Miserables
The Lion King
Next to Normal
West Side Story
Wicked

Favorite Actor in a Musical
Matthew Broderick, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Hugh Jackman, Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway
Jeremy Jordan, Newsies
Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Newsies
Telly Leung, Godspell
Ricky Martin, Evita
Hunter Parrish, Godspell

Favorite Actress in a Musical
Jennifer Damiano, Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark
Caissie Levy, Ghost
Patti LuPone, An Evening with Patti LuPone & Mandy Patinkin
Audra McDonald, Porgy & Bess
Kelli O’Hara, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Laura Osnes, Bonnie & Clyde
Bernadette Peters, Follies

Favorite Actor in a Play
Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher
Adam Chanler-Berat, Peter and the Starcatcher
Hugh Dancy, Venus in Fur
Andrew Garfield, Death of a Salesman
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Death of a Salesman
James Earl Jones, The Best Man
Alan Rickman, Seminar

Favorite Actress in a Play
Nina Arianda, Venus in Fur
Tracie Bennett, End of the Rainbow
Kim Cattrall, Private Lives
Stockard Channing, Other Desert Cities
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Peter and the Starcatcher
Angela Lansbury, The Best Man
Cynthia Nixon, Wit

Favorite Diva Performance
Tracie Bennett, End of the Rainbow
Kim Cattrall, Private Lives
Capathia Jenkins, Newsies
Patti LuPone, An Evening with Patti LuPone & Mandy Patinkin
Elaine Paige, Follies
Bernadette Peters, Follies
Elena Roger, Evita

Favorite Funny Performance
Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher
Matthew Broderick, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Kim Cattrall, Private Lives
James Corden, One Man, Two Guvnors
Kelli O’Hara, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Patrick Page, Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark
Jennifer Tilly, Don’t Dress For Dinner

Favorite Onstage Pair
Matthew Broderick & Kelli O’Hara, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Andrew Garfield & Philip Seymour Hoffman, Death of a Salesman
Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay, Newsies
Jeremy Jordan & Laura Osnes, Bonnie & Clyde
Norm Lewis & Audra McDonald, Porgy and Bess
Patti LuPone & Mandy Patinkin, An Evening with Patti LuPone & Mandy Patinkin
Ricky Martin & Elena Roger, Evita

Favorite Breakthrough Performance
Tracie Bennett, End of the Rainbow
Reeve Carney, Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark
Ben Fankhauser, Newsies
Andrew Garfield, Death of a Salesman
Jeremy Jordan, Bonnie & Clyde
Kara Lindsay, Newsies
Elena Roger, Evita

Favorite Replacement
Corbin Bleu, Godspell
Stephanie J. Block, Anything Goes
Beau Bridges, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Darren Criss, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Nick Jonas, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Adam Pascal, Memphis
Raven-Symone, Sister Act

Favorite Song
“A Freak Like Me, ” Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark
“Brooklyn’s Here,” Newsies
“Don’t Come a-Knockin’/I Never Planned,” Newsies
“Something To Believe In,” Newsies
“Watch What Happens,” Newsies

Productions with Multiple Nominations
Newsies – 11
Death of a Salesman – 5
Evita – 5
Nice Work If You Can Get It – 5
Peter and the Starcatcher – 5
Bonnie & Clyde – 4
End of the Rainbow – 4
Evita – 4
Follies – 4
Godspell – 4
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – 4
Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark – 4
The Best Man – 3
An Evening with Patti LuPone & Mandy Patinkin – 3
Private Lives – 3
Venus in Fur – 3
Ghost – 2
Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway – 2
The Lion King– 2
One Man, Two Guvnors – 2
Porgy and Bess – 2
Seminar – 2
Wicked – 2
Wit – 2

The 2010 Tony Award Best Musical MEMPHIS celebrated its 1,000th Broadway performance on Wednesday!  After the rockin’ and rollin’ evening performance brought the audience to its feet, the party started at 48 Lounge.  Check out the Broadway.com photos of Montego Glover (Felicia), Adam Pascal (Huey) and cast members old and new as they celebrated the music of their souls!

Click HERE to see more photos!

Click HERE to buy tickets to MEMPHIS!

Photo by Bruce Glikas

Tony Award nominees Montego Glover and Adam Pascal extended their contracts with the 2009 Tony Award Best Musical winner MEMPHIS through October 2012.  Catch them and the rest of the rockin’ cast at the Shubert Theatre 8 nights a week, where MEMPHIS will celebrate its 1,000th performance on Wednesday, March 14!

Click HERE to buy tickets to MEMPHIS!

Photo by Joan Marcus

Check out the exclusive interview with Adam Pascal on becoming ‘Huey’ in the Tony Award-Winning best musical MEMPHIS!

Hockadoo! Tony Nominee Adam Pascal begins performances as Huey Calhoun in the 2010 Tony-winning Best Musical MEMPHIS tonight, October 25th! Take a look at the photo of Adam in costume as Huey below.

MEMPHIS is currently on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street). Tickets can be purchased via www.telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200.

For more information on the show, visit MemphisTheMusical.com.

Hockadoo! Join us at the Shubert Theater today for a special sneak peek at ADAM PASCAL as Huey Calhoun in MEMPHIS! Adam will perform 2 songs from the show for fans and the press. If you can’t make it to the theater, come check out Adam in the show starting this Tuesday, October 25th.

MEMPHIS will be live Tweeting the event, and you can follow along with @MEMPHISBroadway to learn all of the details.

For more information on the show, visit MemphisTheMusical.com.

Congratulations to MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical!  This past weekend the U.S. national tour kicked off in (where else?!) Memphis, Tennessee.

The celebration continues for Memphis on October 19^th at the Shubert Theater.  Memphis marks its second anniversary on Broadway tonight!  HockaTWO!!  As of the tonight’s performance at 8PM, the musical has played 832 performances.  The show currently stars the original Tony-nominated duo Chad Kimball and Montego Glover.  Kimball departs the show October 23, when we invite Adam Pascal (of RENT fame) to join the MEMPHIS family on October 25.  To read more about Memphis, click here!

The national touring production of MEMPHIS opened last night at the Orpheum Theatre in its namesake city and the cast recently took a break from rehearsals to visit the home of the King of rock n’ roll, Elvis Presley.  Julie Johnson, who plays Mama, spoke with Playbill about her experience at Graceland and the message behind the Tony Award winning MEMPHIS.

Click here to watch the video!

Click here to learn more about the national tour of MEMPHIS!