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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 15 Chicago Passes to Theatrical ‘Memphis’ Direct From Broadway
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 24, 2011 - 9:49pm
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The theatrical “Memphis” direct from Broadway in HD.
Image credit: BWI Memphis
What’s the most important lesson we learned from the segregated 1950s?
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© 2011 Adam Fendelman, HollywoodChicago.com LLC
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CHICAGO – In our latest direct-from-Broadway edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 15 admit-one passes up for grabs to the Chicago and Chicagoland screenings of the theatrical “Memphis” in HD! This special event will play for four nights only at dozens of theatres across Chicago and Chicagoland.
To win your free screening pass to “Memphis” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is answer our question in this Web-based submission form. That’s it! These passes are valid at various screening times from Thursday, April 28, 2011 through Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at dozens of participating theatres across Chicago and Chicagoland. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
Image credit: BWI Memphis
Here is the synopsis for the new theatrical release of “Memphis”:
“Memphis” takes place in the smoky halls and underground clubs of the segregated 1950s where a young white DJ named Huey Calhoun (Chad Kimball) fell in love with everything he shouldn’t: rock n’ roll and an electrifying black singer (Montego Glover).
“Memphis” is an original story about the cultural revolution that erupted when his vision met her voice and the music changed forever. Bursting off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love, this incredible journey is filled with laughter, soaring emotion and roof-raising rock n’ roll.
“Memphis” features a Tony-winning book by Joe DiPietro (“I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change”) and a Tony-winning original score with music and lyrics composed by David Bryan (Grammy-winning keyboard player and founding member of Bon Jovi).
Directed by Tony nominee Christopher Ashley (“Xanadu”) with choreography by Sergio Trujillo (“Jersey Boys”), the all-star cast features Tony nominee Chad Kimball, Tony nominee Montego Glover, Derrick Baskin, J. Bernard Calloway, James Monroe Iglehart, Tony nominee Michael McGrath and Cass Morgan.
The movie trailer for “Memphis” can be watched now below.
To secure your free screening pass to “Memphis,” you must be logged into your HollywoodChicago.com Web site account. If you don’t yet have one, you can quickly register here. Having a free Web site account with a valid e-mail address is required to win this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup.
Next, simply answer our question. You must submit your answer using this confidential, Web-based submission form. Please do not comment on this page. Your entry will be invalid if you comment on this page only instead of submitting in our Web-based submission form. You must include your full name, e-mail address and mailing address in your submission. Your personal information will not be sold or shared, will be kept strictly confidential and is only for awarding winning entries. Please answer our question below.
What’s the most important lesson we learned from the segregated 1950s?Like all Hookups here, this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup is simple: 15 lucky readers will be selected as the winners of our free “Memphis” Hookup! Good luck!
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 | By ADAM FENDELMAN |
Lesson
It’s not right!
Lesson learned from the segregated 1950s
I think the most important thing that we have learned (and are still striving to learn and implement as a nation) is that segregation is not only wrong but it is no way for a nation to advance. As one, we stand alone. Together, we stand strong as a nation.
It takes time to heal
It takes time to heal a nation.
Lesson Learned from the Segregated 1950s
We have learned that a nation can only push oppressed people so far.
Memphis
Im betting we wouldnt have the awesome Hollywood hook.com
Memphis
How senseless and destructive it all was.
Memphis
That if separate but equal had actually been equal, integration wouldn’t have been so important. It still would have happened eventually, but *not* at the expense of the Black schools who had teachers who knew how to teach and motivate the kids even with substandard books and facilities.
Now, it feels like parents and teachers have given up on the kids who need them the most. Teach to the test and the kids learn nothing. Cognitive thinking skills are no longer encouraged, or wanted.
Memphis
That if separate but equal had actually been equal, integration wouldn’t have been so important. It still would have happened eventually, but *not* at the expense of the Black schools who had teachers who knew how to teach and motivate the kids even with substandard books and facilities.
Now, it feels like parents and teachers have given up on the kids who need them the most. Teach to the test and the kids learn nothing. Cognitive thinking skills are no longer encouraged, or wanted.
(sorry for the dup, I forgot to log in before)
READ THIS TO LEARN WHAT WE LEARNED :D
It wasn’t as much what we learned, because the 1950s GAVE us something so much better: A more enriched culture where another ethnicity could impact our society!
What is the lesson we learned from the segregated 1950"s?
There were so many lessons to be learned. The most important one is that we are all different-YET ALL THE SAME. We are equal and everyone deserves a chance to be happy.