Memphis: Direct from Broadway

{{Infobox film

| name = Memphis: Direct from Broadway

| image = MemphisDirectFromBroadwayMoviePoster500.jpg

| caption = Advertisement poster

| director = Don Roy King

| based_on = {{Based on|Memphis|Joe DiPietro}}

| starring = Chad Kimball
Montego Glover
J. Bernard Calloway
Cass Morgan
Derrick Baskin
James Monroe Iglehart
Michael McGrath

| music = David Bryan

| cinematography =

| editing =

| distributor = Broadway worldwide
NCM Fathom
The Fremantle Corporation (non-USA)

| released = {{Film date|2011|4|28}}

| runtime = 165 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

}}

Memphis: Direct from Broadway is a 2011 film of the original Broadway production of the musical Memphis as captured live in performance on Broadway. The show was captured at Broadway's Shubert Theatre in New York City January 18–21, 2011, utilizing multiple high-definition cameras and 96 tracks of sound recording. The film had a limited theatrical release between April 28-May 3, 2011, in more than 530 theaters with high-definition digital projection systems in the US and Canada. This marked the first time the Tony Award-winning Best Musical was presented in movie theaters while concurrently running on Broadway.

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|url= http://www.livebway.com/?page_id=645

|title= MEMPHIS to be Filmed Live for Nationwide Digital Cinema Distribution

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|accessdate=13 January 2011

|publisher= livebway.com

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Shout! Factory announced that it had partnered with Broadway Worldwide to bring the 131-minute film to home audiences. Memphis debuted for streaming on Netflix in July 2011.{{cite web |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |title=Broadway's Memphis Film Available for Streaming on Netflix |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-memphis-film-available-for-streaming-on-netflix-com-181232 |website=Playbill |access-date=November 24, 2021 |date=July 26, 2011}} The film was released nationwide on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download on January 24, 2012. Prior to its January 2012 in-store release, the DVD and Blu-ray edition became available October 14, 2011, at the Broadway home of Memphis, the Shubert Theatre, as well as venues presenting the national tour of the musical, which launched the same day at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee.{{cite web |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |title=HD Film of Broadway's Memphis Will Be Released on DVD, Blu-Ray and Digital Download in January |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/hd-film-of-broadways-memphis-will-be-released-on-dvd-blu-ray-and-digital-download-in-january-com-183487 |website=Playbill |access-date=November 24, 2021 |date=October 11, 2011}} NCM Fathom distributed the movie in US locations, while Fremantle Media has the rights for international distribution.{{cite web |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |title=Fremantle Nabs International TV Distribution Rights for Memphis |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/fremantle-nabs-international-tv-distribution-rights-for-memphis-com-177173 |website=Playbill |access-date=November 24, 2021 |date=March 11, 2011}}

The film is assembled from footage shot at five regularly scheduled performances January 18–21, 2011, at the Shubert Theatre. The film includes a 20-minute behind-the-scenes look at how the show was captured for the big screen, followed directly into the feature presentation of the complete Broadway musical.{{cite web |last= Diamond |first= Robert |url= http://broadwayworld.com/article/MEMPHIS_to_be_Filmed_Live_for_Nationwide_Digital_Cinema_Distribution_20110113 |title= MEMPHIS to be Filmed Live for Nationwide Digital Cinema Distribution |date= January 11, 2011 |accessdate= January 13, 2011 |website= BroadwayWorld}}