{"id":119058,"date":"2022-04-15T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=119058"},"modified":"2022-04-15T15:32:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T20:32:06","slug":"graceland-too-the-building-elvis-never-left-to-play-new-yorks-latea-theater-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/graceland-too-the-building-elvis-never-left-to-play-new-yorks-latea-theater-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"“Graceland Too: The Building Elvis Never Left” to Play New York’s Latea Theater in May"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The legend of Paul MacLeod<\/strong> lives on in this new play about one of the weirdest, wildest traditions in Mississippi <\/strong>history. If you find yourself in New York City<\/strong> this May, catch the play at the Latea Theater<\/strong> (107 Suffolk Street) these times: May 2, 2022 @ 6:15 pm, May 6, 2022 @ 9 pm, and May 8, 2022 @ 3:30 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspired by a true story, Graceland Too: The Building Elvis Never Left<\/strong><\/em> is a bluesy, tragic tale about the galaxy\u2019s number one Elvis <\/strong>fan, Paul MacLeod, and his antebellum home-turned-Elvis shrine in Holly Springs, <\/strong>Mississippi. As Paul gears up for Elvis Week<\/strong> with the help of former prisoner, Dwight Taylor<\/strong>, two very different worlds collide and Graceland Too<\/strong> will never be the same again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Memphis native Nicole Hughes<\/a> <\/strong>is a producer and early-career writer. She has produced \u201cHumanity Needs Dreamers,\u201d Diana Degarmo<\/strong> \u201cGemini\u201d music videos, created & produced \u201cHomes for the Brave,\u201d and impact-produced the documentary Coded Bias<\/em> on Netflix<\/strong>. Her passion is to tell the tales of Deep South<\/strong> folklore, starting with her play Graceland Too: The Building Elvis Never Left.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are in New York City and want to go, Purchase Tickets Here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow the Instagram account for the project @gracelandtooplay<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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