Alistair Foster, Showbusiness Correspondent
8 Jul 2011
Memphis, the Broadway smash hit co-written by Bon Jovi keyboard player David Bryan, could be on its way to the West End next year.
The star, 49, is seeking a theatre to house his rock '*' roll show, which last year won four Tony awards, including best musical.
After taking £50million at the box office in Broadway, it is set to begin a tour of the US and Bryan would like the production to move to one of London's larger venues.
But his efforts are being affected by next summer's Olympics, which he fears could overshadow any new production that opens then.
He said: "The next logical step for us is the West End, which would be an honour for us. But the Olympics are making it tricky, as ideally we'd like to open in the summer.
"We're touring the US for most of the next year and then we'd like to come over, but it seems that would be pretty bad timing. We're considering what we can do."
Memphis, set in 1962, tells of a white radio DJ who starts playing black music before falling for a young black
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