ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Vanguard Theater Company will hold a one-weekend-only production of "Memphis the Musical" at the Westminster Arts Center at Bloomfield College, which will open on Friday, July 14 and include several Essex County actors.

According to a theater news release, the production will include the following cast members:

West Orange - Branden R. Mangan

- Branden R. Mangan East Orange – Janice Lynn, Zach Abraham, Hans Ericson, Aaron Bowes

– Janice Lynn, Zach Abraham, Hans Ericson, Aaron Bowes South Orange – Whitney Pillsbury

– Whitney Pillsbury Bloomfield – Mike Amazan, David Tibbs, Jonathan Jarvis

– Mike Amazan, David Tibbs, Jonathan Jarvis Newark – Jahee Kidd, Mimi B. Francis, Leah Jenea

– Jahee Kidd, Mimi B. Francis, Leah Jenea Clifton – Triana Jackson

– Triana Jackson Maplewood – Miriam Navarrete, Yagel Cabrera, Daisha Davis, Patrisha Gibson, Toni Gardner, Alex Rosenberg, Franca Rosenblatt

– Miriam Navarrete, Yagel Cabrera, Daisha Davis, Patrisha Gibson, Toni Gardner, Alex Rosenberg, Franca Rosenblatt Montclair - Gabriel Rodriguez, and Jamie Mayer

Dwayne Clark (The Color Purple and Spiderman on Broadway), Leandra Ellis Gaston (Hair and After Midnight), Lawrence Dandridge (Sister Act) and Dan Drew (Rhythm in the Night) will lead the local cast members in the production.