Following a celebrated run on Broadway and in Chicago, “Beyond Glory,” starring Stephen Lang, will perform for one night only at the Orpheum Theater on Nov. 22. This one-man show presents the stories of eight veterans from World War II, Korea and Vietnam, rendering firsthand accounts of valor that resulted in the nation’s highest military award, the Medal of Honor.
Tickets are on sale now and available for purchase online at orpheum-memphis.com, the Orpheum Box Office (901-525-3000), the ticket counter at The Booksellers at Laurelwood, and all Ticketmaster centers (901-743-ARTS).
The show is adapted from Larry Smith’s stirring book. Lang, an award-winning playwright, moves through each man’s story with illusory magic that lights up the stage. The event is presented by several Memphis area historical and veterans’ groups.
The men of “Beyond Glory” are:
- John William Finn, a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy at the Naval Air Station at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (Dec. 7, 1941)
- Clarence Sasser, a specialist fifth class in the U.S. Army in Ding Tuong Province, Republic of Vietnam (Jan. 10, 1968)
- Lewis Millett, a captain in the U.S. Army in the vicinity of Soam-Ni, Korea (Dec. 7, 1951)
- James Bond Stockdale, a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy in Hoa Lo Prison, Hanoi, North Vietnam (Dec. 4, 1969)
- Nicky Daniel Bacon, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army at a location west of Tam Ky in the Republic of Vietnam (Aug. 26, 1968)
- Hector Albert Cafferata, a private in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve at Chosin Reservoir, North Korea (Nov. 28, 1950)
- Vernon J. Baker, a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army near Viareggio, Italy (April 5-6, 1945)
- Daniel K. Inouye, a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army near San Terenzo, Italy (April 21, 1945)
