From My Hometown is an Off Broadway musical that was conceived by Lee Summers, book by Summers, Ty Stephens, and Herbert Rawlings, Jr.. Born at the now-defunct cabaret room, "LaPlace," with Kevin Ramsey as director and co-choreographer with Leslie Dockery; (choreographer)Robert Fowler as associate choreographer and Will Barrow as musical director, Lee Summers, Ty Stephens and Herbert Rawlings, Jr. built the story from their own autobiographical stories, creating the roles of Memphis, Philly and Detroit.

The musical follows three aspiring performers, Philly, Memphis, and Detroit - all new to New York and named after their Rhythm and Blues producing hometowns - as they try to make it big in show business, circa 1980.

The three start out competing for the same job, but through individual and collective obstacles, eventually, decide to join forces to form a close-harmony singing group.

Sharpened up since its tryout at Amas, this nostalgic tribute to the regional greats of rhythm and blues and soul music incorporates more than 30 songs into a heart-tugging storyline.

"[7] Lawrence Van Gelder, writing for the New York Times, also wrote a review for the 2004 run, stating that "Lee Summers, who conceived ''From My Hometown'' and wrote it with Ty Stephens and Herbert Rawlings Jr., hasn't managed to pump much novelty into the all-too-familiar story with its offstage romantic subplots, and even a fairy tale like this shouldn't have such a gaping hole where the pals' big break ought to be.