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| Million Dollar Quartet | |
|---|---|
| Music | Various; arranged by Chuck Mead |
| Lyrics | Various |
| Book | Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux |
Million Dollar Quartet is a jukebox musical written by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott. It dramatizes the Million Dollar Quartet recording session of 1956, among early Rock and roll stars Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins, and newcomer Jerry Lee Lewis. After several tryouts and regional productions, the musical opened on Broadway in 2010.
Productions
The musical premiered at Florida's Seaside Music Theatre and was staged at the Village Theatre near Seattle, breaking box office records.[citation needed] The musical had a limited run at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, opening on September 27, 2008.[1] Mutrux co-directed the Chicago production with Eric Schaeffer, of Virginia's Signature Theatre. The show was transferred and is currently playing at Chicago's Apollo Theater where it opened on October 31, 2008.[2] In November 2009, the producers announced that the production would transfer to the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway in 2010.[3]
The Broadway production opened on April 11, 2010, with a cast featuring Eddie Clendening as Elvis Presley, Lance Guest as Johnny Cash, Levi Kreis as Jerry Lee Lewis, Rob Lyons as Carl Perkins and Hunter Foster as Sam Phillips.[4] The Broadway cast also included Elizabeth Stanley as "Dyanne",[5] who in the show accompanies Elvis Presley to the Sun Records studio and sings "Fever" and "I Hear You Knocking," as well as provides back-up vocals.[6]
The musical was nominated for three 2010 Tony Awards: Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for Levi Kreis.[7] The musical won one of the three Tony awards for which it was nominated, Levi Kreis winning the award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Jerry Lee Lewis.[citation needed]
The "Million Dollar Quartet" original Broadway cast recording was released in 2010.[8]
The musical is planned for a West End transfer in early 2011.[citation needed]
Synopsis
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Musical numbers
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Reception
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References
- ^ Theatremania, 5 June 2008
- ^ Official website for the musical
- ^ Dollar Quartet Will Be New Tenant of Broadway's Nederlander Theatre
- ^ Fick, David. "Million Dollar Quartet Opens Tonight". Musical Cyberspace, April 11, 2010
- ^ Gans, Andrew. "Foster and Stanley Will Join Original Chicago Quartet for Broadway's Million Dollar Quartet". Playbill.com. Posted: January 21, 2010.[1]
- ^ MDQ Merchandising LLC (2010). “Song List” and “Performing Credits”. In Million Dollar Quartet CD booklet, p. 5. New York City: Avatar Studios; and Chicago: Chicago Recording Company.
- ^ "Who's Nominated?". Tony Awards. IBM Corp. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
- ^ MDQ Merchandising LLC (2010). [CD]. New York City: Avatar Studios; and Chicago: Chicago Recording Company.