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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] Kreis won the award for Best Featured Actor 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
[Give the plot, organized by act]
Musical numbers
Song List
Sung By
Act 1
Blue Suede Shoes
(Music and Lyrics By Carl L. Perkins)
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Company
Real Wild Child
(Music and Lyrics By John O'Keefe, John Greenan and Dave Owens)
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Jerry Lee Lewis
Matchbox
(Music and Lyrics By Carl L. Perkins)
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Carl Perkins
Who Do You Love?
(Music and Lyrics By Ellas McDaniel)
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Carl Perkins
Folsom Prison Blues
(Music and Lyrics By John R. Cash)
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Johnny Cash
Fever
(Music and Lyrics By Eddie Cooley andJohnny Davenport)
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Dyanne
Memories Are Made of This
(Music and Lyrics By Terry Gilkyson,Richard Dehr and Frank Miller)
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Elvis Presley
That's All Right
(Music and Lyrics By Arthur Crudup)
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Elvis Presley
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
(Music and Lyrics By Chuck Berry)
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Company
Down by the Riverside
Unkown Writer
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Company
Sixteen Tons
(Music and Lyrics By Merle Travis)
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Johnny Cash
My Babe
(Music and Lyrics By Willie Dixon)
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Carl Perkins
Long Tall Sally
(Music and Lyrics By Robert Blackwell,Enotris Johnson and Richard Penniman)
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Elvis Presley
Peace in the Valley
(Music and Lyrics By Thomas A. Dorsey)
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Company
I Walk the Line
(Music and Lyrics By John R. Cash)
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Johnny Cash
I Hear You Knockin
(Music and Lyrics By Dave Bartholomewand Pearl King)
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Dyanne
Party
(Music and Lyrics By Jessie Mae Robinson)
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Carl Perkins and Company
Great Balls of Fire
(Music and Lyrics By Otis Blackwell andJack Hammer)
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Jerry Lee Lewis
Down by the Riverside (Reprise)
Unknown Writer
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Company
Hound Dog
(Music and Lyrics By Jerry Leiber andMike Stoller)
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Elvis Presley
Ghost Riders
(Music and Lyrics By Stan Jones )
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Johnny Cash
See You Later Alligator
(Music and Lyrics By Robert Guidry)
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Carl Perkins
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
(Music and Lyrics By Curly Williams)
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Jerry Lee Lewis
Reception
[Discuss the reviews. Here's one: [2]]
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.