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Photo Coverage: Melissa Etheridge Jams with MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET!

Yesterday, June 23, Eddie Clendening, Lance Guest, Tony Award® winner Levi Kreis, Robert Britton Lyons, Tony Award® nominee Hunter Foster, Elizabeth Stanley, Corey Kaiser and Larry Lelli were joined onstage for the MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET finale by special guest Melissa Etheridge! BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the 15-time Grammy nominee (and winner of two) jam with the QUARTET!

On December 4, 1956, an auspicious twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley together. The place was Sun Records' storefront studio in Memphis. The man who made it happen was Sam Phillips, the "Father of Rock and Roll," who discovered them all. The four young musicians united for the only time in their careers for an impromptu recording that has come to be known as one of the greatest rock jam sessions of all time.

Inspired by the actual event, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET features a treasure trove of the greatest rock and roll, gospel, R&B and country hits from these musicians, including such iconic songs as "Blue Suede Shoes," "Fever," "Sixteen Tons," "Who Do You Love?," "Great Balls of Fire," "I Walk the Line," "Folsom Prison Blues," and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On." MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET captures the infectious spirit, freewheeling excitement and thrilling sounds of a singular moment when four of the music industry's most extraordinary talents, all in their creative prime, came together for one of the most memorable nights in music history.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET opened on Sunday, April 11, 2010.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Levi Kreis) and received a Tony nomination for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical (Colin Escott & Floyd Mutrux). The show received an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Levi Kreis), a Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Musical Revue and three Drama League Nominations including Distinguished Production of a Musical and Distinguished Performance (Lance Guest & Levi Kreis).

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is directed by Eric Schaeffer and features a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux. The design team for Broadway includes: Derek McLane (scenic design), Howell Binkley (lighting design), Jane Greenwood (costume design), Kai Harada (sound design) and Chuck Mead (musical arrangements and supervision).

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is produced by Relevant Theatricals, John Cossette Productions, American Pop Anthology, Broadway Across America, and James L. Nederlander.

The Chicago production of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET opened in 2008 and is still playing to packed houses at the Apollo Theatre.

For information about the Broadway and ChicaGo Productions of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, visit www.MillionDollarQuartetLive.com.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.


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Levi Kreis, Robert Britton Lyons, Cory Kaiser, Eddie Clendening and Lance Guest


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Melissa Etheridge


Levi Kreis, Elizabeth Stanley, Melissa Etheridge, Robert Britton Lyons, Cory Kaiser, Larry Lelli, Eddie Clendening and Lance Guest


Robert Britton Lyons, Cory Kaiser and Melissa Etheridge


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Robert Britton Lyons, Cory Kaiser and Melissa Etheridge


Robert Britton Lyons, Cory Kaiser and Melissa Etheridge


Robert Britton Lyons, Cory Kaiser and Melissa Etheridge


Robert Britton Lyons and Melissa Etheridge


Elizabeth Stanley, Melissa Etheridge, Robert Britton Lyons and Cory Kaiser


Melissa Etheridge, Robert Britton Lyons and Cory Kaiser


Melissa Etheridge, Robert Britton Lyons and Cory Kaiser


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Melissa Etheridge and Cory Kaiser


Elizabeth Stanley, Melissa Etheridge, Robert Britton Lyons and Cory Kaiser


Melissa Etheridge


Levi Kreis, Elizabeth Stanley, Robert Britton Lyons, Cory Kaiser, Melissa Etheridge, Eddie Clendening and Lance Guest


Levi Kreis, Elizabeth Stanley, Robert Britton Lyons, Cory Kaiser, Melissa Etheridge, Eddie Clendening and Lance Guest


Levi Kreis, Elizabeth Stanley, Robert Britton Lyons, Cory Kaiser, Melissa Etheridge, Eddie Clendening and Lance Guest


Robert Britton Lyons and Melissa Etheridge


Robert Britton Lyons and Melissa Etheridge


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Elizabeth Stanley, Melissa Etheridge, Robert Britton Lyons, Cory Kaiser, Larry Lelli, Eddie Clendening, Lance Guest and Hunter Foster


Elizabeth Stanley, Melissa Etheridge, Robert Britton Lyons, Cory Kaiser, Larry Lelli, Eddie Clendening, Lance Guest and Hunter Foster


Elizabeth Stanley, Melissa Etheridge and Robert Britton Lyons


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Levi Kreis, Melissa Etheridge and Elizabeth Stanley


Levi Kreis, Melissa Etheridge and Elizabeth Stanley


Levi Kreis, Melissa Etheridge and Elizabeth Stanley


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After his life as an ingenue in Brooklyn & Queens, Walter spent the next 25 Years in a leading role as a Photographer / Photo Researcher in Manhattan. He is currently headlining in New Jersey with his partner Richard and children Dali & Gala. As a 14 year old youth, Walter was transfixed by his first Broadway Show, the original production of "GREASE". His journey on the path to celebrity photojournalism began that fateful night. Meeting, photographing and getting to know the cast inspired him to spend his professional life doing what he loved. His photography is syndicated worldwide through Retna Ltd. and Corbis.

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