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 'n' Roll," who discovered them all. The four legends-to-be 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.
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET features a treasure trove of the greatest rock 'n' roll, gospel, R&B and country hits from these music legends, including such iconic songs as "Blue Suede Shoes," "Fever," "Sixteen Tons," "Who Do You Love?," "Great Balls of Fire," "Riders in the Sky," "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.
Fans of fifties rock and roll tend to love it not just reasonably but feverishly, and with good reason: To listen to the recordings made by Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins at Sam Phillips’s Sun Records is to hear the future being born, heralded by jangly guitars, the thump-thump of a stand-up bass, and a piano with the jittery nerves of a brand-new dad. Million Dollar Quartet, a show poised delicately at the halfway point between a musical and a revue, distills that revolutionary spirit and splashes it out as a dazzling, raucous spectacle.
One day in December 1956, four future musical legends -- Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins -- happened to gather together for an impromptu jam session at the Memphis studio of Sun Records. Don't look for 'Million Dollar Quartet,' the new musical about this fortuitous event, to show what really happened that day. But this wildly entertaining show wonderfully captures the spirit of these seminal figures who would go on to change the course of popular music.
| 2010 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2011 | West End |
Original London Production West End |
| 2011 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Transfer Off-Broadway |
| 2011 | US Tour |
National Tour US Tour |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Drama Desk Awards | utstanding Musical Revue | Million Dollar Quartet |
| 2010 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Levi Kreis |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Colin Escott |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Floyd Mutrux |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Relevant Theatricals |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | John Cossette Productions |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | American Pop Anthology |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Broadway Across America |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | James L. Nederlander |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Levi Kreis |
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