MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET to Launch New Tour During 2015-16 Season

The national tour of the Broadway musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET will celebrate the closing of its 4th season on the road on Sunday, June 28. Inspired by the electrifying true story of four rock 'n' roll icons, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET played over 60 cities in the last year from Anchorage and Oklahoma City to St. Louis and Buffalo, and will conclude at Vienna, VA's beautiful outdoor venue, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts.

A new touring company of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET will kick off with a six week engagement at Broadway Palm in Ft. Myers, FL on Thursday, October 1. The tour will continue to more than 40 cities throughout the 2015-2016 season, including Phoenix, AZ (The Orpheum Theatre); Sarasota, FL (Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall); Birmingham, AL (BJCC Concert Hall); and Eugene, OR (Hult Center). Additional cities will be announced at a later date.

The legendary rock 'n' roll icons of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET continue to electrify audiences in Chicago and Las Vegas. Following its sold-out, limited engagement at the Goodman's Owen Theatre in Chicago, the production moved to the Apollo Theatre on November 5, 2008. Still rocking to packed houses at the Apollo Theatre, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is the longest-running Broadway musical in Chicago. In Las Vegas, crowds continue to dance in the aisles at Harrah's Las Vegas where MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET has been playing since February 2013. For more information, please visit http://milliondollarquartetlive.com.

Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW) President and CEO Steve Spiegel announced the acquisition of exclusive representation of stage performance rights for MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET. "Brilliantly crafted with a famous rock & roll score that delivers, it will be immensely popular in our marketplace," says Spiegel about the show, which he calls an "incredibly engaging, riveting musical." MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET joins TRW's major licensing assets including JERSEY BOYS and MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT. TRW's Vice President of Professional and International Licensing, Sean Cercone is working with a number of high profile regional theatres for flagship productions of the show.

An all-new production of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET opened June 25, 2015 at Welk Resort Theatre in Branson, MO. The show will continue through December 31, 2015. In 2016, the show will run from March through December. For more information, please visit www.WelkBranson.com.

Continuing with their commitment to excellence in entertainment, Norwegian Cruise Line will feature MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET on board their largest ship ever, Norwegian Escape. Norwegian Escape will sail weekly seven-day cruises from her year-round homeport of Miami to the Eastern Caribbean beginning on November 14, 2015. The 164,600 gross ton ship will be the largest ever to home port year-round in Miami, carrying 4,200 guests to tropical Caribbean destinations including St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; Tortola, British Virgin Islands and Nassau, Bahamas. For more information, please visit www.ncl.com.

"Eight years ago, we never would have believed what the future held for MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET. We have watched this little show grow and succeed 'beyond our wildest imaginings,'" says lead producers Gigi Pritzker & Ted Rawlins. "It has been incredibly rewarding to see audiences across the country experience this electric night in rock 'n' roll history, and we are so grateful for our talented cast and crew members who bring this story to life for them each and every night."

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET had its world premiere at Florida's Seaside Music Theatre, and was subsequently staged at the Village Theatre in Seattle, WA, breaking box office records.

When the Broadway production opened in April 2010, critics and audiences leapt to their feet in unanimous praise. The New York Times called the show, "a buoyant new musical that whips the crowd into a frenzy," New York Magazine labeled it, "a dazzling raucous spectacle that sounds like a million bucks," and NY1 called it, "90 minutes of platinum grade entertainment." The musical continued its successful New York engagement Off-Broadway at New World Stages through June 2012. In 2011, the West End production played at the Noël Coward Theatre in London.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for Levi Kreis' portrayal of Jerry Lee Lewis and received Tony Award nominations 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, a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Musical Revue and three Drama League nominations including Distinguished Production of a Musical and Distinguished Performance.

The international TonyAward-Winning musical, Million Dollar Quartet is the high voltage Broadway musical, inspired by the phenomenal true story of the famed recording session that brought together rock 'n' roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET brings the heart and soul of that legendary night to life with an irresistible tale of excitement and passion, featuring 21 timeless hits including "Blue Suede Shoes," "Sixteen Tons," "Great Balls of Fire," "I Walk the Line," "Fever," "Hound Dog" and more.

The Original Broadway production of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET was directed by Eric Schaeffer and features a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux.

The design team for the Broadway production included Derek McLane (scenic design), Howell Binkley (lighting design), Jane Greenwood (costume design), Kai Harada (sound design) and Chuck Mead (musical arrangements and supervision).

For more show information, please visit www.milliondollarquartetlive.com.

photo by Jeremy Daniel