Million Dollar Quartet 2010
Run Time:
1 Hour and 40 Minutes, with no intermission
Opened: April 11, 20101 Hour and 40 Minutes, with no intermission
Closing: June 12, 2011
Million Dollar Quartet - 2010 Broadway History , Info & More
Nederlander Theatre (Broadway)
208 W. 41st St. New York, NY 10036
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.
Million Dollar Quartet - 2010 - Broadway Cast
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That's Good Rockin' Tonight
7 / 10
Don't go to 'Million Dollar Quartet' looking for great acting. Three members of the front line are not professional actors (Mr. Guest is the ringer), and the book, by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux, is tissue-thin. This is the kind of show that goes flat whenever the characters stop singing and start talking. Fortunately, they do plenty of the former and not too terribly much of the latter, and Eric Schaeffer, the director, has staged the show so skillfully as to minimize the thespian shortcomings of its less experienced cast members.
Over at Sun Records, Whole Lotta Rock History Goin’ On
8 / 10
There’s a lot to like about this relatively scrappy variation on a familiar theme. “Million Dollar Quartet” has a pleasing modesty, taking place as it does on a single afternoon, Dec. 4, 1956, in the rattletrap recording studio of Sun Records in Memphis. Aficionados of the dinosaur days of rock will recognize this date’s momentousness. Mostly by chance, one of the great jam sessions in recording history took place there and then, as Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley all gathered to shoot the breeze, harmonize and strum their guitars or thunder away at the piano keys.
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Other Productions of Million Dollar Quartet
| 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 |
Million Dollar Quartet - 2010 Broadway Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners will appear on a background
| 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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