MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET UK Box Office Opens 12/4
By: Gabrielle Sierra Dec. 02, 2010
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the award-winning new musical that tells the electrifying story of the night in 1956 when Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis came together to make music and ended up making history, will open at London's Noël Coward Theatre on 28 February 2011 with previews from 8 February 2011. The Box Office opens at 10am this Saturday 4 December - the 54th anniversary of the event that inspired the musical.
Currently playing on Broadway and in Chicago, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is inspired by the event that took place on 4 December 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis and features over 20* of the greatest rock 'n' roll, gospel, R&B and country hits ever written including: Blue Suede Shoes, I Walk The Line, Fever, Great Balls of Fire, Hound Dog, Folsom Prison Blues and Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On.
The legendary meeting was masterminded by Sun Records' founder Sam Phillips, who discovered all four of the musicians, and brought Elvis Presley (and his then girlfriend) back to the recording studio that launched him to stardom. Together with Sun Records' fast-rising new superstar Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins, who was still chasing his next big hit after writing and recording Blue Suede Shoes, the fourth member of this impromptu "quartet" was Phillips' latest signing, Jerry Lee Lewis.
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is a story of fame, friendship, discovery, divided loyalties, professional jealousy and incredible music as four of the music industry's most extraordinary talents, all in their creative prime, made music together for the first and only time in their careers.
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is directed by Eric Schaeffer, with a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux, and was originally directed and conceived by Floyd Mutrux. The creative team also includes: Derek McLane (scenic design), Jane Greenwood (costume design), Howell Binkley (lighting design), Kai Harada (sound design) and Chuck Mead (musical arrangements and supervision).
LISTINGS INFORMATION
Official UK website: www.MillionDollarQuartet.co.uk
Noël Coward Theatre, St Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4AU
Previews from: Tuesday 8 February 2011
Opening Night: Monday 28 February 2011
First booking period to: Saturday 1 October 2011
Book Online: www.MillionDollarQuartet.co.uk or www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk
Box Office: 0844 482 5141
Telephone and online sales subject to a £1.75 booking fee per ticket.
No booking fee for tickets booked in person at the Box Office.
Show Times:
Monday-Saturday 8.00pm, Thursday* & Saturday 3.00pm
The performance runs approximately 90 minutes with no interval
*First Thursday matinee 3 March 2011.
Ticket Prices: (from Monday 28 February 2011)
Monday-Thursday (including Thursday matinees):
£55.00, £45.00, £35.00, £19.50, £15.00*
Friday and Saturday Evenings and Saturday matinees:
£60.00, £50.00, £40.00, £25.00, £20.00*
*Restricted view
PREMIUM TICKETS AVAILABLE AT ALL PERFORMANCES
£10.00 off all the above prices at preview performances 8-26 February 2011
Day Seats: the front row of the Stalls is released daily at 10.00am priced £25.00 per seat (£20.00 during previews) to personal callers at the Box Office. Limit of 2 tickets per person.
All prices include a £1 theatre restoration levy.
Group Sales (10+): 0844 482 5100
Best available seats for £29.50 at most performances, subject to availability.
Education Rates also available.
Hotel and Ticket Packages: Superbreak 0871 700 4399
Hospitality: 0844 482 5166
Access: 0844 482 5137
Standby Concessions: Best available seats £25.00
From 6pm at Monday-Friday 8.00pm performances and from 12 noon at Thursday and Saturday 3pm performances at the Box Office for Students, Senior Citizens, Jobseekers, Equity, BECTU and MU members. Subject to availability. One ticket per ID.
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