The national tour of the Broadway musical “Million Dollar Quartet,” inspired by the electrifying true story, will come to the Lied Center for Performing Arts April 10 as part of the Glenn Korff Broadway Series.
Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show are on sale at http://liedcenter.org, at the Lied Center box office at 12th and R streets, or by phone at 402-472-4747. Tickets are available to students at a 50 percent discount with a valid NCard.
The Tony Award-winning musical is set on Dec. 4, 1956, when an auspicious twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together. Sam Phillips, the “Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll” who was responsible for launching the careers of each icon, gathered the four musicians at the Sun Records studio in Memphis for the only time. The resulting evening became known as one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll jam sessions in history.
“Million Dollar Quartet” brings that legendary night to life with a tale of broken promises, secrets, betrayal and celebrations featuring numerous hits, such as “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Ring of Fire,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and “Hound Dog.”
Portraying the icons are James Barry as Carl Perkins, John Countryman as Jerry Lee Lewis, Tyler Hunter as Elvis Presley and Scott Moreau as Johnny Cash. Vince Nappo plays Sam Phillips.
The longest-running musical production in Chicago’s history, “Million Dollar Quartet” opened in 2008 and continues to perform to packed houses at the Apollo Theatre. “Million Dollar Quartet” won a Tony Award for best performance by a featured actor in a musical and received a Tony nomination for best musical and best book of a musical. 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.
