The National tour of Million Dollar Quartet premieres at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth. Photo courtesy of Jeremy Daniel
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The national tour of the Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet, inspired by thebrelectrifying true story, will make its Fort Worth premiere March 5-10, atbrBass Performance Hall as part of the Broadway at the Bass supported by SewellbrSeries.
The international Tony® Award-winning musical, Million Dollar Quartet is set onbrDecember 4, 1956, when an auspicious twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, JerrybrLee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together. Sam Phillips, the “Fatherbrof Rock ‘n’ Roll” who was responsible for launching the careers of each icon,brbrought the four legendary musicians together at the Sun Records storefrontbrstudio in Memphis for the first and only time. The resulting evening becamebrknown as one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll jam sessions in history.
MillionbrDollar Quartet brings that legendary night to life with an irresistiblebrtale of broken promises, secrets, betrayal and celebrations featuring anbreclectic score of rock, gospel, R&B and country hits including: “Blue SuedebrShoes,” “Fever,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Great Balls of Fire,”br“Matchbox,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Hound Dog,”brand more.
Portraying these icons are, James Barry as Carl Perkins, David Elkins as Johnny Cash,Ben Goddard as Jerry Lee Lewis, and Cody Slaughter as Elvis Presley. Vince Nappoplays the “Father of Rock ‘n' Roll,” SambrPhillips. The cast also features KellybrLamont as Dyanne, and musicians BillybrShaffer (Fluke, drums), and Corey Kaiser (Jay Perkins, bass). Rounding out the company are:Katie Barton, Austin Cook, Scott Moreau, John MichaelbrPresney, David Sonneborn, and Billy Woodward.
The show is directed by Eric Schaefferand features a book by Colin Escottand Floyd Mutrux. The design teambrincludes: Derek McLane(scenicbrdesign), Howell Binkley(lightingbrdesign), Jane Greenwood(costume design), Kai Harada (sound design) and Chuck Mead(musicalbrarrangements and supervision).
Ben Goddard is appearing with the permission of Actors'brEquity Association. The Producers gratefully acknowledge Actors' EquitybrAssociation for its assistance of this production.
When the Broadway production opened in April 2010, criticsbrand audiences leapt to their feet in unanimous praise. The New York Timescalled the show, “a buoyant new musical that whips the crowd into a frenzy,” NewbrYork Magazine labeled it, “a dazzling raucous spectacle that sounds like abrmillion bucks,” and NY1 called it, “90 minutes of platinum gradebrentertainment.” The musical continued its successful New York engagement at NewbrWorld Stages through June 2012.
The Chicago production of Million Dollar Quartet opened in 2008and is still playingbrto packed houses at the Apollo Theatre. The West End production played at thebrNoël Coward Theatre in London in 2011, and a Las Vegas production moves intobrthe Harrah’s Showroom beginning February 2013.
MillionbrDollar Quartet won a Tony Award® for Best Performance by abrFeatured Actor in a Musical and received a Tony Award® nominationbrfor Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical (Colin Escott & Floyd Mutrux).brThe show received an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actorbrin a Musical, a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Musical Revue and threebrDrama League nominations including Distinguished Production of a Musical andbrDistinguished Performance.
MillionbrDollar Quartet is produced by Relevant Theatricals, James L. Nederlander,brJohn Cossette Productions, American Pop Anthology and Broadway Across America.
To charge tickets by phone, call 817-212-4280 in Fort Worth;br1-877-212-4280 (toll free) outside Fort Worth; or order online at BassbrPerformance Hall. Tickets are also available at the Bass Performance Hallbrticket office at 525 Commerce Street. Ticket office hours: Monday throughbrFriday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. For groupbrsales, call 817-212-4248.
Photo Credit: Jeremy Daniel