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Broadway musical hits the local stage

| 08 May 2015 | 12:33
    Photo by Jeremy Daniel John Countryman as Jerry Lee Lewis, James Barry as Carl Perkins, Cody Ray Slaughter as Elvis Presley and Scott Moreau as Johnny Cash, Kelly Lamont as Dyanne in The National Tour of Million Dollar Quartet.
    Photo by Jeremy Daniel John Countryman as Jerry Lee Lewis, James Barry as Carl Perkins, Cody Ray Slaughter as Elvis Presley and Scott Moreau as Johnny Cash, Kelly Lamont as Dyanne in The National Tour of Million Dollar Quartet.

MORRISTOWN — The national tour of the Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet, inspired by the true story, returns to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, June 10 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $49 to $79.

The international Tony Award-Winning musical, Million Dollar Quartet 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 legendary musicians at the Sun Records storefront studio in Memphis for the first and 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 an irresistible tale of broken promises, secrets, betrayal and celebrations featuring timeless hits including "Blue Suede Shoes," "That's All Right," "Sixteen Tons," "Great Balls of Fire," "I Walk the Line," "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," "See Ya Later, Alligator," "Fever," "Folsom Prison Blues," "Hound Dog" and more.

The show is directed by Eric Schaeffer and features a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux. The design team includes: Derek McLane (scenic design), Howell Binkley (lighting design), Jane Greenwood (costume design), Kai Harada (sound design) and Chuck Mead (musical arrangements and supervision).

Million Dollar Quartet won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical and received a Tony Award nomination 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 Mayo Performing Arts Center is located at 100 South St. in Morristown. For more information and tickets contact the box office at 973-539-8008 or www.mayoarts.org.