Million Dollar Quartet - The View

Million Dollar Quartet is a jukebox musical written by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott. It dramatizes the Million Dollar Quartet recording session of 1956, among early Rock and roll stars Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins, and newcomer Jerry Lee Lewis. After several tryouts and regional productions, the musical opened on Broadway in 2010, spawning a 2011 West End production.

The Broadway production premiered at the Nederlander Theatre on April 11, 2010, with a cast featuring Eddie Clendening as Elvis Presley, Lance Guest as Johnny Cash, Levi Kreis as Jerry Lee Lewis, Rob Lyons as Carl Perkins and Hunter Foster as Sam Phillips. The Broadway cast also included Elizabeth Stanley as "Dyanne", who in the show accompanies Elvis Presley to the Sun Records studio and sings "Fever" and "I Hear You Knocking," as well as provides back-up vocals. Again directed by Eric Schaeffer, the scenic design is by Derek McLane, costume design is by Jane Greenwood, and lighting design by Howell Binkley.

The musical was nominated for three 2010 Tony Awards: Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for Levi Kreis. Kreis won the award for Best Featured Actor for his portrayal of Jerry Lee Lewis.

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[randallandbeverly]

OUTSTANDING!

[richardandmarthahall]

Wow !

[cak561]

That was ugly (in an amazing way). No wonder Levi won a Tony!

[galgometh11]

Gotta love my Levi Kreis