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Million Dollar Quartet

Million Dollar Quartet at Apollo Theater Mainstage

Why see Million Dollar Quartet?

OFFICIALLY CHICAGO'S LONGEST-RUNNING MUSICAL!

Featuring an incredibly talented cast who all play and sing their instruments live, this musical, that has been dazzling Chicago audience ever since it opened in 2008 gives you the chance to witness the birth of the greatest rock 'n' roll band that never was.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

On a cold and wet December night in 1956, four young musicians gathered at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest recording sessions ever. You may have heard of them - Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis, between them making up the eponymous "million dollar quartet". Not an easy feat back in the Fifties!

This impromptu jam session would become the basis of musical legend, with four icons of the rock 'n' roll era together singing and recording in one room for the first and only time.

Fortunately for the rest of us, a quick-thinking sound engineer who was working at the time was smart enough to press 'record' for posterity. And thanks to this man, we have the chance to experience the goings-on in that studio, albeit half a century later!

MDQ brings that legendary night to life, featuring a score of rock hits including Blue Suede Shoes, Fever, That's All Right, Sixteen Tons, Great Balls of Fire, Walk the Line, Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On, Who Do You Love?, Matchbox, Folsom Prison Blues, Hound Dog and many, many more. If you're a fan of the Golden Age of Rock, this is one musical you simply cannot miss.

Key Information

Audience

Recommended age for children is 8 years and up. Everyone is required to have a ticket. Children under four years of age will not be admitted into the venue.

Run Time

One hour 40 mins with no intermission

Dates

Finished Jan 27, 2016

Cast

Lance Lipinsky as Jerry Lee Lewis
Shaun Whitley as Carl Perkins
Adam Lee as Johnny Cash
Brandon Bennett as Elvis Presley
Marty Kondziolka as Fluke
Marc Edelestein as Jay Perkins, Bassist
Andy Ahrens as Sam Phillips
Kelly Lamont as Dyanne
John Countryman as Understudy Jerry Lee Lewis
Kurt Jenkins as Understudy Carl Perkins/Elvis Presley
Travis Williams as Understudy Johnny Cash/Sam Phillips
Sarah Bockel as Understudy Dyanne

Creative

Book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux
Music Direction and Arrangements by Chuck Mead
Directed by Eric Schaeffer and Floyd Mutrux

Reviews

Customer reviews

3 reviews, average rating: (5.0 Stars)

Annette

Could not stop smiling!!!

My husband and I saw the show last night, and we and the friends we were with all loved it. The music was amazing, the humor was spot on and the acting superb. The intimacy of the theatre made you feel like you were right there with them. All the characters were incredible musicians and actors. "Jerry Lee Lewis" kept us laughing the whole time, and his piano playing just blew us away. Thank you to the whole cast for a great evening!! We highly recommend the show and are talking about seeing it again. ... Read more

Lyle Mitchell

Left me wanting more!!!

Great show! Great cast! Not a bad seat in the house! Left me and everyone that went with me wanting more which is what a great show is supposed to do. We were all on the edge of our seats and smiling n laughing and shaking our hips n clapping and loving it. We all left saying how awesome the show was. I got home and couldn't sleep because I was on cloud nine. Definitely worth every dollar. ... Read more

Kathy Esterquest

Awesome

High energy + talented musicians = excellent show. ... Read more
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