Million Dollar Quartet 2010
Run Time:
1 Hour and 40 Minutes, with no intermission
Opened: April 11, 20101 Hour and 40 Minutes, with no intermission
Closing: June 12, 2011
Million Dollar Quartet - 2010 Broadway History , Info & More
Nederlander Theatre (Broadway)
208 W. 41st St. New York, NY 10036
On December 4, 1956, an auspicious twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley together. The place was Sun Records' storefront studio in Memphis. The man who made it happen was Sam Phillips, the "Father of Rock 'n' Roll," who discovered them all. The four legends-to-be united for the only time in their careers for an impromptu recording that has come to be known as one of the greatest rock jam sessions of all time.
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET features a treasure trove of the greatest rock 'n' roll, gospel, R&B and country hits from these music legends, including such iconic songs as "Blue Suede Shoes," "Fever," "Sixteen Tons," "Who Do You Love?," "Great Balls of Fire," "Riders in the Sky," "I Walk the Line," "Folsom Prison Blues," and "Whole Lotta' Shakin' Goin' On." MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET captures the infectious spirit, freewheeling excitement and thrilling sounds of a singular moment when four of the music industry's most extraordinary talents, all in their creative prime, came together for one of the most memorable nights in music history.
Million Dollar Quartet - 2010 - Broadway Cast
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Million Dollar Quartet
3 / 10
Unfortunately, almost the last thing that Million Dollar Quartet feels like is an impromptu jam session. What it is, instead, is a musical drama—albeit one lacking in suspense, since we know before it starts how it will come out—about Sam Phillips, presented here as the founding pioneer of rock & roll, and how the 'boys' whom he nurtured to fame one by one abandon him. Interspersed throughout this drama are the songs of the jam session, often played in snippets so that the story can play out literally between verses. (For example, 'Great Balls of Fire,' the climax of the session in this musical, is interrupted twice by Phillips's soliloquizing.) Because the narrative is constructed so snugly around and within the songs, and because the performances are glitzily polished (as one would indeed expect at a Broadway musical charging $125+ for tickets), spontaneity is pretty much vanquished from the proceedings. And of course spontaneity would seem to be the precise feeling that the creators of this show ought to be going for if they want to re-create the unplanned brilliance of that famous evening.
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5 / 10
The only dramatic tension ginned up is that Johnny Cash plans to leave Sun and sign with Columbia, but he can’t bring himself to tell Phillips. Finally, he does, and Phillips is angry. Briefly. Then they have a drink, all is forgiven and it’s time for the finale. The set—the Sun studio, done up in red leather and silver crown moldings, like a hip steakhouse—disappears, and the band rocks through a final five tracks. This, at last, is what you’re here for, and it only took about 90 minutes to arrive.
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Other Productions of Million Dollar Quartet
| 2010 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2011 | West End |
Original London Production West End |
| 2011 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Transfer Off-Broadway |
| 2011 | US Tour |
National Tour US Tour |
Million Dollar Quartet - 2010 Broadway Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners will appear on a background
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Drama Desk Awards | utstanding Musical Revue | Million Dollar Quartet |
| 2010 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Levi Kreis |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Colin Escott |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Floyd Mutrux |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Relevant Theatricals |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | John Cossette Productions |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | American Pop Anthology |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Broadway Across America |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | James L. Nederlander |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Levi Kreis |
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