Carl Perkins News

Violeta Angelova, former principal dancer of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet, and Matthew Prescott, a former member of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet, and who has danced with the Joffrey Ballet and the Dance Theatre of Harlem, will appear as guest artists in the Ballet Arts of Jackson’s production of The Nutcracker on December 10, 11, and 12, 2021 at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in Jackson, Tennessee.

The McKnight Center at Oklahoma State University will host two festive Million Dollar Quartet Christmas performances on Friday, Nov. 19 and Saturday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Audiences are also invited to celebrate the holiday season with the beloved holiday film, The Polar Express In Concert with the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m.

Delaware Theatre Company has announced its second production of the 2021/22 Season, the Tony® Award–winning musical Million Dollar Quartet directed by Matt Silva, running December 1–19, 2021. Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux wrote the book based on Floyd Mutrux’s original concept.

Here's the story of the original bad boy of rock 'n' roll.

On December 4th, 1956, history has been written in Sam Phillips Sun Records Studio. The likes of Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis bumped into each other jammed together, and recorded something that happens only once in a lifetime. The star-studded musicians kicked their careers off in Sam Phillips studio. The man who found them and made them into what we know now, Legends in the Rock'n'Roll universe.

The Coral Springs Center for the Arts and MusicWorks today announced three sensational tribute concerts honoring the kings of rock, pop, and country. Tickets for these three memory-stoking, finger-snapping, and pulse-pounding musical tributes go on public sale today starting at 10 am.

Tickets for State Theatre New Jersey's 2021-22 Broadway Season, featuring Tony Award-winning hits and Broadway fan favorites, go on sale on Friday, September 10 at 11am.  

Million Dollar Quartet is making its return to the stage this fall for three performances at the Boch Center Shubert Theatre in Boston on October 29th at 8:00 PM and October 30th at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM.

Their new mini-season of four plays includes a world premiere, the return of a holiday classic, a heartwarming story about community and women, and a rock 'n' roll show that will make you want to dance in the aisles.

Inspired by the famed Sun Records recording session with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins, the show brings to life that legendary night with 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 more. 

Fountain Hills Theater announces the opening of the musical Million Dollar Quartet.

To close out the outdoor summer season at Northern Stage's newly-built Courtyard Theater, Northern Stage presents Million Dollar Quartet, August 11 - September 12.

The original production, co-conceived by Marshall Heyman, Thomas Kail, and Vardalos, premiered in 2016 at The Public Theater and starred Vardalos in the leading role. It was directed by Kail, known to many theatregoers as the director of the hit musical Hamilton.

Vessels will be released on October 1, 2020 on Big Sun Records, named for Tullos’ first band to break through, Big Sun.

The US National Tour of Million Dollar Quartet will officially re-launch its run at The Gateway in Bellport, NY, on Wednesday, August 4 and run through Saturday, August 21.  

The Palace Theater is throwing its doors wide open to the public beginning October 1, to begin its 100th Anniversary Season and what a celebratory schedule of shows is planned! 

For the first time since the Sound of Music in December 2019, MainStage Musicals are back at Mill Mountain Theatre. Roanoke's professional regional theatre is kicking off its 2021 Trinkle MainStage series with the 'rockin'' story of America's rock'n'roll icons.

Subscription renewals and new subscriptions go on sale Monday, July 19. Single tickets go on sale Tuesday, September 7. Learn more about the lineup and how to purchase tickets here!

Now entering its 36th season of award-winning plays and musicals, FHT's new 2021-22 season has it all - music, merriment, mayhem and not a little romance. 

MTH Theater at Crown Center has announced a co-production of DEAD RINGER - an in-person, original concert presentation performed by award-winning actor, Zachary Stevenson. The production features intimate stories, iconic songs, and a charming glimpse inside the actor's life and the artists he inhabits.