STAGE TUBE: Robert Britton Lyons' Last Day In Chicago With MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET

By: Feb. 19, 2010
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Robert Britton Lyons showed off his instruments while backstage at the Apollo with Million Dollar Quartet before the show heads to NYC.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET's box office opens this Monday, February 15 at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre. The cast will feature the acclaimed original "quartet" from the Chicago company. Eddie Clendening, Lance Guest, Levi Kreis, and Rob Lyons will each be making their Broadway debuts in MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET with Tony Award(r) nominee Hunter Foster (Little Shop of Horrors, Urinetown) and ElizaBeth Stanley (Cry-Baby).

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET starts previews at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street) on March 13, 2010 and officially opens on Sunday April 11, 2010.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the new musical inspired by the famed 1956 recording session which brought together four of the most legendary figures in the history of rock 'n' roll - Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley.

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 is directed by Eric Schaeffer, features a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux, and was originally directed and conceived by Mutrux.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is produced by Relevant Theatricals, John Cossette Productions, Northern Lights Inc., Broadway Across America, and James L. Nederlander.

TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets for MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET are available online http://www.TicketMaster.com, by calling 212-307-4100, or by visiting the Nederlander Box Office (208 West 41st Street).

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET's performance schedule will be Tuesday at 8 PM, Thursday through Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 7 PM. Matinees on Wednesday and Saturday at 2 PM and Sunday at 3 PM. Beginning Tuesday, April 13 the performance schedule will be Tuesday at 7PM, Thursday through Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 7 PM. Matinees on Wednesday and Saturday at 2 PM and Sunday at 3 PM.

Click here to learn about the show and meet the quartet: http://www.milliondollarquartetlive.com/



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