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Jerry Lee Lewis to Join MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Sep. 10!

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, Broadway's new musical sensation, is thrilled to announce that music legend Jerry Lee Lewis, the last surviving member of the real ‘Million Dollar Quartet,' will join the cast of the Tony nominated Best Musical for a special encore during the Friday evening, September 10 performance.

STAGE TUBE: Larry Gatlin Takes the Stage with MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET

Yesterday, August 8, Grammy-winning country music star Larry Gatlin took the stage of the Nederlander Theatre to join the cast of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET in a special performance of the song 'Johnny Cash is Dead and His House Burned Down,' a song written in tribute to Cash who was a friend of Gatlin's. In addition, Gatlin wrote songs that were recorded by Cash, Elvis Presley, and Carl Perkins, three of the members of the real Million Dollar Quartet. BroadwayWorld brings you a look at his cameo below!

Floyd Mutrux to Produce Rock Musicals Based on Elvis, Goldner et al.

Floyd Mutrux, head of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET co-production company American Pop Anthology, has plans to bring more musicals based on rock groups to Broadway, Variety reports. Of his plans, Mutrux says, 'With American Pop Anthology, I've written a series of stories about the people who made the music that changed the culture of our country from the 1950s to 1980s, which ended with MTV...MTV took all the mystery out of rock 'n' roll. The record companies spent the money making videos and they stopped putting money into groups touring.'

RIALTO CHATTER: Mutrux's BABY, IT'S YOU Musical Broadway-Bound in 2011?

Variety reports today that the biographical musical about composer Florence Greenberg by Million Dollar Quartet producer and book writer Floyd Mutrux is being prepped for a 2011 Broadway opening. Entitled Baby, It's You, the musical is aiming to open in the winter of 2011, co- directed by Mutrux and Sheldon Epps. Mutrux and Epps also collaborated on the Pasadena Playhouse production in November of 2009. The show premiered at the Coast Playhouse in Los Angeles prior to its Pasadena run.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Performs On Jimmy Fallon 7/15

On Thursday, July 15, the cast of Broadway's MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the new musical sensation, will perform on NBC's 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' (12:35AM-1:35AM on Channel 4 in New York. Check local listings).

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET To Perform On Jimmy Fallon 7/15

On Thursday, July 15, the cast of Broadway's MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the new musical sensation, will perform on NBC's 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' (12:35AM-1:35AM on Channel 4 in New York. Check local listings).

Photo Coverage: Backstage at MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET with Melissa Etheridge!

Yesterday, June 23, Eddie Clendening, Lance Guest, Tony Award® winner Levi Kreis, Robert Britton Lyons, Tony Award® nominee Hunter Foster, Elizabeth Stanley, Corey Kaiser and Larry Lelli were joined onstage for the MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET finale by special guest Melissa Etheridge! BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the backstage celebration with the 15-time Grammy nominee (and winner of two) and Broadway's beloved QUARTET!

Photo Coverage: Melissa Etheridge Jams with MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET!

Yesterday, June 23, Eddie Clendening, Lance Guest, Tony Award® winner Levi Kreis, Robert Britton Lyons, Tony Award® nominee Hunter Foster, Elizabeth Stanley, Corey Kaiser and Larry Lelli were joined onstage for the MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET finale by special guest Melissa Etheridge! BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the 15-time Grammy nominee (and winner of two) jam with the QUARTET!

Photo Coverage: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Celebrates Cast Album Release at Barnes & Noble

Yesterday, June 22, Eddie Clendening, Lance Guest, Tony Award® winner Levi Kreis, Robert Britton Lyons, Tony Award® nominee Hunter Foster, Elizabeth Stanley, Corey Kaiser and Larry Lelli celebrated the release of the MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET cast album at Barnes and Noble in Lincoln Triangle. BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the event!

Melissa Etheridge Joins MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET 6/23

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, Broadway's new hit musical, is pleased to announce that Academy Award winner and two-time Grammy Award winner Melissa Etheridge will join the cast of the Tony nominated Best Musical for a special performance during the finale of the Wednesday evening, June 23 performance.

STAGE TUBE: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Performs 'Blue Suede Shoes' on Imus

This morning, June 17, the cast of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET performed live on 'Imus in the Morning' hosted by Larry Gatlin. The performance was simulcast on News Talk Radio on 77 WABC (770 AM) and on FOX Business Network (channel 43) between 6:00-9:00AM. Below we bring you their performance of Blue Suede Shoes!

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Performs On Imus in the Morning 6/17

On Thursday, June 17, the cast of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET will perform live on 'Imus in the Morning' hosted by Larry Gatlin. The performance will be simulcast on News Talk Radio on 77 WABC (770 AM) and on FOX Business Network (channel 43) between 6:00-9:00AM.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Performs On Imus in the Morning 6/17

On Thursday, June 17, the cast of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET will perform live on 'Imus in the Morning' hosted by Larry Gatlin. The performance will be simulcast on News Talk Radio on 77 WABC (770 AM) and on FOX Business Network (channel 43) between 6:00-9:00AM.

2010 Tony Awards: MEMPHIS Wins 'Best Musical'

The American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 13, 2010 and broadcast on the CBS Television Network. For more information visit tonyawards.com.

Melissa Etheridge Joins MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET 6/23

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, Broadway's new hit musical, is pleased to announce that Academy Award winner and two-time Grammy Award winner Melissa Etheridge will join the cast of the Tony nominated Best Musical for a special performance during the finale of the Wednesday evening, June 23 performance.

TV: TONYS unplugged - Million Dollar Quartet - Down by the Riverside

Watch TONYS unplugged featuring MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET! See songs from the Best Musical nominees performed in an intimate setting, giving you a whole new love for their great music! More episodes are coming soon to TonyAwards.com. Here, the cast of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET performs 'Down by the Riverside'.

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