Theatre Raleigh Presents MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET August 17-28 at the Kennedy Theatre

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By: Aug. 01, 2016
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They came together to make music. They ended up making history. This thrilling Tony Award-winning Broadway musical brings you inside the recording studio with four major talents who came together as a red-hot rock 'n' roll band for one unforgettable night. Don't miss your chance to be a fly on the wall of fame...at Million Dollar Quartet presented by Theatre Raleigh from August 17-28 at the Kennedy Theatre.

Tickets are $32.50 adults and $30.50 senior/student/military and are available at http://www.theatreraleigh.com. Group rates available by calling the box office - 919-832-9997.

This is the show will also be touring to Barton College for 3 performances. The show is a co-production with Cape Fear Regional Theatre and will run in Fayetteville for 21 performances.
"There is such an electricity that radiates off of the stage when you have actors who are true musicians playing their own music live on stage, this is what is called for in Million Dollar Quartet. You get that thrilling mix of the magic of Live Theatre as well as the adrenaline rush of a concert. We all know who these icons grew up to be. This show offers an engaging insider's view into the early life and creation of these legends while also delivering many of their biggest hits," said Tim Seib, Director.

The smash-hit musical, Million Dollar Quartet, inspired by the famed recording session where Sam Phillips (David McClutchey), the "Father of Rock 'n' Roll" brought together music icons Elvis Presley (Joe Boover), Johnny Cash (Ted Bushman), Jerry Lee Lewis (Ian Fairlee) and Carl Perkins (Michael Kennedy) for the first and only time.
On December 4, 1956, these four young musicians gathered at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions ever. Million Dollar Quartet 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 more.
CastJohnny Cash - Ted Bushman*Jerry Lee Lewis - Ian Fairlee*Elvis Presley - Joe BooverCarl Perkins - Michael KennedyJay Perkins - Jason SteffenFluke - Jon RossiSam Phillips - David McClutcheyDyanne - Taylor Kraft

Creatives/Crew:Director - Tim SeibMusic Director - Jon RossiScenic Design - Chris BernierLighting Design - David CastanedaCostume Design - LeGrande SmithSound Design - Eric Alexander Collins Stage Manager - Mette Schladweiler
*Member of Actor's Equity Association###

About Theatre RaleighThe mission of Theatre Raleigh, Inc. is to produce work with an artistic scope that includes musical theatre, drama, comedy, concerts, theatre for young audiences, as well as the development of new theatrical projects. Theatre Raleigh, Inc. will nurture a tradition of intimate, professional live performances while enhancing, stimulating and providing opportunities to our community, thus contributing to its vitality.
Theatre Raleigh, Inc. is the umbrella institution under which the Hot Summer Nights Series, along with Theatre for the Young Series and Cool Summer Evenings Concert Series, operates with the goal of providing audiences diverse programming in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts.

For more information please go to http://www.theatreraleigh.com.

 

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