Photo Flash: First Look at MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, Opening Tonight at Finger Lakes
by BWW News Desk - Sep 15, 2016
The Tony nominated, rock n' roll megahit, Million Dollar Quartet, opens tonight, September 15, at The Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival. The show runs until October 1 at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse as part of the Festival's 2016 season. Based on the Dec. 4, 1956 recording session between Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis, 'Million Dollar Quartet' features over 21 hits by the legendary artists. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Photo Flash: Westchester Broadway Theatre Presents THE MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
by Rebecca Russo - Jul 23, 2016
The international smash hit musical, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is set on December 4, 1956, when an auspicious twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together. Sam Phillips, the 'Father of Rock 'n' Roll' who was responsible for launching the careers of each icon, brought the four legendary musicians together at the Sun Records studio in Memphis for the first and only time. The resulting evening became known as one of the greatest rock 'n' roll jam sessions in history.
Photo Flash: BC/EFA's BROADWAY BARES Heats Up Fire Island!
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 8, 2016
Broadway Bares, the hottest burlesque show around, opened the summer season with another seductive edition of Broadway Bares Fire Island. The sexy men and women of Broadway Bares returned to Fire Island Pines, NY, on June 4, 2016, for two sold-out performances, raising $51,733 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Check out photos below!
Photo Flashback: A Fond Farewell - Remembering The Stars We Lost in 2014
by Walter McBride - Jan 1, 2015
Broadway fans had plenty of reasons to celebrate this year, with dozens of shows having opened since January, hundreds of actors having made their debuts, and many more having returned to the stage for critically acclaimed performances. Not all news was good though, as we also suffered a loss of an incredible amount of talent. Below, BroadwayWorld sends a fond farewell to those who passed away in 2014.
Photo Flash: Marlon Brando, Arthur Miller & More Immortalized by Hirschfeld; First Look at NYPL's THE LINE KING Exhibit!
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 11, 2013
In The Line King's Library: Al Hirschfeld at The New York Public Library, The Library for the Performing Arts presents the largest exhibition of Al Hirschfeld's artwork and archival material from its collection. On display through January 4, 2014, in the Library for the Performing Art's Oenslager Gallery, the free, multimedia exhibition celebrates the Al Hirschfeld Foundation's latest gift of Hirschfeld papers and objects to the Library, and commemorates the 110th anniversary of his birth. BroadwayWorld brings you a special sneak peek of the exhibit below!
Photo Flash: Senator Harry Reid Visits Cast of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at Harrah's Las Vegas
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 30, 2013
On Thursday night, U.S. Senator Harry Reid and his wife, Landra, attended MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at Harrah's Las Vegas. Prior to enjoying the show, the Senator met with the cast on stage and posed for a photo with the group. Check it out below!
Photo Flash: Nicolas Cage and Vince Neil Visit MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at Harrah's Las Vegas
by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2013
Actor Nicolas Cage and musician Vince Neil attended MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at Harrah's Las Vegas last night, April 16. Following the performance, the pair went backstage to meet and congratulate the cast on a wonderful show. The group chatted for a while and Cage and Neil even tried on some of the show's costumes, posing for pictures in them with the cast. Check it out below!
Photo Flash: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Celebrates Grand Opening at Harrah's Las Vegas
by BWW News Desk - Feb 20, 2013
Last night, February 19, 2013, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET opened at Harrah's Las Vegas to an enthusiastic, full house in the Harrah's Showroom. The smash-hit production is inspired by extraordinary true story of the fateful evening that brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together for one of the greatest rock 'n' roll jam sessions in history. BroadwayWorld has photos from the grand opening below!
Photo Flash: First Look at Rick Hilsabeck, Sarah Pfisterer and More in Reagle Music Theatre's MY FAIR LADY
by BWW News Desk - Aug 9, 2012
Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston has announced the cast of My Fair Lady, the beloved Lerner and Loewe musical masterpiece about an arrogant and crotchety phonetics professor who transforms a spirited Cockney flower girl into an elegant, proper-speaking English lady. Broadway's Rick Hilsabeck (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Billy Elliot, the first national tour of Phantom of the Opera) stars as the curmudgeonly professor Henry Higgins. His real-life co-star Sarah Pfisterer (Phantom of the Opera, Show Boat, Children and Art) is his reluctant protégé Eliza Doolittle. Performances are August 10-19 in the Robinson Theatre, 617 Lexington Street, Waltham. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below.
Photo Coverage: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Celebrates 3rd Birthday!
by Kevin Thomas Garcia - Apr 19, 2012
Yesterday, April 18, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the hit musical now playing at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street), celebrated the beginning of its 3rd electrifying year in New York and the 300th performance of the show at New World Stages. BroadwayWorld was there for the celebration and brings you full photo coverage below!
Photo Flash: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Tour Cast Visits to Elvis' Graceland
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 17, 2012
The national tour of the Broadway musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, is currently running at the Memphis' Orpheum Theatre through February 19. While in Memphis, the cast of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET stopped by Elvis' Graceland, and BroadwayWorld presents photos of their venture below.
Photo Coverage: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Re-opens at New World Stages
by Monica Simoes - Jul 29, 2011
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET resumed performances yesterday, July 28, at New World Stages after closing on Broadway on June 12, 2011. MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET played nearly 500 performances on Broadway and won a Tony Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award, and received Tony nominations for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical, a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Musical Revue and three Drama League nominations including Distinguished Production of a Musical and two Distinguished Performance nominations. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the off-Broadway opening and brings you photo coverage below.
Photo Coverage: Lee Rocker Ends Run in MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
by Monica Simoes - Jan 31, 2011
Lee Rocker, bassist and vocalist for the Grammy nominated band The Stray Cats, participated in a special on stage jam session at MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET during his final performance with the show yesterday, January 30. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you photo coverage below.
Photo Coverage: Kathie Lee Gifford Visits MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
by Kevin Thomas Garcia - Jan 26, 2011
Today Wednesday, January 26, Kathie Lee Gifford joined the cast of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET on stage for a special 'Sitting in with the Band' performance. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the photo op and brings you photo coverage below.
Photo Flash: Paula Deen Visits MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
by Jessica Lewis - Oct 12, 2010
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.
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