The musical, now playing New York City at Off-Broadway's New World Stages following a Tony-winning Broadway run, will play a 30-city run in the U.S. from 2011 to 2012. Casting has not been announced for the separate tour.
Additional cities following the Oct. 11–23 tour launch at PlayhouseSquare in Cleveland will be:
Rochester, NY 10/25 - 10/30
Auditorium Theatre
Pittsburgh, PA 11/1 - 11/6
Benedum Center
Buffalo, NY 11/8 - 11/13
Shea's Performing Arts Center Milwaukee, WI 11/15 - 11/20
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
Charlotte, NC 11/22 - 12/11
The Knight Center
Indianapolis, IN 12/13 - 12/18
Clowes Hall
Naples, FL 12/20 - 12/23
The Philharmonic
Miami, FL 12/27 - 1/1/12
Adrienne Arsht Center
Tampa, FL 1/3 - 1/8
Straz Center
East Lansing, MI 1/10 - 1/15
Wharton Center
Grand Rapids, MI 1/17 - 1/22
DeVos Performance Hall
Detroit, MI 1/24 - 2/5
Fisher Theatre
Appleton, WI 2/7 - 2/12
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
Memphis, TN 2/14 - 2/19
Orpheum Theatre
Fayetteville, AR 2/21 - 2/26
Walton Arts Center
Houston, TX 2/28 – 3/4
Hobby Center
Dallas, TX 3/6 - 3/18
Music Hall at Fair Park
Kansas City, MO 3/20 - 3/25
Kaufman Center
Minneapolis, MN 3/27 - 4/1
The State Theatre
Sacramento, CA 4/17 - 4/22
Community Center Theatre
Costa Mesa, CA 4/24 - 5/6
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
San Jose, CA 5/8 - 5/13
Civic Center
Seattle, WA 5/15 - 5/20
The Paramount
Portland, OR 5/22 - 5/27
Keller Auditorium
Salt Lake City, UT 5/29 - 6/3
Capitol Theatre
Tempe, AZ 6/5 - 6/10
ASU Gammage
Las Vegas, NV 6/12 - 6/17
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts
Los Angeles, CA 6/19 - 7/1
Pantages Theatre
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Million Dollar Quartet is set on Dec. 4, 1956, "where an auspicious twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together," according to production notes. "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 young musicians united for the only time in their careers for an impromptu recording that has come to be known as one of the greatest rock 'n' roll jam sessions of all time." The musical "brings that legendary night to life with an irresistible tale of broken promises, secrets, betrayal and celebrations featuring an eclectic score of rock, gospel, R&B and country hits" including "Blue Suede Shoes," "Fever," "Sixteen Tons," "Who Do You Love?," "Great Balls of Fire," "Matchbox," "Folsom Prison Blues," "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," "Hound Dog," and more.
Million Dollar Quartet won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Levi Kreis) and received a Tony Award nomination for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical (Colin Escott & Floyd Mutrux). The show received an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Musical Revue and three Drama League nominations including Distinguished Production of a Musical and Distinguished Performance.
Million Dollar Quartet is directed by Eric Schaeffer and features a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux.
For more information, visit www.milliondollarquartetlive.com.
