Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley are coming to London
On the night of December 4th 1956, four men walked into a recording studio in Memphis and made musical history. Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley were brought together by pure chance for a jam session which would go on to shape the trajectory of rock ‘n’ roll music across the world.
In the studio, egos collide, promises are broken and dreams take shape. As the men navigate ambition, rivalry and fame they create the soundtrack that will define an era. Experience the classic songs – “Blue Suede Shoes”, “Fever”, “Walk The Line”, “Hound Dog” (and many more) – in the thrilling atmosphere of that once-in-a-lifetime event.
Stage and screen favourite Darren Day will reprise the role of ‘Sam Phillips’, the visionary producer who discovered the sound of rock ’n’ roll, with full casting for the London season to be announced shortly.
The production is directed by Jonathan O’Boyle, with choreography by Joanna Goodwin, set and costume design by Libby Watson, lighting design by Alex Musgrave, sound design by Nick Lodge and musical supervision by Lee Freeman.
The London transfer of Million Dollar Quartet follows the production’s extended summer season at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester and continues the theatre’s growing record of developing work in the Cotswolds for wider audiences, under its Built By Barn brand, following the recent West End run and UK tour of its 2023 production of I’m Sorry Prime Minister, I Can’t Quite Remember, as well as the forthcoming UK tour of The King’s Speech.
Iwan Lewis, CEO and Artistic Director of the Barn Theatre, said, “Million Dollar Quartet has blown the roof off the Barn Theatre, and now it’s ready to rock London!
We’re thrilled to be working with Steve Spiegel and TRW Production to bring another Barn Theatre hit to the capital.”
Million Dollar Quartet opened on Broadway in 2010, receiving three Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical, and winning Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Levi Kreis’s portrayal of Jerry Lee Lewis. The Arts at Marble Arch from Friday 4 September – Sunday 6 December.
Booking and full details: milliondollarmusical.com – artsatmarblearch.com
