Chicago’s Million Dollar Quartet Offers Free August 31 Concert
(Photo courtesy of the company)
The cast of the Chicago production of Million Dollar Quartet will perform a free hour-long concert at Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on Tuesday, August 31 at 6:30 p.m.
The musical is inspired by the December 4, 1956 recording session that brought together Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley. It is co-authored by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott, and co-directed by Eric Schaeffer and Mutrux, with musical direction by Chuck Mead.
The show features a treasure trove of the greatest rock, rockabilly, gospel, R&B and country standards of the 1950s, including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” and “Whole Lotta’ Shakin’ Goin’ On.”
The Chicago company currently features Emmy Award winner David Lago (Elvis Presley), Lance Lipinsky (Jerry Lee Lewis), Gabe Bowling (Carl Perkins), Sean Sullivan (Johnny Cash), Tim Decker (Sam Phillips), Kelly Lamont (Dyanne), Billy Shaffer (Fluke/Drummer) and Chuck Zayas (Jay Perkins/Bass).
For more information on the show, click here.
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